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MANILA, Philippines—Meralco lastly bought again its star guard Chris Newsome, whose return from damage boosted the Bolts’ opening win over Rain or Shine within the PBA Governors’ Cup.
The 32-year-old Newsome was sidelined for over two months because of a left calf damage.
“Simply having him again is such an enormous reduction for me as a coach ‘trigger now I do know I’ve my greatest participant again on the courtroom,” the Black stated after the Bolts’ 105-87 win at PhilSports Enviornment.
“He’s our best participant when it comes to scoring, helping and rebounding. We would have liked him tonight to play further minutes which I didn’t actually need to do however I didn’t have a alternative as a result of Aaron (Black) was out tonight and CB (Chris Banchero) was cramping,” he added.
Guard Aaron Black suffered a knee contusion throughout follow however is anticipated to be out there subsequent recreation.
Newsome made his presence felt for the Bolts with 10 factors, 5 rebounds, six assists and a steal in 38 minutes.
“I’m properly conscious that I can contribute to this workforce and I’m an enormous a part of this workforce. Final convention, all I may provide was my voice ’trigger bodily I couldn’t be on the market so it’s robust,” Newsome stated.
“I’m not the sort that’s fearful about my stats so I wasn’t fearful about making an attempt to return out and rating 20, I used to be simply fearful about getting the win,” he added.
With out Newsome final convention, Meralco was removed from a contending workforce. The Bolts missed the playoffs after ending simply tenth with a 4-8 file.
“If Newsome was wholesome, I don’t suppose we’d have been eradicated within the final convention. It’s laborious to lose your greatest participant and anticipate us to carry out on the identical stage,” Black stated.
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