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    Gray steals thunder from Brownlee-Selden shootout as Ginebra ends NLEX streak

    Gray caps hot shooting with go-ahead trey as Gin Kings hand Road Warriors first defeat
    Feb 8, 2023
    Jeremiah Gray Ginebra vs NLEX
    Jeremiah Gray was on fire against the Road Warriors.
    PHOTO: Jerome Ascaño

    JEREMIAH Gray became an unlikely hero, draining the go-ahead three with 17.8 seconds left, giving Barangay Ginebra a 114-111 win over NLEX on Wednesday in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

    Ginebra vs NLEX recap

    Gray hit the three from the left corner, receiving a pass from Justin Brownlee off an offensive rebound by Jamie Malonzo, to help Ginebra regain the lead, 112-111, after trailing by as many as 12 points early in the fourth.

    Brownlee later settled the final score with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left. Wayne Selden missed a three to end the game.

    Justin Brownlee Ginebra vs NLEX

    Ginebra, which also got an unexpected boost from seldom-used Raymond Aguilar, improved to 2-0 while also spoiling the debut of Selden who had 43 points in the contest, while handing NLEX its first defeat after five games.

    Brownlee also had a huge game, finishing with 44 points and 16 rebounds for Barangay Ginebra. Gray had 19 points, while Scottie Thompson had 12 points and 10 assists in the grind-out win.

    Ginebra was actually shorthanded with Christian Standhardinger missing the game due to a knee injury. Japeth Aguilar was also ruled out later in the game due to a knee injury as well, allowing Raymond Aguilar to play eight minutes where he grabbed five rebounds.

    “We were coming off a really tough conference and we didn’t really have much time to get into condition. It’s almost expected that you’ll go through this times were guys are going to be a little beat up,” said Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone.

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    NLEX fell to its first defeat after switching imports with Jonathon Simmons accepting an offer to play in China. Kevin Alas had 22 points including a three that gave NLEX a 111-109 lead with 37.3 seconds left only for Gray to respond.

    The Road Warriors were even up, 100-88, but still squandered the lead.

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      The scores:

      Barangay Ginebra 114 – Brownlee 44, Gray 19, Thompson 12, Pringle 10, Malonzo 9, J. Aguilar 9, Pinto 8, Tenorio 3, Pessumal 0, R. Aguilar 0, Mariano 0.

      NLEX 111 – Selden Jr. 43, Alas 22, Ganuelas-Rosser 19, Rosales 10, Semerad 6, Trollano 6, Gabo 3, Anthony 2, Doliguez 0, Pascual 0.

      Quarters: 28-15; 55-59; 84-92; 114-111.

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