Ginebra secures first win in semi final round against San Miguel
Ginebra with a surprising comeback after a disappointing first half against the San Miguel Beermen. It was an anticipated hard fought game for both teams as San Miguel brings with them their Championship experience while Barangay Ginebra San Miguel lacks experience being on the semi-finals phase. Alex Cabagnot who starte out hot beyond the arc giving Ginebra a hard time to cope up with their own defense because of Beermen's inside and outside threat. Cabagnot listed 20 points most of it coming from the three point line while Junmar Fajardo who is known to be the focal point of the Beermen's offense also made it hard for Ginebra to contain the paint as he scored 25 points almost all coming from high percentage field goals. Elijah Millsap, the SMB reinforcement also contributed 29 points who initially made it a stiff road for Ginebra to trail while the Gin Kings play catch up through out the first half.
But on the 3rd quarter, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel made a huge run overcoming a huge deficit of as much as 13 points also grabbed the lead after a few breaks which gave them the lead at the end of the 3rd period at 79-76. Ginebra continued the run in the 4th and maintained their lead though there were instances where SMB is just an inch closer to having the lead back, Sol Mercado who came off the bench contributed a huge 19 points through his clutch baskets and bonus free throws and a couple of treys. Joe Devance also stepped up together with Japeth Aguilar with 12 and 22 points respectively. Japeth and Joe did an awesome job in making it hard for Fajardo to conquer the paint given that they don't have Greg Slaughter to stop this Best Player candidate. Also Scottie Thompson also known as the best rebounding point guard in the league contributed with almost a triple double performance with 11points 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Justin Brownlee also with an outstanding performance who always finds a way to rescue the whole Ginebra Squad from a possible loss. Justin Brownlee listed a huge 39 points production. This import
Best Players of the Game:
Justine Brownlee - 39 points.
Sol Mercado - 19 points.
The scores:
GINEBRA 115 -Brownlee 39, Aguilar 22, Mercado 19, Devance 12, Thompson 11, Caguioa 8, Mariano 4, Marcelo 0, Tenorio 0, Cruz 0.
SAN MIGUEL 108 - Millsap 29, Fajardo 25, Cabagnot 20, Santos 15, Lassiter 14, Tubid 3, Espinas 2, Ross 0.
Quarterscores: 24-36, 46-57, 79-76, 115-108
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| Photo By Aldrin Alejo |
Ginebra with a surprising comeback after a disappointing first half against the San Miguel Beermen. It was an anticipated hard fought game for both teams as San Miguel brings with them their Championship experience while Barangay Ginebra San Miguel lacks experience being on the semi-finals phase. Alex Cabagnot who starte out hot beyond the arc giving Ginebra a hard time to cope up with their own defense because of Beermen's inside and outside threat. Cabagnot listed 20 points most of it coming from the three point line while Junmar Fajardo who is known to be the focal point of the Beermen's offense also made it hard for Ginebra to contain the paint as he scored 25 points almost all coming from high percentage field goals. Elijah Millsap, the SMB reinforcement also contributed 29 points who initially made it a stiff road for Ginebra to trail while the Gin Kings play catch up through out the first half.
But on the 3rd quarter, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel made a huge run overcoming a huge deficit of as much as 13 points also grabbed the lead after a few breaks which gave them the lead at the end of the 3rd period at 79-76. Ginebra continued the run in the 4th and maintained their lead though there were instances where SMB is just an inch closer to having the lead back, Sol Mercado who came off the bench contributed a huge 19 points through his clutch baskets and bonus free throws and a couple of treys. Joe Devance also stepped up together with Japeth Aguilar with 12 and 22 points respectively. Japeth and Joe did an awesome job in making it hard for Fajardo to conquer the paint given that they don't have Greg Slaughter to stop this Best Player candidate. Also Scottie Thompson also known as the best rebounding point guard in the league contributed with almost a triple double performance with 11points 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Justin Brownlee also with an outstanding performance who always finds a way to rescue the whole Ginebra Squad from a possible loss. Justin Brownlee listed a huge 39 points production. This import
Best Players of the Game:
Justine Brownlee - 39 points.
Sol Mercado - 19 points.
The scores:
GINEBRA 115 -Brownlee 39, Aguilar 22, Mercado 19, Devance 12, Thompson 11, Caguioa 8, Mariano 4, Marcelo 0, Tenorio 0, Cruz 0.
SAN MIGUEL 108 - Millsap 29, Fajardo 25, Cabagnot 20, Santos 15, Lassiter 14, Tubid 3, Espinas 2, Ross 0.
Quarterscores: 24-36, 46-57, 79-76, 115-108
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