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PBA: San Miguel shoots light out vs Phoenix, closes in on PH Cup finals return

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/04/23/20190423-smb.jpg"/><figcaption>PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>Defending champion San Miguel Beer gave Phoenix a harsh 114-91 beating in Game 4 of their best-of-7 semifinals in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup at Cuneta Astrodome on Tuesday.With the win, the Beermen took a commanding 3-1 series lead and can finish off the Fuel Masters on Thursday.Coach Leo Austria and his crew simply had too much firepower, connecting 15 of 38 attempts from the 3-point area while making up for their Game 3 loss. San Miguel was led by Terrence Romeo’s 20 points.Of the Beermen&#x27;s 15 triples, 6 came from Romeo, who also had 4 assists and 4 rebounds.San Miguel also got 18 points from Alex Cabagnot, 16 from Arwind Santos, and 10 each from Von Passumal and Chris Ross.Phoenix&#x27;s Matthew Wright was held to just 6 points. Calvin Abueva scored 19 points, but could not carry the load for the Fuel Masters.Although outrebounded by Phoenix 68-55, San Miguel made 19 points out of Phoenix’s 22 turnovers. The Beermen also capitalized on their 11 steals and scored 19 markers off their fastbreaks.The Fuel Masters also had problems handling the pressure as shown by Alex Mallari’s ejection from the game after being slapped with 2 technical fouls following his run in with Matt Rosser and Cabagnot.<div> Box scores:</div>San Miguel 114 - Romeo 20, Cabagnot 18, Santos 16, Ross 10, Pessumal 10, Standhardinger 9, Fajardo 9, Rosser 8, Nabong 7, Zamar 5, Vigil 2, Lassiter 0, Mamaril 0, Tubid 0.Phoenix 91 - Abueva 19, Jazul 9, Marcelo 9, Perkins 8, Chua 8, Kramer 7, Intal 7, Napoles 7, Wright 6, Mendoza 4, Mallari 3, Revilla 2, Dennison 2, Guevarra 0.Quarterscores: 27-20, 59-48, 89-63, 114-91. <div>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)</div>

Defending champion San Miguel beat Phoenix 114-91 in Game 4 of their best-of-7 semifinals in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup Tuesday.

Defending champion San Miguel beat Phoenix 114-91 in Game 4 of their best-of-7 semifinals in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup Tuesday.