ANTIPOLO – Justin Brownlee showed no signs of a serious finger injury after leading Barangay Ginebra to a 53-49 halftime lead over TNT in Game 4 of the PBA 49th Season Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center.
Brownlee was near perfect in the first half despite playing with a dislocated right thumb suffered in Game 3 that cast doubt on his status coming into Friday night’s important clash.
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The resident Ginebra import started and got 15 points on 6 of 7 shooting from the field and 3 of 3 from the free throw line in the first half where the Gin Kings led by as many as 10 points.
Jamie Malonzo had 11 points, while Japeth Aguilar and Stephen Holt each had 10 points for the Gin Kings.
RR Pogoy had 16 points, while Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, who prior to tip-off captured his third Best Import of the Conference award, had 10 points for TNT.
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