Feb 03, 2023

Wide open race for Leg 4 honors seen

THREE different winners in the first three legs. Will there be a fourth victor?

If nine teams have their way, the trend should continue when Leg 4 of the PBA 3x3 Season 2 Third Conference blasts off Saturday at Robinsons Place Novaliches.

The first half of the season-ending conference saw San Miguel Beer winning the opening leg, TNT topping the second, and Barangay Ginebra scoring a breakthrough in the third leg.

For the Beermen, Tropang Giga and Gin Kings, the intention is to alter the pattern in the two-day stop and win their side race for the honors of being the first two-leg conqueror of the conference.

Finally tasting victory last week, Ginebra begins its quest for back-to-back in Pool A against Pioneer Elastoseal and Purefoods TJ Titans.

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The Gin Kings' triumphant group of Ralph Salcedo, Donald Gumaru, Ralph Cu and Kim Aurin are back to make another go at the leg crown and P100,000.

Leg 3 runnerup Platinum Karaoke, bannered once more by Raphael Banal, TH Tumalip, Nico Salva and Yutien Andrada, leads competitors in Pool B versus Terrafirma and Blackwater while SMB, out for redemption after placing a lowly 11th last time, battles third seed Meralco and Cavitex in Pool C.

The Tropang Giga, who settled for fifth in Leg 3, mix it up with J&T Express and NorthPort in Pool D with the cast of Almond Vosotros, Ping Exciminiano, Samboy de Leon and Luis Villegas.

Action starts at 11 a.m. with the combatants looking to finish in the Top 2 of each group to move forward to Sunday's knockout stages. (OL)