A SLOW, low start to the All-Filipino conference finals simmered and then exploded as Tropang Giga and the Gin Kings put on a Game 1 show.
Trading blows all the way to the final seconds of regulation, an Arvin Tolentino lay-up sent the game into overtime. Ray Parks and Co. lost steam in OT, finally giving up the game to Ginebra, 100-94.
Keyword “Game 1” was trending in Philippine Twitter with more than 359,000 tweets as the fourth quarter ticked down to its nail-biting close. More than 268,000 viewers were also tuned into the livestream on the official PBA Facebook account.
An abundance of storylines in Game 1 made for some pretty entertaining tweets. Here’s a sampler:
"Point God" indeed.
Even Chris Ross agrees.
College stars pay tribute.
All hail Arvin Tolentino
When Japeth is on, he’s on.
Ray Ray Parks’ post-dunk face from the first quarter is destined to become a meme.
Scottie too hottie.
Kings!
UwU-ified Rappler twitter account contributes to the Game 1 convo.
All hail the young guns
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