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ABL: Alab seeks clincher on the road versus head coach-less Saigon

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San Miguel-Alab Pilipinas eyes closing out Saigon Heat in Game 2 of their best-of-3 quarterfinals series in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) in Vietnam on Saturday.Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. in front of a hostile crowd at CIS Arena in Ho Chi Minh City. Alab drew first blood in Game 1 when they outlasted the Heat 110-100 Sunday.Reigning league MVP Bobby Ray Parks led the charge by scoring 24 points while Justin Brownlee finished with an all-around production consisting of 22 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.Saigon’s world import, Maxie Esho, paced the Heat with a career-high 42 points, while Fil-Am Mikey Williams and Jamaican Akeem Scott chipped in 19 apiece.Saigon will play at home minus head coach Kyle Julius, who was sent off after incurring a series of technical fouls for continuously complaining in Game 1.Julius will be out for the rest of the series.Strengthening Alab is the return of hot-shooting point guard Josh Urbiztondo, who has recovered from injury.A sweep of Saigon will advance the Filipino club to a semis joust against Christian Standhardinger and defending champion Hong Kong.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. in front of a hostile crowd at CIS Arena in Ho Chi Minh City.

Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. in front of a hostile crowd at CIS Arena in Ho Chi Minh City.