Agem Miranda knocks down game-winner to raise JRU Heavy Bombers.
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MANILA, Philippines—Jose Rizal College was pulled out of bother by a game-winning jumper by Agem Miranda on the buzzer.
Nonetheless, Heavy Bombers coach Louie Gonzalez admitted that the play was not even supposed for the double-double machine.
“We all know there will be switches in the last play. Agem was actually the last option. Two defenders went to (John) Amores so he took JL’s (Delos Santos) pass. In that situation, he was the best possible guy to take the shot,” bared Gonzalez.
JRU was down by one 60-59 with 2.6 seconds remaining when Miranda sank a fadeaway jumper to provide JRU a victory 61-60.
Gonzalez’s belief in his massive man grew bigger on Wednesday after their lopsided loss to Mapua, 74-49.
The top tactician mentioned he needed to pull his star to the facet for a chat, giving him a extra minute position with the crew.
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“We had a long talk. My rotations really changed in the last few games. As a coach, my number one priority is what I can do to help my players,” he mentioned.
“I talked to him in front of the team about why his minutes were limited. I told him I expect him to do a certain role,” he added.
Miranda had no downside taking over lesser minutes and mentioned the crew’s “intervention” helped him play extra calmly and fewer aggressively.
“We had lots of problems in our team. We talked to our teammates and even with our coaches so our game today was good because we played without any weight,” mentioned the ahead.
The 6-foot-3 wing additionally mentioned the crew’s win towards the Generals could be their stepping stone into getting again to successful mode.
“At first I was nervous. They had a long run and took the lead so I told the bench, we need to win. If we win today, this will be our stepping stone for the next games so when I shot that, I was really happy,” Miranda mentioned.
JRU regained maintain of the fifth seed with a 6-5 report.
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