MANILA, Philippines – Justin Brownlee, Maverick Ahanmisi, and Stephen Holt delivered the finishing blows as Barangay Ginebra tied the PBA Governors’ Cup finals at 2-2 with a 106-92 win over TNT at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, November 3.
Brownlee played his best offensive game of the best-of-seven duel, chalking up 34 points as the Gin Kings claimed back-to-back victories after dropping the first two games of the series.
Holt shone on both ends with 18 points and 5 steals.
Fourth quarter
- FINAL: Back-to-back victories for Ginebra as it wins 106-92
- GINEBRA 106-92: Justin Brownlee with the exclamation point as he dunks it with authority
- GINEBRA 104-92: Stephen Holt for three with 1:30 minutes to go
- GINEBRA 101-92: Poy Erram inside
- GINEBRA 101-90: Maverick Ahanmisi from four-point range
- GINEBRA 97-90: Roger Pogoy scores over Scottie Thompson
- GINEBRA 97-88: Maverick Ahanmisi 2/2 at the line
- GINEBRA 95-88: Rey Nambatac drains the corner trey
- GINEBRA 95-85: Maverick Ahanmisi for three
- GINEBRA 92-85: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson retaliates
- GINEBRA 92-83: Justin Brownlee attacks from the right side and scores
- GINEBRA 90-83: Hang time move for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson with 7:30 minutes left
- GINEBRA 90-81: Stephen Holt for three
- GINEBRA 87-81: Calvin Oftana inside
- GINEBRA 87-79: Jayson Castro to Roger Pogoy
- GINEBRA 87-77: Quick bucket for Japeth Aguilar to start the fourth quarter
Third quarter
- END OF 3Q: Ginebra leads 85-77 with a quarter left to play
- GINEBRA 85-77: Jayson Castro knocks down his two free throws
- GINEBRA 85-75: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson retaliates with a two
- GINEBRA 85-73: Justin Brownlee for four
- GINEBRA 81-73: Jayson Castro scores
- GINEBRA 81-71: Japeth Aguilar sinks both foul shots
- GINEBRA 79-71: Roger Pogoy finally hits from three-point land
- GINEBRA 79-68: Japeth Aguilar splits his free throws
- GINEBRA 78-68: Japeth Aguilar dunks it plus the foul and makes the bonus
- GINEBRA 75-68: Rey Nambatac 1/2 at the line
- GINEBRA 75-67: Justin Brownlee with back-to-back three-pointers
- GINEBRA 72-67: Rey Nambatac attacks the hoop
- GINEBRA 72-65: Justin Brownlee for three
- GINEBRA 69-65: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson cans his foul shots
- GINEBRA 69-63: Calvin Oftana buries the corner triple
- GINEBRA 69-60: Stephen Holt gets the lucky bounce
- GINEBRA 67-60: Calvin Oftana misses the first but makes the second free throw
- GINEBRA 67-59: Poy Erram splits his charity shots
- GINEBRA 67-58: Justin Brownlee also perfect at the line
- GINEBRA 65-58: Rey Nambatac makes both free throws
- GINEBRA 65-56: Japeth Aguilar floats it in
- GINEBRA 63-56: Rey Nambatac completes the and-one
- GINEBRA 63-53: Rey Nambatac 1/2 at the stripe
- GINEBRA 63-52: 7 straight points for Stephen Holt
- GINEBRA 60-52: Rey Nambatac from beyond the arc
- GINEBRA 60-49: Stephen Holt with back-to-back hits
- GINEBRA 58-49: Long two for Stephen Holt
- GINEBRA 56-49: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson putback
- GINEBRA 56-47: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for three
- GINEBRA 56-44: Japeth Aguilar exploits his mismatch against Jayson Castro
- GINEBRA 54-44: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson opens the second-half scoring
Second quarter
- HALFTIME: Ginebra enters the break sitting on a 54-42 cushion
- GINEBRA 54-42: Stephen Holt from deep
- GINEBRA 51-42: Scottie Thompson with the finger roll
- GINEBRA 49-42: Jayson Castro drains the trey off a timeout
- GINEBRA 49-39: Turnaround jumper is good for Calvin Oftana
- GINEBRA 49-37: Stephen Holt 2/2 at the line
