ANTIPOLO – Scottie Thompson presided over the local brigade as Ginebra crushed San Miguel, 121-92, to move one win away from returning to the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals, Friday evening at the Ynares Center here.
The former league MVP asserted himself on offense early, dropping 18 points in just the opening period to help the Kings overcome a 13-point deficit in a scorching-hot performance that rubbed off on the rest of the squad.
That was evidenced by the conference-high 28-point showing by RJ Abarrientos as the rookie playmaker spearheaded the breakaway from a slim one-point third-quarter lead en route to a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.
Japeth Aguilar, Stephen Holt, and Ralph Cu were also among those that helped put together the second-half surge for the Barangay, who can close it out in Game 6 on Sunday still at the Ynares Center.
