𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗: 𝗘𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝟮𝟳-𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀—𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲

TNT Tropang 5G moved to the brink of an All-Filipino Finals return after flattening Meralco, 102–83, in Game 4 of the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinals—good for a 3–1 series lead and a clear shift in leverage. This wasn’t a narrow escape; it was a statement win built on control at both ends, with TNT converting separation into a fourth-quarter cruise.

At the center of it was Poy Erram, who turned limited touches into maximum damage: 27 points on an ultra-efficient 9-of-11 shooting line, and he was already torching the script by halftime. His postgame framing was blunt—no reinvention, just posture: stay aggressive, stay ready—an especially pointed message given he has been working back from a knee issue and has often played behind TNT’s other bigs.

This is the kind of performance that only matters if it scales to the team’s actual problem: availability. TNT has been navigating health concerns around RR Pogoy (hamstring), Kelly Williams (illness), and Rey Nambatac (ankle), and Erram’s surge functioned as a practical solution—not a feel-good subplot. His impact wasn’t just scoring; it was proof of readiness in a rotation that can’t afford passengers when bodies are compromised.

Now the math is simple and the margin is thin: close it out or invite chaos. TNT gets its first chance to finish the job in Game 5 on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 5:15 p.m., at the Smart Araneta Coliseum—with Meralco fighting to extend and TNT aiming to cash in a series they’ve already bent in their favor.

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