PBA

2023 - 1 - 8

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Resurgent Pringle inspires Ginebra to Game Five win over Bay Area (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)

Pringle nailed back-to-back three-pointers to give the Gin Kings a 97-86 buffer, averting a last-ditch Dragons comeback and giving his team a 3-2 lead in the ...

Spin.ph But the Kings stilll needed a corner three from Pringle with 1:32 remaining before essentially sealing the win. We have a scheme for Zhu. Glen Yang was also out due to an ankle sprain suffered in Game Four. Today, we knew we have a scheme for Lam. We just have a better feel of what we wanted to do tonight,” said Cone.

Ginebra downs Bay Area, nears another PBA title (INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines— Not letting another chance slip its grasp, Barangay Ginebra picked Bay Area apart on Game 5 Sunday night, pocketing a 101-91 victory to ...

But with Game 4 hero Kobey Lam held to just 16, Bay Area could only pull within five, 91-86, in the final frame. Together, they helped Barangay Ginebra to leads as big as 18 points and doused the enemy’s fightback under a minute left in the game. “We just had a better feel for what we wanted to do tonight and I think we executed that for the most part,” the seasoned coach went on.

Pringle turns back clock as Ginebra pushes Bay Area to brink in PBA ... (Rappler)

Stanley Pringle erupts for 8 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as Justin Brownlee leads the way as usual with 37 markers in Ginebra's pivotal Game 5 ...

Although league MVP Scottie Thompson pushed Ginebra to an 18-point lead, 87-69, off an and-one conversion with 8:16 left in the final frame, Bay Area still conjured up a 17-5 comeback attempt to get within 5, 86-91, after two Hayden Blankley free throws with 2:18 left. After Bay Area erased an early 11-point deficit, 9-20, in the first quarter, Ginebra got its bearings back in the second, and pushed back the lead to 14, 54-40, off a pair of Japeth Aguilar free throws, before Songwei Zhu drilled a last-second triple to get back within single digits, 43-54, at intermission. MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra quickly found its bearings back in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals after denying a late Bay Area Dragons comeback, 101-91, to move one win away from its fourth title in six conferences.

Gin Kings stop Dragons, near PBA Commissioner's Cup crown (The Manila Times)

Fil-American guard Stanley Pringle played beautiful music with newly-minted Best Import Justin Brownlee as Barangay Ginebra frustrated an injury-ravaged Bay ...

Bay Area led by a point at the close of the opening quarter. Credit also the Gin Kings defense, which made life miserable for Bay Area's Game Four hero Kobey Lam. He finished with 16 points.

Gin Kings keep undermanned Dragons at bay in Game 5, near PBA ... (Philstar.com)

Falling flat last time, Barangay Ginebra pushed the right buttons on second take and pounced on injury-hit Bay Area to move closer to the mountaintop.

When we get leads, they don’t panic and we have to keep earning it, keep earning it,” said Cone of the Dragons, who were led by Hayden Blankley’s 29 and Kobey Lam’s 16. The Gin Kings got off to a 20-9 start and held leads that reached as high as 18 at 76-58. This is our day-to-day, this is how we live and breathe. We didn’t know how we’re going to play them defensively. They’re really well-coached and disciplined. But today, the difference was we had a better feel of what we wanted to do in terms of the (defensive) matchups and we’re able to do that for the most part,” said Ginebra coach Tim Cone.

PBA: Ginebra one win away from capturing Commissioner's Cup (CNN Philippines)

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 8) — Barangay Ginebra moved one step closer to winning the PBA Commissioner's Cup after holding off a comeback ...