MONTALBAN – Barangay Ginebra is set to play its first-ever PBA game at Ynares Center II on Saturday.
Former NBA player Bol Manute Bol likewise takes his act to the year-old venue on the same day along with TNT.
So what have you got?
No less than a blockbuster double-header in the offing.
“Sold out yung games for tomorrow,” said commissioner Willie Marcial.
Bol and the Tropang 5G will take on Titan Ultra in the curtain-raiser slated at 5:15 p.m., while Justin Brownlee and the Gin Kings make their debut in the second arena to bear the Ynares Center name opposite Terrafirma.
Ginebra's first time in Montalban
Ginebra was scheduled to play its first game in Montalban last November 9, also against the Giant Risers back in the Philippine Cup, but that was postponed to a later date due to supertyphoon Uwan.
Curiously, TNT was also booked to play in the first game of that twin-bill vs. Magnolia.
Both the Gin Kings and Tropang 5G, who clashed in the finals of this same tournament last season, carry 4-2 records going to their respective games and are likewise on two-game winning streaks.
Terrafirma is at 3-4, having lost its last four outings, while Titan Ultra has a 2-4 slate.
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