Ginebra vs Bay Area

MANILA, Philippines— Barangay Ginebra held Bay Area to its tournament low on Christmas Day to carve out a 96-81 victory and the first strike in their ...

And playing in the you have the two together, it makes for a lot of anxiety. We wanted to set the tone,” the club’s skipper said. Of all the Finals appearances I’ve (been in) it’s the first that’s really important, and coach Tim (Cone) has always preached that.

Fans came in droves and braved through the heavy Christmas Day traffic hoping for a treat. LA Tenorio, Justin Brownlee and the rest of Barangay Ginebra made ...

One factor that caused the offensive struggles was the defense Ginebra did against Nicholson who saw a variety of defensive ploys thrown at him that limited his production to a conference low of 27 points. Bay Area, even after some scoring runs, never fully recovered from there as Ginebra provided some answers to its every attempt to cut the lead down to below five points. Christian Standhardinger added a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds while shadowing Bay Area import Andrew Nicholson all-game-long.

Ginebra frustrated Bay Area anew, 96-81, to draw first blood in the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

The Kings leaned on their star trio of LA Tenorio, Justin Brownlee, and Christian Standhardinger to turn the game around in their favor in the second period before breaking away in the final minutes to seal the Game One victory. The second game of each PBA gameday is live-streamed on Ginebra frustrated Bay Area anew, 96-81, to draw first blood in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals, Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

Veteran playmaker LA Tenorio connived with Best Import candidate Justin Brownlee in a strong second quarter attack as Barangay Ginebra hammered Bay Area, ...

It was also the largest gate attendance since the 20,224 in Game 6 of last season's Governors' Cup finals also held at the MOA Arena between Ginebra and Meralco. That proved to be the clincher as the Gin Kings captured the title with a 103-92 win on Apr. Game One attracted 18,252 people at the famed Pasay sports arena, the largest Christmas Day crowd since 2017 when 22,531 trooped to the Philippine Arena for the GlobalPort-NLEX and Ginebra-Magnolia games in the elims of the 2017-18 Philippine Cup.

BARANGAY Ginebra drew first blood in the PBA Commissioner's Cup finals versus the Bay Area Dragons, fighting with grit and guts in pulling off a 96-81 ...

We stayed aggressive as we wanted this game badly for us to take control," he said. Ginamit ko na lang motivation, sabi ko I might as well win this thing," said Tenorio. Tayong mga Pinoy, maraming gatherings in this season.

Defense did the trick for Barangay Ginebra as they took a 1-0 lead over Bay Area Dragons in the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals.

That was the crucial part, and like LA said, we wanted to set the tone, and I thought we did that today. "It's really a mix of emotions because this is the first time that I'm spending Christmas away from my family," he admitted. And Coach Tim always preaches that to us, to set the tone." "And the last six minutes he just took over completely." It was also the second Christmas Day finals game for Cone, coming exactly 20 years after the first. But it is a special moment, a special time. "We just gave the game over to our closer and said, 'Okay Justin. Ginebra also got a big boost from Scottie Thompson, who was all over the court on his way to another all-around effort of 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists. But the one or two times he gets out of control, there's 15 other times he's making the right play. But Cone called two quick timeouts, and Ginebra promptly went on a 15-0 run to take the lead for good. "They looked ready to pull away from us there for a minute," Cone admitted. Their 40-point output at halftime was also their lowest of the conference.

Defense did the trick for Barangay Ginebra as they took a 1-0 lead over Bay Area Dragons in the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals.

That was the crucial part, and like LA said, we wanted to set the tone, and I thought we did that today. "It's really a mix of emotions because this is the first time that I'm spending Christmas away from my family," he admitted. And Coach Tim always preaches that to us, to set the tone." "And the last six minutes he just took over completely." It was also the second Christmas Day finals game for Cone, coming exactly 20 years after the first. But it is a special moment, a special time. "We just gave the game over to our closer and said, 'Okay Justin. Ginebra also got a big boost from Scottie Thompson, who was all over the court on his way to another all-around effort of 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists. But the one or two times he gets out of control, there's 15 other times he's making the right play. But Cone called two quick timeouts, and Ginebra promptly went on a 15-0 run to take the lead for good. "They looked ready to pull away from us there for a minute," Cone admitted. Their 40-point output at halftime was also their lowest of the conference.

In front of a crowd of 18252, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel overcame the Bay Area Dragons, 96-81, to draw first blood in the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals on ...

Kobey Lam added 11 points in the losing effort. While limited to just three points, Jamie Malonzo had 10 boards in the victory. It was enough to hand Ginebra control despite Bay Area's attempts late in the game.