DLSU topples Adamson, faces UP in Finals

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DLSU topples Adamson, faces UP in Finals  De La Salle University is off to its quest to take another championship title after routing Adamson University, 72-55, in the semifinals of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night, Nov. 30.   La Salle will face the University of the Philippines in the Finals and will try to snatch the championship and repeat the history in Season 86.   The defending champions led as much by 27 points in the third quarter, 58-31, to bury Adamson and not waste its twice-to-beat advantage.   Kevin Quiambao led the scoring with 14 points along with three rebounds, three steals, two assists, and 2 blocks.  Video by Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan  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 Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters    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  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes  #philippines #tmtnews  #sports

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00:00I don't know, there are ups and downs in this game, but our brothers gave us the resiliency, that's why we need to win this game.

00:09Joshua, at 11 points, he has 2 rebounds, 1 steal.

00:14What can you say about this? You're in the finals again, and you're having a good season so far.

00:21Maybe, as Coach Lopez said, we're happy to be back in the finals, but this game really stuck in our defense.

00:30I really like that we played as a team.

00:35The coaches always remind us that we need to play our game.

00:40This is a good example for all of us.

00:42Thank you. Mike, you have 8 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assists, and plus 20.

00:50Sir, what can you say? Your mindset is 0-0 against Adamson.

00:55How did you maintain your high level of play?

00:59Especially when your opponent is always the one going in.

01:03I think I was kind of inspired by the speech that Rip Gonzalez gave before the game.

01:09It was all about being in the present.

01:12For me, that's always been something I struggled with living in the present.

01:18He really touched home.

01:20He said, don't think about the future, think about the past.

01:24You should always be in the present.

01:27For me, it's really just having that trust in my teammates, my trust in the community.

01:32Whatever happens, we just stay in the moment.

01:35God is in charge of everything.

01:38We just try to do our best and let God take care of the rest.

01:42That really is something that we cling to as a team.

01:45It's something that sums up the next play.

01:49You can't get any play back, you can't get a moment back.

01:52Like Coach Topek said, when you wake up, you can't get that sunshine back.

01:56It's just about soaking in the moment, soaking in.

01:59This is the last year for me and Josh.

02:02It's really going by fast, but if you really take the time to pray and be still with God,

02:07and sit in the presence of God, time really moves really slow.

02:11Okay, thank you.

02:13The floor is open for questions.

02:15So everybody, we're going to face UP again on the second set here.

02:19But what are the biggest differences from the team last year and from UP?

02:24Is it based on the two match-ups you've had so far?

02:27Again, what's obvious during those first two meetings was,

02:32UP didn't have a complete lineup.

02:37So I guess that's one thing that we haven't seen.

02:39And going back to our field oil meetings, they beat us twice.

02:46So that's one thing that we have to remember.

02:49If they're going to be a complete team out there, they're going to be...

02:52Obviously, they came here as the number one team.

02:55We're just slowly catching up on the second spot.

02:58But again, in this final, it's about how we're going to be prepared.

03:02We know UP is always going to be all out and try to be the best that they can be.

03:06It's just going to make us better.

03:08It's just going to challenge us.

03:10Like we said, we don't really put so much on what the other team will do.

03:15But we're just going to focus on ourselves.

03:17And that's what's important for us.

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