00:00Finals preview na nga ba ng Northern Conference ng MPBL ang salpukan bukas ng top teams Nueva Ecija, Megabed Rice Vanguards at Abra Solid North Weavers?
00:11Anong klaseng gera ang aabangan ng mga basketball fans sa inkwentrong ito? Yan ang inalam ni Sabel Reyes.
00:18Ito ang salpukang masasaksihan ng mga regional basketball fans sa pagsasagupa bukas ng gabi ng Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Title Contenders, Megabed Nueva Ecija, Rice Vanguards at Abra Solid North Weavers.
00:33Bagamat sila ang may taglay ng unblemished 18-0 windows record, itinuturing pa rin ni Rice Vanguards Team Manager Ivan Quevas na sila ang underdog sa laro.
00:42Naniniwala si Quevas na malaking bagay pa rin ang firepower ng Abra Team ni Congressman J.B. Bernos dahil sa napakaraming itong former Asian imports gaya ni Nadate Ildefonso, Guillen Chu at mga former PBA scorers na sina Encho Serrano, Leon Nahorda at Mark Gui.
00:58Other teams like Abra have superstars who've played abroad. We have very limited of those. I don't think any of these guys have played abroad.
01:07Pero kumpiyasa si Quevas na mas mananalaytay ang ipinagmamalaking teamwork at mas malalim na samahan ng kanilang players at coaching staff.
01:15Isa kasi ang pagiging no-superstar all-same status in the team, system ng Nueva Ecija para makamit nila ang pinaka-aasam na first-ever title ng provinsya sa isang major regional basketball tournament sa bansa.
01:27I think we have a good chance of winning it all this year and we stay focused because basketball is not an individual sport, it's a team sport. So it's all about the team.
01:39In terms of talent, I think we're up there. I think we're up there, of course.
01:44At dahil maituturing ng Northern Finals preview ang Nueva Ecija Abra Showdown, hindi na ikubli ni Rice Vanguard's coach Don Dulay ang kanyang excitement.
01:52We're excited to meet them. It's a possible matchup and we want to see how we do against them. But of course, you know, one game is not gonna win it all. So this will be a good test for us.
02:07Bagamat nakatikim ng matinding upset sa kamay ng Pasay Voyagers noong Marso, hindi maikukubli na isa pa rin sa mga tinatawag na title favorite ang Abra, pero ito ang nais tibagin ng Nueva Ecija.
02:18Ang Nueva Ecija Abra Showdown ay magaganap bukas ng alas 8 ng gabi sa Nueva Ecija Coliseum sa Palayan City.
02:26Sabel Reyes para sa atletang Pilipino para sa Bagong Pilipinas.
