Grand Slam In Sight For Tropa

It's the world of the TNT Tropang Giga. For the second straight conference, the Tropang Giga hoisted the crown at the expense of a similar opponent in the tamed Barangay Ginebra with a pulsating 87-83 Game 7 overtime victory in the PBA Commissioner's Cup finals last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

- By JOHN BRYAN ULANDAY

More than 21,000 fans witnessed the Tropang Giga's coronation anew, replicating their Governors' Cup title conquest also against the Gin Kings to stay on track to a rare grand slam feat entering the Philippine Cup next month.

Calvin Oftana delivered the game-sealing lay-up from a broken play off a scramble in the last 6.3 seconds as Justin Brownlee missed the game-tying four-point shot before the buzzer, just minutes after his booming trey sent the game to overtime.

Up against a squad with a never-say-die spirit, it was TNT that displayed the said mantra by surviving Best Import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson's struggle, who hobbled through the extra time with a leg injury, and completing a stunning comeback from a 2-3 series deficit.