La Salle Inexperienced Archers’ Mike Phillips throughout Recreation 2 of the UAAP Season 87 males’s basketball Finals towards UP Combating Maroons. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines—La Salle ahead Mike Phillips had all of the gas he wanted for Recreation 2 of the UAAP Season 87 Finals within the type of a prayer from coach Topex Robinson, simply days earlier than the gargantuan win over the College of the Philippines.
Down 0-1 earlier than Wednesday, the Inexperienced Archers wanted all of the motivation to tie the sequence and fortuitously for Phillips, he was given the very best pep discuss by Robinson after one in all their practices earlier than Recreation 2.
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“I want you guys might’ve been there yesterday throughout our follow. Coach Topex (Robinson) gave one of the superb prayers that I’ve heard from a person,” stated an emotional Phillips after their 76-75 win over the Combating Maroons at Mall of Asia Enviornment on Thursday.
“We have been all there. My mother and father have been there, followers have been there and I’m simply grateful to be respiration with all of them. We’re all sharing the identical heartbeat, we’re all part of this.”
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Robinson’s prayers appeared to have labored wonders for the Inexperienced Archers as they pushed the sequence to a do-or-die recreation, very like they did final 12 months.
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Phillips turned in a gargantuan effort with a double-double of 18 factors and 12 rebounds, lacking simply 5 of his 14 pictures from the sector for 9 made baskets.
It appeared that Robinson’s constructive message rubbed off on Phillips as he performed strenuously for over 29 minutes in pursuit of forcing a decider towards the identical Finals rival this season.
Proving true to what he’s been preaching all season lengthy, Phillips stored his religion within the Lord and stated that shifting ahead, he’ll proceed to take action in hopes of replicating what La Salle within the Finals did final season.
“Wins and losses, God is there and feelings are so excessive on each video games however when nervousness units in, you all the time have to seek out one thing that’s constant and that’s our religion,” he stated.
