Legislators extend series, win Game 4

Legislators extend series, win Game 4

The Legislative held its ground in the end game to beat the Executives, 104 - 103 in the epic Game 4 of the 19th season Executive-Legislative best of seven series Friday night at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The team of Councilors Dante Apostol and Diosdado Mahipus mapped out a winning play and put up a superb defensive stance to score a thrilling victory and keep its title bid alive.

Downed 102 - 103, the lefty Jillian De Guzman drilled in an open lay up with 5 seconds remaining and joined hands with Vincent Plarisan for a superb half-court press defense that held down Ariel Bonleon in the ensuing play to bounce back after losing the first three games of the series.

Plarisan had 23 points for the Legislative that foiled the Executives quest for a series sweep.

Christopher "Bong" Go who did not play in the final two minutes in the ballgame paced the Executives with 25 points.

The sweet-shooting executive assistant to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was accounted for seven three pointers, including four in the third period that helped the Executives mounted a 81 - 64 lead going to the pay off period.

Bonleon, Ryan Escuredo and Eugene Labor scored 18 markers each for the Executies who failed to contain Legislative's run and gun type of play in the final period that suddenly changes the outcome of the game.