Beans try to sew and catch no. 1 complex at the helm twice to Beat Play-Off Rand

NLEX has already sewn twice to attached rights, and five other teams run for the last three of those bonuses with one of them, traditional powerhouse San Miguel, to see action and to do the rest of the way to do this.

The Road Warriors are closing their surprising elimination round against also-Ran Northport in the 17.00 hrs match in Ninoy Aquino Stadium, with the victory that holds them temporarily from No. 1 place and what should be the lightest assignment in the first round of the play-offs.

“I am just surprised at how the team plays,” said coach Jong Uichico after the play-off bonus who had 107-99 victory in Magnolia last week.

“They perform really well and I am just happy that they win and the work they did during the practices have been paid off.

“It is difficult if you continue to work without being rewarded. But at least they are rewarded for their hard work with the number of games we have won,” he added.

San Miguel then takes the floor at 7:30 PM, looking for the first of two victories that the Road Warriors could beat out of that location, because they could both be bound with 9-2 records after the single-round classification with the decisions to win the tiebreak because of the winner-over-the other rule.

Nex has won its last two games and is in this position with the Road Warriors that respond to coach Jong Uichico and Robert Bolick has his thing done on the floor.

If the Road Warriors win and San Miguel splits its last two games, the last assignment of batteries will also be the Batang -Pier, NLEX will surpass the eliminations and draw defender Meralco in the quarterfinals.

TNT, rain or shine, Barangay Ginebra and Magnolia are the three other squadrons who are looking for that quarter -final bonus, and the three of the three have a rather heavy route to get that because even no victory on the hotshots on Friday would guarantee the privilege.

Ginebra could keep the key for the Tropang 5G for a top-four finish, because a victory over the Elasto painters when both teams close eliminations next week, give that ride.

That became the scenario for the Grand Slam-seeking side after he had poorly lost the last time from Ginebra, a 19-point debacle that now requires that TNT Magnolia beat with a margin that is bigger than that and hope for a rain or shine wins for them to get the top four.