RJ ABARRIENTOS sparked a huge second-quarter turnaround as Barangay Ginebra grabbed a 43-42 halftime lead over TNT in Game Six of the PBA 49th Season Governors’ Cup Finals.
Abarrientos made the marginal lay-up off a fastbreak with 25 seconds remaining to cap a 9-0 finishing kick that wiped out an early TNT lead and enhanced Ginebra's chances of extending the best-of-seven series to a Game 7.
Ginebra eyes Game 7
Ginebra will look to hold on and complete the comeback from a deficit that reached as high as 10 points in the second quarter, and send the finals series into a rubber match on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.
The Gin Kings fell behind, 31-21, midway through the second period before Abarrientos spearheaded the comeback.
Abarrientos finished the first half with 18 points, all coming in that pivotal second quarter, as Ginebra came alive after a bland start that saw Justin Brownlee score six points on 3-for-9 shooting.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson outclassed Brownlee as he finished the first half with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Jayson Castro added eight.
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