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| James Martinez driving for the layup for Imus against the Caloocan defense. |
James Martinez torched the hosts with seven triples on his way to a team-high 26 points, but he credits the presence of Jayjay Helterbrand as one of the main factors the Bandera pulled out the win.
The former Red Warrior shares, "At least dumagdag si Jayjay Heltebrand. Nabibigay niya sa amin yung winning attitude. Talagang never-say-die siya. Nadadamay niya kami. Pinu-push niya ako."
He adds, "Siguro breaks of the game na lang and kung sinong gustong manalo kasi nag-overtime, pagod na 'rin lahat eh. Nagpapakundisyon pa lang din. Kinukuha pa namin yung chemistry namin. Kahit papa'no, at least nanalo. Ako naman, gusto ko lagi competitive team and lumalaban sa championship."
The former Ginebra stalwart marked his return to competitive basketball with an all around performance, stuffing the stat sheet with fourteen points, eight rebounds, eight assists, a couple of steals, and a block in about thirty minutes of action.
New Imus head coach Budds Reyes agreed with Martinez on Helterbrand, adds, "We have Jayjay. Somehow, maganda yung experience. He helps out a lot. Sana magtuloy-tuloy. Noong second half, nahirapan kami dahil nagkaroon ng injury rin si Mikee Reyes."
The former Ginebra guard deflected the praise sent his way, says, "It was fun and a good experience for me. We played as a team. All the guys stepped up. Sobrang saya na we got our first win. It was a total team effort. As for me, I have a long way to go. I am out of shape talaga. This league is fast-paced, up and down, kailangan magpa-kundisyon talaga."
Jayjay adds, "As long as we stay humble, focused, and hungry, I think we can do well. As long as we continue to play well and not forget why we won. There are still things we have to improve on. Hopefully we can improve on those things in practice and play better the next game."
Imus looks to make it back-to-back wins when they face Bacoor on June 20 at the Bulacan Capitol Gym.
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