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54,000+ Witness Game 7 as Ginebra Wins it All, Finally

And they survived a furious 4th comeback from the Bolts LA Tenorio may be playing with a problematic arm but that didnt stop him from hitting 5 threes in Game 7. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) After six games, no championship trophy was hoisted into the air. Yet. After six games, the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings couldn't use their size advantage to the fullest. After six games, the Meralco Bolts couldn't hit their target. Consistently. After six games, the series is still tied at 3-3 and that's why we're heading to a Game 7 so they can finally decide who will take home the PBA Governors' Cup championship. Ginebra Imposed Early Dominance The defending champions started Game 7 with a 5-0 scoring blast as Meralco found it difficult to find the basket as the latter went scoreless until Allen Durham scored on a pair of charities 2 minutes into the game as he later added a lay-up to make it 7-4, in favor of the Gin Kings. Ginebra's lead never reached ... ... See more

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Hugnatan Hits 6 Threes, Durham has 28 to Force a Game 7

Meralco led all game along and held on in the 4th Chris Newsome and the Bolts defied the odds to force a Game 7. One team is hoping to celebrate their second consecutive Governors' Cup championship by the end of the night while one team is hoping to stay in the title hunt and extend this series to a Game 7 on Friday at the Philippine Arena. For the defending champions, win Game 6 and you get to enjoy the rest of the night. For the Meralco Bolts, on the other hand, provide Allen Durham with the much-needed reinforcements and they might just extend this best-of-7 Finals series to a winner-take-all match. Might . Nope. The balloons and the confetti will have to wait until Friday as the Meralco Bolts did what they have to do to extend this series to a rubber match after they beat Ginebra, 98-91 in Game 6. Meralco's Locals Sparked Early On Garvo Lanete started things off in Game 6 with a three-pointer as the Meralco Bolts raced to a 12-4 advantage af... ... See more

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Back to Basics: 3 Things Ginebra Must Do Tonight to Win it All

Failure to do these things might force a Game 7. Might With Sol Mercado out, the rest of the Ginebra guards must step up in Game 6. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) After a convincing outing from LA Tenorio who was held scoreless in Game 4, after Greg Slaughter started for the first time in the series and scored 17 points in their Game 5 victory at the Philippine Arena which was witnessed by more than 34,000 fans, the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, the defending Governors' Cup champions, can clinch the title with a win tonight in Game 6 at the Philippine Arena. The only question is: Can the Gin Kings pull it out and celebrate tonight? It's up to the Gin Kings themselves. But one thing is certain: the Meralco Bolts will rely on Allen Durham anew to carry the majority of the Bolts' scoring load come tonight's Game 6. Now, we all know that the Bolts can definitely force a Game 7 on Friday IF they can hit their target, especially from rainbow country. If... ... See more

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By the Numbers: Meralco's Mess Cost them in Game 5

And Allen Durham was all alone. Again Allen Durham had another Best Import awardee performance but wasn't enough. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) Poor, Allen Durham. He scored 27 points and grabbed 19 rebounds- 8 on the offensive end, all while playing for more than 44 minutes in last night's Game 5 of the best-of-seven Finals series and yet, the Meralco Bolts are just one loss away from another disappointing Finals exit. We cannot blame Allen Durham alone, folks because he is the lone light that was shining for Meralco all series long. Take that lone light and the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings would have won the championship in 4 games. Now, let's not play the blame game and focus on the numbers alone. Why? If you were able to watch Game 5 last night, then you know how messy the rest of the Meralco Bolts, both offensively and defensively. To explain the mess that hurt the Bolts' chances of entering Game 6 with a chance to clinch their first-ever champio... ... See more

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Ginebra Blows an 18-Point Lead, Still Wins to Move One Win Away from Title

Greg Slaughter proved why he is the Best Player of the Conference Greg Slaughter silenced his critics with his huge double-double performance. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) There are two reasons why this best-of-7 series needed a Game 5 at the Philippine Arena. One: Ginebra won first two games. Second: they lost the next two against the smaller Bolts. Historically speaking, whoever wins Game 5 when the series is tied at 2-2 will go on to win the championship. After Game 5, one team will go home needing to only win the next game to finally win it all. They established an 18-point lead in the second quarter. They allowed Meralco to come back and even momentarily take the lead in the third quarter. In the end, the defending champions, Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings were able to regain control in the 4th quarter and consequently, regain the lead in the series as they won 85-74 over the Meralco Bolts, only needing one more win to clinch the championship. Tinyente is Back! ... ... See more

