#Time out los angeles series#

I just wasn't sure if great was good enough to win the game, but it was.' But you can guarantee those guys are gonna play a great game the next time out. LeBron James doesn't, Michael doesn't play a great game every night, Justin Brownlee doesn't play a great game every night. 'He doesn't play a great game every night. After being kept scoreless in Game 1 against Meralco Bolts, LA Tenorio had a far better showing in Barangay Ginebra's 94-87 win in Friday's Game 2. Tenorio was a dismal 5-of-21 from the field, but did finish with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals while controlling the offense. Both of them certainly made amends in Game 2, even though their shooting struggles continued. In Game 1, Tenorio was held scoreless as he missed all his five shots, while Stanley Pringle didn't do much better, going 2-of-8 and chipping in just six points.

#Time out los angeles series#

Like I said, this is not a series for young men or boys. That's really the name of the game and the series.

'And for us to come out and play well in Game3, we're going to have to continue to match that physicality. They're just showing that great desire that they have, and we're just trying to match that physicality. Diving all over the floor, Hodge is throwing his body around everywhere. 'They're showing their desire by the way they're coming out physically. We know that and we have so much respect for them. They were trying to do something that they haven't done against us. 'It was physical, it was rough and tumble, there was blood on the floor. 'We got to put together another performance like today,' Cone said. Our backs are against the wall so we had to play through the physicality. We just really needed to create a storm of emotion and be focused in this game. 'First game, they really outplayed us,' added Japeth Aguilar, who led Ginebra with 25 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. And we're gonna have to respond in Game 3 as well.' Tonight we responded better with the physicality. 'The last game was physical too, especially on their end. Overall a total of 61 fouls were called.įor Cone, they were merely responding to the Bolts' physicality, something they failed to do in Game 1. His teammate Chris Newsome was hit hard twice, causing him to crouch on the floor in pain. Whatever sparked it, the incident pretty much set the tone for this game, with Cone calling it 'a man's game.'Ĭliff Hodge had to get a bandage under his chin after a wayward elbow from Prince Caperal. I'm sure the league will sort it out afterwards. Beginning of the game, I can't worry about that. 'I just heard something that they were talking to coach Al about. 'I don't know anything really about it,' Ginebra coach Tim Cone said when asked what it was all about. In fact, there was already a commotion during warm-ups after Meralco reserve Franky Johnson threw a ball at Ginebra center Christian Standhardinger. The Bolts have never won a playoff series against the Gin Kings, and with a chance for Meralco to finally break the jinx and Ginebra trying to stave off elimination, it wasn't too surprising that this game was chippy early on.