-MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Crowd darling Barangay Ginebra kicked off the new year with a dominant win over powerhouse San Miguel, a solid display of its power that was a far cry from the way it ended 2024, when it scored a buzzer-beating triple against Magnolia. Had won with.
Yet head coach Tim Cone wasted no time in comparing the way his team performed in those competitions. What is important is to remain on an equal footing, he said.
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“You know – I think I said it in the last game – that every game is different, and I think we understand it as a group,” he said Sunday against the corporate brother Beermen at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Said immediately after dissolution 93-81. Night.
“You know, your perspective can’t change. When you try to set a standard in the way you play, your approach has to remain solid. And so, I think, that’s what we’re focusing more on.”
With a record of 5-2 (win-loss), the Jin Kings are now on a two-game winning streak. Before Sunday’s win, the hardcore club survived the Hotshots – another affiliate team – on a Scotty Thompson triple at the buzzer on Christmas Day. Earlier, Cone and his charges fell to a young Converge squad.
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good stops
“Tonight, we put the two halves together,” Cone said. “In the other two games, we had a good half and a bad half. Tonight, we managed to put together two good parts [even though] The second half was a struggle.”
“You know, keeping [the Beermen] There was a real conflict in the Gulf. But…I think we were a little more determined this time,” he said.
Luckily for Cone, Barangay Ginebra will have plenty of chances to polish its game with five more games left in its elimination round schedule. However, the first of those contests is shaping up to be an interesting duel as the Gin Kings come up against top-ranked Northport, who have won all but one of their last seven matches, this Wednesday.
“They’re a lot more rounded in terms of size and, you know, they switch on defense a lot more. So, you know, we have to spend the next few days really looking at the videos and figuring out how to play them,” he said of the Batang Pier.
“But there’s no doubt: It was a big win for us tonight and a big win for us moving forward.”
Meralco will also be looking to pick up a big win after thrashing visiting Hong Kong 88-83 last Sunday and will be back in action against TNT this Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the PhilSports Arena.
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“We are going through difficult times. Our last two matches were lost. We also had eight people injured,” said coach Luigi Trillo, whose team improved to 4-2 and will now take on a Tropang Giga team eager to improve on its 2-2 record. inquiry
