Salado, Racal vow to get back at Cignal in Game 2 | Inquirer Sports

Salado, Racal vow to get back at Cignal in Game 2

/ 05:28 PM April 01, 2017

Photo by Tristan Tamayo/ INQUIRER.net

Photo by Tristan Tamayo/ INQUIRER.net

Kent Salado vowed to bounce back stronger following Racal’s 93-85 Game 1 defeat to Cignal-San Beda in the 2017 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup Finals on Thursday.

Spraining his ankle on a rebound play early in the fourth quarter, the speedy Arellano guard had to watch from the sidelines as the Tile Masters mounted a belated rally and ultimately failed.

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“I wanted to come in, but it was hard for me because of my sprain. It was hard for us to come back because they had a big lead at that point,” Salado said in Filipino.

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Salado subbed out at the 9:02 mark of the payoff period and finished with seven points, 10 rebounds, and two assists, but was a minus-13 for Racal in his 23 minutes on the floor.

Rey Nambatac led a furious rally which saw the Hawkeyes’ 21-point lead dwindle down to just five with ta little over two minutes left to play.

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The 5-foot-9 guard admitted that it was a complete miscalculation on the Tile Masters’ part, as the defense they employed in their semifinals series against Cafe France wasn’t as effective against the Hawkeyes.

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“We need to adjust on our defense because we did it the same way we did against Cafe France,” he said. “They got to a big lead early so we really need to adjust. We also felt frustration as our shooters failed to make their shots while a lot of their shots seemed to all went down.”

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With Racal learning its lessons from this Game 1 debacle, Salado believes that his team can still force an equalizer against the fancied Cignal side.

“In Game 2, we’ll get back at them,” he said.

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