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Ginebra's Mercado braces for 'all-out war' against Alaska

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src=" http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/02/06/sol-mercado-020617.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Sol Mercado accounted for two late baskets as Ginebra survives Alaska. Josh Albelda, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – After figuring in an ill-tempered game that featured two technical fouls, a flagrant, and several near-shoving matches between players, Ginebra guard Sol Mercado is expecting nothing less than all-out war when they play Alaska again on Tuesday.Knowing that one loss will end their campaign in the 2016-17 PBA Philippine Cup, the Gin Kings dug deep to rally from a 17-point deficit to stun the Aces, 85-81, in their quarterfinal game on Sunday, forcing a do-or-die game for a spot in the semifinals.&quot;There was no tomorrow,&quot; said Mercado, who had 12 points off the bench while figuring prominently in Ginebra&#x27;s 25-1 run to end the third quarter. &quot;If we lost, it will be a long break sitting at home.&quot;&quot;So we didn&#x27;t want this to end,&quot; he stressed. &quot;We gave it all we had, everything we had. There was no tomorrow.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2017/02/05/nsd-alive-well-ginebra-forces-ko-game-vs-aces-21443">NSD alive and well as Ginebra forces KO game vs. Aces</a></li></ul>It was an eventful contest that saw Alaska assistant coach Topex Robinson get a technical for spitting on the floor of the Ynares Center. Head coach Alex Compton also got a technical – and was lucky not to be thrown out – after he entered the court while complaining about an offensive foul.Ginebra forward Joe Devance had to be helped off the court after hurting his left leg, and Alaska forward Calvin Abueva also appeared to be hurt in the fourth quarter after a hard foul from Mark Caguioa, only to shake off the apparent injury. Mercado himself exchanged some words with Abueva in the final frame, with both players needing to be separated.So heated was Mercado that his own coach, Tim Cone, had to talk to him to try to calm him down.&quot;Our guys battled all the way through,&quot; Cone said afterward. &quot;Sometimes, we battled each other.&quot;&quot;We did what we had to do to stay alive and keep kicking. It was an intense game for everybody,&quot; he added.The knockout game on Tuesday will very likely be another intense affair, and Mercado is ready for it.&quot;(It will be) an all-out war,&quot; Mercado predicted. &quot;If they&#x27;re going to bring it, we&#x27;re going to bring it. It&#x27;s a 50-50 chance for both teams.&quot;&quot;We&#x27;ll give everything we have, and live with the result,&quot; he promised. (For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

After figuring in an ill-tempered game that featured two technical fouls, a flagrant, and several near-shoving matches between players, Ginebra guard Sol Mercado is expecting nothing less than all-out war when they play Alaska again on Tuesday.

After figuring in an ill-tempered game that featured two technical fouls, a flagrant, and several near-shoving matches between players, Ginebra guard Sol Mercado is expecting nothing less than all-out war when they play Alaska again on Tuesday.

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Ginebra's Mercado braces for 'all-out war' against Alaska

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 06, 2017 05:35 PM PHT

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Updated February 06, 2017 07:53 PM PHT

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