I thought so too. Almazan could just have change the game if he was not injured ( it was not intentional though). The lack of inside presence is what the ginkings took advantage of and Japeth Aguilar contributing on defense with 7 blocks is just insane. I don't know why but Aguilar is showing some good plays here in game 3.
Things not looking good for Meralco without Almazan, update about him.
https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/249124-black-meralco-keeping-fingers-crossed-almazan-injury
"I'll try to be as positive as possible and hopefully he'll be okay," Black said.
Black, though, was quick to acknowledge that Almazan may also be sidelined for the rest of the best-of-seven affair, which the Gin Kings lead 2-1.
"[F]rom being a player myself, having a swollen knee in the middle of a championship series is not something you can just bounce back from that easily," said Black.
There's still 2 days for him to recover so let's hope he can come back to play again.