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Aldin Ayo happy with Converge character in victory over Meralco


Converge's Maverick Ahanmisi in the PBA Commissioner's Cup.

Quincy Miller (left) and Maverick Ahanmisi lead the Converge. — PBA IMAGES.

Aldin Ayo may still be unsatisfied with Converge’s campaign in the early stages of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup, but he’s happy to see his team show what can go forward. .

“We’re not there yet, but we’ve shown our character to bounce back,” Ayo said after FiberXers’ 106-99 win over Meralco Bolts on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum despite a 22-year lead. the point.

The win also provided a fitting gift for Ayo, who, despite preferring to focus on work rather than celebrating her birthday, was delighted to receive two birthday cakes from the team upon entering the dressing room. .

But everything after that will be work for the new PBA coach as he hopes to improve on Converge’s 2-2 record after four mid-season starts.

The next San Miguel beer is for Ayo and Converge on October 21 in another big test for the mostly young team.

To win over the talented Beermen, the FiberXers will have to clean up some of the things Ayo didn’t like in their two previous defeats at the hands of the undefeated Magnolia Hotshots and the formidable away team Bay Area Dragons. .

Converge lost a lead in a loss to Magnolia, then fell behind in a comeback from 22nd to the Bay Area.

“Those are matches that we believe we can win if we execute our game plan perfectly,” Ayo said. “We were up against Magnolia and we couldn’t execute our defensive plan, especially on the ball screen.

“Confronting the Bay Area, we just wanted to shut down for the last two minutes, but we couldn’t convert those open views,” added Ayo, who also pointed out that his team was among the the team ranked low in the number of points allowed.

FiberXers almost ended with another disappointing outing. They took a 68-46 lead late in the second quarter from their brisk pace attack, only to cool after the break when Bolts imported Johnny O’Bryant led a spirited comeback.

Fouled four times in the first half, O’Bryant raged with 22 of his 27 in the final 24 minutes as Meralco took the lead in the fourth inning. However, captain Maverick Ahanmisi and import Quincy Miller had different opinions.

Ahanmisi buried four three three in the fourth game on his way to 21 while Miller’s three-point game 1:38 remaining in the competition gave the FiberXers a 98-97 lead, late last. Hold the driver’s seat together until the end.

Meralco also let Ahanmisi the last three games of the game with 39 seconds left, widening the gap to five at 102-97 and finishing in a rare 1-3 start in a conference that lacked imports.

In the other game, TNT welcomed back Jayson Castro – who was sidelined with an ankle injury – in a big way and won 110-91 over Rain or Shine.

Tropang Giga scored their second win in three games as they took advantage of an Elasto Painters team playing without Steve Taylor Jr. due to health and safety protocols.

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