Patriots are ABL champions
Monday, February 22, 2010
THE Philippine Patriots were crowned the inaugural champions of the Asean Basketball League (ABL) yesterday after beating Satria Muda BritAma 75-67 in Game 3 of the best-of-five final series to take a 3-0 unassailable lead at the BritAma Arena in Indonesia yesterday.
Having won the first two games at home, it was the first time that the Patriots have ventured into enemy territory for the finals.
Satria Muda coach Fictor Roring's hopes of the home crowd serving as the 'sixth player' were dashed as the Patriots eventually flew back home a win in the end.
The champions' American import Gabe Freeman was not at his usual best last night, limited to only 17 points and 19 rebounds but his compatriot Jason Dixon shone bright in Jakarta, recording 28 points and 12 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the
season.
The Satria Muda's duo of Alex Hartman and Nakiea Miller, on the other hand, could only get 14 and 13 points respectively.
Louie Alas, the Patriots coach, credits the win to the team's defence.
"The whole season we really emphasised on defence, especially in this series," said Alas after their victory last night.
Having won Game 1 (at 78-68) and Game 2 (72-53), the Patriots only needed one more
win to secure the ABL crown.
The home crowd spurred Satria Muda to an early nine-point lead, at 14-5.
However, the hosts suffered a setback when Miller was poked in the eye by Patriots forward Jerwin Gaco.
The Patriots took advantage of his absence and fought back to get a four-point lead (35-31) at half-time. Read More...
Having won the first two games at home, it was the first time that the Patriots have ventured into enemy territory for the finals.
Satria Muda coach Fictor Roring's hopes of the home crowd serving as the 'sixth player' were dashed as the Patriots eventually flew back home a win in the end.
The champions' American import Gabe Freeman was not at his usual best last night, limited to only 17 points and 19 rebounds but his compatriot Jason Dixon shone bright in Jakarta, recording 28 points and 12 rebounds for his 16th double-double of the
season.
The Satria Muda's duo of Alex Hartman and Nakiea Miller, on the other hand, could only get 14 and 13 points respectively.
Louie Alas, the Patriots coach, credits the win to the team's defence.
"The whole season we really emphasised on defence, especially in this series," said Alas after their victory last night.
Having won Game 1 (at 78-68) and Game 2 (72-53), the Patriots only needed one more
win to secure the ABL crown.
The home crowd spurred Satria Muda to an early nine-point lead, at 14-5.
However, the hosts suffered a setback when Miller was poked in the eye by Patriots forward Jerwin Gaco.
The Patriots took advantage of his absence and fought back to get a four-point lead (35-31) at half-time. Read More...
Source: TBT
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