{"id":156451,"date":"2018-03-13T22:46:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T02:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=156451"},"modified":"2018-03-13T22:46:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T02:46:10","slug":"ginebra-defeats-smb-to-narrow-semis-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/13\/ginebra-defeats-smb-to-narrow-semis-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginebra defeats SMB to narrow semis gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_156453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156453\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PBA-Image3_5aa84f03ce9b69_73323008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156453\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PBA-Image3_5aa84f03ce9b69_73323008.jpg\" alt=\"Ginebra's Joe Devance and San Miguel Beer's Junemar Fajardo. (Photo courtesy of PBA Media Bureau)\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PBA-Image3_5aa84f03ce9b69_73323008.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PBA-Image3_5aa84f03ce9b69_73323008-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ginebra&#8217;s Joe Devance and San Miguel Beer&#8217;s Junemar Fajardo. (Photo courtesy of PBA Media Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ginebra is back in the PBA Philippine Cup title hunt.<\/p>\n<p>The Barangay bounced back in Game 3 of their semifinal series against the San Miguel Beermen with a 95-87 victory at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Ginebra gradually picked up the pace offensively as the game went on before holding off one last SMB run to cut the best-of-seven series lead of San Miguel down to 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>The Barangay found their stroke early on as they opened a 19-8 lead eight minutes into the match.<\/p>\n<p>The Beermen, however, closed out the first quarter with seven unanswered points to cut the lead down to four, 19-15, entering the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Ginebra then got its offensive game going in the second and third quarters, dropping 26 and 34 points, respectively, as the squad took a 79-65 lead after three periods.<\/p>\n<p>SMB still put up a fight in the fourth quarter, cutting the lead down to three, 90-87, with 2:08 to play, but a follow-up jam by Japeth Aguilar and a three-point play from LA\u00a0Tenorio sealed the victory for Ginebra.<\/p>\n<p>Aguilar finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists, while Tenorio added 18 points, five rebounds, and two assists for the Barangay, who assured that a Game 5 will ensue on Saturday night at the Cuneta Astrodome, also in Pasay City.<\/p>\n<p>Junemar Fajardo made 23 markers, 16 caroms, two dimes, and one steal for the Beermen who only had five turnovers as a team but made only 35.6 percent of their baskets.<em><strong>\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Box Scores:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ginebra 95-Aguilar 25, Tenorio 18, Caperal 12, Cruz 12, Devance 11, Thompson 9, Mercado 8, Ferrer 0, Manuel 0<\/p>\n<p>San Miguel 87-Fajardo 23, Lassiter 14, Cabagnot 13, Santos 13, Rosser 8, Ross 6, Lanete 5, Heruela 3, Espinas 2, Pessumal 0, De Ocampo 0, Mamaril 0<\/p>\n<p><em>Quarterscores:<\/em>\u00a019-15, 45-39, 79-65, 95-87<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Ginebra is back in the PBA Philippine Cup title hunt. 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