Several times when Meralco wins, Bong Quinto would emerge as Best Player of the Game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A power forward in the collegiate ranks while he was still playing for Letran, Quinto had to adjust his game in the Philippine Basketball Association where he played as a swingman, but his transition didn’t come overnight as he would work on constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sa practice lahat nagi-start lahat,” said Quinto. “Kung makikita mo ang practice namin, kahit sino sa amin puwedeng mag-best player.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Meralco’s latest win, an 86-83 win over Terrafirma, Quinto scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half while also pulling down seven rebounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quinto had to let his game come to him, especially when he was struggling in the early goings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Medyo nagi-struggle nga kami offensively nung umpisa, so I started by playing good defense,” said Quinto. “Actually, lahat naman kami pare-pareho kami ng trabaho. Makuha lang namin yung rhythem namin sa depensa, yung offense susunod.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bolts did exactly just that as they were able to come back from an 11-point deficit and pick up their third win in six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Quinto, seeing Meralco getting back in the .500 win-loss mark gave had somehow boosted their confidence as a team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Kung natalo kami ngayon, hindi namin alam paano namin haharapin yung mga remaining games,” added Quinto. “Ngayon, mas may opportunity pa kaming makapag-practice at akuin yung sistema nina Coach Nenad (Vucinic) and Coach Luigi (Trillo). Magtiwala lang kami sa sistema, alam namin may patutunguhan kami.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In beating Terrafirma, Meralco produced 47 points from players coming off the bench, 19 more than its counterpart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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