TERRAFIRMA and NorthPort collide to dispute the eighth and last spot of the PBA Season 48 Philippine Cup quarterfinals today, May 8, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The Dyip and the Batang Pier ended the single-round eliminations with identical 5-6 record, tied at eighth to ninth spots in the standings.Tournament format calls for a knockout match when two teams end up tied for the no. 8 spot to determine, which squad will advance to the quarterfinals.The do-or-die match starts at 7:30 p.m. with the winner earning the right to play top seed San Miguel Beer in the opening round of the playoffs.
Terrafirma star Juami Tiongson admitted the no-tomorrow match is expected to be 'a battle.'And considering the Terrafirma's last playoff appearance happened during the 2016 Governors' Cup, the team intends to go all out in an effort to finally make it back to the postseason.'We have to attack their big men and make sure our bigs get their touches on the post,' stressed Tiongson, who averages 21.1 points per contest in the elimination round.
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