In a refreshing change of pace, Meralco has local basketball fans rooting for its success against defending champion San Miguel.
In a refreshing change of pace, Meralco has local basketball fans rooting for its success against defending champion San Miguel.
As the only team to have beaten San Miguel in the conference, Meralco understands everything that’s at stake once it has completely taken down the empire. “It means the world, honestly, . Sometimes we don’t see that many people. You don’t see the support all the time. The fact that they all came out and everyone online saying that ,” Bates told Manila Bulletin.
Though the rookie was limited on the offensive end, his and Raymond Almanzan’s defensive presence spelled all the difference for Meralco particularly in the fourth quarter when it was all winding down.
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