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PBA: On missed game-winner, Star's Allein Maliksi says, 'At least I tried'

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img figcaption="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/01/12/star-011217.jpg"/><div class="embed-desc">Star&#x27;s Allein Maliksi attempts a jump shot against the Alaska Aces. Photo courtesy of the PBA Media Bureau. </div></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines — Allein Maliksi says he will take responsibility for the shots he missed in crunch time of Star&#x27;s loss to Alaska, but the Hotshots guard adds it will simply be another learning experience for him.In a game that saw the Star backcourt struggle with its shots, Maliksi nearly became the hero as he fired the game-tying triple that went over the outstretched arms of two defenders to make it 86-all with 1:23 left in regulation.Alaska head coach Alex Compton could only shake his head after the game at Maliksi&#x27;s shot, which came off an offensive rebound after he had missed a previous 3-point attempt.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2017/01/11/abueva-leads-alaska-past-star-tough-ot-victory-20247">Abueva leads Alaska past Star in tough OT victory </a></li></ul>&quot;Mahiyain talaga si Allein, ano? He&#x27;ll miss three in a row, and hit the next big one,&quot; Compton said. &quot;But that&#x27;s his job, that&#x27;s what he&#x27;s done his whole career.&quot;Unfortunately for Star, that big shot was the last Maliksi hit in the game. He missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 38 seconds left in overtime and, in Star&#x27;s final possession, he again bricked an open triple. Maliksi was able to secure the rebound off his own miss, but again misfired on a short jumper.In overtime, he missed two more attempts, before committing a turnover. Alaska wound up with a hard-fought 97-90 victory; Maliksi finished the game with 15 points on 16 shots, to go along with nine rebounds and three turnovers.&quot;Siguro this game, kung isisi sa akin, OK lang. Kaya kong i-blame ang sarili ko, kasi hindi ko naman na-shoot &#x27;yung pampanalo,&quot; Maliksi said. &quot;Sorry.&quot;Learning experience, at sana, ma-improve ko as a player &#x27;yung mga ganoong moments sa darating pa.&quot;(Maybe this time, if they put the blame on me, that&#x27;s OK. I can blame myself because I didn&#x27;t make the winning basket. I hope I can improve in these types of moments when they do happen again.)Maliksi says he doesn&#x27;t regret taking those shots in crunch time, despite the result.&quot;Mas pangit naman kung you quit trying. Mas OK yung you keep trying,&quot; he said. &quot;At least, I tried.&quot;&quot;Kung na-shoot ko naman, nanalo kami, credit sa akin. Kung hindi, sige, OK lang. Sasaluhin ko kung anuman.&quot;(If you quit trying, that&#x27;s worse. It&#x27;s better to keep trying. If I made the shot, we win and credit to me. If I don&#x27;t, that&#x27;s OK. I&#x27;ll accept whatever the result is.)Maliksi also refused to use fatigue as an excuse or the extended break at the start of the overtime period due to some technical issues with the shot clock at Araneta Coliseum.&quot;It&#x27;s just yung proper mechanics ng shot ko,&quot; he explained. &quot; &#x27;Yung timing, nawala, hindi ko na nakuha &#x27;yung rhythm ko. Missed shot lang.&quot;(I lost my timing. I couldn&#x27;t get my rhythm. It was just a missed shot.)(For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>)

Allein Maliksi says he will take responsibility for the shots he missed in crunch time of Star's loss to Alaska, but the Hotshots guard adds it will simply be another learning experience for him.

Allein Maliksi says he will take responsibility for the shots he missed in crunch time of Star's loss to Alaska, but the Hotshots guard adds it will simply be another learning experience for him.

PBA: On missed game-winner, Star's Allein Maliksi says, 'At least I tried'

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PBA: On missed game-winner, Star's Allein Maliksi says, 'At least I tried'

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 12, 2017 06:21 PM PHT

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