Meralco vs Ginebra

Ginebra bounced back from a dismal 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup opener by holding off Meralco, 99-91, Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

30 early in a loss to NorthPort. Resident import Justin Brownlee led five Gin Kings in double-digits, scoring the team’s last seven points to finish with 34 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals to steer his side to their first win of the conference. Meralco, which slipped to 0-2 in the tournament, relied on Johnny O’Bryant, who tallied 31 points, 16 boards, and four assists.

MANILA, Philippines—Barangay Ginebra recovered from a stinging start to the PBA Commissioner's Cup with a vengeful 99-91 win over longtime rival Meralco on ...

[101-95 overtime loss to the NorthPort Batang Pier.](https://sports.inquirer.net/478949/pba-bolick-explodes-for-44-points-as-northport-rallies-past-meralco) Ginebra sent Meralco to 0-2 in the first game since the two squads met in a hard-fought decider of their Philippine Cup quarterfinal series which the latter won. [22-point loss to the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters last Wednesday.](https://sports.inquirer.net/478648/pba-rain-or-shine-rolls-past-ginebra-spoils-jamie-malonzos-debut)

Justin Brownlee starred as Barangay Ginebra finally got back to its winning ways after gutting out a 99-91 victory over rival Meralco in the 2022 PBA ...

Allen Maliksi chimed in with 20 but those weren't enough as Meralco suffered back-to-back losses. Meralco import Johnny O'Bryant took the scoring cudgels for the Bolts, finishing with a team-high 31 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and a block. Scottie Thompson also showed the way for Ginebra with his all-around performance of 15 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, and three steals while Stanley Pringle chipped in 16 markers, four boards, and a steal.

BATANGAS CITY—Ginebra bounced back from an ugly start to its PBA Philippine Cup campaign by venting ire on Meralco for a 99-91 win on Sunday night at the ...

Johnny O'Bryant put up 31 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, one block, and one steal, Allein Maliksi added 20 points, three rebounds, three assists, and one steal, and Raymond Almazan put up a double-double of his own of 10 points on perfect 3-for-3 field goals and 4-for-4 free throws and 11 rebounds with two assists for Meralco, which fell to 0-2. Brownlee finished with 34 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals, while Thompson flirted with a triple-double with 15 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists with three steals and a block for Ginebra, which moved up to 1-1. Justin Brownlee was back to his explosive self, while Scottie Thompson recovered from a one-point output on Wednesday night against the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters as the Gin Kings asserted their mastery over the Bolts in their first meeting since the latter finally slayed the giant that is the former in the Philippine Cup quarterfinals.

Justin Brownlee and Scottie Thompson played like beautiful music on both ends of the floor to lift Barangay Ginebra to a morale-boosting 99-91 victory over ...

Nobody in the locker room thought we'd got beat by 22 points, and it's something we talked about, and it provided us a wakeup call," said Ginebra coach Tim Cone after the game. Ginebra (1-1) though did not simply rely on the duo of Brownlee and Thompson after collecting 16 from Stanley Pringle and 10 points each from Japeth Aguilar, Christian Standhardinger and newly-acquired Fil-Am Jamie Malonzo. On the other hand, Thompson, the reigning PBA MVP flirted with a triple-double after registering 15 points, nine rebounds and the same number of assists to also help Ginebra average its quarterfinal series loss to Meralco in the 2022-23 Philippine Cup.