PBA Game Highlights: Meralco goes 2-1 in semifinal battle with Ginebra
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00:05 - Banquero, takes it out to Alain.
00:16 Maliksi for three, and he gets that three to drop.
00:19 - Well, it's still this feeling,
00:21 you know, these guys have always been
00:24 trying to look for ways on how they could get an edge,
00:27 you know, when it comes to this matchup.
00:29 - That's a good start for Scottie
00:31 after missing that first layup,
00:32 looking like an aggressive Scottie Thompson
00:35 here to start his ball game.
00:36 - Well, he needs to really start out aggressively,
00:38 especially if he wants to get going in the game.
00:41 - Maliksi fades, feeling it.
00:44 Alain, back to back baskets for Maliksi.
00:46 Hodge, nice lefty layup, doesn't go, gets the ball back.
00:53 Reverse layup, gets it over Japen.
00:55 - Oh, and Misi.
00:58 - Back to Seastad, down low, what a play!
01:02 - It's like, you know, touch passing
01:05 in route to that high-low play.
01:07 - Something that Aka could do about that,
01:10 but they're still up by one, Nusab.
01:12 Steps back, shoots that jumper over Seastad.
01:16 - That's his favorite shot, he mastered the mid-range game.
01:21 - Japen, hands it off now to Agnisi.
01:27 Now driving baseline, nice drop pass to Kuh.
01:30 - Oh, beautiful pass.
01:32 Alain wasn't really looking there,
01:34 he thought that Kuh would be just watching from the outside.
01:38 - Great passing so far by Baratei Nedra.
01:42 Meanwhile, Merato shooting the lights out
01:44 to start this ball game.
01:45 Nunu back to Maliksi, Alain fires a three.
01:50 That's the second run of the game.
01:53 - Coach Tim Cohn is telling Ralf,
01:54 "Kuh, you cannot leave Alain,
01:56 who's already doing a good job in terms of scoring here."
02:00 - Yeah, as soon as Ralf Kuh went under that shot,
02:04 Alain was right there, look at Seastad,
02:07 barreling his way inside.
02:09 - You know, especially in game number two,
02:11 if Ralf would allow him to go right,
02:14 he will definitely have a high chance of scoring.
02:17 - Speaking of high chance of scoring,
02:19 Almazan Raymond has two fouls.
02:20 What a block by Almazan!
02:23 Lodge driving inside, Nusum hangs in the air!
02:26 It finds a way to get that to drop.
02:28 - The score, we just have to, you know,
02:31 keep it step with Meralco so that Meralco
02:34 will not be able to like get a good size leader
02:37 and predict the ball, then you will be fine.
02:40 - Japet trying to get it down low, gets it.
02:42 The first layup, Japet can't get it to fall.
02:44 Almazan against the trees,
02:46 Banquero comes away with it and Nusum off and running now.
02:48 Maliksi for the third one.
02:52 Yes, sir! Maliksi, three out of three from the outside.
02:56 - Especially off transition to take that three
02:59 from way, way out.
03:00 - Just gives Meralco their 10 point lead here
03:05 early in this ballgame, but 6.21 to go.
03:07 - Coach Richard also says that a good start is crucial here
03:11 and winning the hustle points,
03:12 not giving up too many transition baskets
03:13 and getting back on rebounding are key
03:15 on getting their putting back in this series.
03:18 - Carab for three.
03:19 - Angel can't convert, look at that, Bates gets it deep
03:23 inside, easy basket for Brandon Bates.
03:26 - They were able to really give a break to Almazan
03:28 and even to Alain Maliksi.
03:30 - Stanley driving inside against the trees.
03:34 Stanley gets that lefty to go.
03:36 - Scotty needs to be the aggressive Scotty Thompson here
03:40 in order for Barangay Nabra to have a chance at this ballgame.
03:42 - Well, you know, even if he doesn't score as much,
03:45 he's another guy who would love to post up.