- GINEBRA 47-37: Fallaway jumper for Kim Aurin
- GINEBRA 47-35: Justin Brownlee scores plus the foul, sinks the bonus
- GINEBRA 44-35: Maverick Ahanmisi locates a cutting Scottie Thompson
- GINEBRA 42-35: Offensive rebound and putback for Calvin Oftana
- GINEBRA 42-33: Scottie Thompson skies for the putback
- GINEBRA 40-33: Calvin Oftana drains the triple off a Rondae Hollis-Jefferson dime
- GINEBRA 40-30: Back-to-back baskets for Maverick Ahanmisi
- GINEBRA 38-30: Roger Pogoy answers
- GINEBRA 38-28: Maverick Ahanmisi long two
- GINEBRA 36-28: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson knocks down his third triple
- GINEBRA 36-25: RJ Abarrientos hits another bucket from the same spot
- GINEBRA 34-25: Japeth Aguilar slams the alley-oop jam off a Maverick Ahanmisi pass
- GINEBRA 32-25: RJ Abarrientos stops and pops for the midrange jumper
First quarter
- END OF 1Q: High-scoring start sees Ginebra take the lead, 30-25
- GINEBRA 30-25: Calvin Oftana gets fouled while taking a three-pointer, makes all three free throws
- GINEBRA 30-22: Maverick Ahanmisi knocks down the open three
- GINEBRA 27-22: Scottie Thompson knocks in two free throws, RJ Abarrientos makes another off a Jayson Castro technical
- GINEBRA 24-22: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson trims it with a three
- GINEBRA 24-19: Justin Brownlee buries it from underneath
- GINEBRA 22-19: Joe Devance makes one of two foul shots
- GINEBRA 21-19: Justin Brownlee puts the Gin Kings ahead again
- TNT 19-18: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson drills in a trey
- GINEBRA 18-16: Scottie Thompson cans his free throws
- 16-16: Maverick Ahanmisi on a putback of his own miss
- TNT 16-14: Justin Brownlee stops the TNT spree with a triple
- TNT 16-11: Jayson Castro lays it in
- TNT 14-11: Calvin Oftana buries another trey
- 11-11: Calvin Oftana knocks in a triple
- GINEBRA 11-6: Justin Brownlee completes a three-point play
- GINEBRA 8-6: Scottie Thompson off a Japeth Aguilar assist
- 6-6: Calvin Oftana with a reverse
- GINEBRA 6-2: Justin Brownlee with a four-point bucket
Preview
Tim Cone knows Barangay Ginebra is not out of the woods yet.
The Gin Kings are still in dangerous territory even after their breakthrough win in the PBA Governors’ Cup finals as they now try to pull level with TNT in Game 4 at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, November 3.
After dropping the first two games, Ginebra cut its deficit in the best-of-seven affair to 1-2 following a hard-fought 85-73 victory in Game 3.
But Game 4 still presents the defending champion Tropang Giga a golden opportunity to move on the cusp of a successful title defense.
“This one won’t mean much if we don’t get the one on Sunday,” said Cone after Game 3. “Hopefully, we can find a way to get that energy to play on Sunday.”
Containing TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will be key for the Gin Kings.
Hollis-Jefferson, the reigning Best Import, still finished with all-around numbers of 24 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals in Game 3, but he got limited to just 2 points in the final seven minutes as Ginebra pulled away.
The Gin Kings hope to get another steady two-way performance from import Justin Brownlee, who took on the tall task of defending Hollis-Jefferson down the stretch.
Although Brownlee turned in his lowest scoring output of this finals with 18 points on 8-of-17 shooting, he still made his presence felt with his work on the defensive end, hauling down 13 rebounds and recording 4 blocks.
Usual suspects Scottie Thompson, Japeth Aguilar, Maverick Ahanmisi, and Stephen Holt are also expected to deliver for Ginebra.
Game time is 7:30 pm. – Rappler.com