SMB holds off Ginebra to senis hopes alive

MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Beer held off Barangay Ginebra’s fourth quarter effort to pull off a nerve-wracking 101-98 win and keep its semifinal hopes alive in their PBA 50th Season Governors’ Cup quarterfinals tussle on Tuesday at the City of Dasmariñas Arena. George King led the Beermen with 21 points and 12 rebounds , while June Mar Fajardo had 18 and 13 boards as SMB cut Ginebra’s series lead to 2-1. Game 4 of the best-of-five quarterfinal series is set on Friday at the Araneta Coliseum. Ginebra had  a chance to put the series to bed but combo guard RJ Abarrientos’s four-point attempt failef to connect, allowing SMB to escape with the win . Abarrientos led Ginebra with 21 points, import Jordan Murphy had 17 and 17 rebounds. Isaac Go also had 17 markers for the Gin Kings while Scottie Thompson chipped in 14,  along with seven rebounds and eight assists