The Bay Area Dragons, enjoying sans import Andrew Nicholson, evened the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals sequence after taking down Barangay Ginebra, 94-86, in Game 4 on Friday on the Mall of Asia Arena.
Nicholson was out after sustaining a left ankle harm late in Game 3 of the finals.
Without their import, Kobey Lam waxed scorching from deep with eight triples and tallied 30 factors on high of 9 rebounds, whereas Glen Yang and Songwei Zhu made 18 factors every.
The Dragons relied on a robust second half as they outscored Ginebra, 22-15, within the third interval and reclaimed the lead, 60-58, earlier than a Stanley Pringle triple closed the mentioned body of their favor, 61-60.
However, momentum shifted on the facet of the Dragons late as they took a lead of 13, 89-76, with 3:20 left within the remaining interval earlier than taking the Game 4 win in entrance of a crowd of greater than 17,000.
After being tied at 19 on the finish of the primary interval, Ginebra led by 12, 38-26, in the midst of the second quarter earlier than closing the primary half at 46-38 of their benefit.
The Bay Area win spoiled the triple-double efficiency of Best Import Justin Brownlee who registered 23 factors, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists. Best Player of the Conference Scottie Thompson scored 18 factors whereas Japeth Aguilar and LA Tenorio added 12 and 11 factors, respectively.
With the win, the best-of-seven sequence is now tied at 2-2.
Game 5 of the Finals will likely be performed on Sunday on the Mall of Asia Arena.
The scores:
Bay Area 94 – Lam 30, Yang 18, Zhu 18, Liu 8, Reid 8, Blankley 7, Song 3, Zheng 2, Ewing 0, Ju 0.
Ginebra 86 – Brownlee 23, Thompson 18, J.Aguilar 12, Tenorio 11, Pringle 9, Standhardinger 8, Malonzo 5, Mariano 0, Gray 0, Pinto 0.
Quarters: 19-19, 38-46, 60-61, 94-86.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
