Alaska determined to get back into playoffs

Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

It took 14 ill-fated games to tarnish Alaska’s winning tradition in the league where it has won 14 championships in 30 years.

But second-winningest franchise are hell-bent on moving on from that debacle which saw them lose 14 straight games spanning two conferences this PBA season.

The Aces have managed to get back on track after winning back-to-back games and they’re not stopping at that.

“We’re hungry to get back and get to the playoffs,” said forward Calvin Abueva Friday at Mall of Asia Arena after Alaska fended off Globalport in the PBA Governors’ Cup.

Abueva finished with 12 points in that win, all coming from the fourth quarter.

Alaska improved to 2-6 in the conference and still has a chance to get to quarterfinals if it wins all of its remaining games.

“We have to take these chances bit by bit because you won’t get to the playoffs that easily,” said Abueva in Filipino. “And the team’s mindset is slowly changing. Still the two wins we had are nothing compared to the losses we’ve experienced.”

“We have to get to the playoffs because that’s where we’ll know how far we’ve come.”