Scottie Thompson and RJ Abarrientos have fun as Barangay Ginebra wins the 2026 PBA Commissioner’s Cup title after beating TNT Tropang 5G in Game 7. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Scottie Thompson remained as humble as ever after adding one other Finals MVP trophy to his collection in Barangay Ginebra’s PBA Commissioner’s Cup title run.
After winning the Ramon Fernandez Finals MVP award, Thompson admitted he was surprised when his name was called.
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That response stemmed from his belief that several of his teammates were just as deserving of the honour.
“I’m truly blessed but I don’t know if I deserve it because there have been so many others who could have won it,” Thompson told the Inquirer at Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday.
“Lots of our guys played well, a variety of guys carried us so I’m truly blessed and honored.”
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Thompson captured the third Finals MVP award of his profession after averaging 10 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals entering Game 7.
Within the winner-take-all contest, which Ginebra won 88-76, the Gilas Pilipinas guard delivered a near triple-double of 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Among the many other standouts within the series were reigning Best Player of the Conference RJ Abarrientos, who scored 13 points in Game 7, and Troy Rosario, who added 13 points and 7 rebounds within the championship-clinching victory.
For Thompson, nevertheless, individual accolades took a back seat to ending Ginebra’s title drought.
“We, as a team, bounced back and the great performances individually just followed,” he said.
“Overall, we didn’t really consider the past or the long run, we just stayed within the moment, focused on the sport and the result followed.”