After two games, the Meralco Bolts have two wins. No one could be more happier than head coach Norman Black. However, he urged caution when trying assessing their chances in this early in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup.
Black admitted during the post game interview that the Bolts caught the SMB Beermen at a time when the latter are still groping for form in their first match of the conference. Their second win was made possible through the smart plays of Chris Newsome, Aaron Black, Reynel Hugnatan, and Nards Pinto, among others.
"You are always happy to get wins at this point of the season. You don’t want to be left behind because it will be a struggle trying to catch up later," said Black.
The victory was a fitting followup to the Bolts' 85-63 victory over NorthPort. It also reasserted the Bolts' mastery of the Beermen, who they beat twice during last year’s Philippine Cup quarterfinals.
"As a coach, I am happy that we played them early. Once they get into shape and they start rolling, it's very difficult to stop them. Maybe it was our advantage to get them this early in the conference," said Black.
"San Miguel is San Miguel. On the other side, you are looking at an All-Star team basically or a national team. It's good to win against them. To get them behind us, you don’t have to face them in the elimination round in the future," said Black.
Black said the win over San Miguel is certainly a momentum-builder going into its next match against TNT scheduled on 24 July.
"We have another tough game coming up in our next game against Talk 'N Text. To put San Miguel behind us is a big deal for us," said Black.
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