Ginebra clicked from deep at the right time to thwart the upset-hungry Blackwater, 115-108, for its fourth successive victory in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, Friday night.
The Kings were clinging to a precarious one-point lead until Stephen Holt came in, knocking down back-to-back three-pointers to inflate the cushion to 103-98 with 5:45 remaining in the game, putting them ahead the rest of the way.
RJ Abarrientos hit one as well moments later but Nards Pinto nailed arguably the most important of them all, a wide-open one from the left wing as it repelled the Bossing’s late rally and gave them the 113-108 lead with 2:09 left to play.
Troy Rosario would go on to settle the eventual scoreline and the crowd darlings eventually netted win no. 6 in nine games to boost their Top Four hopes.
And they did it even after losing Japeth Aguilar due to an injury, forcing them to finish the bout without a legitimate center against Robert Upshaw & Co.
