Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ import Justin Brownlee throughout Sport 2 of the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals in opposition to San Miguel Beermen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines—Ginebra import Justin Brownlee couldn’t assist however marvel at San Miguel Beer’s tenacity after an exciting extra time affair in Sport 2 of the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals.
The Beermen defeated the Gin Kings, 131-125, in an OT to knot the collection at one recreation a bit, just about pushing the best-of-seven between the league’s two hottest groups again to sq. one.
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Ginebra and San Miguel refused to provide an inch on the finish of regulation and in extra time till Terrence Romeo exploded from downtown–scoring seven straight factors in simply two makes an attempt–to provide San Miguel respiratory room.
READ: San Miguel overcomes Ginebra in OT thriller to tie PBA semis
“San Miguel, you must give them credit score tonight. They’re only a actually good group, they’re robust and when you make errors, they’re a adequate group to benefit from it,” stated Brownlee at Araneta Coliseum on Friday.
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“Even when you don’t make errors, they’ll nonetheless make you pay. I believe we will appropriate some issues tomorrow, in movie and in follow.”
Brownlee turned in one other heroic efficiency with a double-double of 39 factors–together with clutch lengthy bombs that gave Ginebra the lead late in regulation–and 15 rebounds. He additionally had seven assists, 4 steals and 4 blocks to match.
Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ import Justin Brownlee throughout Sport 2 of the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals in opposition to San Miguel Beermen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
With extra time in impact, Brownlee performed over 50 minutes of motion and nonetheless shot an environment friendly 50 % clip.
However all his numbers have been for naught because the Beermen bounced again from the sound beating they obtained in Sport 1, determining tips on how to management the tempo of the sport and exploit the Gin Kings’ weaknesses.
READ: PBA: ‘Prepared’ Terrence Romeo delivers within the clutch for San Miguel
“You simply can’t make no errors in opposition to this group. We gave up offensive rebounds and lots of these together with second probability factors,” stated Brownlee.
“We felt like we may have gained this recreation. Sadly, we didn’t however we’re nonetheless very assured about what we will do on this collection.”
San Miguel massively outworked Ginebra on the boards, snagging 62 rebounds in comparison with 49.
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Of these rebounds, 24 have been offensive boards that the Beermen managed to show into 27 whopping second probability factors.
Regardless of the loss, the longtime Ginebra import believes can occur with the collection being pushed to a digital best-of-five collection.
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“We’re nonetheless within the collection. Clearly, it ain’t over, it’s tied up proper now so I simply have to stay optimistic,” Brownlee stated.
Brownlee and the Gin Kings look to take the 2-1 lead over the Beermen on Sunday for Sport 3 in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
