Rey Nambatac bails out TNT Tropang Giga in Recreation 3 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals in opposition to Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
Rey Nambatac mentioned Jayson Castro had a variety of affect in his standout efficiency that gave TNT an 87-85 win over Barangay Ginebra and a 2-1 lead within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals.
Nambatac completed with a profession playoff-high 24 factors, together with the go-ahead three within the dying seconds because the Tropang Giga bought the lead and by no means regarded again to fend off a combating Gin Kings facet that misplaced Justin Brownlee to a dislocated thumb.
HIGHLIGHTS: PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals – Ginebra vs TNT Recreation 3
“I felt the presence of Kuya Jayson even when he’s not within the venue,” Nambatac mentioned in Filipino. “I’ve watched a variety of movies to look at his sport.”
Castro was dominated out of the Tropang Giga’s title bid and the remainder of the season after his knee gave method in the course of the semifinal sequence in opposition to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, placing Nambatac on the highlight.
However by way of three video games of the championship showdown, Nambatac has performed a gradual job manning the purpose for TNT with averages of 16.0 factors, 3.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists.
“I felt that I’ve overcome that stress,” he mentioned. “As an alternative of feeling burdened with the duty, like I mentioned I took it as motivation and simply performed unfastened.”
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Aside from the go-ahead triple, Nambatac was feeling it at the beginning and made some pictures that enabled TNT to climate a 48-42 halftime lead and switch it right into a seesaw affair.
He additionally had 5 rebounds and 7 assists in Recreation 3.
In the meantime, Castro continues to recuperate after present process surgical procedure at his dwelling in Pampanga. It’s uncertain if the veteran guard will be capable to attend the OBA Finals to cheer on the Tropang Giga.
However RR Pogoy and members of the TNT utility employees paid Castro a go to earlier than the Finals, with Castro leaving a message for the crew to push by way of with out him.
