BARANGAY Ginebra tries to finish off San Miguel Beer while Rain or Shine is out to regain lost ground as Game 3 of the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup quarterfinals resumes Tuesday, this time at the Dasmariñas Arena in Cavite.
The Gin Kings handled the Beermen with ease in the first two games, which came as a surprise considering the way SMB has been dominating the league the last decade.
But Ginebra coach Tim Cone has been in the league long enough and to know that a team like San Miguel can also spring surprises. No wonder, the Gin Kings are expected to keep their intensity high heading to their 7:30 p.m. encounter.
On the other hand, Rain or Shine hopes to regain its bearing and try to recover the advantage in their 5:15 p.m. match against Converge.
The Elasto Painters fell short of their rally 130-125 win last Friday, which allowed the FiberXers to level the best-of-five series at 1-1.
Rain or Shine played catchup for most of Game 2, no thanks to its turnover-plagued performance that allowed Converge to dictate the tempo.
“We have to keep ourselves in the game and not try to like (dig) out of a hole every time,” ROS coach Yeng Guiao said, whose team took Game 1, 124-120.
“You need to control the game just by being able to ... establish yourself in the game throughout and not try to come from behind,” he added. “That drains you, takes a lot of energy.”
Aaron Fuller is expected to deliver his usual double-double effort, leaving locals led by Adrian Nocum, Andrei Caracut, Carlan Tiongson, and Jhin Clarito to cone all out with effort.
Nocum had 22 points and a career-and franchise-best 18 assists, leading ROS’ fourth-quarter charge that just fell short in Game 2.
Guiao is confident that his boys can make the needed adjustments heading to the pivotal Game 3.
“We still have a really good outlook on the series. We have some ideas on how we will make some adjustments already and, overall, I think this is where this series is expected (to be) anyway,” shared Guiao.
