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ANTIPOLO, Philippines – Who would have thought that Columbian Dyip, a team that won only one game last conference, would destroy the NLEX Road Warriors, a team that made it into the semifinals of the Philippine Cup, by 20 points?
That is what happened in the 2018 PBA Commissioner’s Cup after the Road Warriors were slapped with a rude awakening in their conference opener with a 103-123 loss to the Dyip on Saturday, April 28.
The loss was so bad that NLEX super rookie Kiefer Ravena couldn’t help but admit to be embarrased by the shellacking they received from Columbian.
“Syempre, nakakahiya. After the semis berth last conference, bigla kang tatambakan ng bente ‘di ba? Plus may import pa, baligtad,” said Ravena.
(Of course, it’s embarrasing. After the semis berth last conference, you don’t imagine losing by 20. And we also have an import so it should have been different.)
Kiefer Ravena says the NLEX Road Warriors are probably still in vacation mode, which factored in their 20-point loss to the Columbian Dyip. #PBA2018 @RapplerSports pic.twitter.com/Ak12Q8J7qr
— delfin dioquino (@dioquinodelfin) April 28, 2018
The Dyip had everything good going for them throughout with 3 players finishing with at least 20 points and one almost ending up with a triple-double.
Import C.J. Aiken dropped 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, while Reden Celda and Jerramy King chalked up 26 and 23 points, respectively. Rashawn McCarthy, meanwhile, registered 13 points, 12 assists and 9 boards in the win.
On the other hand, the Road Warriors had only two players breaching the 20-point mark: import Adrian Forbes, who had 26 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, and JR Quinahan, who added 20 points.
If Ravena, who had 9 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, were to answer what happened, it is because the team probably is still in vacation mode.
“Hindi naman sa pagiging overconfident pero siguro ‘yung mindset na nasa bakasyon pa and mindset na parang nagko-coast pa. Lahat naman kami doon at fault.”
(It is not that we are overconfident but probably, the mindset of the team is that we are still in vacation and we are still coasting. All of us are at fault.)
“Us locals, kailangan talaga naming mag-step up (Us locals need to step up). Celda had 26, Jerramy King had 23, McCarthy almost had a triple-double so we got outplayed. Give credit where credit is due. Those 3 guys really killed us, plus their import having a highlight reel of dunks tonight,” added Ravena.
Despite the ugly loss, the 24-year-old is looking at the positives, noting that it is still early and they still have time to shake things up.
“If that can’t wake you up, what will? For us, we start practice tomorrow, forget about this game and think about the next coming games.
The Road Warriors are eyeing for a bounce-back win when they collide with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters on Wednesday, May 2, at the Ynares Center here. – Rappler.com
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