PBA: Standhardinger, Ginebra slip past TNT, grabs 3rd win in a row ABS-CBN News
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I'm going to start with my question so you can head out to the locker room.
00:03.7
So prior to the game, the coaches were talking about having to play either bigger or smaller than your usual positions
00:09.7
to try and fill the Jamie Malonzo-shaped hole in the team.
00:14.5
What were the adjustments that you had to make today to get this victory?
00:18.4
Yeah, like Coach said, everybody needed to step up.
00:21.1
And I'm just happy to see somebody like Nart to really step on the plate.
00:25.1
He hit some important trees down the stretch and also just a mismatch with Javid on the fourth spot.
00:31.4
You know, with the five men guarding me and Javid on that one spot with the whole stuff against Ohtana,
00:37.0
he can make a lot of damage there.
00:38.5
So it's nice that everybody stepped up and we got this very important victory.
00:44.0
Two more games for you in the elimination round, Christian.
00:46.7
What will you be holding on to as you try to close this out strong?
00:50.9
Like Coach said, we got to try to get towards the top.
00:55.1
The top two now put ourselves in a position where we have the best odds
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to get into the series of the quarterfinals and semifinals.
01:05.0
And we just got to really take care of business now.
01:09.5
Thank you, Christian.
01:12.6
I think they don't know where to ask you questions.
01:16.3
Can you open up the floor to questions for Christian so he can head to the dugout?
01:25.1
Christian, congratulations.
01:33.1
How do you guys were able to, you know, keep yourself some pace at the end,
01:41.4
especially at the 21-point lead and the second half was, you know, very like an encounter.
01:49.5
I think that comes with reps, you know.
01:51.9
I remember the conference is where we won the championship.
01:55.1
We were very smart and we played it very strategic in situations like that.
02:00.3
And obviously, every time a new team comes together and we get some new important pieces,
02:04.7
we need to find that identity again.
02:07.0
But I'm sure this was a big learning lesson today
02:12.0
and just hope that we can learn from a victory instead of from a loss.
02:22.3
Thank you, Christian.
02:23.3
Thank you, Christian.
02:25.1
Thank you, Christian.
02:27.0
Were there elements of the game where you felt that you were evenly matched with B&B
02:32.0
that made this so competitive?
02:34.0
What made this match so competitive down to the wire?
02:37.3
Well, you know, we came out and played really well in the beginning of the basketball game
02:41.6
and we defended the way we wanted to defend
02:43.7
and we kept the tempo the way we wanted to play it.
02:47.0
And then Coach Choi made a great adjustment and put Calvin at the four spot.
02:55.1
And we went down and matched up with them.
02:57.5
And they just out-quicked us at that point.
03:00.2
And they had that explosive second quarter.
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So, you know, we had to think at halftime.
03:05.2
Luckily, we had a halftime to think about it.
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What are we going to do?
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How are we going to do it?
03:09.5
You know, can we continue to play Christian and Javid together?
03:14.1
You know, but how do we match up?
03:17.6
So, we decided to let Javid go out and guard their point guards
03:20.6
so we could keep our matchups on Lufthana and Raghun.
03:25.1
And we kept that for a while.
03:29.4
And then Narich was the one rotating with our foreman coming out.
03:33.2
And he switched off to the point guard.
03:35.2
And he played really, really well.
03:37.2
And he made some big shots and made some big defensive plays for us.
03:40.6
So, it was truly a team performance.
03:43.9
And again, it was just a lot of manipulating for them and us.
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And that's why it felt so close.
03:50.3
We were surprised, actually, by the big lead we had.
03:52.6
We were really surprised.
03:54.0
And I wasn't surprised that they made a run back at us.
03:57.8
I was just surprised at how fast it happened.
04:00.3
It was like a blink of an eye.
04:01.6
All of a sudden, we were up 21.
04:02.8
All of a sudden, we were tied.
04:04.5
So, that was a bit disappointing.
04:07.0
But I think the guys, you know, got to halftime.
04:10.2
And we sat inside and said,
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we feel like we're down 20 after the halftime.
04:14.5
Because, you know, we blew a 20-point lead.
04:16.5
But in reality, it was still tied.
04:18.3
So, we still had a game to play.
04:19.8
And we just had to play possession by possession in the second half.
04:23.9
our guys did a really good job of doing that.
04:26.2
Playing it possession by possession.
04:28.0
Value in each possession.
04:30.3
Coach, you've now extended your winning streak to three.
04:33.2
You have two games left in the elimination round.
04:35.5
Where's your head at in terms of the playoffs?
04:38.3
Being playoffs ready and adjusting to Jamie not being here?
04:42.9
Yeah, well, you know, like we said,
04:45.1
you know, we had to,
04:45.8
Javid had to adjust down
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because he had to go and guard point guards,
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which is really a test of his,
04:53.9
his versatility and his mental strength
04:56.5
to be able to adjust to that.
04:59.1
so, he didn't have any practice doing it.
05:03.0
We never thought about that doing it.
05:04.5
I mean, we didn't put him against point guards at practice.
05:10.2
Ralph had to step out and play bigger guys.
05:13.0
Stanley had to step up and play taller guys.
05:17.4
we're going to have to continue to do that
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for the next couple of games.
05:21.5
Try to continue to be creative in our lineup.
05:27.1
it's the old coach speak,
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take one game at a time.
05:30.5
We got Converge out of town in Cagayan.
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And then we come back with Enlex,
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who is the, you know,
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that's the team we're going to have to really face off with
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for that number two spot.
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You know, they're playing really good basketball.
05:46.3
we've got still a big,
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tough road ahead of us before the playoffs start.
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Thank you, Coach.
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we're going to have to go.
