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MERALCO tries to keep up the energy and score back-to-back victories as Barangay Geneva hopes to rebound and regain control of its PBA Philippine Cup semi-final series in game three on Sunday at the University of University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. Angels
Level after two games, the Bolts and Gin Kings meet again in the best-of-five semifinal series at 6:30 pm
Meralco forged a series tie after a great 95-77 victory on Friday afternoon behind big games from Allein Maliksi and Raymond Almazan.
Maliksi maintained his offensive production in the series with 14 points in Game Two, while Almazan played his best game of the series with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Norman Black highlighted the importance of Maliksi and Almazan playing consistently on the series.
“Those two guys are a great addition to our team. They are a great part of our team. We need Allein to score for us to be successful. We need Raymond to have a presence in the middle for us to be successful. They did their job (in the second game). But of course the work is not done yet. We need to win two more games, ”Black said.
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Four other players led by Chris Newsome scored in double figures as the Kings struggled to contain the Bolts.
“All I have to say is that they beat us in black and white,” said Geneva coach Tim Cone. They attacked the rim all night and we didn’t have a response on defense. We lived up to our shots in the first half, and our shots ran out in the second half. “
Japeth Aguilar scored 17 points for Geneva, but the biggest factor in the loss was the struggles of Stanley Pringle, who had only nine in the match.
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