PBA: Ikalawang sunod na panalo nasungkit ng Tropang Giga
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PBA: Gin Kings inilampaso ang Terrafirma Dyip
Rico Lucero
Nakabalik ang Barangay Ginebra sa winning track matapos na talunin ang Terrafirma Dyip, 114-98, sa nagpapatuloy ng PBA Season 49 Commissioner's’ Cup na isinagawa sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium nitong Miyerkules ng gabi, December 18.
Pinangunahan ni Justin Brownlee ang panalo ng Ginebra matapos kumamada ng 49 puntos, habang nag-ambag si RJ Abarrientos ng 18 puntos, anim na assists at dalawang steals, at may 17 puntos at limang rebounds naman si Troy Rosario.
“We just wanted to bounce back and have a better outing. Tonight, I just found myself open a lot, so I just took advantage of that,” saad ni Brownlee.
Dahil dito nakuha ng Ginebra ang 3-1 win-loss standing habang si Terrafirma ay nanatiling walang panalo sa nakaraan nitong anim na laro.
Naging malaking hamon sa Gin Kings ang panalo nito dahil hindi nakapaglaro sina Japeth Aguilar at Stephen Holt, na parehong nasaktan noong Linggo nang makaharap ang Hong Kong Eastern.
“We haven’t been able to assess as deeply as we want to assess, but neither of them were really to play tonight,” sabi ni Ginebra head coach Tim Cone.
“It was a good win for us because we are missing two starters, two really important starters that have been contributing big time for us in Japeth and Stephen. There was a little bit of anxiety coming into this basketball game, wondering if we can match-up,” dagdag pa ng multi-titled mentor.
Ang import ng Terrafirma na si Brandon Edwards ay nagtala ng 27 puntos at 12 rebounds, habang nag-ambag ng 19 na puntos si Vic Manuel para pangunahan ang Dyip.
Samantala, may 11 points, siyam na rebounds, at tatlong steals si Stanley Pringle na unang beses nakaharap ang kanyang dating koponan.
The Scores:
Ginebra 114 - Brownlee 49, Abarrientos 18, Rosario 17, Thompson 8, Adamos 7, Pessumal 6, Mariano 5, Ahanmisi 4, Cu 0, Tenorio 0, Pinto 0.
Terrafirma 98 - Edwards 27, Manuel 19, Pringle 11, Hernandez 10, Ferrer 9, Paraiso 8, Ramos 5, Melecio 5, Sangalang 2, Catapusan 2, Olivario 0, Hanapi 0.
Quarter Scores: 26-20, 52-43, 85-69, 114-98.
