February 19, 2023

Sedurifa heroics power J&T past TNT for Leg 6 top honors

With an epic fightback, the Joseph Sedurifa-led J&T Express stole Leg 6 top honors from the TnT Tropang Giga and kept the pattern of six different leg winners in the PBA 3x3 Season 3 Third Conference.

Unflinching despite TnT reaching the hill at 20-13, Sedurifa, Keith Datu, Marvin Hayes and Robin Rono turned on the jets to beat their rivals to the finish line, 21-20, and return to the top after a nine-leg slump Sunday at Robinsons Place Manila.

Sedurifa rifled in 10 points, highlighting his heroics with a pair of booming two-pointers that capped J&T's game-reversing 8-0 barrage en route to the team's first triumph since the second leg of the previous conference.

"Kay Lord lahat yun; wala akong masabi. Credit din sa teammates ko dahil hindi kami nag-give up," said Sedurifa after the scintillating come-from-behind snatch job worth P100,000.

"After nine legs, nakapasok uli kami ng championship kaya excited kami. Nung nag-run kami, puso lang talaga, walang nag-give up," said Rono, whose crucial two-pointer pulled J&T to within 20-17 and eventually set the stage for Sedurifa's finishing bombs.

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J&T joined previous leg rulers San Miguel Beer (Leg 1), TnT (Leg 2), Barangay Ginebra (Leg 3), Cavitex (Leg 4) and Platinum (Leg 5) in the honor roll of the season-ending tournament, which will culminate with the Third Conference Grand Finals on Sunday at Robinsons Las Pinas

TnT's Almond Vosotros, Lervin Flores, Luis Villegas and Ping Exciminiano settled for runner-up honors and P50,000, left to rue their inability to close it out after Villages' free throws got them to the doorstep of their 13th leg title overall.

Meanwhile, Meralco took the bronze and P30,000 prize after beating Cavitex, 20-17. (OL)

Battle for 3rd:
Meralco (20) - Manday 10, Maagdenberg 5, Santos 3, Manlangit 2.
Cavitex (17) - Napoles 6, Fajardo 5, Saldua 4, Galanza 2.

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Finals:
J&T (21) - Sedurifa 10, Datu 5, Rono 3, Hayes 3.
TNT (20) - Flores 7, Vosotros 6, Villegas 4, Exciminiano 3.