#MarcHisWord

San Mig Coffee Mixers now found themselves into another do-or-die game in trying to clinch the 4^th Straight Finals Appearance and possibly a Grand Slam against a Power house team Talk N’ Text Tropang Texters.

Just a month ago, the Mixers was able to snatch Texter’s chance of going a conference sweep or getting the championship coming from a clean elimination round record. That was a heart breaking loss for a Dominant team in the league, but now, just a win away in order for them to stop the Mixers’ Grand Slam dream.

Now, Mixers’ road to Grand Slam becomes narrower.

Game 4 was about to fall on TNT’s hand when James Yap hit a buzzer-beater, one-hander shot to put the game into overtime.

“Papa!!! OWVERTAYM!”

That’s how I shamelessly exclaimed it.

I hugged my pillow very tight and jumped as James Yap’s face was flashed in the screen.

I thought the momentum totally shifted to the Mixers. I was already thinking of a celebration and congratulatory article for my team.

I thought Talk N Text’s bid will end on that night.

BUT, Paul Harris and the rest of his team said “No, not this time.”

Coach Norman Black went back to his Zone D, and Coach Tim Cone wasn't able to find antidote to that.

(Actually he has one, and was able to use it against Air 21 last conference, but I just couldn't understand why he didn't impose it.)

Mixers were down by three with about just 11 seconds left in the overtime.

I believed all San Mig Coffee fans had one thing in mind, “Give the ball to James Yap”.

Unfortunately… that, didn't happen.

Thanks to Talk ‘N Text tremendous defense; the defense that supposedly, Mixers are known for. hahaha! (sarcastic laugh)

Joe de Vance wasn't able to hand off the ball to James Yap and was forced to take that off-balance trey.

The buzzer sounded that tied the series.

Tears fell down from my eyes and kept on asking myself…

“Bakit?” “Bakit natalo pa?” “Bakit may game 5 pa?”

It took me an hour to recover until a friend of mine informed me that Marc Pingris finally gave his strong prophecy, 

"Kaya naming talunin yan. Next game tignan mo, kaming mananalo." @carlopamintuan's twitter account

That stopped my tears from falling and gave at peace to my disappointed and broken-hearted state of being. #MarcHisWord

Now, that the Road to Grand Slam gets narrowed, there’s only one thing that a die-hard fan can think of:

This kind of fire sharpens an iron.

So as like, this kind of experience toughens a team.

We’ve been in this tough situation before. If this sweet fate is really for us, then nothing can hold us down.

God bless to our San Mig Coffee Mixers.

#WeBelieve