BARANGAY Ginebra got its revenge over Blackwater behind a collective effort, 112-98, on Tuesday in the PBA 49th Season Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
With a triple double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Scottie Thompson stood out among five double-digit scorers that enabled the Kings' to end the Bossing’s three-game winning streak.
Justin Brownlee had 20 points and nine rebounds,while RJ Abarrientos added 15 points for Ginebra, which has now won three straight games since a stunning 95-88 defeat to Blackwater last August 30.
Stephen Holt had 14 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, while Japeth Aguilar had 14 points in a game where the Kings led by as many as 19 points, 105-86.
As good as it was on offense, Ginebra did its best work on defense by limiting the prolific George King to 21 points - his lowest output in his four games with Blackwater.
Sedrick Barefield, who hit a key four-pointer in Blackwater's first-round win over Ginebra, added 15 points but shot 5-of-13 from the field.
“We talked about an attitude change. We needed to come out with a little bit more of a higher level of intensity because they’ve (Blackwater) proven to be a really, really strong team,” said Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone.
The change in attitude manifested immediately as Ginebra started the game with a 36-22 lead at the end of the first with Brownlee making 11 points right off the bat.
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The final score didn’t reflect the competitiveness of the match. Blackwater trailed by only two, 78-76, in the third quarter before Ginebra ended the period on a 13-6 blast that began with a Thompson three, 91-82.
Troy Rosario tallied 18 points and seven rebounds for Blackwater, while Christian David added 13 points for Blackwater, which misfired on 1-of-9 shooting from threes.
The scores:
Barangay Ginebra 112 – Thompson 21, Brownlee 20, Abarrientos 15, Holt 14, J. Aguilar 14, Ahanmisi 8, Go 7, Tenorio 6, Mariano 4, Pinto 3, R. Aguilar 0.
Blackwater 98 – King 21, Rosario 18, Barefield 15, David 13, Chua 12, Ilagan 6, Escoto 5, Kwekuteye 3, Mitchell 3, Suerte 2, Corteza 0, Montalbo 0, Ponferrada 0.
Quarters: 36-22; 67-58; 91-82; 112-98.
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