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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20240214-pba-finals-game6-2MD_5571-MD.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Magnolia&#x27;s Paul Lee. <em>Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – Only one team can emerge victorious.</p><p>And unfortunately for Paul Lee, who was celebrating his birthday during Game 6 of the 2023-24 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup finals on Wednesday, the Magnolia Hotshots were at the losing end of the story.</p><p>The top-seeded team after the eliminations bowed out of the tourney as second-place finishers at the hands of the triumphant San Miguel Beermen, 104-102, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. </p><p>&quot;Probably the saddest birthday,&quot; Lee said as he stepped out of the venue.</p><p>The Magnolia guard, who had 25 points, three rebounds, and three assists, was his team&#x27;s top scorer for Game 6 — but it was still not enough to lift the team to force a rubber match.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/14/san-miguel-rallies-past-magnolia-to-clinch-commissioner-s-cup-crown-2212">San Miguel rallies past Magnolia to clinch Commissioner&#x27;s Cup crown</a></div><p>Looking at the glass half full, Lee shared things he was thankful for.</p><p>&quot;But marami namang bagay na puwedeng ipagpasalamat. Unang una, natapos &#x27;yung game nang walang nasaktan. Natapos ko &#x27;yung series, na laging sinasabi sa &#x27;kin na &#x27;di ko natatapos dahil na-iinjury ako. So &#x27;yun &#x27;yung mga bagay na pwede kong ipagpasalamat,&quot; he said further.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/14/beermen-take-pba-commissioner-s-cup-130">Beermen take PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup</a></div><p>The Hotshots looked like they would get the victory in their Wednesday encounter after notching an 11-point cushion with still around seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.</p><p>However, they squandered it to the rallying Beermen, led by Best Player of the Conference CJ Perez.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/10/pba-san-miguel-needs-to-adjust-on-offense-says-cj-perez-1506">PBA: San Miguel needs to adjust on offense, says CJ Perez</a></div><p>&quot;We lost our focus. Medyo dun, pwede nating sabihin na na-dominate kami ng San Miguel sa dulo. Of course, &#x27;yung experience, there&#x27;s a lot of players na maraming experience,&quot; said Lee.</p><p>Lee gave props to now-PBA champions San Miguel as he looks to move on from this series.</p><p>&quot;Credit to San Miguel, they really wanted it so... move on. Tomorrow is another day,&quot; he said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2961252"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>Birthday boy Paul Lee and the Magnolia Hotshots absorbed a 104-102 loss against San Miguel in Game 6 of the PBA Finals.</p>

Birthday boy Paul Lee and the Magnolia Hotshots absorbed a 104-102 loss against San Miguel in Game 6 of the PBA Finals.

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Paul Lee has 'saddest birthday' at the hands of triumphant San Miguel

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Feb 15, 2024 05:06 PM PHT

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