But still, the gritty and playoffs experienced Bolts found ways to put together a 97-93 comeback victory and a 1-0 lead in the PBA Philippine Cup best-of-three quarterfinal series yesterday.
After allowing Bolick to torch the hoops of the Smart Araneta Coliseum for the first 47 minutes of play, the Meralco cagers shut him down when it mattered most and leaned on Allein Maliksi's leadership for the finishing touches.
Maliksi knocked down four clutch free throws in the endgame in his 22-point performance as the Bolts came back from as many as 12 points down and laid to waste Bolick's new career high.
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