Thrice-to-beat advantage then they lost in straight sets pa at the deciding game. That's gotta hurt for La Salle.
After sweeping the eliminations, La Salle probably thought they had it in the bag. If it was NU that they faced in the finals, they probably would have won. But they faced an Ateneo squad that had to go through 3 do-or-die games to be in the finals. Between a team believing it cannot be beaten and a team believing it can come back from any deficit, I believe the psychological advantage is always with the team believing it can come back from any deficit.
Kudos to the coach of La Salle. He never berates his players. Though his voice betrays his exasperation and frustration, he simply tells his players what they need to do and that they can do it.
Congrats Ateneo!