Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times

Basketball

PBA: Scottie does it all, rallies Ginebra from 22 down to stop Terrafirma


Scottie Thompson notched a triple-double as he spearheaded Ginebra’s epic comeback to defeat Terrafirma, 112-107, to post back-to-back wins in the 2021-22 PBA Governors’ Cup, Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.

The star guard finished with 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists, including the nifty pass to Christian Standhardinger underneath for a three-point lead with 29.8 seconds left as they went on to complete the rally from 22 down.

Big thanks to his fifth career triple-double, the defending champs have improved to 5-4, keeping themselves very much alive in the Top Four hunt.

“Scottie willed us to a win, just with his tremendous effort,” said head coach Tim Cone. “He was everywhere. On defense, on the boards, in transition.”

But it wasn’t all Thompson, as the other Gin Kings helped make the victory possible as well. Justin Brownlee top-scored with 29 points, alongside 15 rebounds and seven assists in over 44 minutes of play.

Standhardinger himself had 26 points and eight rebounds, as frontcourt partner Japeth Aguilar supplied 19 markers and seven caroms.

The two big men made their presence felt in the final minutes, combining for four straight points to tie the ball game at 101 with 3:52 to go.

LA Tenorio went on to deliver afterward, nailing a booming triple as a response to Juami Tiongson’s jumper to finally put Ginebra ahead, 104-103.

And when Terrafirma managed to erect a three-point lead, Aguilar made sure that it would be their foes’ last taste of the lead. He followed up Thompson’s layup earlier with a perfect trip to the line to make it 108-107, 1:03 left.

#ReadMore  Mighty Sports shows resolve against Al Wahda to sweep Group B

Then, the Thompson to Standhardinger connection widened the gap to 110-107. The Dyip tried to tie the game but Tiongson missed from deep.

Brownlee went on to sink both of his free throws with 20.8 seconds left. The win was sealed, fittingly, by Thompson himself, who blocked the long jumper of the 6-foot-6 Aldrech Ramos in the dying seconds.

“We also got a lot of contributions the rest of the way, from Japeth and Christian. LA hit some big shots down the stretch,” Cone said.

Ginebra is now at seventh in the standings and will look to climb up through its remaining assignments starting with NLEX (7-3) on Friday, 4 p.m., at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

Meanwhile, Tiongson led Terrafima with 27 points as the team failed to repeat over Ginebra after beating them in the 2021 Philippine Cup.

Joshua Munzon had 23 points and seven assists. Antonio Hester made 18 points and 11 rebounds, as Andreas Cahilig added 10 for the Dyip, who absorbed their third loss in a row and fell to 2-7.

Terrafirma hopes to keep its flickering playoff hopes alive against the streaking NorthPort (3-5) on Saturday at 4 p.m. also at the Big Dome.

The Scores:

Ginebra 112 – Brownlee 29, Standhardinger 26, Thompson 20, J. Aguilar 19, Tenorio 8, Pinto 7, Onwubere 3, Tolentino 0, Chan 0

Terrafirma 107 – Tiongson 27, Munzon 23, Hester 18, Cahilig 10, Ramos 9, Go 7, Pascual 6, Daquioag 3, Calvo 2, Camson 2, Gabayni 0

Quarterscores: 20-34, 42-63, 76-85, 112-107

All PBA games stream live on GigaPlay. Download it now on Android or IOS.

The second game of each playdate is also livestreamed on SMART Sports.

Written By

Oftentimes on the sidelines. Forever a student of the game. Morayta-bred.


You May Also Like

Basketball

Ginebra’s decision to tweak its starting unit for Game 3 of the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup on Friday night proved effective, thanks to...

Basketball

Ginebra avoided falling into a dangerous situation as it found much-needed solutions to decipher TNT, 85-73, and take Game 3 of the PBA Season...

Basketball

Ginebra head coach Tim Cone couldn’t offer much in the aftermath of another loss to TNT in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup Finals,...

Basketball

TNT used a strong fourth-quarter push to repulse Barangay Ginebra, 96-84, and race to a 2-0 lead in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup...

Basketball

ANTIPOLO — In the parlance of today’s youth, RJ Abarrientos got schooled. Jayson Castro was his teacher. The rookie playmaker could only concede after...

Basketball

ANTIPOLO — Jayson Castro proved pivotal yet again as TNT methodically tore apart Barangay Ginebra, 104-88, to draw first blood in the PBA Season...

Basketball

Ginebra is parading a different lineup heading into its PBA Governors’ Cup Finals rematch versus TNT, but Scottie Thompson is optimistic about how the...

Basketball

Tim Cone and Chot Reyes basically grew up together in coaching that it may sound like an understatement to say that they’re familiar with...

Advertisement