Lassiter is a deadly player of SMB. He is a key player in fact. But look how Pessumal and Romeo play on court. They can fill up the position for Marcio. Honestly, TNT will hardly defeat the SMB if Lassiter is here. Because I think all three point shot came from RR or Rosario can be neglected if Lassiter will be their defender. Since we all know that he is really tough in defense. But right now, the play of SMB still good even Lassiter is injured and not in the court.
And vice versa. SMB with complete lineup will hardly defeat TNT too.
Remember that this conference is not an All Filipino Conference. Import factor is a must.
The import play a big role from this conference, having a good one like Jones makes a big gap between the two competing teams, though there's still a good chance for SMB to keep staying from the series and not to be left behind, they need to play good rotations from offensive to defensive stats, best of luck to all the fans who place their bets now.