Yeng hopes NLEX stays hot in Dubai

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:09:27 +0000

The NLEX Road Warriors are hitting their three-point shots at an incredible pace to start the PBA Governors’ Cup but coach Yeng Guiao is hoping that the trend continues ahead in Dubai for two games against a pair of perennial title contenders.

YENG GUIAO

NLEX has made 53 of 104 attempts from downtown in victories over Phoenix Pulse, Meralco and Blackwater to gain the solo lead after two weeks of hostilities in the season-ending conference.

“The guys are working hard,” Guiao said after NLEX’s 115-109 win over Blackwater last Sunday at the City of Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna in a game that saw both teams combine for a league record 37 threes.

“They’re working hard, putting extra time with their skill work. Tinututukan ng mga assistant coaches yan but sometimes even the hard work is not a guarantee that you’ll shoot well.

“But we’re just lucky we’re consistent with our three-point shots. That’s an incredible feat to sustain it for three games,” the former Gilas Pilipinas mentor added.

NLEX began its campaign by draining 20 threes in defeating Phoenix, 123-116, last Sept. 21 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, followed by 15 in Wednesday’s 115-109 defeat of Meralco.
Against Blackwater, NLEX overcame a slow start with Kiefer Ravena, Philip Paniamogan and Kenneth Ighalo accounting for 13 of 18 long toms to gain the solo lead in the conference.

“One of the lessons that we’ve learned all throughout the World Cup experience, the three points is really a weapon,” said Ravena, who has a 48-percent clip
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