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By the Numbers: Three Things that Went Wrong for Ginebra in Game 4

Because of these things, the series is tied at 2-2 instead of Ginebra holding a 3-1 leading heading into Game 5 For the second straight game, Ginebra failed to utilize their height advantage. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) Despite another 34-point performance from Justin Brownlee, despite the fact that we got to see the Fast and the Furious in action, and despite the vociferously deafening "GI-NE-BRA!" chants by the Ginebra faithfuls that this basketball pundit on wheels endured, those things weren't enough as the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings suffered yet another stunning 85-83 defeat at the hands of the Meralco Bolts in last night's Game 4 which knotted the series at 2-2. However, we must remember that the game wasn't won until the final buzzer when Ginebra took 4 shots right after Allen Durham made a lay-up to give the Bolts the lead. 4 shots. 4 attempts. 0 makes. Even Coach Tim Cone admitted that even if one of his players was able to cal... ... See more

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Allen Durham Makes Crucial Basket to Lift Meralco Against Ginebra in Game 4, Series Tied 2-2

Ginebra Gin Kings falter late. Again Baser Amer made some crucial baskets down the stretch for the Bolts (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) Just when Ginebra thought that they could sweep the series, the Bolts came out alive in Game 3. And just when the defending champions thought that they could take a commanding 3-1 series heading into Sunday's Game 5 at the Philippine Arena, the Meralco Bolts got the job done as they held on to win a close one in Game 4, an 85-83 victory against the crowd darlings which knotted the series at 2 games apiece. Right from the tip-off, it didn't take long until both squads started scoring. Justin Brownlee started things off with a dunk to energize the almost all Ginebra crowd as Joe Devance provided the early reinforcements as he drained two baskets, a trey and a 2-point basket to put Ginebra up, at 7-4 but the Bolts, coming off a much-needed Game 3 victory, roared back with 6 unanswered points to take a 10-7 advantage. The rest of t... ... See more

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Back to Basics: 3 Things Ginebra MUST Do in Game 4

To avoid complications. That is. . Defending Allen Durham is a priority for the Gin Kings. Like it or not, the Meralco Bolts didn't look like the team that the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings defeated in the first two games. In fact, if you managed to see last night's Game 3 which the Bolts won, of course, the Bolts weren't clanking most of their shots especially from outside. The Bolts weren't bullied by the giants of Ginebra. And most importantly, Allen Durham, the reigning and now, two-time Best Import awardee, wasn't bothered by Justin Brownlee or any of the Ginebra big men for that matter. For one game, the Bolts were making their shots and the Gin Kings faltered in the second half. Fortunately for Ginebra, their Game 3 loss to Meralco only did one thing: extend the best-of-7 series to a Game 5 to say the least, and if they win tomorrow's Game 4, a win in Sunday's Game 5 will allow fans at the Philippine Arena to celebrate Gineb... ... See more

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By the Numbers: Durham, Hugnatan and the Threes that Lifted the Bolts

For one game, Meralco was able to work around their height disadvantage and won one against the giants Allen Durham played Game 3 like the Best Import he should be. Just when Ginebra thought that they can sweep the series and celebrate by tomorrow night, just when Ginebra defenders thought that the Meralco Bolts would continue with their brick-shooting habit, the defending champions were proven wrong as the Bolts came out from nowhere as they regained their shooting touch, torched the Gin Kings and the result: a 94-81 victory which trimmed down the series deficit to 2-1. Of course, this victory by the Bolts changed nothing primarily because Ginebra is still 2 wins away from clinching the championship while Meralco will need to win tomorrow's Game 4, win Game 5 and then a victory in Game 6 will give them their first championship in franchise history. If any of you missed last night's game and are wondering what on Earth happened, let this basketbal... ... See more

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Hugnatan's 7 Threes, Durham's 38 Points Lift Bolts in Game 3

