PBA: Christmas crowd fuels Ginebra’s RJ Abarrientos career high

MANILA, Philippines—RJ Abarrientos played like a man possessed as Barangay Ginebra rolled past Converge, 105-85, on Christmas Day in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. Abarrientos’ hot shooting helped the Gin Kings force a do-or-die game against the fourth-seeded FiberXers, who lost their twice-to-beat advantage. Even the reigning Rookie of the Year himself could hardly believe