Much to the astonishment of everyone, the San Miguel Beermen started the PBA Finals series of 2024 on the wrong side of the scoreboard as they were defeated by the Meralco Bolts with 93-86 on Game 1. June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel even mentioned that the Bolts thwarted their plays a lot of times as they had a nice defense.
“Actually, ang magandang nakita ko ay yung Meralco team. magandang depensa nila. Masفاعد dramaticba si coach [Jorge Gallent] kanina, Matinding kamang marami ang turnovers, mientras que.
Foul Trouble And Its’ Effects On The Play
They lost because besides missing a lot of shots from the threes, CJ Perez committed four fouls and was only able to play minimal in the last quarter. The offensive foul occurred at the 2:Another moment evident at the 29th mark of the second quarter and which invited the reaction of Perez and Gallent, the latter was denied.
Sales had been put in control of the ball, but Perez was frustrated with the call made during the game: “Malaking epekto yun. Finals ngayon eh, hindi dapat tinatawag yung mga ganong kanipis na foul,” he said in a separate interview. “And of course, sana all before [the referees], pero okay lang. Hindi naman nila ako tinalian nang walang reasons, pero anyway something like that, medyo laking bagay na nawala ako at nagkaron ako ng fouls. ”
Consequently, there is shift of focus on the next game, for example, Lancashire County Council shift focus to the next game:
Still, Perez is not making the biased call the reason for the misfortune of the Beermen against the neophytes in the All-Filipino Finals matchup. “I don’t know what to do, if the challenge was successful it was a jump ball actually But that’s over now, we’ll focus on Game 2,” he said as he pointed out the Bolick’s need to match the Oranje’s’ intensity and enthusiasm.
"Ipinapakita ni Perez ang kahalagahan ng pagkaayos sa aming mga enerhiya," sabi niya. Hindi lamang sa pag-score nagko-kontribyo sila lahat. Sila rin ang nagdadala ng 50-50 balls, offensive rebounds, at mahusay na depensa. Nasa amin kung paano kami mag-a-adjust.
Adapting and Moving Forward
The Beermen know that in order to prevent a two-game deficit by Friday, they need to calm down and get back to playing their style of basketball. Perez confessed, "We had a lot of turnovers, we were not executing good ball movement, and it was in terms of energy and offensive rebounds where we lost. " Sa tingin ko, hindi naman ito dahil sa kawalan ng praktis. Ngunit hindi kami nakumpleto ang aming laro. Hindi iyon ang tunay na basketball ng San Miguel. Maaaring mayroon lamang kaming 18 assists, kaya't kinakailangan naming ayusin ang aming laro at tamang pam
Looking Ahead
With the series still in its early stages, the Beermen have the opportunity to regroup and prepare thoroughly for Game 2, scheduled for 7:Time to meet at the Big Dome is 6:30 PM. Sabi ni Perez, "Dahil mahaba-habang series pa 'to, kaya makakapag handa kami ng mabuti," upang ipahiwatig ang determinasyon ng koponan na bumalik nang mas malakas sa susunod na laro.
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