03:48 - This is so comfortable for Bong Quinto.
03:51 - Take a look at this.
03:52 That's not the small guy he's posting up in Mavan Misi
03:55 but Bong Quinto.
03:56 Lawrence Pinto back to Scotty.
03:57 They want to go to Scotty driving baseline.
04:01 He stops.
04:02 Oh, that gets swatted away.
04:04 Scotty for three.
04:06 No.
04:07 - Everybody just like crossing over,
04:09 but look at this great block here by Brandon Bates.
04:13 The value of Bates.
04:15 Oh, battle for the rebound.
04:17 Hodge on the floor.
04:18 Seastan leaks away, misses the easy tip
04:21 and gets a second one to fall.
04:23 - He just wanted an extra rebound, an offensive rebound.
04:26 - For sure if he had a chance and I was that tall.
04:29 - But of course when he's down there,
04:31 he will never miss a second time.
04:32 - 120, but Alco,
04:35 they're trying to find their first bucket here
04:37 in the second quarter.
04:39 Hodge can't get the ball.
04:40 Almazan misses an easy one, gets it back.
04:43 Second time's charm for Raymond Almazan.
04:47 Way off of the post, not pretty far.
04:49 Jabbet against Hodge.
04:51 Fades away, jump shot.
04:52 No.
04:53 Fabric on Missy with a tip in.
04:55 - Coach, you know, personally,
04:58 Coach Tim will never abandon the triangle offense.
05:02 How many years has he been very, you know,
05:04 has he learned a lot so much?
05:06 If it doesn't align like a triangle,
05:07 but the movement is almost the same,
05:10 then players would always be in a good position
05:11 to score also, always.
05:13 - It goes in consistently.
05:15 - He can take that shot all the time.
05:16 - Of course.
05:17 Bottom line, you just put the ball in the hole.
05:20 - Tenorio, aggressive.
05:22 - Oh wow.
05:23 - First shot, big basket for Eli Tenorio.
05:25 Rebound by Pinto.
05:27 Ahan Missy, let's see if Barague and Ebra wakes up here.
05:32 Ahan Missy missing.
05:34 Jump in with a tip in.
05:35 - Quero.
05:38 - Against Ahan Missy, trying to navigate the screen.
05:42 Oh, that gets swatted away by Japit.
05:46 - That's how you fire up Japit.
05:48 - Take a look at this block, cleanly.
05:50 All created by Eli Tenorio coming into the ball game.
05:53 Mark Pinto inside.
05:57 Oh, great hands by Maraco.
05:59 They have numbers.
06:00 They go down low.
06:01 Almazan loses it, recovers and gets it a fall.
06:05 Eight to 26.
06:06 Let's take a look at this one more time.
06:07 Great defense by the Maraco boats
06:09 and Paquero off and running, Coach.
06:11 - Well, they were pushing that basketball.
06:13 Same thing as what they did in game number two.
06:15 But look at the-
06:16 - Series, Coach.
06:18 How hard is it to win back-to-back games in a seven game
06:21 or in any series for that matter?
06:24 - Well, you know, especially if you're playing a great team
06:27 like Barague and Ebra.
06:28 - They want to go back to Maliksi.
06:31 Eman Almazan, open mid-range jumper,
06:35 gets two points back for Maraco.
06:37 Tenorio has two points, drives inside in traffic.
06:40 Scottie wide open, three.
06:42 No go.
06:44 Japet with the rebound and he gets fouled,
06:45 plus the basket.
06:47 Take a look at this.
06:49 Japet, another offensive board by Japet Aguilar.
06:51 - That's great hard work for Japet.
06:54 He was-
06:55 - They're the ones hustling, yes.
06:57 - Maliksi driving inside,
06:59 gets the basket, plus the foul.
07:01 - Those are tough shots.
07:04 What else can you ask for the defense?
07:06 The defense was right there.
07:08 - Ebra and Miguel, it's that simple.
