Chopped down in Finals series opener, Lastimosa chooses to look at the bright side

Jojo Lastimosa hardly looked defeated as he emerged from the TNT dugout following the Tropang Giga’s 102-90 Game 1 loss to Barangay Ginebra in the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup Finals on Sunday night.

He knew exactly what doomed his charges in the curtain-raiser of the best-of-seven finalé at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“We couldn’t make shots. Just couldn’t make shots,” he told reporters as he shook his head….