Jayson Castro drove TNT to a win away from the PBA Philippine Cup Finals however in the KaTropa's greatest session of the conference, the star point monitor could just watch defenselessly behind his team's seat as it yielded Game 7 of the elimination rounds to the San Miguel Beermen on Monday.
Castro was compelled to sit out TNT's immensely vital game because of a hamstring injury he acquired in the final quarter of Game 6 on Saturday.
The 30-year-old Castro said he’s guilty of missing such a crucial game but knows injuries are part of the game.
“I regret it because we had a big chance [to make the finals],” he said in Filipino. “But again, the things we’re not expecting to happen, happened and we can’t blame anyone for it. We’re just athletes, we’re not superhuman and we can’t really avoid instances like this.”
Following a 101-94 victory in Game 5 last Thursday, TNT all had to do was to win one more to make the finals.
In any case, the KaTropa just couldn't finish it off as the Beermen, led by June Mar Fajardo, won the last two games of the series and came back to the title round for the fourth time in the last seven gatherings.
Castro said TNT ought to figure out how to complete game better. “The most important thing is for us to learn how to close out a series,” he said. “That’s the biggest lesson so that we’ll be more prepared the next time we’re in the playoffs.”
Castro is sure he’ll be ready and healthy to play the Commissioner’s Cup.
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