00:00Once again, the champions of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
00:06won the Pampanga Giant Lanterns
00:08after losing the Quezon Huskers in the National Finals 2024.
00:13That's what our teammate Daryl O'Flares guessed.
00:15Are the first back-to-back champions in MPBL.
00:19In the second consecutive time,
00:21the champions of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League won the Pampanga Giant Lanterns again.
00:28After winning the Games 1 and 2 in Dubai,
00:32the Giant Lanterns did not hesitate to finish the series
00:36in front of their home crowd at the Presidial Convention Center.
00:40The Pampanga did not lose to the Quezon Huskers in Game 3 last Saturday
00:45that ended in a score of 65-61.
00:49The back-to-back most valuable player and Finals MVP Justin Baltazar
00:55made a double-double 19 points and 19 rebounds in his last game in the tournament.
01:03Even at the beginning, I couldn't shoot.
01:06The coaches told me not to lower my confidence.
01:10I just kept going.
01:11I need to be happy inside the court.
01:14So I showed it.
01:15Thank you, Lord, for the victory.
01:18Baltazar also praised his teammates who played a big role
01:22to win the Giant Lanterns again this season.
01:28We will not win this championship.
01:30It's not just me.
01:31I'm not the only one who needs to score here.
01:34Everyone needs to score.
01:36We will not win this championship
01:38if it's not for my teammates.
01:40If we didn't follow the game plan of our coaches,
01:43especially Gov. Del Tapineda.
01:46We will do it step by step
01:48until we get this victory.
01:52Meanwhile, Pampanga Head Coach Gov. Del Tapineda
01:57congratulated the Pampangans who participated in their campaign in the MPBL.
02:04To the Pampangans who prayed for us,
02:08thank you very much.
02:11Daryl Oclares for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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