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Sports: PBA - ALASKA SQUARES SERIES AT 2-2
February 5, 2008
ALASKA SQUARES SERIES AT 2-2
Miller explodes for 27 in scary win
And the Aces thrived on the OK Corral-like setting, pulling off a 90-83 victory Sunday evening to even up their 2007-08 Smart PBA Philippine Cup semifinals series at two games apiece at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Willie Miller scored a game-high 27 points and the rest of the
The Realtors showed grit by coming back from a 26-point deficit, but the Aces made coach Tim Cone prouder after showing more resolve in coming back from an 82-91 defeat the last time out and weathering Sunday’s storm.
“We could have taken a step back after losing two tough games (earlier in the series) but we did not,” said Cone. “We came out breathing fire, played some defense and kept battling and challenging them and gave ourselves a chance.”
The way Sta. Lucia chiseled the deficit to just 60-62 and 74-78 could not be ignored, however.
“They (Realtors) could have began thinking about Game 5, but they did not. They made it a battle and my hats off to them,” said Cone.
“We know how good they are, how tough they are and they’re showing great character in that team. It’s tough to compete with that hunger and that’s something we have to do,” he added.
