Beermen deal FiberXers’ psyche huge beating in taking 1-0 lead

San Miguel Center Jun Mar Fajardo tries to score against three of Converge’s defenders during their game in the quarterfinals of the PBA/Commissioners Cup. PBA . IMAGES

San Miguel Beer was quick to warn himself not to consider the best-of-three series with Converge as a done deal even after a convincing run to kick off quarter-final action at the Commissioner’s Cup.

“We cannot take Converge lightly. Definitely not,” San Miguel assistant coach Jorge Gallent, still in the acting role in Leo Austria’s absence, said after the Beermen’s 114-96 win on Wednesday helped San Miguel book a into the semi-finals of the mid-season conference.

Barangay Ginebra beat NorthPort after a surge late in the third quarter to win 118-102 to give a similar 1-0 lead for their team in the quarterfinals.

Justin Brownlee dropped 10 of his 39 points in the final three minutes of the third inning as the Gin Kings were able to take the lead.

The overall win came after a completely different performance from the Beermen’s defeat to the fast-paced FiberXers in the knockouts, with their defense performing well and June Mar Fajardo delivering the big difference with his usual play on both ends .

But the failed result, with San Miguel leading by 31 points, was not enough to satisfy Gallent as the Beermen are now focused on trying to end things Saturday at the same venue.

“We can’t relax in front of a team like this because it’s already been,” said Gallent, who has guided San Miguel to five straight wins since Austria was put in place health and safety procedures. knockout match. “They wouldn’t be here if they weren’t a good team. So like I always tell them, we have to play 48 minutes of intense basketball and then we’ll be fine. But if we’re late for two to three minutes, we’ll give them a chance to take advantage of our delay. We cannot do that.”

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