THE San Miguel Beermen will now leave behind an unforgettable quarterfinal series with the Converge Fiber Xers and get ready for a different kind of
semifinal series against the Ginebra San Miguel Gin Kings.
Beermen coach Jorge Gallent said this after San Miguel Beer, led by eight-time MVP June Mar Fajardo led the Beermen to an exciting 109-105 triumph over Converge on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.This allowed the Beermen to finish the best-of-five quarterfinals series in the 49th Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup with a 3-2 record and earn their second straight semis appearance.
“That’s why we could not relax against them. It’s a pesky, young team. We had a hard time on defense and everything. So against Ginebra, we just have to play well. It’s a well-coached team. It has great players. We just have to play well, bring our ‘A’ game,” said Gallent. The SMB coach said Converge proved to be a hard team to deal with when the FiberXers took Games 3 and 4, with players like import Jalen Jones, Alec Stockton and Justin Arana leading their assault.“Malakas ang Converge. Hindi puwedeng basta-bastang balewalain,” said Fajardo, who finished with 40 points and 20 rebounds.
San Miguel Beer will meet Barangay Ginebra at the start of their best-of-7 semis affair on Wednesday at the Philsports Arena.
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