San Miguel PH boosts ABL semifinal bid

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas found an unlikely hero in seldom-used guard Pao Javelona as they made quick work of Indonesian squad CLS Knights, 101-63, on Sunday night  to boost their bid for an outright semifinal berth in the 2018 Asean Basketball League (ABL) at Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Gym in Laguna.

Javelona delivered a rare double double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Alab, which finished the elimination round with a 14-6 slate, the same record as Thailand’s Mono Vampire.

But the Filipinos hold the edge in the tiebreaker over the Thais and could still end up with an outright Final Four berth if defending champion Eastern of Hong Kong beats China’s Chong Son Kung Fu in their last elimination round match. —CEDELF P. TUPAS