A day after TNT coach Nash Racela compared the Beermen to barking dogs protecting their territory, the Texters showed the commendable character as old reliables Jayson Castro and Ranidel de Ocampo brought them home after young guns Troy Rosario and Roger Pogoy bounced back from scoreless outings and gave them an early lift.
Joshua Smith also kept his composure amid the physicality as he muscled his way to 20 points and 15 boards in 30 minutes in a rare start a day before his wife, Kristy, is expected to give birth, a momentous occasion the Texters celebrated by putting “Kristy” patches on their jerseys.
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And the Texters are one step closer to that goal after the series is back to square one.
The scores:
TNT 102 – Smith 20, Castro 17, Pogoy 14, Rosario 13, R. De Ocampo 13, Garcia 10, Tautuaa 6, Rosales 3, Reyes 3, Williams 2, Semerad 1, Carey 0
SMB 97 – Rhodes 22, Cabagnot 18, Lassiter 14, Fajardo 13, Santos 12, Ross 8, Y. De Ocampo 4, Tubid 3, Heruela 3, Espinas 0, Semerad 0, McCarthy 0, Van Opstal 0, Agovida 0
Quarterscores: 27-24, 49-47, 73-76, 102-97
Final : 102 - 97 in favor of the TNT KaTropa! Best Player : Joshua Smith with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
TNT ties the #PBAFinals series at 2-2 with a 102-97 win in Game 4 behind Castro's 4th quarter explosion.