Even Coach Leo Austria stated that “I really don't know what happened to us” (San Miguel). But as I watched the game last Wednesday, maybe the 6 reasons below are some of the answers that even all the Beermen fans out there might wanna consider. Please refer to the list of reasons below on why the San Miguel Beermen did lose game 1 of the Finals against the Alaska Aces in your PBA Philippine Cup 2014-2015.
1. Calvin Abueva got under their skin.
Calvin Abueva
Calvin Abueva

2. JuneMar Fajardo was securely guarded by the Aces.
JuneMar Fajardo
JuneMar Fajardo

3. Poor rotation of the players at the crunch time.
Calvin grabs the rebound
Calvin grabs the rebound

4. Alex Cabagnot, Chris Ross, Marcio Lassiter, and Ronald Tubid and other veterans did not perform well.
Marcio Lassiter and Chris Ross
Marcio Lassiter and Chris Ross

5. Alaska shooters JV Casio, and Dondon Hontiveros burries threes when needed the most.
Abueva with Hontiveros and Casio
Abueva with Hontiveros and Casio

6. Trapping and pesky defense of Alaska Aces.
Exciminiano and Manuel
Exciminiano and Manuel