NO team has won back-to-back in the PBA 3x3 Season 2 Third Conference so far and Cavitex, the most recent leg winner, is bent on taking this distinction as Leg 5 rolls Saturday at Robinsons Las Pinas.
The Braves reigned supreme in last week's fourth leg to become the fourth different conqueror of the season-ending conference after San Miguel Beer, TnT, and Barangay Ginebra.
The rest of the 12-team field are determined to crash the party and boost their respective positions in the race for the 10 seats to the culminating Grand Finals.
The combatants have two legs left to collar precious tour points and secure their spots before the battle for the conference crown.
TNT and Cavitex run 1-2 through four legs with 280 and 275 tour points, respectively, followed by Ginebra (270) and Meralco (225).
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Pioneer Elastoseal (215), J&T Express (185), San Miguel (184), Platinum Karaoke (178), Blackwater (121), and Purefoods (115) round out the Magic 10 with Terrafirma (84) and NorthPort (60) needing a strong push from here to make the cutoff line.
The Braves begin their bid for two straight in Pool A versus J&T and the Titans. Leg 4 runner-up Pioneer battles SMB and Ginebra in Pool B while the Tropang Giga compete against Blackwater and NorthPort in Pool C and Platinum, Meralco and Terrafirma mix it up in Pool D.
Pool action blasts off at 11 a.m. with the combatants gunning for the Top 2 in their respective groups to advance to the quarterfinals set for Sunday.
A cool P100,000 will go to the leg winner, in addition to 100 tour points max. Second placer, meanwhile, will earn P50,000 while third placer will get P30,000. (OL)
