Justin Brownlee and Barangay Ginebra turned up the warmth within the last interval to eke out a comeback victory in opposition to Bay Area, 89-82, in Game 3 of their best-of-seven finals collection within the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday on the Mall of Asia Arena.
Well-rested on account of a six-day break, Ginebra gained the higher hand, 2-1, within the best-of-seven collection.
Trailing by as many as 14 halfway by the third interval and down 63-56 earlier than the fourth, the Gin Kings got here alive within the payoff interval and turned issues round with Brownlee igniting their offense.
The resident import rapidly transformed 12 factors early within the fourth to chop their deficit to only three, 75-72, within the last 5:21 earlier than Kobey Lam countered with a private 4-0 run to make it a seven-point benefit for the guests.
But Ginebra tied issues up at 79 after Brownlee nailed two jumpers and veteran LA Tenorio knocked down a triple. They regained the lead after a wild putback from Scottie Thompson on a miss from Jamie Malonzo, who then buried an enormous three-pointer to offer Ginebra a much-needed 84-79 cushion with 50.4 ticks left within the clock.
Brownlee trooped to the charity stripe as soon as extra and shot one free throw following a turnover from Lam. He and Tenorio then put the icing on the cake with two freebies apiece, 87-82, because the Dragons ran out of time.
Ginebra outplayed Bay Area within the fourth interval, 33 to 19, with Brownlee scoring 19 of these.
He completed with a game-high 34 factors, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, and three steals whereas Thompson chimed in with 14 markers, 10 boards, 4 dimes, and 4 steals.
Christian Standhardinger offered a activate the bench with 15 factors and 4 rebounds whereas Malonzo completed with 10 factors.
Game 4 of the collection is on Friday, January 6, on the identical venue.
The scores:
Barangay Ginebra 89 – Brownlee 34, Standhardinger 15, Thompson 14, Malonzo 10, Tenorio 8, Pringle 5, Aguilar 3, Mariano 0, Gray 0, Pinto 0.
Bay Area 82 – Nicholson 23, Lam 17, Zhu 12, Yang 11, Blankley 10, Ewing 3, Ju 2, Song 2, Liu 2, Reid 0.
Quarters: 16-16, 35-37, 56-63, 89-82.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
