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Bolick dejected as 48-point effort for NLEX goes down the drain

Published May 11, 2024 04:17 am

At A Glance

  • The Best Player of the Conference frontrunner poured it all with 48 points but the Road Warriors still ended up with a 97-93 loss that now put them on the brink of elimination in the best-of-three quarterfinals series against Meralco in the PBA Philippine Cup last Friday, May 10.

A visibly dejected Robert Bolick came out of NLEX dugout and politely declined interviews from the members of the press.

But who would not be?

The Best Player of the Conference frontrunner poured it all with 48 points but the Road Warriors still ended up with a 97-93 loss that now put them on the brink of elimination in the best-of-three quarterfinals series against Meralco in the PBA Philippine Cup last Friday, May 10.

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Robert Bolick exploded with 48 points, but his efforts were still not enough to lift NLEX to victory. (PBA Images)

Bolick did everything he could as he single-handedly kept his team on the lead only for the Road Warriors to collapse in the end, wasting one of the largest scoring outburst in league’s recent history or since Stanley Pringle exploded for 50 points for NorthPort in 2018.

The high scoring guard drilled six triples and put up a near-perfect 18-of-19 from the charity stripe. He scored 20 points in the first quarters alone as the Road Warriors took a lead that went to as high as 12 points.

But to no avail.

The Bolts, boasting plenty of deep playoff experience, were simply too poised in the end game and forced the Road Warriors to crucial mistakes while guys like Chris Newsome and Allein Maliksi delivered the goods on the offensive end.

Meralco head coach Luigi Trillo, however, lauded Bolick's explosive performance. 

“Maganda yung nilaro niya. It was not part of the game plan. You have to give it to Robert. He’s so good at picking angles and picking shots,” said Trillo, who noted how hard they tried different defensive schemes and lineup just to deny Bolick from his comfortable spots.

“It really takes five guys playing defense on him and that’s Robert Bolick for you. Sa first half palang umarangkada na siya,” he added.

One might think that NLEX would be easier to defend when it’s only Bolick who is scoring for the team but it was still easier said than done as far as Trillo is concerned.

“You know that the ball is going to Bolick, but it’s not one guy you’re defending kasi. Tumatawag siya ng players up so he’s looking for somebody to attack,” recalled Trillo.

“We tried several lineup. Our big lineup, our small lineup. But yung lamang kasi ni Bolick when he gets the ball, he’s able to get angles so it’s a hard matchup,” he added, noting how Bolick can easily pull up from deep or attack the basket and finish through traffic.

 

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