Back-to-back Best Import Durham focused on winning title, not award

Allen Durham may have won his second Bobby Parks Best Import award, but the trophy was the least of his concerns on Sunday.

“Honestly, I’m not thinking about it now,” Durham said moments before Game 2 of the 2017 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals between Meralco and Ginebra.

Durham had laser-focus when he entered the Big Dome for the all-important Game 2 as he was motivated to equalize the best-of-7 series.

“Right now, I’m just focused on winning. I’m grateful to win the award again, but my main concern has always been winning the championship,” he said.

There’s no denying how much Durham impacts a game, averaging 25.44 points, 20.06 rebounds, 6.81 assists, and 1.25 blocks to help the Bolts get back in the Finals, their second in franchise history.

But make no mistake, Durham is hell-bent on leading Meralco to the top of the mountain as he seeks to finish what he regards as an “unfinished business.”

“I said last season that I feel I left an unfinished business with us finishing runner-up last year. So winning (the Best Import award) is great, but we got games and a championship we need to win,” he said.