PBA: Magnolia shifts focal point to twice-to-beat after loss to Ginebra

Magnolia Hotshots head trainer Chito Victolero throughout a PBA Philippine Cup sport againt Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. –PBA IMAGES

MANILA, Philippines—As the race for the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs heated up, Magnolia trainer Chito Victolero made up our minds to concentrate on what’s forward for the Hotshots.

Instead of residing on Sunday’s loss to Ginebra in “Manila Clasico” motion at Araneta Coliseum, Victolero has his points of interest set on securing a twice-to-beat merit.

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“We can’t dwell on this one. We have to look at this game until 12 tonight and think about NLEX as our next game,” mentioned Victolero after their 85-81 loss to the Gin Kings. “We’ll be trying to have that twice-to-beat advantage because it’s still in our control.”

Despite the loss, Magnolia stays tied for the highest seed with NLEX with 7-2 data.

Under the Philippine Cup structure, the highest 4 groups on the finish of the removal spherical earn the twice-to-beat incentive within the quarterfinals.

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Thanks to the Hotshots’ sturdy begin to the convention, Victolero isn’t too occupied with falling out of playoff competition. The precedence now’s transparent: lock within the playoff bonus with two video games left within the eliminations.

“At least we got some wins earlier [in the conference] because in the last one, we really had a hard time. We were chasing wins in the end,” he mentioned. “Now, though, we’re sure of the quarterfinals and we’re just chasing the incentives. We will go for it and we’ll prepare ourselves to get that.”

Conveniently, the Hotshots’ subsequent sport is towards the Road Warriors on Friday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium, a matchup that might briefly resolve the highest seed within the ultimate stretch of the eliminations.