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Ginebra outplayed TNT in Game 4 to tie the series
Back to square one!
That was the story of Game 4 of the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup Finals when Barangay Ginebra defeated TNT Tropang Giga, 106-92, last night, November 3, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
From the beginning, the Gin Kings showed their grit steered by Justin Brownlee who finally found his groove in the series and finished with 34 points — 15 from the first quarter.
Brownlee also finally fired his first-ever triple in the series, delivering three. He even added two four-pointers.
“Justin is usually a very good starter, especially in big games. He knows how important he is to set the tempo and to give confidence to his teammates," said Cone of Brownlee.
Stephen Holt also found his touches and was named Best Player of the Game, contributing 18 points, three rebounds, and two assists. He also stole the ball five times and tightly guarded TNT’s import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.
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“In terms of our offense, we just kept making big shots when we needed to. We’ve been doing that pretty much all conference long. It seems like when the team started to make a run at us, somebody hits a big shot. Stephen was the one making those big shots, Maverick hit that big four, Justin had one. We’ve been fortunate that we’ve been hitting the big shots when it counts,” Cone said of the all-around effort of his team.
Japeth Aguilar and Maverick Ahanmisi also showed brilliance by producing 18 markers each. Aguilar’s scoring was highlighted by his power slams, while Ahanmisi was deadshot from the two rainbow countries.
Scottie Thompson followed-up his Game 3 with another shining performance with 12 in Game 4, including his empathic rebounds that wowed the more than 16,000 spectators in the coliseum.
Meanwhile, Hollis-Jefferson paced the Tropang Giga with 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and two steals. He was earlier awarded his second Best Import of the Conference plum.
While San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo added Best Player of the Conference in his collection as he won his 11th.
Calvin Oftana was also on fire for TNT, manufacturing 20 points in the first two quarters but only produced six in the second half as he was only given limited touches. He also tallied six rebounds, and one each on assist, steal and block.
Tropang Giga’s Game 1 hero Rey Nambatac, who struggled in Games 2 and 3, got back on track by producing 15 markers, five boards, and two dimes.
Now that the series is down to a virtually best-of-three match-up, the two teams will break the tie in Game 5 on Wednesday, November 6, still at the Big Dome.
The Scores:
GINEBRA 106 – Brownlee 34, Ahanmisi 18, J.Aguilar 18, Holt 18, Thompson 12, Abarrientos 5, Devance 1, Tenorio 0, Cu 0, Pinto 0.
TNT 92 – Hollis-Jefferson 28, Oftana 26, Nambatac 15, Castro 9, Pogoy 9, Erram 3Aurin 2, Heruela 0, Khobuntin 0, Williams 0.
Quarter Scores: 30-25, 54-42, 85-77, 106-92.
