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PBA: What finals MVP Terrence Romeo learned after winning title No. 2

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/08/16/20190816-terrence-romeo.jpg"/><figcaption>Terrence Romeo bagged his first career finals MVP. Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports</figcaption></figure></div>The transition is truly complete for Terrence Romeo, who in 2 conferences with San Miguel Beer, has made it to 2 finals and won 2 titles.In the 2019 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, Romeo, the hero off the bench in this series for the Beermen, bagged the Honda-PBA Press Corps finals MVP.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">2019 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals MVP (presented by Honda and the PBA Press Corps) is none other than... TERRENCE ROMEO!!! 14.8 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.3 rebounds in these Finals ✔️ 29 points in crucial Game 2 win ✔️ 22 points in crucial Game 5 win<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBA2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PBA2019</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBAFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PBAFinals</a> <a href="https://t.co/ufXeLNm1yu">pic.twitter.com/ufXeLNm1yu</a>— Paul Kennedy Lintag (@paullintag8) <a href="https://twitter.com/paullintag8/status/1162361993690411009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script> “ ’Pag iniisip mo na kung paano ka mananalo, mas makakalimutan mo na kailangan ikaw lagi ’yung bida. Di mo kailangan laging bida, importante manalo team,” Romeo said in an interview posted on the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2019/08/16/finals-mvp-romeo-knows-role-di-kailangan-laging-bidaa-60006">ABS-CBN Sports</a> website.“May mga games na 4 attempts lang ako pero panalo kami. May mga times na kailangan scoring ko.“Hindi na mahalaga kung sino maraming points or kung sino best player every game. Sa thinking ng lahat ng players ng SMB, kahit si June Mar (Fajardo) na pinaka-magaling sa liga, ganu’n din. Unselfish.“Para sakin, ’yun na-adapt ko sa SMB. Para laging panalo, dapat ma-adapt mo na maging unselfish ka.”His best pair of games were crucial for the Beermen, exploding for 29 points in Game 2 as San Miguel won in double overtime to tie the series.In Game 5, Romeo matched TNT’s Terrence Jones almost point-for-point in the first half to keep the Beermen within striking distance. He ultimately scored 22 points to help San Miguel take a 3-2 lead.Romeo averaged 14.8 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.3 rebounds in these finals. — With a report from Paul Lintag, ABS-CBN SportsThis story was originally published on the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2019/08/16/pba-finals-romeo-earns-stripes-smb-win-mvp-60004">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

In the 2019 Commissioner’s Cup finals, Romeo was the hero off the bench for San Miguel.

In the 2019 Commissioner’s Cup finals, Romeo was the hero off the bench for San Miguel.