MANILA, Philippines – The PBA 2014 Philippine Cup is down to two teams.
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers figure in a 7-game finals series for what most consider the most prestigious title in the PBA. READ: San Mig, Rain or Shine battle for PBA Philippine Cup supremacy
Rain or Shine is the hottest team in the league now having won 12 of their last 13 games dating back to the elimination round. Coach Yeng Guiao’s no-star approach has paid off especially with the addition of rookies Raymond Almazan, Alex Nuyles, and Jeric Teng who give ample support to the Painters’ main guys Gabe Norwood, Paul Lee, Jeff Chan, and of course the Extra Rice, Inc – Beau Belga and JR Quiñahan. READ: Yap, Simon, Pingris wary about Rain or Shine’s big guards
San Mig Coffee, meanwhile, peaked at the right time. After 1-5 win-loss record to start the tournament, the Mixers found themselves winning crucial games down the stretch to ente the knockout stages.
Rain or Shine made short work of power house Petron Blaze Boosters winning the semifinals match, 4-1 while the Mixers had to slug it out for 7 games with top seed Barangay Ginebra San Miguel eventually winning, 4-3.
Rain or Shine won game 1 with a sneaky inbound play, finished by birthday boy Paul Lee. Relive the action on Rappler’s live blog.
– Rappler.com
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