SMB, CONVERGE EYE SEMIS BERTHS

San Miguel and Converge aim for a late Christmas Day treat when they seek quick passages to the semis against separate foes in the PBA Season 50 Philippine quarterfinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday.

- By REYNALD MAGALLON

JUNE MAR FAJARDO remains a force for San Miguel. (PBA Image)

Both armed with twice-to-beat armors, the Beermen battle the NLEX Road Warriors in the first offering at 5:15 p.m. while the FiberXErs take on the dangerous Barangay Ginebra Kings in the main event at 7:30 p.m.

San Miguel, the defending champion of the all-Filipino conference, is coming in the heavy favorites in the titanic matchup though NLEX is surely a no pushover with Robert Bolick, fresh off a gold medal conquest in the Southeast Asian Games, expected to be back in the fold.