Meralco prevents getting swept after Hugnatan provided the needed voltage from outside Reynel Hugnatan shot 58% from beyond the arc in Game 3. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) With the title almost upon their reach, the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings need two things: make sure that they win Game and secondly, not just win Game 3 but, dominate it to the point that it will make the Meralco Bolts desperate. For the Bolts on the other side, winning Game 3 is the first step towards keeping their championship aspirations alive. The next step? Well, keep on winning the next 3 games and the championship is their- that if they are able to stop shooting bricks and start hitting their target: the basket. Just when the defending champions thought they could finally celebrate on Friday, they were terribly wrong as Allen Durham AND Reynel Hugnatan sparked the Bolts after Meralco scored a 94-81 Game 3 win that put the Bolts back into the series, only trailing 2-1 heading into ... ... See more

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A Wheeler's Opinion: Can Meralco Power Themselves Back?

Or will the Bolts lose their charge against the champs Allen Durham can't do it all alone. There's no way he can possibly do it. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) Two games. Gone. Two games. Lost. If you're a fan of the Meralco Bolts, then you are definitely praying that the Bolts will win tomorrow's Game 3 because first and foremost, Meralco is playing against the defending champions, the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, the same team who beat the Bolts in last year's championship series of the PBA Governors' Cup, and secondly, only one PBA team has forced a Game 7 after burying themselves in a 0-3 hole and yet, went on to win the championship. That team was the San Miguel Beermen who accomplished the feat against the Alaska Aces during the 2016 PBA Philippine Cup. Unless Norman Black and his wards can somewhat find a way to borrow the auras of the Beermen who did it, it's not recommended that the Bolts put themselves in a silly position be... ... See more

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Best Import Goes to Durham but Ginebra Takes Game 2

Tenorio's heroics moved the Gin Kings two wins away from another title Japeth Aguilar picked up the slack left by a struggling Greg Slaughter. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) One squad is aiming to take another step closer to the championship. On the other side, another team is aiming to regain their shooting touch after shooting bricks especially from the outside in the series opener. After a dominant win the last time around, the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings walk into Game 2 with one goal: bury the Meralco Bolts into a 0-2 hole.The only question: Will the defending champions dominate the Bolts like they did after a 102-87 victory in the previous encounter? Or will Jared Dillinger hit his targets this time around after going 1 of 9 from the rainbow country last Friday? Prior to tip-off, Allen Durham officially received his second consecutive Best Import award while Greg Slaughter won the Best Player of the Conference after missing a big chunk of last season... ... See more

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Justin Brownlee had Another All-Around Performance to Lead the Gin Kings to Game 1 Win

Ginebra Pounds on Rested Bolts to Take Game 1 Justin Brownlee outplayed Allen Durham right from the first quarter (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau) After sitting out last year's encounter, Jared Dillinger finally got his wish: a rematch between the defending champions, Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings against the reloaded Meralco Bolts for the Governors' Cup championship. While both squads are claiming that this will be a different series compared to last year's series which was won by the Gin Kings in Game 6 after Justin Brownlee's buzzer-beating trey, some things will remain the same. For starters, we can expect Allen Durham to go out there with the same level of intensity which carried the Bolts to their first ever Finals appearance last year. On the other side, both teams have received upgrades over the course of the last 12 months. For Ginebra, Greg laughter is back and playing again with the Gin Kings while the Bolts got Ranidel De Ocampo whom they g... ... See more

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54,000+ Witness Game 7 as Ginebra Wins it All, Finally

Hugnatan Hits 6 Threes, Durham has 28 to Force a Game 7

Back to Basics: 3 Things Ginebra Must Do Tonight to Win it All

By the Numbers: Meralco's Mess Cost them in Game 5

Ginebra Blows an 18-Point Lead, Still Wins to Move One Win Away from Title

By the Numbers: Three Things that Went Wrong for Ginebra in Game 4

Allen Durham Makes Crucial Basket to Lift Meralco Against Ginebra in Game 4, Series Tied 2-2

Back to Basics: 3 Things Ginebra MUST Do in Game 4

By the Numbers: Durham, Hugnatan and the Threes that Lifted the Bolts

Hugnatan's 7 Threes, Durham's 38 Points Lift Bolts in Game 3

A Wheeler's Opinion: Can Meralco Power Themselves Back?

Best Import Goes to Durham but Ginebra Takes Game 2

Justin Brownlee had Another All-Around Performance to Lead the Gin Kings to Game 1 Win

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