Bay Area Dragons

BOCAUE — Ginebra gave a masterclass to remember as it handed Bay Area a harsh 114-99 lesson in the Finals' Game 7 to annex the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's ...

Justin Brownlee led the way with 34 points, eight rebounds, and 12 assists, starring in their second-quarter breakaway. In the process, they break a tie with Magnolia and Alaska to become the second winningest franchise in league history. In a solid display of experience reigning over youth, the Kings erupted for 34 big points in the second quarter alone to enter the halftime break with a huge 61-39 lead, leaving the younger Dragons playing catch-up the rest of the way.

Barangay Ginebra have won the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup after a 114-99 triumph over Bay Area Dragons in Game 7 of the finals.

The title allowed Ginebra to break a three-way tie with the Alaska and Magnolia franchises for second-most in league history. 1 with 25. It marks the 15th PBA championship for the Ginebra franchise, but just the third won in the Commissioner's Cup.

Barangay Ginebra put on a show for a mammoth crowd en route to securing the 2022 PBA Commissioner's Cup championship, Sunday.

The Dragons threatened anew in the fourth quarter, trimming the deficit to 13 points with still 3:44 to go after a split at the line by Hayden Blankley, 106-93. But the Gin Kings were ready to answer. Thompson and Japeth Aguilar each had 10 points in the pivotal second quarter, where Ginebra made 12 of 25 field goals and limited the Dragons to just 6-of-26 from the field. The Dragons weathered a fast start from Brownlee to trail by just six points, 27-21, after the opening quarter. The Gin Kings gave them a performance to remember, with newly-naturalized star Justin Brownlee leading the way. [Bay Area] kept fighting, but we had the fight in us, too."

MANILA, Philippines — The Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings brought the house down in Bocaue, Bulacan as they copped the 2023 PBA Commissioner's Cup crown against ...

At that moment, it was the biggest margin of entire series. The Gin Kings were in cruise control for most of the game as they took a wire-to-wire victory to seize the title. In front of a record crowd of 54,589 spectators — the biggest in PBA history — the Gin Kings demolished the guest team after finding themselves in a do-or-die situation.

Barangay Ginebra, the Philippines' most popular basketball team, defends home court with a Game 7 blowout of visiting Bay Area to win the PBA Commissioner's ...

The Dragons’ woes only got worse at the turn of the second half as the Gin Kings pushed their lead as high as 28 points, 75-47, off 5 straight points from Malonzo with 8:26 left in the third period on the way to a dominant finish. From a small 31-27 advantage early in the second quarter, Ginebra broke apart Bay Area’s defense – and ultimately, the guest team’s morale, after outscoring its foes with a huge 30-12 breakaway, emphatically capped off by a Japeth Aguilar putback dunk for a 61-39 gap to greet the halftime buzzer. Justin Brownlee capped off another magical series with a game-high 34 points, while Jamie Malonzo – who dropped a huge double-double of 22 points and 17 rebounds – also came through for the Gin Kings in front of nearly 55,000 fans.