Jayson Castro still confident, quick to move on from Game 2 heartbreak | Inquirer Sports

Jayson Castro still confident, quick to move on from Game 2 heartbreak

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 01:31 AM August 08, 2019

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MANILA, Philippines—Jayson Castro could’ve given TNT a 2-0 series lead in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals if only one of his last two three-point attempts found the bottom of the net.

Instead, San Miguel held on and took the 127-125 double overtime win in Game 2 to tie the best-of-seven duel Wednesday night.

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“We had a chance to win at the last shot, it just didn’t go in,” said Castro in Filipino. “We’re okay, we’re very confident that we will win against them.”

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“I just have to give credit to San Miguel because those guys played well. They adjusted well, and this is a series.”

Castro finished with 27 points, eight rebounds, and 12 assists but had a crucial turnover that led to a breakaway layup by Chris Ross for a 126-122 Beermen cushion with 15.6 seconds left.

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But he was quick to atone for his mistakes after he hit hit a three-pointer just 3.9 seconds later cutting the Beermen’s lead to one, 126-125.

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SMB import Chris McCullough split from the free throw line with 10.1 seconds remaining that left the door open for TNT to steal the game, but Castro just couldn’t sink a pair of potential game-winning treys as time ran out.

“This is a series and you really can’t control everything so for us players we have to learn from these kinds of situations,” said Castro. “We just have to move on from this.”

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TAGS: 2019 Commissioner's Cup, Game 2, Jayson Castro, PBA Finals, San Miguel Beermen, SMB, TNT KaTropa

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