Tony Mitchell (No. 14 photo above) plays your entire 48 minutes for Macau. —PBA IMAGES
It hasn’t looked like a very good season for Macau within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, and the Black Knights’ standing is solid proof of that.
Nonetheless, Macau showed it will possibly still go down swinging with a 123-119 win over Blackwater at Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday night.
Coach Marcus Elliott has seen the standings and knows where they’re. So even with the win against the Bossing, he understands that their playoff hopes have, realistically, fizzled out.
As an alternative, the player-turned-coach is waiting for what’s next for the guest team from East Asia.
“We just need to improve. We don’t know what’ll occur next, but we’ll just proceed to construct on this win and construct on our confidence,” he said.
Just falling short
“We’ve had three or 4 games within the clutch where it could’ve gone either way, and I’m just thankful that today, it worked out in our favor.”
The Black Knights led by as many as 13 points over Blackwater, however the Bossing—who’re also running out of quarterfinal probabilities—had other plans within the fourth quarter.
Blackwater clawed back into the motive force’s seat and regained the advantage, 116-115, courtesy of a Bradwyn Guinto bucket on the 2:59 mark of the period.
Damian Chongqui, nevertheless, put Macau back on top before Jenning Leung sealed the sport with a layup that capped a 5-1 blitz, giving the Black Knights a 120-117 lead with 2:10 remaining. INQ