MULTI-TITLED TNT seeks to pick up from where it left off as it leads the chase for the PBA 3x3 Season 3 Leg 1 honors beginning Monday at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
The Triple Giga have won the last four conference crowns of the league, including a historic grand slam in Season 2, and have no intention of slowing down against 10 equally determined challengers.
The top-seeded team of Almond Vosotros, Lervin Flores, Ping Exciminiano and Gryann Mendoza starts its bid in Pool A versus No. 6 Pioneer Elastoseal Katibays and No. 7 Blackwater Smooth Razor.
Second seed Cavitex, which added 3x3 vet Tonino Gonzaga and Kenneth Ighalo to its solid core of Dominick Fajardo and Jorey Napoles, headlines Pool B with No. 5 San Miguel Beer, No. 8 Purefoods and debuting guest team Wilcon Depot as opposition.
No. 3 Meralco, which brings back Joseph Sedurifa to partner with Alfred Batino, Jeff Manday and Bryan Santos, vies in Pool C versus No. 4 Barangay Ginebra, No. 9 NorthPort and No. 10 Terrafirma.
Sponsored content: Triple Giga coach Mau Belen said they are bracing for a tougher fight from their vastly improving challengers.
"For this season, I believe mas angat ang competition because everyone already knows how to play (3x3 basketball)," she said. "Some teams kept their core, others added new players so for me, it's very exciting."
Initial objective for the combatants is to finish Top 2 in Pool A and Top 3 in Pools B and C to advance to Tuesday's knockout rounds. (OL)
