Ginebra made TNT pay dearly for its rare miscues in the endgame en route to the 116-102 victory and move two wins away from the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup title, Sunday night at a packed Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
The Kings saw their 22-point lead melt to just seven, 96-89, with less than six minutes remaining in Game 3 but none other than the Tropang 5G shot themselves in the foot as they committed costly turnovers that ruined their rally.
Calvin Oftana’s pass intended to Chris McCullough got intercepted by Justin Brownlee, before ‘CMac’ himself got whistled for a traveling violation as his decision to attack the rim after being wide open outside backfired.
McCullough would commit another TO when he was called for the last touch on the ball that sailed out of bounds, and the momentum they all built would go into tatters as the crowd darlings capitalized on those opportunities.
RJ Abarrientos knocked down a three, then came Stephen Holt, Brownlee, and Troy Rosario with the final touches toward the 14-point triumph–and more importantly the 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 championship series.
