Thursday, January 16, 2014

JR Quinahan beats the buzzer and the Meralco Bolts

c/o Mico Halili's Twitter account
Gary David tied the game at 86 with the long three with under 9 seconds left. On the next possession, Paul Lee missed his corner jumper and the ball went out of bounds. Fortunately for the Tondo native, possession was still with Rain or Shine, albeit with 0.7 left. Yeng Guiao then asks for a timeout.

The play was simple, considering the time remaining. Gabe Norwood is the man tasked to inbound the ball. The other four guys on the court were Lee, Jeff Chan, and the Extra Rice, Inc. Only thing they can do is a catch-and-shoot. If Derek Fisher can do it with 0.4 left, one can definitely do it with 0.7 left.

The Elastopainters were misfiring on their jumpers late in the game, especially from three-point distance, but at least they had the chance to win knowing they still had OT in their back pocket. However, they didn't need to go into a five-minute extension, as Gabe found Quinahan open, and the winning streak is now a franchise-best six games.

Here is how the Rain or Shine - Meralco game ended (c/o Sports5)

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