It ain’t over till it is over.
The Bay Area Dragons overcame Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 87-84, on Wednesday in Game 6 of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on the Smart Araneta Coliseum to drive a do-or-die Game 7 for the title.
After trailing by 12, 58-46, earlier than the midway level of the third interval, Justin Brownlee went on a private 9-0 run to chop Ginebra’s result in three, 58-55, on the 4:23 mark.
Myles Powell answered with a triple earlier than Ginebra made a 7-0 run capped by a Brownlee triple to seize the lead, 62-61. Hayden Blankley answered with a triple with Brownlee tying the sport at 64 earlier than Zhu gave the Dragons the lead, 66-64, to finish the stated body.
Ginebra opened the ultimate interval with one other 9-0 run to present them a snug 73-66 lead. But the Dragons tied the sport at 78 off a Powell triple on the 7:05 mark earlier than back-to-back baskets from Standhardinger and Thompson gave the lead once more to Ginebra, 82-78.
A triple from Blankley and a basket from Powell handed the Dragons an 83-82 lead earlier than Brownlee reduce the lead for Ginebra, 85-84 with 2:24 left. A foul by John Pinto put Powell on the road the place he break up his bonuses, earlier than one other foul by Thompson on Powell introduced him once more to the stripe and he sank simply one in every of two free throws to present the Dragons an 87-84 lead with 5 ticks left.
Japeth Aguilar tried to tie the sport from past the arc however missed, giving the Dragons the win and tying the collection at 3-3.
Powell, who was reactivated in lieu of Andrew Nicholson, powered the Dragons with 29 factors, seven rebounds, and three assists. Blankley made 23 factors whereas Glen Yang and Zhu tallied 10 factors every, with the latter additionally making 10 assists.
The win spoiled Brownlee’s triple-double efficiency of 37 factors, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Christian Standhardinger and Japeth Aguilar had been the one gamers who scored in double digits with 12 factors every.
More than 22,000 followers flocked to the Big Dome to observe the Game 6 thriller.
Game 7 of the Commissioner’s Cup Finals shall be held on Sunday, as a substitute of the initially scheduled Friday, nonetheless on the Philippine Arena in Bulacan.
The scores:
Bay Area 87 – Powell 29, Blankley 23, Yang 10, Zhu 10, Lam 9, Liu 4, Reid 2, Zheng 0, Ju 0.
Ginebra 84 – Brownlee 37, J.Aguilar 12, Standhardinger 12, Thompson 8, Pringle 8, Malonzo 4, Pinto 3, Tenorio 0, Gray 0.
Quarters: 25-20, 50-42, 66-64, 87-84.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
