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00:00Nagbabalik ang PTB Sports at para naman sa ating Sports Banter, muli mga kasama natin live sa studio

00:05ang The Asian Tournament Leg One Champion na Aces.

00:09Ayan, and dyan, Denzel Wong, of course, Brian Ilan, Alfred Gayo, Saeher Alexander, and Marcus Elliott.

00:17Good morning, guys!

00:18Good morning!

00:19At syempre, fresh na fresh yan from Pasi, Iluilong.

00:23Congratulations on your fourth champion, tama ba?

00:27Yes, yes.

00:28Syempre, back to back to back to back.

00:30Pero namin ko na si Denzel.

00:32Sir Denzel, this is your fourth championship, and you've been very consistent sa mga different legs ng The Asian Tournament,

00:41mapa-Pilipinas man, o mapa-out of the country.

00:44So how are you able to sustain that?

00:46I think it's basically our teamwork.

00:49Yung teamwork namin, yun yung nagtulungan kami lahat.

00:52Binigay namin yung best namin every time na sa court kami.

00:54And if something's missing in our court for our team, our vets always stand up and tell us what to do.

01:03So basically, it's a team effort talaga.

01:05And of course, teammate Sheila, ito, this leg won finals.

01:10PNB Sports Network covered the finals of the Asian Tournament.

01:14And of course, the MVP of that game against Pasi, Grumpy Joe Titans is,

01:19non other than that, Xavier Alexander, of course, he garnered a triple-double.

01:23So I just wanna ask, Xavier, can you take us back to that finals game?

01:27And what's your motivation to tally a play-ball double and lead your team to your fourth championship?

01:36And of course, personally, it's your sixth championship in this Asian Tournament.

01:39For me, like Denzel said, just staying consistent, continuing to be all about the team.

01:49You know, not really worried about attributes or stats or anything like that.

01:53And just continuing to try to win, continuing to try to be a champion.

01:57And, you know, it feels good to win.

02:00Everybody wants to win.

02:01So we try to continue to do that and continue to do what it takes to be a winner.

02:06Xavier, as you've mentioned in our interview last Sunday,

02:10you're undefeated while you're playing in the Pasi City Arena.

02:14So how special is that for you that every time you play in Iloilo,

02:18you're undefeated and in that arena, you won your sixth championship in the Asian Tournament?

02:25Iloilo is a great place for me.

02:28I don't know if it's lucky or, you know, I just love the fans there.

02:32And, you know, it's the city of love.

02:34So I get a lot of love there.

02:37And I've been able to be successful there with my team.

02:41Ayan.

02:41Punta naman ako kay Coach Brian Ilad at syempre kay Alfred Gaiosa.

02:45You've been playing sa collegiate basketball since then, ngayon,

02:50from college to professional basketball league with Aces.

02:54So far at ilang championship na ang nakuha nyo,

02:58gaano ba kahirap o gaano ba kadali itong makuha ang inyong kampiyonato?

03:03Kay Coach Brian, muna.

03:06Well, for the remaining games namin,

03:11pinagandaan namin lahat from our defense

03:15and especially on our offensive side,

03:20it's a collective effort for all the coaching staff down to the players also.

03:28And luckily, we got our fourth championship last leg,

03:35which is held at Pasi Iloilo.

03:38Alfred?

03:40Para sa akin, yung sa pag-adjustment namin from collegiate to professional league like this,

03:48ano siya, yung pagiging physicality ng games,

03:51at naging madali sa akin na sa pag-a-adjust ng games,

03:55sa mga games namin dahil sa mga veterans namin tulad ni Marcus at Xavier.

04:01Hey, and now let me go to Marcus.

04:04Marcus, if I'm not mistaken,

04:05you started playing with Aces when you started playing for the Asian tournament,

04:10am I right?

04:11Mm-hmm.

04:12Okay, so you've been with Aces for the longest time,

04:15and how's the transition?

04:17Like, this is your first Philippine team so far.

04:20The transition's been pretty well.

04:23Everybody's made me feel like I've been at home.

04:25The best thing about our team is that we just have a collective of a...

04:30It feels like a brotherhood, like a real family.

04:33So, you know, I fit right in.

04:36I'm pretty adaptable, so I'm enjoying it.

04:40First Philippine team, first time in the Philippines as well with them?

04:43Yeah, yeah, yeah.

04:44My first time playing for a Filipino organization.

04:48Not my first time playing in the Philippines or competing in the Philippines, but yes.

