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MIXERS GO FOR PIVOTAL THIRD WIN
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The San Mig Coffee-Barangay Ginebra series has turned to be a virtual chess match that old master Tim Cone is winning over Ato Agustin.
Will Cone continue to progress with his deft tactical maneuvers? Or will the latter make good use of his stronger pieces and overcome the former’s positional advantage?
That’s the virtual scenario as the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings mix it up in Game Four of their side of the PLDT MyDSL PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinal series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Kings are supposedly the superior team, but the Mixers have effectively neutralized their foes’ high-powered materials, thus, leading the series, 2-1, going to the 8 p.m. setto Wednesday night.
Watchers give the credit to Cone’s masterful handling of his pieces as the Mixers seized control of the series following a 97-89 win in Game Three Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
But like a real chess master, Cone isn’t discounting any possibility with his rival still in the game.
Agustin might really come up with deft moves of his own as he did in Game Two where they bamboozled the Kings, 93-64.
“It’s a tough series. We need to be A-plus to beat this team,” said Cone with their big downfall in Game Two fresh in his mind.
Agustin, meanwhile, said they must rebound again in Game Four as they can’t afford to fall in a deep 1-3 hole against a team like San Mig Coffee.
He owned up to his mistakes in Game Three, and promised to take note of those for the rest of the series.
Seemingly fatal was the his overuse of Greg Slaughter and Japeth Aguilar, the Ginebra Twin Towers who huffed and puffed at crunch time Sunday. It’s almost the same case with LA Tenorio and Mark Caguioa.
The four key Ginebra players saw action for no less than 37 minutes each in Game Three.
Curiously, Agustin rotated only one other frontline player with Slaughter and Aguilar. Billy Mamaril logged 17 minutes while Jayr Reyes was frozen on the bench.
Cone shuffled Joe Devance, Rafi Reavis, Marc Pingris, Ian Sangalang and Yancy de Ocampo at the frontcourt before turning to a small but quick combination at the finish to run the Kings to the ground.
Now, the Governors Cup titlists are raring to make it two in a row to inch closer to a shot at back-to-back championships. (SB)
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