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 Finals before another solid crowd at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night.
Jayson Castro kick-started a 9-2 run to open the said period for an 81-73 lead and give his side control the rest of the way, before triples by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Glenn Khobuntin inside the final 3:13 all but sealed the triumph.
Game 3 is on Friday still at the Big Dome, with the defending champions looking to establish a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-7 title series.
Hollis-Jefferson led TNT with 37 points spiked by a career-best five three-pointers, 13 rebounds, and seven assists as he played all 48 minutes.