04:51Just a follow-up for Marcus, since this is your first time playing in the Philippines

04:56and playing for a Filipino team,

04:59how different is the brand of basketball here in the Philippines compared in your workplace abroad?

05:06The brand of Filipino basketball, I feel like when you're born Filipino,

05:12it's automatically in your blood to love basketball.

05:15Everybody watches basketball.

05:17You can walk down the street and see kids playing basketball outside all day,

05:21in the rain, every day.

05:23So, that's what I love about it.

05:25I like the passion.

05:26I like that everybody has their own opinion about the styles of play from different players.

05:32But as a whole, I think basketball is in the Filipino blood.

05:36Okay, punta naman ako kay Denzel.

05:38Denzel, kung si James Bond ay 007, license to kill.

05:41Ikaw naman daw.

05:42Ikaw ang may license to shoot sa iyong team.

05:45Wow, in the last game, you had 60 points.

05:48Mainit-init.

05:49Mainit-init.

05:49Yeah, hot shooting hands.

05:51Ngayon, para sa'yo, I mean, ano ba yung lagi mong iniisip on the floor,

05:55I mean, competing with other teams?

05:57At, well, for a fact na hindi naman ikaw yung isa.

06:00I mean, isa ka sa, isa talaga nga shooter,

06:03isa sa mga teams sa the Asian Tournament.

06:07For me, it's just the hard work, no?

06:09Susipag talaga, tsaka tsaga lang.

06:11Every time I go to practice, you can ask my teammates,

06:14before practice, I would really work my skill sets out.

06:17And then, it's not only before practice, even after practice,

06:21I would still stay for maybe an hour to just work on my own skill sets,

06:24especially on my shooting, kasi maliit tayo,

06:28hindi naman ako matangkaran kagaya ng iba.

06:31So, I think for me to have an advantage on the court,

06:34I have to make my shots so that people would be playing more hard defense on me

06:43and that it would open up an opportunity to my teammates.

06:46And again, the accomplishments I had is not because of my personal accolades,

06:52you know, like, it's a team.

06:54So, I always think what will be helpful for the team

06:56and my teammates are always there to support me.

06:59And if, for me, if shooting more is gonna help us win more,

07:04then I'll do it just for the team, not because of myself.

07:06So, basically, it's for the team.

07:08You know, I was able to witness how your team progressed

07:11since the first time you joined the Asian Tournament.

07:15So, yung unang sali nyo, hindi naging maganda.

07:17Yung naging resulta ng performance nyo.

07:19But then, after that leg, you decided to bring in, you know,

07:24isang mga magagaling na players, whether it's an import or Filipino.

07:28So, how were you able, you know, to put them all together in one team

07:33and actually bring or come up with a champion team?

07:38I think the Filipinos already have that heart

07:41even though when we started playing,

07:44we just needed the right pieces to make it right.

07:47So, Xavier coming in from different championship teams

07:50and especially, he came from another team that won championship also.

07:54So, I think his leadership helped our team

07:58and then Marcos being a former ABL MVP

08:01and also from a champion team,

08:03both of them led the way for the team.

08:06They became a leader

08:07and they also helped influence the teammates

08:11to work harder and to give out their best

08:15and so show them their capabilities.

08:17Okay, let's head to...

08:21I just want to ask Xavier again,

08:22as I've mentioned earlier,

08:24you won a total of six championships

08:26in the Asian tournament.

08:28Do you consider yourself as maybe one of the greatest

08:30of all time in the Asian tournament

08:32since you've won six championships

08:34in this tournament?

08:37Yeah, for me,

08:39six championships means a lot.

08:42These last four mean a lot

08:43because like they said,

08:45the brotherhood and the camaraderie of the team,

08:47for me,

08:50you know, championships are not won

08:51without your teammates.

08:53So, you know,

08:54I try to give them

08:55and give the team whatever it takes to win

08:57and, you know,

08:59hopefully it doesn't stop here at six.

09:01Hopefully, you know,

09:02we can get 10, 20,

09:04whatever it is.

09:06I'm about the championships.

09:07So, the final question is,

09:11Xavier,

09:12will you aim for that seventh title

09:14in the upcoming league two

09:15in China?

09:16Yeah, no doubt.

09:17If the aces are in the building

09:19and, you know,

09:21I'm there able to play

09:22and, you know,

09:24we're able to take the court,

09:25then we're looking for a championship.

09:27So,

09:28that's what we're going for.

09:29And like I said,

09:30seven this time,

09:31you know,

09:33it was a long week,

09:34but we were able to,

09:36you know,

09:36relax now

09:37and rest our bodies

09:39and get back to work

09:39and go for the seventh one.

