Time and again, Justin Brownlee saved the Barangay.
The three-time Best Import did it on both ends of the floor to lift Ginebra past Meralco, 104-103, and build a 2-0 lead in their PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup quarterfinal battle on Saturday night at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
He first blocked Allen Durham’s potential dagger near the rim and secured the ball himself, then nailed a double-step-back three—against his counterpart, no less—for the lead with 10.1 seconds left, sending the partisan crowd into a frenzy.
The Kings then stepped up on defense, denying Chris Newsome a good look at the basket before misses by Durham and Hodge allowed the crew to move just a win away from another semifinal trip in the conference.
Brownlee finished with 39 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and three blocks.
