Here are the live scores, updates, and results of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup between the Talk ‘N Text TNT Tropang Giga and the Converge FiberXers scheduled on October 28, 2022, at 3:00 PM live from the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila.
The youth-laden FiberXers wanted to maintain or even boost their energy level for them to stretch their winning streak to three in a row while the KaTropa are eyeing to end their roller coaster ride in this year’s second conference and start their own back-to-back wins.
The move of Converge to switch their basketball squad to a run-and-gun type of strategy looks like it now starts to produce positive results. Just to remind everyone, the telecom company made some tweaks prior to the start of the Commissioner’s Cup where they hired the services of now-head coach Aldin Ayo to take advantage of the youngbloods of their lineup.
Last week when they faced the San Miguel Beermen, the FiberXers gave their opponent an early shock when they piled up an eleven-point margin in the opening quarter and still managed to control the game at the end of the first half. Though SMB was able to make their comeback, yet, the boys of coach Ayo were able to calm the storm which eventually resulted in another win for them.
“We still have lots of problems with consistency, but it will take some time,” said Ayo after their dule versus the mighty Beermen. “Fortunately, we won today but there are still lots of things that have to be worked on.”
Without a doubt, the last conference probably the busiest person in the local basketball scene is TNT head coach Chot Reyes and some members of his team which are part of the Gilas Pilipinas that participated in SEA Games and during FIBA games. Giving much value to the word “rest” and how it can affect a person’s performance is what coach Chot is currently evangelizing at least within their team as they prepare for Converge whose strengths are in their youth and speedy game.
“You can’t play at your best unless you haven’t been able to recover well, and rest is a big part of that,” said Reyes.
Now that the most of TNT superstars are back in harness, reaching the top spot of the standings or finishing as one of the top-two squads after the elimination round is within reach.
“So hopefully we’ll have a couple of days of continuous work to get to that level,” added Reyes. “We have to be able to match their pace because that’s really how Converge beats other teams, their constant pace for 48 minutes.”