Ginebra vs TNT – PBA Governors’ Cup Finals, Game 3

Ginebra seeks to avoid falling into a 0-3 hole, while TNT aims to move on the cusp of the PBA Governors’ Cup title as they clash anew in Game 3 of their best-of-seven finals

MANILA, Philippines – Staring at a 0-2 deficit, can Barangay Ginebra finally crack TNT’s code on All Saints’ Day?

The Gin Kings seek to avoid falling into a 0-3 hole, while the Tropang Giga aim to move on the cusp of a second straight PBA Governors’ Cup title as they clash anew in Game 3 of their best-of-seven finals at the Araneta Coliseum on Friday, November 1.

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Second quarter

• GINEBRA 38-33: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson with the steal and Roger Pogoy with the finish
• GINEBRA 38-31: Maverick Ahanmisi beats the shot clock
• GINEBRA 36-31: Stephen Holt shot is good
• GINEBRA 34-31: Calvin Oftana from deep
• GINEBRA 34-28: 6-0 run by the Gin Kings after that Maverick Ahanmisi bucket
• GINEBRA 32-28: Justin Brownlee shrugs off the defense
• GINEBRA 30-28: Justin Brownlee retaliates
• 28-28: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson continues to do damage
• GINEBRA 28-26: Maverick Ahanmisi drains the long two
• 26-26: Poy Erram ties it again
• GINEBRA 26-24: Maverick Ahanmisi gets his floater to go
• 24-24: Poy Erram with the short stab
• GINEBRA 24-22: Japeth Aguilar makes the fadeaway jumper
• 22-22: A RJ Abarrientos midrange shot knots the score
• TNT 22-20: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson opens the second quarter with a trey

First quarter

• END OF 1Q: Ginebra clings to a slim 20-19 lead
• GINEBRA 20-19: Jayson Castro converts the floater
• GINEBRA 20-17: Japeth Aguilar scores
• GINEBRA 18-17: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson joins the three-point party
• GINEBRA 18-14: Jayson Castro answers with his own triple
• GINEBRA 18-11: Scottie Thompson for three
• GINEBRA 15-11: Japeth Aguilar 2/2 at the line
• GINEBRA 13-11: LA Tenorio steals and scores
• 11-11: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson with the steal and the and-one play
• GINEBRA 11-8: Justin Brownlee scores over Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
• GINEBRA 9-8: LA Tenorio hits the one-handed shot
• TNT 8-7: Justin Brownlee finds Joe Devance underneath
• TNT 8-5: Poy Erram now with 6 points
• TNT 6-5: LA Tenorio makes the technical free throw
• TNT 6-4: Poy Erram again
• 4-4: Surprise starter LA Tenorio banks in the jumper
• TNT 4-2: Poy Erram completes the pick and roll play
• 2-2: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson cleans up his own miss
• GINEBRA 2-0: Stephen Holt ices his freebies for the first points of the game

Starter

• GINEBRA – LA Tenorio, Justin Brownlee, Japeth Aguilar, Scottie Thompson, Stephen Holt
• TNT – Rey Nambatac, Calvin Oftana, Poy Erram, Roger Pogoy, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

Preview

After absorbing a 104-88 Game 1 beatdown, Ginebra still had no answers for TNT as the latter scored another double-digit victory in Game 2, 96-84, on Wednesday, October 30.

With Ginebra’s defense daring him to shoot, TNT’s super import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson made the Gin Kings pay by knocking down six of his 12 attempts from beyond the arc en route to a game-high 37-point explosion.

Hollis-Jefferson also tallied 13 rebounds and 7 assists as he completely outplayed his counterpart Justin Brownlee, who was held to only 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting by TNT’s stifling defense.

Similar to the series opener, TNT also outshined Ginebra in three-point shooting, going 14-of-37 from deep compared to the Gin Kings’ 7-of-27 clip.

Look for the Tropang Giga to bank on their rock-solid defense and the hot hands of Hollis-Jefferson once more as they try to move within a win of another Governors’ Cup crown.

Meanwhile, expect head coach Tim Cone to switch things up for Ginebra and Brownlee to bounce back big from his quiet 19-point outing as they look to finally solve TNT’s puzzle and secure a breakthrough win in the best-of-seven affair.

Game time is 7:30 pm. – Rappler.com