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PBA: AZ Reid rues SMB’s blown lead against Blackwater — ‘We played around’

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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/2018/sports/09/05/20180905-arizona-reid-pba.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Arizona Reid took responsibility for San Miguel Beer’s first loss of the PBA Governors’ Cup but also lamented his teammates’ lackadaisical approach to the game following a 103-100 setback to Blackwater on Wednesday night. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines—Arizona Reid took responsibility for San Miguel Beer’s first loss of the PBA Governors’ Cup but also lamented his teammates’ lackadaisical approach to the game following a 103-100 setback to Blackwater on Wednesday night.The Beermen led by as many as 10-points in the third quarter, and were still up 82-74 heading into the final period but could not hold on to victory. They had no answer for Henry Walker down the stretch, and wasted two shots at potential game-tying three-pointers in the last possession.Reid, who finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 turnovers in the loss, was blunt in his assessment of the game afterward.“We took ‘em lightly. We didn’t play the way we normally play, like the way we played in the first game. We played around, a lot of smiling, a lot of joking, so we lost,” he said.“We stopped doing what got us the lead. We started relaxing, chilling and thinking it’s funny, laughing around and joking. It’s unbelievable, man.”The 32-year-old import accepted the blame for the loss. He went scoreless in the final quarter, and missed a three-pointer in the final 20 seconds that could have knotted the count.“We lost, OK. Give me the blame, I like the pressure, it’s fine. Just give it to me, put the loss on AZ. It’s fine,” said Reid, who powered the Beermen to the 2015 Governors’ Cup crown.“Put the blame on AZ. I’m the import, I take the blame, I’m used to it. I can handle it. Give it to me,” he stressed.But at the same time, Reid knows that they let one slip away against Blackwater. “You saw the game, you see people were laughing and joking, it’s not a laughing and joking matter. If you wanna laugh and joke, you can laugh whenever you go home, but in between them lines, it’s not a game, it’s serious. I’m not gonna play around and joke and laugh with you when I’m out there,” said Reid.Asked what they need to work on as the PBA heads into a long break for the upcoming FIBA World Cup window, Reid said frankly: “Nothing. (Just) keep playing the way we played - just play more serious.”San Miguel won’t play again until September 21, against Columbian Dyip, and Reid is hopeful that the long break from the action gives them enough time to regroup.“It’s tough, it’s a very tough loss, we’ve got a long break, coming in 1-1, this game that we need, we lost. We just gotta regroup and hopefully everyone take it serious next time,” he said. “We gotta stay tough, mentally tough, get a lead and not fold, not break. We broke tonight, and it resulted in a loss.”For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Reid, who finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 turnovers in the loss, was blunt in his assessment of the loss: “We took ‘em lightly.”

Reid, who finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 turnovers in the loss, was blunt in his assessment of the loss: “We took ‘em lightly.”

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PBA: AZ Reid rues SMB’s blown lead against Blackwater — ‘We played around’

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 05, 2018 09:13 PM PHT

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