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PBA: San Miguel scores easy win vs Meralco for 1-0 lead

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="CJ Perez had 25 points for San Miguel. PBA Images" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/03/perez.jpg"/><figcaption>CJ Perez had 25 points for San Miguel. PBA Images</figcaption></figure></div>San Miguel Beer essayed a dominant 121-97 against Meralco in Game 1 of their best-of-7 PBA Philippine Cup semis on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.CJ Perez orchestrated the early assault that led to the Beermen&#x27;s 1-0 series lead against the battle weary Bolts.Perez poured in 10 of his 25 points in the first quarter, where they outscored Meralco, 33-17. He also tallied 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals.Rodney Brondial was equally impressive in Game 1 with 20 points and 11 boards, while Vic Manuel had 16 markers.San Miguel now holds a 1-0 series lead in their race-to-4 affair.The Beermen&#x27;s coach Leo Austria was delighted by their victory especially after losing several times to the Bolts in past playoffs.&quot;Talagang na-surprise kami sa performance ng mga players. Alam naman natin maraming beses kaming ipinahiya ng Meralco during the bubble. Then, in last conference, in the quarterfinals, na-eliminate nila kami,&quot; said Austria.The coach said they prepare thoroughly for Meralco, which eliminated Barangay Ginebra in a bruising quarterfinal series.&quot;We&#x27;re really worried at the start especially with the way they beat Ginebra... But we addressed all the things. It is very important to win the first game especially in a series,&quot; said Austria.The highly physical encounter with Ginebra obviously took a toll on the Bolts, who failed to match the Beermen&#x27;s energy.Chris Banchero topscored Meralco with 17, while Raymond Almazan added 16.The Scores:SAN MIGUEL 121 – Perez 25, Brondial 20, Manuel 16, Fajardo 11, Lassiter 10, Cruz 9, Tautuaa 8, Enciso 8, Herndon 7, Pessumal 5, Ross 2MERALCO 97 – Banchero 17, Almazan 16, Kose 12, Hodge 11, Newsome 9, Quinto 9, Pascual 9, Black 8, Caram 4, Maliksi 2, Belo 0, Pasaol 0, Baclao 0QUARTERS: 33-17, 60-41, 85-64, 121-97<div>PBA Season 47 games can be seen live and on-demand on iWantTFC with a Premium subscription, which is available worldwide except the Philippines and US. </div>

San Miguel Beer essayed a dominant 121-97 against Meralco in Game 1 of their best-of-7 PBA Philippine Cup semis on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.