Ginebra rebounded quickly in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup by taking an 84-75 decision over a Meralco side that missed the services of two important cogs, Friday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
The Kings faced a team that didn’t have Bong Quinto and CJ Cansino and so they made sure to take advantage of it, pulling away in the second chapter to build a gap good enough to keep the Bolts at arm’s length late in the game.
Eventually, the crowd darlings improved to .500 with a 2-2 record in Group B, giving themselves as well renewed confidence heading into Sunday’s Manila Clasico affair against Magnolia at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
RJ Abarrientos led the way with 27 points in his best game yet this conference for a squad that continues to miss Justin Brownlee and Scottie Thompson.
Import Riley Grigsby backed him up with 25 points and nine rebounds, with Stephen Holt and Troy Rosario combining for 15 points and 15 rebounds.
