Millsap stars as Petron forces Game 7

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Petron Blaze forces a do-or-die game 7 as Millsap pushes the Boosters to a game 6 win over the SanMig Coffee Mixers

FOR ALL THE MARBLES. Abanilla and his crew face San Mig Coffee one last time. Photo by Rappler/Josh Albelda.

MANILA, Philippines — There’s no doubting Elijah Millsap’s heart.

Hobbling and all, the Petron Blaze import willed his team to a heart-stopping 99-88 win over San Mig Coffee in Game 6 of the 2013 PBA Governor’s Cup finals on Wednesday night, October 23 at the packed Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Boosters wasted a seemingly insurmountable lead to a Mixers run in the 4th quarter, as Joe Devance and Peter June Simon conspired in a 19-5 blast that turned a 61-75 deficit into an 80-all deadlock with 7:30 left in the match.

But Millsap, who sprained his ankle in the second quarter, summoned his will and starred in a 14-3 run that gave Petron Blaze a 99-88 lead after San Mig Coffee briefly took the driver’s seat.

Millsap finished with 30 points, including 13 in the final period, as the Boosters forced a winner-take-all Game 7 on Friday, October 25.

“It was tough,” Millsap said after the game. “I wanted to do anything to help my team to win.”

 – Rappler.com

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