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Tied once again in their best-of-seven clash, Barangay Ginebra and TNT slug it out for a pivotal 3-2 lead in Game 5 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals
MANILA, Philippines – Knotted once again in their best-of-seven series, Barangay Ginebra and TNT slug it out for a pivotal 3-2 lead in Game 5 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, March 23.
Momentum is now on the side of the Gin Kings as they are coming off a 95-78 Game 4 blowout of the Tropang Giga on Friday, March 21, to avoid falling to a dangerous 1-3 hole, leveling the series at 2-2.
Despite playing with a dislocated right thumb, Ginebra super import Justin Brownlee showed no signs of weakness as he posted his usual all-around numbers of 23 points on 9-of-17 field goal clip, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks.
The Gin Kings also got a huge lift from Jamie Malonzo as the Gilas Pilipinas swingman shot the lights out with a game-high 24 points on a red-hot 6-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc.
As Ginebra looks to put an end to the trend of alternating wins in the series, look for the Gin Kings to lean on Brownlee anew as they also try to put the clamps on Best Import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for the second straight outing.
In Game 4, Hollis-Jefferson was held to a series-low 14 points on another lowly 5-of-18 shooting by the Gin Kings’ stingy defense.
Overall, Hollis-Jefferson has been shooting only 46% from the field, including a dismal 1-of-15 clip (6.6%) from deep for TNT in the first four games of the series.
Game time is 7:30 pm. – Rappler.com
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