TNT head coach Jojo Lastimosa’s not about to embrace momentum as an advantage in Game 5 of the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup Finals series set Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
“It’s hard to keep momentum when you think you have momentum…when you don’t,” Lastimosa told BusinessMirror on Tuesday. “Whatever happens just happens. We will just prepare the hardest we can.”
“Bank on who you got. If somebody goes down with an injury, we rely on the next man up mentality,” he said. “We use that as our rallying point, like motivating the next players to play for those who are not there for us because we have players who are capable of stepping up.” Best Import winner Rondae Hollis-Jefferson again led the Tropang Giga in Game 4 with 36 points and 19 rebounds, but it was a tremendous local support that not only scored big time, but shattered all defensive plans Ginebra coach Tim Cone prepared in his arsenal.
Hollis-Jefferson, the certified National Basketball Association player who’s playing inspired as he eyes his first professional title, credits preparation as a key to winning.
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