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Rain or Shine survived tense moments in the last minute to beat San Miguel 87-83 and start their 2020 PBA Philippines Cup campaign on a high note Tuesday at the Fundación Universitaria de Ángeles gym in Pampanga.
Sophomore Javee Mocon tied his career record by scoring 27 points on shots of 7-of-9, while Kris Rosales and Beau Belga added 15 and 12 apiece for the Elasto Painters, who blew a lead of 13 points at the beginning of the pay period before rolling some stop at the end of the game to win.
Mo Tautuaa and Terrence Romeo fired two consecutive 3s to throw SMB to one, 82-81, with 27 seconds left, but Rain or Shine were rescued by a late 3-pointer from Rey Nambatac, who missed all his shots before beating the clock. shot with his clutch basket left 11 ticks in the game.
Romeo managed to cut it to two after banking on a jump shot from a broken play with a second left, but Mocon took care of things on the other end by sealing the win with two free throws on the other end.
San Miguel fell to 1-1 in conference, but saw encouraging performances from Marcio Lassiter (20 points) and Alex Cabagnot (18). Tautuaa added 17 and 11 boards.
