Barangay Ginebra compensated a humiliating 49-point loss to San Miguel Beer by venting its displeasure on Phoenix metro, 112-96, Wednesday and safeguarding a quarterfinals berth in Team B of the PBA Guvs’ Mug at Ninoy Aquino Arena.
Newbie RJ Abarrientos created 24 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 helps while Japeth Aguilar was amongst those that establish the tone for the thrashing with 17 of his 21 factors in the initial fifty percent as the Gin Kings obtained their 6th win in 9 video games and an area in the last 8.
They obtained one video game left in the team phase, which protests NLEX on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Ginebra caught Phoenix metro 3 days after being damaged by San Miguel, 131-82, in a video game that was at first billed as a marquee face-off in between the organization’s premier groups.
The loss might play an important duty on which placement trainer Tim Cone and his Gin Kings will become going into the crossover quarterfinals, relying on the intricacies on the sudden deaths and the destinies of the Beermen and the Rainfall or Radiate Elasto Painters.
San Miguel and Rainfall or Sparkle lead Ginebra with a 6-3 slate, entering into their competition Thursday.
Scottie Thompson was likewise huge for Ginebra with 20 factors, 6 rebounds and 6 helps also as Justin Brownlee included 13 factors, 5 rebounds, 9 helps and 2 swipes.
Phoenix metro was removed from playoff opinion after being up to 1-8. Unlike their first-round conference, there was no indication that the Gas Masters would certainly return from a shortage that went as huge as 21.
Jason Perkins and Sean Manganti racked up 18 factors each, import Brandone Francis obtained 17 and newbie Kai Ballungay tallied 16 factors, 6 rebounds and 2 swipes.
