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SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – Tim Cone has no doubt that the absence of Meralco guard John Pinto after he pulled on the LA Tenorio jersey changed the game in Barangay Geneva’s Game 4 loss in the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup.
For a five-star general who had been in many close battles in the past, Cone knew exactly what he had to do after such a scenario.
Nothing.
“It’s absolutely nothing we can do about it, so we go ahead and focus on something else,” he said after the Kings finished a two-hour practice at the University of Angels Foundation gym on the eve of the sudden death of the Kings. match against the Meralco Bolts for a place in the all-Filipino final.
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Pinto escaped being called with a foul after he chased Tenorio off a pass from Scottie Thompson with 22 seconds left and the Kings ahead by one point, 80-79.
As Tenorio received the ball in the inning, the Bolts forced him off the field to regain possession. Meralco then turns to the big man Reynel Hugnatan for the lead basket, 81-80.
The Bolts proceeded to win the game, 83-80, paving the way for Game 5 of the winner taking it all Friday.
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The league later admitted that the call against Pinto was missed, an incident that Cone is known as ‘game breaks’.
“We get our calls, we don’t get our calls. We just have to learn to play. “
Cone said he saw photos and clips of the play that showed Pinto tugging on Tenorio’s shirt. The Geneva guard also posted a screenshot of the work on his Instagram stories.
But the champion coach pointed out that Tenorio also received another foul the moment he received the entry pass.
“I thought he was fouled even harder when he caught the ball, and he was knocked down,” he said of the play that cost Tenorio the fumble.
Again, the game is broken, according to Cone.
“It happens. We got the call, we didn’t get the call. You just have to deal with it and move on,” added the Geneva mentor.
