Ginebra nakatutok sa pba finals

MANILA, Philippines — Inaasahan ng Barangay Ginebra ang malaking resbak ng San Miguel para makahirit ng ‘sudden death’ Game Seven sa Season 49 PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals series.

Kaya naman matinding preparasyon ang gagawin ng Gin Kings sa kanilang pagsagupa sa Beermen sa Game Six ng kanilang semifinals war ngayong alas-7:30 ng gabi sa Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Inagaw ng Ginebra ang 3-2 abante sa best-of-seven showdown nila ng San Miguel mula sa 121-92 panalo sa Game Five noong Biyernes kung saan bumanat si rookie guard RJ Abarrientos ng 28 points.

“I keep telling our team that the hardest win in a playoff is after you’ve won. That’s the hardest because the other team is gonna come back with adjustments, with more fire, a different mindset, like we did, we had a different mindset,” ani coach Tim Cone.

“They’re gonna come back with that. If there are two teams that are fairly equal, you’re gonna have a series like this,” dagdag ng 25-time PBA champion mentor.

Ang mananalo ang maghahamon sa nagde­depensang TNT Tropang Giga sa best-of-seven championship series.

Sinibak ng Tropang Giga ang Rain or Shine Elasto Painters sa Game Five mula sa 113-95 panalo noong Biyernes.

Muling aasahan ng Gin Kings sina import Justin Brownlee, Scottie Thompson, Japeth Aguilar, Stephen Holt at Abarrientos katapat sina reinforcement EJ Anosike, eight-time PBA MVP June Mar Fajardo, CJ Perez, Marcio Lassiter at Terrence Romeo ng Beermen.

Aminado si Cone sa matinding scoring prowess ng SMB team ni coach Jorge Gallent.

Kaya ang matibay ni­lang depensa ang gagamitin ng Ginebra.

“We’d like to think we’re more of a defensive team and that’s where our strength is. When we go out there and try to play their game, we’re gonna find ourselves in trouble and that’s what happened in Game Four,” pahayag ni Cone.