#PBA2016 Philippine Cup Finals: Alaska's 3 Timeouts - Gimmick or Game Plan?

Coach Alex Compton of Alaska called 3 timeouts to start Game 7
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It has been three days since the 2016 PBA Philippine Cup Finals ended after an epic and historic Game 7 where San Miguel Beer escaped the Alaska Aces. The Beermen became the first team in the PBA and NBA (I'm not sure about other international basketball leagues) to comeback from a 0-3 deficit and win the next four games.

The actual game provided vasts amounts of entertainment. San Miguel led early and Alaska tried to catch them but the Aces fell short with their rally. It was a good game but most people talk and debate about what happened at the very beginning of the game. So what happened?

#PBA2015: Commish Cup Finals Game 3 Preview

A 17-point lead in the first half and a 44-point explosion from Jayson Castro, which was a career-high for “The Blur”, could not catapult Talk ‘N Text towards a 2-0 lead in the #PBA2015 Commissioner’s Cup Finals. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters delivered a marvelous team effort that gave them a 116-108 win over TNT and now the series is tied at 1-1. Anyway, here are some ideas for adjustments (or things that they need to continue doing) which both teams can use in preparation 

for Game 3.

Paul Lee and Wayne Chism have been solid for ROS in their first 2 games
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