It's been a year since this memorable moment for the Purefoods franchise, the BMEG Planet and mostly to Denzel Bowles happened. If you're a fan of Bmeg or even a TnT fan, you surely know this very emotional and crucial moment. If you're a ka-planeta, you surely love what happened. And if you're a ka-tropa, we surely know that this is a nightmare.
I can still remember this day. A sad day for me because I want to watch Game 7/last game of Commissioners Cup finals of Bmeg Llamados and TNT Tropang Texters, but we went to Bulacan and QC for some family matters. While we were in the car going home, we turn on the radio and put it on the station where they have a live coverage of the game. (i don't know what station it is) I forgot what quarter it is, but I can hear the noise of the fans and the commentators mentioning every bit of the game. We are all quiet inside the car because it is so hard to understand what the commentators are saying because it is an AM station. (Malabo pag AM station) So, every time the commentators mention anyone from bmeg who gets a point, dun lang kami mag-iingay. Usually, "Woooh!", "Yes!!", but me, mas bumibilis ang heartbeat ko. Idunno. Maybe cause of happiness, excitement, kaba. Ewan. So, nung nasa house na kami, takbo agad sila sa harap ng tv. Pero ako sa cr tumakbo for some ugh reasons. Hahahaha. Naabutan naming part, eh yung part that changed the destiny of the llamados. Yung part na muntik magpagiba sa Araneta because of the happiest fans on earth at that moment. Yung part na nagpa-iyak kay Bowles at Cap Alvin pati na din buong bmeg planet. Etong part na 'to:
Bowles' clutch freethrows. 2 shots that will tie the game. For him, do or die na ang shot na 'to. This is a chance that God has given to bmeg. Kung di maipasok, wala. Kaya grabe nalang ang emotion ng bawat isa. For only a few seconds, na-foul si Bowles so he needs to take 2 freethrows na magsasalba sa kanila and will lead them to OT. Hindi pa nga narinig yung pito ng referee dahil sa ingay sa loob. Syempre intense na. James Yap missed his shot. Bowles with a rebound and putback but missed it also. They thought TnT got the W. But the refs reviewed the last sequence and they found out na na-foul si Bowles. As you can see, namumugto na mga mata ni bowles bago pa man siya mag-freethrow. So, nung first try.. Pasok! Konti nalang iiyak na siya. I bet he's shaking that time. Kahit sino mangangatog pag nasayo ang pag-asa para manalo. He takes the second shot and made it! Bowles breakdown at that moment as well as the captain. Cap hugged him and all his teammates hugged him also. And the fans are chanting "B-MEG! B-MEG! " Yung moment na nilamon nila ng buo yung TnT fans. Lahat naging emotional. Kami sa bahay, sobrang saya. Sobrang ingay. May torotot pa nga kami nun eh. Hahaha! The one that we used during newyear. And I'll admit it, naluha ako sa part na yun. Ayoko umiyak kasi mejo OA. Pero that freethrows are the best freethrows EVER. Freethrows that made us all happy. Freethrows na nagpaluha sakin at sa mga ka-planeta. Napaka-memorable. I love you, Bowles. You're worth the"Best Import" award.
Here we go the overtime. Bawal makampante. Tuloy ang laban. 5 more minutes until we get there. Konting push nalang. Siguro nga it's for them talaga. Kasi mga shots ng TnT, di na pumapasok. Daming na-injured na players nila. Daming na-fouled out including their import. Wala na. Humina na yung signal sa loob. Hindi para sakanila 'to. Para sa Bmeg 'to. Para malinaw, eto:
Overtime. Ang saya diba? Tuluyan na naging "Monster" si MonsterBowles. He's UnstoppaBowles. He's loving the moment. Para sakanya yun. The spotlights are on him. Siya ang bida. Siya ang hero. Basta napaka-saya. Ang sarap matulog. Ang sarap kumain. Nakakatuwa. Kaya lalong minahal ko ang team na 'to. Feeling ko nga kasama na ko sa coaching staff eh. Hahaha. We are the happiest fans on Earth that night. Ano ang umiral? PUSO. (♥)
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Wanna know why I throwback this? Pinanood ko kasi 'to after ng game nila kanina. I still get goosebumps. At naluluha padin ako pag pinapanuod 'to. Haha. Talo kasi sila ngayon. Di sila nakapasok sa finals. Di nila nadefend yung crown. Yung crown na pinaghirapan nila a year ago. Madaming drama all over the conf. Madaming injuries. Madaming failures. Madaming trades. Ang daming nawala this conf. Josh, Jc and Jonas. They're traded for Najorda, Mallari and Alvarez. I don't know kung ano strategy ni coach Tim at nilipat niya yung 3 magagaling na players niya, although sabi nila magaling naman yung pumalit. Si Mallari palang naa-appreciate ko. Najorda... hmmm kinda. Alvarez.. kinda bangko. Hehe. Pero pag pinasok naman siya, keri naman niya. They started 0-3. Olats na olats. Di pa si Bowles unang import kasi nasa China pa siya that time pero nagbalik siya. And the team ended up on 3rd. Nasa ilalim, napunta sa itaas. Yan ang boylets ko! Hehehe. Di ko sinisisi si Coach Tim kung bakit inconsistent sila this conf. He's my favorite coach aside from Coach Richard. Hahahaha. Coach Tim has the heart of a champion. No dirty tactics. Pure basketball. Lahat ng moves niya, may rason. Di basta basta. He's the Coach who has the most number of championships. Way back nung nasa Alaska pa siya, which is the team na nakatalo sakanila ngayon. Ngayon lang nanalo Alaska sa bmeg/smc since Tim Cone left them. Walang dapat sisihin. Nag-iba kasi sila ng line-up ngayon kaya di pa makuha ang tamang timpla. At naniniwala kami na next conf, babawi sila ng BIGTIME. Babawi sila ni Blakely if ever siya ulit ang import. Alam na nila ang tamang timpla. Mananalo na sila. Para sakanila na 'to. Itaga niyo sa bato. Bukod sa mga boylets ko at sa mga fans, isa na ko sa pinakamalungkot na tao sa mga oras na 'to. Masakit kaya. I've been fangirling and supporting them since day 1 and I don't have regrets. Thank you Denzel for being your best this conf! The fans hope na matuloy yung "naturalization" mo para player ka na talaga ng PBA. Thank you for bringing the team to semis! Di man umabot ng finals, at di ka man ang best import, you're still our best import ever. Dami mong tinulong sa team. Balik ka next year ha? Bring back the "monster" you! Goodluck! To the team naman, bounceback, boys! Even the best fall down sometimes, diba? Hehe. Puso lang! We have the heart of champion! Cheer up! Mas masarap padin ang kape. Hihi. xx B.
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