A WAR TO REMEMBER

SMB, TNT to wage all-out battle for coveted PH Cup crown

- By REYNALD MAGALLON

PLAYERS and officials of both TNT and San Miguel Beer pose with Commissioner Willie Marcial during the press conference for their PBA PH Cup Finals on Monday, Jan. 19, at the Novotel Manila. (PBA Images)

The players all the way to the coaches were all smiles in the pre-finals press conference but all of it would be wiped out of their faces as soon as the Game 1 buzzer sounds.

A marquee duel between two of the winningest teams in the all-Filipino conference is in the offing as San Miguel and TNT formally wage war before the best-of-seven PBA Season 50 Philippine Finals set kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.

A rematch of the last finals that saw the Beermen coming out on top in six games, both coaches are expecting a different story this time around especially with the Tropang 5G marching in with a relatively healthier lineup.

Motivations are also different this time around.