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BATTLE OF WILLS
Tempo
|January 30, 2026
San Miguel, TNT clash in pivotal Game 5
CANDON City Mayor Eric Singson traveled five hours from Candon to be at the Mall of Asia Arena for the formal contract signing with PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial at the half of Game Four of the Philippine Cup Finals.
With the title series now boiling down to a virtual best-of-three, it is only normal to expect both teams to come out with a lot of urgency, according to TNT head coach Chot Reyes.
But what will spell the difference in the pivotal Game 5 clash is which team will come in with more precision.
This story is from the January 30, 2026 edition of Tempo.
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