La Salle gets back at UP to force do-or-die in UAAP 86 Finals

The Manila Times

La Salle gets back at UP to force do-or-die in UAAP 86 Finals  La Salle returns the favor to the University of the Philippines with an 82-60 win in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 to force a do-or die. The Green Archers head coach Topex Robinson said that his team simply played their hearts out as they avenged their 67-97 loss to the Fighting Maroons in Game 1. Game 3 is on Wednesday, December 6, still at the Big Dome.   Video by Niel Victor Masoy  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes  #tmtnews  #basketball   #philippines     #dlsu

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00:00 What can you say about the effort of your boys?

00:02 Again, I guess they just really don't want to end this finals right away.

00:10 We just gave UP a good fight.

00:14 You know, players were really wanting it this afternoon.

00:18 They just tried to prepare also for the way it's gonna be.

00:22 And again, these guys really put their hearts in it.

00:26 They did their job. We're feeling happy for them.

00:29 We didn't worry about a well-prepared start after that.

00:33 We just kept on playing basketball.

00:37 Whatever the result of this afternoon, as long as we know that we did what we prepared for.

00:43 We know that they're gonna come off a good start.

00:46 They didn't cause it the first time in Game 1.

00:48 I guess we kind of buckled down on our defense.

00:53 We weathered the storm when they were making that run and we made stops.

00:57 We just had to temper that to focus on the game.

01:01 We know that it's gonna be hard.

01:04 Winning a championship is gonna be hard.

01:07 Playing against the top college team in the country right now is gonna be hard.

01:12 But for us, the moment we just keep on enjoying the game that we love, that has been good to us.

01:18 And not shying away from the responsibility of the result of the ballgame.

01:23 So come Game 3, obviously, there's gonna be a lot of work.

01:27 We know that Yubi is gonna come out with guns blazing.

01:30 For us, again, it's gonna be focused on us.

01:34 We don't know what Yubi will do, but we know what we will do.

01:37 We have to make adjustments and making sure that Game 2 is done and over with.

01:42 What's important to us is the game in front of us, which is gonna be our game on Wednesday.

01:46 So it's gonna be exciting.

01:49 We've never been there as a team, so we wanna make sure that we're gonna enjoy each and every moment that we're gonna play together in that finals.

01:58 Coach, they say that you can't teach players how to handle pressure unless they're really going to win.

02:05 So knowing that it's going to be Wednesday and 20,000 crowd out there, how do you help your mostly young team use that pressure to their advantage?

02:15 I guess that word that you mentioned goes to everybody on this team, me included.

02:21 We always remind ourselves that pressure is a privilege.

02:25 If you wanna be great, you have to face it and make sure that you look it in the eye and just say, "Take me."

02:34 Because we couldn't shy away from that because in life, you're gonna go through those hardships again.

02:41 You cannot just walk away from that.

02:43 Whether you like it or not, you have to go through it, under it whatsoever.

02:46 But our reminder is to practice.

02:51 I was telling them that their young lives, you're gonna go through a lot of challenges when you grow old.

02:58 So this is your practice.

03:00 This is the baptism of fire.

03:02 I guarantee them, you're always gonna go back to this experience.

03:06 Every time you're facing a hardship.

03:08 This one reminder is gonna keep you going, whatever it happens or whatever it takes.

03:15 [Music]

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