TNT Triple Giga aims to cap a dominant campaign as it guns for the grand championship of the Philippine Basketball Association 3×3 Second Conference on Monday at the Ayala Malls Glorietta.
The Triple Giga came close to sweeping the six-leg, mid-season, half-court tournament when they won all with the exception of Leg 4 which guest team MCFASolver ruled.
The thorough dominance of the telecommunication franchise had it earning the No. 1 seed and the overwhelming favorite heading to the 10-team grand finals where the champion will receive P750,000.
Almond Vosotros and company are also on a roll in the grand finale, where they won the last five conferences, including completing a rare grand slam in Season 2.
Champion coach Mau Belen is again banking on the 33-year-old Vosotros to banner TNT’s campaign as he teams up with Gryann Mendoza, Ping Exciminiano and Chester Saldua.
Second seed Meralco, No. 3 Cavitex, and fourth seed Pioneer Elastoseal join TNT outright in the knockout stage for finishing in the Top 4 at the end of the six-leg stop.
The five others which qualified in the grand finals, namely MCFASolver (5th), Blackwater Smooth Razor (6th), Terrafirma (7th), Purefoods (8th), San Miguel (9th) and Barangay Ginebra (10th) will tangle in a one-round pool stage to determine the four other quarterfinalists.
The Tech Centrale lead Pool A together with the Titans and Beermen, while Pool B is composed of the Smooth Razor, Dyip and Kings.
MCFASolver takes on San Miguel to kick off the six-game pool play starting at 2 p.m.
The top team to emerge in Pool A will face Pioneer Elastoseal in the knockout phase, while the No. 2 seed in the same group goes up against Meralco.
TNT awaits the No. 2 team which will emerge in Pool B, while the group’s no. 1 seed will have Cavitex for its opponent.
