RONDAE Hollis-Jefferson and Rey Nambatac led TNT to a 40-35 halftime lead over Barangay Ginebra in Game 7 of the PBA 49th Season Commissioner’s Cup Finals.
Hollis-Jefferson had 14 points including a dunk over Japeth Aguilar with 39 seconds left to round out a fiercely fought first half before an overflow crowd at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Nambatac had 13 including the last seven points in the Tropang Giga’s 10-0 run that put them ahead, 38-29, with 1:47 left in the second quarter.
RR Pogoy had seven points including a three-pointer to start that second-quarter run for TNT.
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Justin Brownlee had 12 points including back-to-back three-pointers to keep the game close, 38-35, before Hollis-Jefferson connected on that late dunk in the second period.
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