Barangay Ginebra forward Justin Brownlee goes for a shot against Terrafirma within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.–PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines–Barangay Ginebra cruised to its third straight win and moved as much as a share of third place within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after defeating skidding Terrafirma, 111-103, at Ynares Center Montalban in Rodriguez, Rizal.
Justin Brownlee, RJ Abarrientos and Stephen Holt led a torrid showing just about all throughout because the Gin Kings made their first trip to the faraway Rizal town a worthy one and improved to a 5-2 win-loss slate.
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Ginebra is tied with idle Meralco and TNT, which within the curtain raiser defeated Titan Ultra.
Brownlee topscored with 28 points, spiked by five triples, while Abarrientos and Holt combined for seven threes to attain 17 apiece for Ginebra.
In dominating Terrafirma, which was not reflective of the ultimate rating, Ginebra shot 18 three-pointers.
The venue was almost filled to capability because the fan favorites appeared for the primary time in Rodriguez. They were speculated to play last November during a Philippine Cup game against Titan Ultra but was postponed resulting from Typhoon Uwan.
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Abarrientos had in the primary quarter before Brownlee unloaded 16 within the second that put Ginebra on top of things despite Terrafirma closing in at 56-50 at intermission.
It was Holt’s turn to ignite, hitting 12 within the third because the Gin Kings were in a position to stretch the gap to a high of 27.
Jerrick Ahanmisi scored 27 but Terrafirma fell to 3-5 with a fifth straight defeat as its woes continued after a dream begin to the conference.