Rondae Hollis Jefferson leads TNT Tropang Giga to a different championship over Barangay Ginebra in PBA Governors’ Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
TNT, buoyed by its veterans, put out one hearth after one other on Friday evening to take down Barangay Ginebra, 95-85, and preserve its lofty perch within the PBA Governors’ Cup.
The Tropang Giga accomplished their repeat, beating the group darlings in Recreation 6 earlier than 14,668 screaming followers at Good Araneta Coliseum in Quezon Metropolis.
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Import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson helped TNT out of an 85-all impasse within the fourth interval, scoring 4 factors because the locals–led by Jayson Castro and Roger Pogoy–starved the Gin Kings of the offense that stored them within the thick of issues earlier within the contest.
RESULTS: PBA Finals Ginebra vs TNT Recreation 6 November 8
“It took loads of perception from high to bottombelieving that we might do it. All of the work we put in, it paid off,” mentioned ” mentioned the American ahead, who additionally helped the membership within the run-up to the title in the course of the earlier version of the match.
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“Chot (Reyes) mentioned we didn’t come this far simply to get this far. We obtained the championship and we’re excited.”
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Hollis-Jefferson completed with 31 factors, 16 rebounds and eight assists to satisfy his earlier promise of serving to TNT to a profitable title protection after tabbing the Greatest Import award earlier within the championship sequence.
TNT now has 10 championships all through its PBA existence.
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Castro and Pogoy had 13 every within the clincher, with the previous rising because the PBA Press Corps-Honda Finals Most Helpful Participant with averages of 10.3 factors, 3.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists.
Rey Nambatac chipped in 12 factors to lastly win his first PBA title whereas Calvin Oftana added eight.
“It’s an excellent championship, and now we go on to the subsequent one,” Reyes mentioned, however not with out tipping his hat to a Ginebra aspect he referred to as “a worthy opponent.”
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Reyes now has 10 PBA crowns below his belt.
Rookie RJ Abarrientos had 31 factors in his most interesting outing this sequence. Justin Brownlee had 14 whereas Stephen Holt 12 because the Gin Kings fumbled an opportunity to ship the sequence to an exhilarating you-or-me that will’ve been performed this Sunday at Ynares Heart in Antipolo Metropolis.
