San Miguel vs Meralco

2022 - 8 - 6

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Meralco stifles San Miguel for semis equalizer as Norman Black ... (Rappler)

Cliff Hodge leads five players in double figures as Meralco welcomes back head coach Norman Black by knotting their best-of-seven semifinals at 1-1.

Aaron Black delivered anew upon the return of his father with 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, including an and-one play left that essentially sealed the win for the Bolts. Cliff Hodge continued his stellar play after winning the Player of the Week award by putting up 17 points and 14 rebounds for Meralco, which put the shackles on the Beermen after a lopsided 24-point loss in the series-opener. Five players scored in double figures for the Bolts as they welcomed back Black – who spent a month in the United States to attend to his now-deceased mother – by knotting the best-of-seven series at 1-1.

Meralco, Magnolia get even vs San Miguel, TNT in Game 2 (The Manila Times)

PBA grand slam coach Norman Black returned and wasted no time bringing back the Meralco Bolts on track as he steered his team to a big bounce back victory ...

They played last game and tried to make adjustments going to this game. The Hotshots led by as much as 19 points, but the Tropang Giga made a game out of it when Williams began to hit his stride. Mikey Williams bucked a slow start and erupted for 25 second-half points to bring the Tropang Giga back in the thick of the fight.

Raymar Jose provides spark as Meralco holds off SMB, equalizes ... (GMA News Online)

Raymar Jose provided a huge lift down the stretch as Meralco evened its semifinals series against San Miguel with a 99-88 victory in Game 2 of their ...

Jose finished with 13 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes of action off the bench while Hodge led Meralco with a double-double of 17 markers, 14 rebounds, and one assist. Raymar Jose provided a huge lift down the stretch as Meralco evened its semifinals series against San Miguel with a 99-88 victory in Game 2 of their best-of-seven affair in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Friday. Down 72-70 late in the third, Meralco scored six straight points courtesy of Raymond Almazan and Allein Maliksi as they regained the lead, 76-72, before heading into the payoff period where Jose took care of business.

Meralco turns back San Miguel, squares best-of-seven series (INQUIRER.net)

The Bolts got their legs back and recovered from a 24-point defeat in Game 1 with a 99-88 win over the San Miguel Beermen, squaring their PBA Philippine Cup ...

“But at the same time, the team stuck together. “If we can be unpredictable on how we score, it would be difficult for us to be stopped,” said the Bolts coach, who returned on the eve of Game 2 after spending almost a month in the United States to tend to her ailing mother, who later passed away. “Napahiya kami last game (We felt embarrassed the last game). It was not the way Meralco plays,” said Aaron Black, who redeemed himself with seven of his 15 points in the fourth quarter that stalled the Beermen’s rally from 17 down.

Meralco evens semis series vs SMB in Norman Black's return (Manila Bulletin)

Meralco turned back San Miguel, 99-88, to give head coach Norman Black a winning return and more importantly tie their best-of-seven semifinals series in ...

Try to look at the last game and make adjustments going into this game,” said Black who had assistant coach Luigi Trillo play stand-in for him and guided the Bolts to a 6-3 record during that stretch. Evident to that teamwork were seven players who scored at least nine points for the side of Meralco. Cliff Hodge continued his rare offensive display with 17 points while Black and Allen Maliksi added 15 apiece. Meralco actually went off to a blazing start, erecting its largest lead at 17 early in the second frame.

Meralco relieved with Game 2 win vs SMB after 'embarrassing' loss ... (Philstar.com)

MANILA, Philippines — The Meralco Bolts were able to even out their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup semifinals series against the San Miguel Beermen, ...

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Bolts strike back: Meralco's fast start against San Miguel Beermen ... (ESPN)

As Meralco Bolts leveled their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal against San Miguel Beermen, here are the key takeaways from their 99-88 Game 2 win on Friday.

"He's just so big and talented that he's very difficult to stop. "I invested in playing him in the middle of the conference and it's really paying off right now. "That's all we can do at this point. "Really, for the entire conference, actually, Toto has been big for us," Norman Black said. "I think just not wanting to go down 2-0 especially against a team like San Miguel, that's a tough hill to climb. We just have to continue to do that. We know that San Miguel's gonna come out next game prepared and ready to go so we have to match that. We really had to do it as a unit. "But at the same time, the team, they really stuck together. "I just had to adjust very quickly to what's going on right now. "I actually witnessed my mother pass while I was home so that was a pretty poignant experience for me. "San Miguel is a really tough team.