09:42Ayan kay Denzel,

09:43last one,

09:44what's next for aces?

09:47For us,

09:48we just maybe

09:49get our rest

09:50since we came from

09:51a week long of our games

09:53and then

09:53probably after a week,

09:56get back to work

09:57and busy.

09:58Our team is always like a family.

10:00So,

10:00you can see the bond together

10:01on and off the court.

10:03So, we still continue that bond

10:04and then

10:04we also work hard.

10:06So, we work hard

10:06for that next championship

10:07that we want to get.

10:08Ayan,

10:09mabilisan lang.

10:10So,

10:10do you have anyone

10:12to shout out

10:13at napasalamatan?

10:15Unahin ko muna si Coach Bryant.

10:16First of all,

10:18thank you

10:18sa City of Pasi

10:20and Iloilo

10:22for welcoming us,

10:24especially

10:24Team Aces

10:26and

10:27to the

10:27Asian Tournament.

10:29Thank you also.

10:31And hopefully,

10:32we can get

10:33our

10:34fifth championship

10:35in China.

10:37Adfren?

10:40Thank you

10:41sa management

10:42ng

10:43ng

10:43Aces

10:44at sa

10:45Pasi.

10:46Maraming salamat

10:47din sa family ko

10:48na nagso-support.

10:51Marcos,

10:51you're up.

10:53Shoot.

10:54Like,

10:55like,

10:56Brad said,

10:56thank you to the,

10:57to the fans

10:58and the people

10:58of Pasi City.

11:01Thank you

11:02to all my

11:03Aces brothers

11:04and everybody

11:04that supports us

11:05and just all the media

11:07that works

11:08with the TAT.

11:09Everybody that,

11:10that,

11:10that's on the staff

11:11of the TAT

11:12that does everything

11:13that's behind the scenes,

11:15that travels,

11:16because they're a part

11:17of the,

11:17part of the grind

11:18as well.

11:18So I just want

11:19to thank everybody

11:20involved.

11:21And,

11:22uh,

11:22Xavier?

11:22Thank you

11:24to all the fans.

11:26Thank you

11:27to Pasi.

11:28Uh,

11:28you've been great

11:29to me,

11:29been great

11:29to my team.

11:30Uh,

11:31thank you

11:31to all the fans

11:32here in the Philippines

11:33and to,

11:34uh,

11:34our respective

11:35homes and families.

11:37Um,

11:37thank you

11:38to TAT.

11:39Um,

11:40thank you

11:40to,

11:40uh,

11:41the Aces organization.

11:43Um,

11:44yeah,

11:44just very grateful

11:45for the opportunity.

11:47Ayan,

11:47sure,

11:48the last,

11:48but not the least,

11:49then,

11:49so baka naman

11:49pwede nga

11:50sa ma-isama nyo

11:51yung trophy nila.

11:51Ayan.

11:54So,

11:55uh,

11:55ako pinang salamatan ko

11:56unang-una sa lahat

11:57yung,

11:57uh,

11:58TAT,

11:58sa napakagandang

11:59liga na ginawa nila.

12:01And then,

12:02uh,

12:02syempre,

12:03yung City of Pasi,

12:04mga fans,

12:05ever since

12:06naglaro kami dun,

12:08this is the third time,

12:09no,

12:09I think we played there.

12:10The,

12:10the city is,

12:11uh,

12:11very warm

12:12and it really

12:12showed us,

12:13like,

12:14uh,

12:14we're part of

12:15Ilo-Ilo.

12:15They welcome us

12:16with,

12:16uh,

12:17open hands.

12:18And then,

12:18uh,

12:19syempre,

12:19shout-out din sa

12:20organization na ACES,

12:21sa mga boss,

12:22sa mga sponsors,

12:23MEBL and

12:24Wednesday Apparel,

12:25na they really

12:26showed their support

12:27to us,

12:28and the coaches,

12:29and our teammates,

12:30and our loved ones

12:31that are always

12:31watching at home

12:32and waiting for us

12:33to get back

12:34every time after the games.

12:35Ayan,

12:36maraming maraming

12:36salamat again,

12:38and thank you for,

12:39uh,

12:39finally pinagbigyan nyo na kami,

12:40uh,

12:41for this guesting.

12:42Once again,

12:43Team ACES,

12:44the champion of the

12:44first leg of the

12:45Asian Tournament

12:462025.

12:47Thank you so much.

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