Game winning buzzer-beater ni Stockton naisalba ang FiberXers vs Beermen
Bayaning maituturing ngayon sa koponan ng Converge FiberXers si Alec Stockton matapos maisalba ang kaniyang koponan sa pamamagitan ng game winning buzzer-buzzer kung kaya nakuha nito ang panalo kontra SMB 114-112 sa kanilang Game 3 nitong Lunes ng gabi sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Ito rin ang first-ever playoff win ng Converge sa kasaysayan ng kanilang prangkisa. Tinapos ni Stockton ang Game 3 na may ng 20 points, 8 assists at 7 rebounds.
Ayon kay Stockton, pinilit nilang lumaban hanggang huli dahil kung sakali mang sila ay matalo, matatalo sila ng hindi sumusuko.
“Coach told us if we were going to go down this game, we’re going to go down swinging. We have nothing to lose, we’re down 0-2, and we just kept fighting,” ani Stockton.
Sinabi pa ni Converge guard na kahit lamang pa sila ng tatlong puntos sa Beermen ay hindi ito nagpaka kampante kundi kailangan umano niya gumawa ng paraan para sa koponan. Natuwa si Stockton kahit paano ay nakapuntos pa ito bago tuluyang maubos ang oras ng laro.
“We were up by three and I did almost cost us the game. I had to do something. I’m just glad I made that shot and we got ourselves another chance,” dagdag pa niya.
Nanguna naman sa laro ng FiberXers si Justin Arana na nakapag ambag ng 23 points at 11 rebounds, si Jalen Jones naman ay kumamada ng 17 points, 14 rebounds, at 4 assists, habang si Bryan Santos ay naka 15 points at si Schonny Winston naman ay may naibuslong 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, at 2 steals.
Samantala, aarangakada naman sa October 4, Biyernes, ang Game 4 sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The Scores:
Converge 114 – Arana 23, Stockton 20, Jones 17, Santos 17, Caralipio 11, Winston 10, Cabagnot 8, Nieto 7, Delos Santos 2, Ambohot 1, Andrade 0.
San Miguel 112 – Anoseike 39, Perez 18, Lassiter 14, Fajardo 12, Romeo 12, Ross 6, Rosales 6, Trollano 3, Cruz 2, Brondial 0.
Quarters : 20-27, 44-53, 66-87, 114-112.