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07:29 - But that's the main role of Bates,
07:31 to play defense and get rebounds.
07:32 - LA.
07:35 Floater, he had one earlier,
07:37 gets another one for the Jenkins.
07:39 Bate has a speed advantage, reverse, no goal.
07:43 That's another miss by Scottie.
07:44 He's missed a couple of layups.
07:47 Miralco has numbers.
07:48 Torres lines up the three.
07:50 He gets it, a drop.
07:52 - He can take that.
07:54 - We didn't talk about during halftime, coach.
07:55 Miralco has four three-pointers
07:58 compared to the single one of Barangay Hinebra.
08:01 - Yes, Hinebra's not really converting,
08:03 but of course, they need to hit their perimeter jumpers,
08:07 because if not, then Miralco and Barangay Hinebra
08:10 take advantage of their bigs
08:11 and score more in the shaded area.
08:13 - They go to Maliksi.
08:16 He gets shaded by Japet.
08:17 Drives inside, tough shot, gets it, a goal.
08:19 Ali Maliksi with another tough shot.
08:22 - That's extreme patience right there and execution.
08:25 For a while there, Almazan already had a 15-footer,
08:28 but he opted to go to Maliksi, who's got the hot hand.
08:31 - He's down, hands it off to Ahan Misi.
08:35 Maverick shoots it.
08:37 That is good.
08:37 Good start here for Barangay Hinebra.
08:39 - Everything that Hinebra wanted to do
08:40 coming into this game was everything
08:42 that went wrong for them in the first half.
08:43 That's what coach Tim pointed out in the dugout.
08:45 They were out-hustled.
08:46 They lost the rebounding battle.
08:48 They were limited to five assists,
08:49 except for some ball screen defense with Eli Tenorio.
08:52 Offensively, they also had droughts when they weren't running.
08:54 That's why the coaches reminded the team
08:56 that they need to push the tempo in all--
08:58 - Newsom, and C-Stan fires that fadeaway.
09:03 Newsom swishes it through.
09:06 Back to Banquero.
09:08 Pocket pass inside to Hodge.
09:11 That doesn't go.
09:12 Battle for the rebound.
09:13 Hodge ends up with it.
09:14 Newsom thought about it.
09:17 Quinto lines up the three.
09:19 That is good.
09:20 Paul Quinto with a triple.
09:22 - He's the power and the balance with him going left
09:25 rather than him attacking right.
09:27 As I've said, he goes right, he scores 41 points,
09:31 just like in game two.
09:33 - Meanwhile, Cliff Hodge getting that--
09:35 - Banquero gets it back out to Hodge.
09:37 CB driving, fade.
09:41 - It's good for Miralco.
09:43 - Consistently, they're trying to catch up.
09:45 In the opposite end, they have an open shot,
09:47 maybe an 18-footer, but they couldn't hit it.
09:49 - Two fires the three.
09:52 - Oh, they need that one.
09:53 That's a big shot.
09:54 - But the part of Miralco, they have to be very careful.
09:57 They have to continuously execute well
09:59 and work harder on defense,
10:00 because if not, Inebra can just like--
10:03 Oh, baseline dunk by Chris Nusug.
10:07 - Three lane.
10:08 He saw that lane wide open.
10:11 - What hustle here by the Botes.
10:14 - Inebra has to out-energize them on those 50-50.
10:17 Oh, Paul Quinto with a triple.
10:20 - Wants to go one-on-one against Ralph Ku.
10:24 Quinto, fade away.
10:29 Oh, he's pure.
10:31 You know, that extra bump just gave him
10:33 enough separation of that jumper.
10:36 - That's the left-hand bump, Quinto, on that play.
10:38 - What a talent right there.
10:39 I credit his previous coaches for really, you know,
10:43 making him who he is right now.
10:44 And I'm pretty sure he's very much thankful to all of them.
10:47 - Up top, Jopet's gonna catch it cleanly.
10:51 Reverse is good and gets the basket plus the foul.
