The PBA slightly revised the schedule of its Christmas Day games.
In a memo, the rivalry affair between Ginebra and TNT on December 25 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum has been moved to 6:30 p.m.
The match was originally scheduled at 8 p.m.
LOOK: The PBA has made a slight revision to its Christmas Day 2023 games sked.
Originally slated at 8 p.m., the Barangay Ginebra-TNT match will now be played at 6:15 p.m.
The December 25 games will be held at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. @tiebreakertimes pic.twitter.com/kUcLShoymb
— Justine Bacnis (@justinebacnis) December 17, 2023
Pushing through as planned, on the other hand, is the 4 p.m. encounter featuring San Miguel and current second-seed Phoenix Super LPG.
It should be an interesting pair of Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup fixtures, with the double-header’s nightcap a rematch of last season’s Governors’ Cup Finals.
The Tropang Giga won that series in six thanks to Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, but they’ll be facing a Kings side without Justin Brownlee this time.
Meanwhile, the opening game may see the Beermen parading a new import by that time as they’re letting go of Ivan Aska for the taller Bennie Boatwright.
SMB is still missing June Mar Fajardo due to a fractured hand.
The crew will try to bolster their quarterfinal bid against a Fuel Masters squad that has already made it. The latter is currently toting a 6-1 card.
