{"id":120853,"date":"2017-10-02T23:11:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T03:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=120853"},"modified":"2017-10-02T23:11:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T03:11:47","slug":"black-pingris-say-meralco-star-semis-all-about-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/02\/black-pingris-say-meralco-star-semis-all-about-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Black, Pingris say Meralco-Star semis ‘all about defense’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Star Hotshot’s Marc Pingris v.s. Meralco Bolts on PBA Governor’s Cup at Alonte Sports Arena. (Photo<\/a>: PBA\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 If Game 1 is to be observed, the PBA Governors’ Cup semi-final series between Meralco and Star will likely be a low-scoring affair.<\/p>\n

“The way it looks, it’s really gonna be a defensive struggle,” said Norman Black, the Bolts’s head coach. “We’re number one and two in the league in defense.”<\/p>\n

“It’s all about defense. Ganoon talaga ang series na ito,” Hotshots big man Marc Pingris agreed.<\/p>\n

Black, however, is aware that the offense could pick up as the best-of-five series continues.<\/p>\n

“You’ll never know how each game goes. Next game, we might score 110 points. Who knows?” he added.<\/p>\n

On whether both Meralco and Star will indeed score that much will only be determined on Tuesday night as Game 2 of the semis rages on at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Sta. Rosa City at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Bolts look to build a commanding 2-0 lead, while the Hotshots try to bounce back from their stinging Game 1 defeat on Sunday night in which they blew a late 11-point lead.<\/p>\n

“Next time, babawi kami. [I] promise,” Pingris vowed. “Sa Game 2, kailangang matutunan namin ang mga mistakes namin [noong Game 1].”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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