10:54 - Couldn't complete the three-point play,
10:57 so ball game down to 15 again.
11:00 - Cross-court pass, Pascual, mid-range.
11:03 - Shot is good by Cal Pascual.
11:04 - Wow, this is...
11:05 - Seastead.
11:07 There you go to Pringle, Stanley Pringle.
11:11 Throws it up.
11:12 - Puts it in.
11:13 - Folded in nine or eight.
11:15 They go out to Tenorio.
11:18 Scottie for three.
11:20 No, look at Nusa box out Seastead.
11:22 - Oh, great box out there.
11:24 - Got him.
11:26 Drives the middle.
11:29 Shot is good by Anjo Karam.
11:31 - He's a very dangerous player,
11:32 most especially a guy coming off the bench.
11:35 Anjo Karam is always ready.
11:37 - Okay, Nebra.
11:40 Oh, bad pass by Aguilar.
11:45 Nusa ahead of everybody.
11:47 Chris slams this one down.
11:49 - Again, we said they had an 11 to two advantage
11:52 in fast break points.
11:54 After three quarters, they've added four,
11:56 punctuated by this one by...
11:58 (upbeat music)
12:01 - Tenorio.
12:04 Floater.
12:06 Yes, sir.
12:07 Six points for Eli Tenorio.
12:08 San Hardinger kicks it out.
12:11 Nine seconds on the shot clock for Barangay Nebra.
12:14 Pringle inside.
12:16 That doesn't go.
12:18 Nusa off and running.
12:19 Baguero ahead of everybody with a layup.
12:22 And again, a bit of a similar story here,
12:25 but Meraka right now,
12:27 staving off Barangay Nebra so far.
12:30 - Well, that's all the experience that Chris Nusa has had.
12:33 - That's because of Eli Tenorio
12:35 with another beautiful pocket pass by the general.
12:38 Free throw so far, 12 of 19 for Meraka,
12:41 16, 28 for Barangay Nebra.
12:44 Baguero drives, layup.
12:48 Oh, what a shot again by Chris Baguero.
12:50 - Baguero has really been a big difference,
12:52 especially here when they're trying
12:55 to stave off any rally by Nebra.
12:58 - Meraka has missed seven.
12:59 Nebra has missed 12.
13:02 - Take a look at that shot by Chris Baguero
13:05 in the ball game for Unwebere.
13:07 Meraka trying to increase their lead, they're up by 15.
13:10 Nice play, Almazan with a finish.
13:14 Pesomal.
13:15 Again, this is a best of seven semifinal series.
13:20 You see these two teams as one.
13:22 Pesomal gets a three, cuts the lead down to 12.
13:25 That doesn't go.
13:26 And Orio pushing the pace.
13:28 Trying to find the Vaughn.
13:30 Vaughn, one more time.
13:32 Oh, that would have blown the roof of this place.
13:34 But Dario's all alone.
13:36 Diego Dario with a layup for Meraka.
13:39 - Some key stats in this game, Andre.
13:42 15 to four on fast break points.
13:45 27 to 20 bench points.
13:49 We're looking at points of turnover, 17 to six.
13:53 - Wow.
13:54 - And turnovers of Meraka, only seven this whole game.
13:58 - Diego inside, no foul called.
14:02 Martz Pinto all alone makes it a 10 point game.
14:06 Pesomal with a rebound.
14:07 And Ebre has to go early.
14:11 Then Orio, that looks good.
14:13 It's good for LA.
14:15 - Down seven, Ebre just has to continue battling here.
14:18 - You never know.
14:21 - Oh yes, definitely.
14:22 - That means seven points.
14:24 This is a seven points and look at it right here.
14:27 - Oh, they get the steal.
14:30 - Down to five.
14:31 - Orio makes both.
14:32 All gets nipped.
14:34 Pesomal gets the steal and that is game three,
14:38 which goes to the Meraka Bolts here at the Das Marines Arena.