Terrence Romeo regains contact, timing in essential San Miguel win

San Miguel guard Terrence Romeo. PBA IMAGES

MANILA, Philippines — Terrence Romeo hasn’t been himself since coming back from a foot harm that compelled him to overlook three video games.

Romeo had simply come again final Thursday, serving to San Miguel Beer sweep NorthPort within the Philippine Cup quarterfinals.

He scored 11 factors within the sequence clincher earlier than following it up with measly eight factors in a semifinals Game 1 loss to TNT final Sunday.

However with the Beermen in peril of falling 0-2 to the Tropang Giga after being down by as many as 19 factors on Wednesday, Romeo regained his capturing contact within the second half to return to the rescue.

“My recreation has been up and down as a result of I’ve already handled a few accidents this convention,” Romeo stated in Filipino after the 98-96 clincher. “Thank God I’m beginning to get my timing again.”

“Going into this recreation, I simply actually needed to be of huge assist to the crew. That was my solely mindset,” he added.

He did simply that after which some with an electrifying show within the remaining body the place he fired 15 factors.

Romeo, who solely had two factors within the first half, exploded for twenty-four factors within the remaining two intervals to gas San Miguel’s comeback.

His scorching capturing paved means for a dramatic end with Marcio Lassiter’s putback on the buzzer successful it for the Beermen.

“That’s the character of the crew. We by no means fold irrespective of the state of affairs. We simply keep collectively,” he stated. “We simply by no means gave up the entire recreation.”

“To inform you actually, that was pure coronary heart particularly Terrence, he simply went wild within the courtroom. His focus was there to win the sport. He made lots of necessary baskets,” stated his head coach Leo Austria.

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