{"id":122018,"date":"2017-10-07T03:47:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T07:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=122018"},"modified":"2025-01-13T21:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:49:25","slug":"ginebra-on-cusp-of-finals-return-with-squeaker-over-tnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/07\/ginebra-on-cusp-of-finals-return-with-squeaker-over-tnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginebra on cusp of finals return with squeaker over TNT"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_120843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120843\" style=\"width: 1718px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22181160_1923465014336591_2549918333461076584_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1718\" height=\"2048\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120843\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22181160_1923465014336591_2549918333461076584_o.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: Rice came up with a 44-point, 20-rebound, and six-assist performance, but the explosion went down the drain.<\/p srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22181160_1923465014336591_2549918333461076584_o.jpg 1718w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22181160_1923465014336591_2549918333461076584_o-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22181160_1923465014336591_2549918333461076584_o-768x916.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22181160_1923465014336591_2549918333461076584_o-859x1024.jpg 859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1718px) 100vw, 1718px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy augmentin online <a href=\"https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/png\/augmentin.html\">https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/png\/augmentin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>(Photo: PBA\/Facebook)&#8221; width=&#8221;1718&#8243; height=&#8221;2048&#8243; \/><\/a> FILE: Rice came up with a 44-point, 20-rebound, and six-assist performance, but the explosion went down the drain.(Photo: PBA\/Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u2014 Ginebra moved to within striking distance of a PBA Governors&#8217; Cup finals rematch with Meralco, after a 106-103 win over TNT in Game 3 of the semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>In a wild encounter that even saw emotions running high, especially at halftime when KaTropa coach Nash Racela and Barangay Ginebra governor Alfrancis Chua had a heated exchange of words, it was crucial follow-ups that helped the Barangay take a 2-1 lead over the KaTropa in the best-of-five series.<\/p>\n<p>Down 96-98, Ginebra went on a 7-0 run, capped by a putback from Joe Devance, to advance 103-98.<\/p>\n<p>After Glen Rice Jr. hit two free throws, Devance again scored on a follow-up to up the gap to five, 105-100, with 32.6 seconds left.<\/p>\n<p>Rice tried to go for a layup but was blocked.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy clomid online <a href=\"https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/png\/clomid.html\">https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/png\/clomid.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> He got the ball back and aimed for an attack that was missed. He would be called for a delay of game technical foul after he grabbed the offensive rebound while still hanging on to the rim.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Brownlee sank the ensuing technical free throw for a 106-100 count with 27 seconds to go.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Barangay still needed some luck in the end.<\/p>\n<p>Devance had a chance to seal the win as he was left wide open for a layup, but he botched the shot and Rice scored on a three-pointer in the ensuing play to cut the lead down to three.<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Thompson then missed two crucial free throws, and Japeth Aguilar tapped the loose ball out, giving the KaTropa five seconds to force overtime.<\/p>\n<p>Rice got a good look at the basket, but his trey rimmed out as time expired.<\/p>\n<p>Devance finished with 20 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two blocks for Ginebra, which can seal the other finals berth on Sunday night back at the Big Dome.<\/p>\n<p>Brownlee and Thompson each added 17 markers with both players getting double-doubles after grabbing 13 and 12 boards, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Rice came up with a 44-point, 20-rebound, and six-assist performance, but the explosion went down the drain.<\/p>\n<p>Box Scores:<\/p>\n<p>Ginebra 106: Devance 20, Slaughter 19, Thompson 17, Brownlee 17, Tenorio 16, Aguilar 8, Mercado 7, Ferrer 2.<\/p>\n<p>TNT 103: Rice 44, Castro 17, Semerad 10, Williams 10, Pogoy 7, Rosario 7, Golla 3, Reyes 3, Seigle 2, Nuyles 0, Tautuaa 0, Chua 0<\/p>\n<p>Quarter scores: 31-26, 60-49, 85-80, 106-103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014 Ginebra moved to within striking distance of a PBA Governors&#8217; Cup finals rematch with Meralco, after a 106-103 win &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":120843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[26477,26478,20372],"class_list":["post-122018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ginebra-on-cusp-of-finals-return-with-squeaker-over-tnt","tag-pba-governors-cup-finals","tag-smart-araneta-coliseum","mauthors-ivan-stewart-saldajeno","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283898,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122018\/revisions\/283898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}