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San Miguel Beermen star Jericho Cruz. Photo from PBA Images.

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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729500652679IMG_5404.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="San Miguel Beermen star Jericho Cruz. Photo from PBA Images."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">San Miguel Beermen star Jericho Cruz. <em>Photo from PBA Images.</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The San Miguel Beermen fell short of extending their PBA Season 49 Governors&#x27; Cup semifinals series against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.</p><p>The Beermen had chances aplenty to overtake the Kings in the fourth quarter despite facing an 83-75 lead as they brought it down to three, 102-99, with under two minutes left, but things didn&#x27;t go well for the perennial league powerhouse on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. </p><p>EJ Anosike looked to spoil Ginebra&#x27;s party with a four-pointer in the end game, while Jericho Cruz had a last-second attempt in hopes of going to overtime with a trey. Unfortunately, both shots missed the bottom of the net. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/10/20/ginebra-ousts-san-miguel-sets-up-govs-cup-finals-rematch-with-tnt-2134">READ: Ginebra ousts San Miguel, sets up Govs&#x27; Cup finals rematch with TNT</a></div><p>&quot;&#x27;Di na-shoot eh, pero move on na lang tayo,&quot; said Cruz, who played the game despite dealing with a right ankle injury which he got from their Game 5 defeat in Ynares, Antipolo.</p><p>&quot;Do-or-die na eh, so nag take lang ako ng painkillers para makapag laro. Pero after ng game, worn out na, sobrang magang maga na pero it&#x27;s not an excuse. We&#x27;re all pros,&quot; pointed out the former Adamson University star before he limped out of the Big Dome.</p><p>Amid his ankle woes, Cruz played for 30 minutes and 36 seconds — the fifth-most by a Beerman in Game 6 — but his injury clearly hobbled him as he only finished with eight points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field.</p><p>Despite this, the outspoken guard had no excuses and simply tipped his hat to the Gin Kings. </p><p>&quot;Ganun pa rin, talagang maganda nilalaro nila,&quot; Jericho said when asked whether things could&#x27;ve been different if he was not nursing his injury. </p><p>&quot;Ang sa akin, congrats sa Ginebra. Maganda talaga ball movement nila kaya I wish them nothing but the best, and sana makuha nila yung gusto namin sanang makuha. They deserve it.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Marami pa namang basketball na lalaruin, so I don&#x27;t want to dwell on it. Hopefully, sa next time na ganung may mangyari, sana maipasok ko na. I just need to move on, forget about this loss, and just bounce back sa upcoming conferences. Bibigay ko yung best ko,&quot; he added.</p><p>And rather than blaming anyone or anything that resulted in their demise, Cruz instead touched on some points that can help him move forward. </p><p>&quot;Being more smart when on the floor. Alam niyo naman I play defense and offense, so I just need to be smart when I&#x27;m on the floor. When to take my shots, when to not take my shots, yun lang yung kailangan ko, and magpa kundisyon,&quot; he explained.</p><p>For now, he is one of the Barangay&#x27;s fans as their sister squad is set to face a team from their rival company in the PBA — the MVP group&#x27;s TNT Tropang Giga. </p><p>&quot;Congrats sa Ginebra, and sana mag champion kayo,&quot; Cruz said. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yPOvYsSnDPM?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></span><span></span><br/></div>

<p>The San Miguel Beermen fell short of extending their PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup semifinals series against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.</p>

The San Miguel Beermen fell short of extending their PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup semifinals series against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

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PBA: No excuses for Jericho Cruz after missing game-tying attempt against Ginebra

Romwel Anzures,

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Published Oct 21, 2024 06:12 PM PHT

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