PBA: Philippine Cup semifinals recap for San Miguel, TNT

The San Miguel Beermen and TNT Tropang 5G are set to face each other in the best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals, starting Wednesday. This is a rematch from last season's All-Filipino conference finals, where San Miguel defeated TNT to win the title and crush TNT's Grand Slam hopes. San Miguel is aiming for a record-extending 12th Philippine Cup championship, while TNT seeks its seventh title in the conference and its first since 2021.

In the semifinals, the San Miguel Beermen defeated Barangay Ginebra 4-2 to advance. After finishing the elimination round with a 9-2 record and a twice-to-beat advantage, they first beat NLEX in the quarterfinals. The semifinal series against Barangay Ginebra saw San Miguel lose Game 1 and Game 4 but win the other four games, including a decisive Game 6 victory. Key performers for San Miguel in the semifinals were CJ Perez (averaging 21.83 points per game), Don Trollano (15.67 ppg), and June Mar Fajardo (14.67 ppg and 19.0 rebounds per game).