NLEX trips RoS; Alaska gets top seed

MANILA, Philippines -- The NLEX Road Warriors rode on the career game of Sean Anthony to stun Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 111-106, on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday to settle the some of the playoff scenarios in the 2015 Smart Bro Philippine Cup. 

Best Player of the Game: Sean Anthony with a career high 37pts pic.twitter.com/7oKdY4vdjt

— PBA (@pbaconnect) December 19, 2015

Earlier, the Alaska Aces beat the Barako Bull Energy to secure an outright semis berth. 

Best Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/f2f8T7dNrH

— PBA (@pbaconnect) December 19, 2015

The win by NLEX propelled the Aces to the top relegating the San Miguel Beermen to second spot. The quarterfinals will start on Christmas Day. 

Rain or Shine, meanwhile, dropped to third and will have a twice-to-beat advantage against the winner of Mahindra-Blackwater game on Sunday.