A victory away from the finals, Austria's San Miguel thinking of Ginebra as an enemy

FREUDIAN SLIP. Leo Austria may have experienced a Freudian skid after the San Miguel Beermen took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-5 semifinal series against the Alaska Aces. Photo by PBA Images

MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel still has a game to win to return to the PBA Cup final, but Beermen head coach Leo Austria is already thinking about a duel Barangay Ginebra

He suffered a Freudian slip after his Beermen dominated the Ace Alaska, 105-94, to take a 2-0 lead in their semi-final series.

"We do not think of the championship dahil kung para sa amin, who says" yan huh " Austria said in the post-match bail.

(We do not think of the championship because if it is ours, then it will come.)

"But I think that this will be a good series against Ginebra dahil alam naman natin they are the hottest team in the league right now, 8 consecutive victories ano. "

(But I think it will be a good run against Ginebra because we know that they are the hottest team in the league right now, they have 8 consecutive wins.)

The triple PBA coach of the year has even added that the Gin Kings are reinforcing their lineup, that 's their way of countering San Miguel' s defense.

"And mo makikita, nag-beef up sila So with the addition of Jeff Chan, they are probably preparing their team for our zone defense against them, " he said.

(See, they're reinforcing their alignment, they added Jeff Chan, so they're probably preparing their team to defend their area against them.)

But for the final match of San Miguel-Ginebra to occur, the Beermen must get rid of the pesky side of Alaska and, fortunately, they have 3 chances to make.

Meanwhile, the Kings Gin, although they 're on a winning streak for more than a month, are still two wins away. reach the championship while they lead the rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 1 -0, in their own clash in the semifinals.

San Miguel will shoot for a sweep in the third game on Wednesday, July 18, at the Araneta Coliseum. But Austria said it would gladly accept a series win, whether it's a sweep or not.