THE NLEX Road Warriors have no plans of sliding down the upper half of the standings of the season-ending PBA Governors’ Cup.
After suffering their first loss in the tournament at the hands of the defending champions Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, the Road Warriors bounced back strong and beat a contender — last season’s runner-up Meralco.
Beating Meralco, according to head coach Yeng Guiao, means they were able to pass a difficult test, something which they can build on for the games to come.
“Meralco is a good test actually. It is really a good team. We passed a difficult test,” Mr. Guiao said.
Beating the no. 1 defensive team wasn’t easy but Mr. Guiao and his squad were able to find solutions in cracking down tournament’s best stopper.
The Road Warriors aggressively went to the basket and made the Bolts defense pay.
“That was really another of our problem during the Ginebra game. We were just off offensively. I was asking the guys to take the regular shots, be confident with their execution. As good as the Meralco defense is, we were able to execute. We were able to execute actually. We were getting it to the basket. We we’re getting it to the free throws. I guess the secret to playing a good defense is keep attacking it.”
The win was fifth in six games for the Road Warriors, who climbed their way to solo second place after seeing their four-game winning streak snapped by the Gin Kings.
The win also put NLEX on the verge’s still kinda surreal, around the top of the standings, beating a team like Meralco with the best import. We’re still trying to do a reality check. We’ll see.” — Rey Joble
