PBA Game Highlights: Meralco goes 2-1 in semifinal battle with Ginebra

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00:00 (announcer speaking in foreign language)

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.

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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.

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