2024 PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals schedule (Game 4)
October 16, Wednesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters
- 7:30pm – Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen
WATCH: Scottie Thompson on Ginebra’s Game 4 loss at the hands of San Miguel Beer. | @MeloFuertesINQ pic.twitter.com/ZbCnKOsQ6v
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PBA: San Miguel frustrates Ginebra, Justin Brownlee for 2-2 semis tie
June Mar Fajardo goes up for a shot against Justin Brownlee during the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals game between Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings and San Miguel Beermen. –PBA IMAGES
San Miguel Beer got back at Barangay Ginebra with a big second half to come away with a 131-121 win that tied their PBA Governors’ Cup semifinal series at 2-2 Wednesday inside Smart Araneta Coliseum.
June Mar Fajardo posted 29 points and 16 rebounds in a vital performance to anchor the Beermen to a convincing victory which reduced the sibling showdown into a best-of-three affair.
The Beermen drew level once more in the semis despite a 49-point performance from Justin Brownlee, whose Gin Kings trailed big in the second half to fall short of their bid to gain a commanding 3-1 advantage.
WATCH: San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo and coach Jorge Gallent after tying the semis series with Ginebra at 2-2. | @MeloFuertesINQ pic.twitter.com/phT9xYD41C
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PBA semifinals scores: Ginebra vs San Miguel
- San Miguel Beer with a 131-121 win over Barangay Ginebra to tie the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals at 2-2.
- End of third: San Miguel holds on to a 99-85 lead vs San Miguel.
- EJ Anosike pushes San Miguel’s lead to double digits, 87-75, with under 4 minutes left in the third quarter.
- Ginebra playing catch up here in the third quarter, trails San Miguel 69-77.
- San Miguel Beer, hoping to tie the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals at 2-2, holds a 62-56 halftime lead over Barangay Ginebra in Game 4.
PBA: Playing TNT’s pace sends Rain or Shine to the brink of exit
Rain or Shine’s Gian Mamuyac during the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals Game 4 against TNT Tropang Giga. –PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines—Rain or Shine mainstay Gian Mamuyac rued how the Elasto Painters let TNT impose its will in Game 4 of the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals at Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.
Mamuyac said that playing at TNT’s pace didn’t favor them at all, as the Tropang Giga squeaked past the Elasto Painters, 81-79, and sent them to the brink of elimination.
“We played at their pace. We’re used to playing in high-scoring games and the last time we won, we scored over a hundred,” said Mamuyac.
PBA: RHJ delivers, TNT nears Finals after escaping Rain or Shine
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson during a PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals game against Rain or Shine Elastopainters. –PBA IMAGES
TNT moved on the verge of advancing to the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals after edging out Rain or Shine, 81-79, Wednesday for a commanding 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven semis series at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson’s slam with 37 seconds proved to be the difference maker as the Tropang Giga turned the tables on the Elasto Painters after being on the losing end of a thrilling finish in Game 3 to move one win away from a return trip to the championship stage.
Hollis-Jefferson also grabbed the decisive rebound after Gian Mamuyac missed a game-tying layup, beating Jhonard Clarito for possession.
PBA semifinals scores: TNT vs Rain or Shine
TNT’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and coach Chot Reyes after win over Rain or Shine in Game 4. @INQUIRERSports https://t.co/bXB8JHMYE7 pic.twitter.com/3PtBjD26SL
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- FINAL: TNT takes a 3-1 lead over Rain or Shine after winning Game 4, 81-79.
WE’RE TIED.
Santi Santillan sinks a bucket plus a foul to push Rain or Shine to a 79-all tie with TNT.
Santi makes the freebie with 45.7 to go. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/wFGphBVbdO
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) October 16, 2024
- WE’RE TIED. Santi Santillan sinks a bucket plus a foul to push Rain or Shine to a 79-all tie with TNT. Santi makes the freebie with 45.7 to go.
- TNT and Rain or Shine are locked in a 39-all tie at the half in Game 4 of their PBA Governors’ Cup semifinal series at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Tropang Giga are up 2-1 in their best-of-seven affair.
- TNT takes the lead 33-32 on free throws from RHJ with 6:23 before halftime.
- End of first quarter: Rain or Shine up against TNT, 22-18.
PBA: Devance ability to spell Aguilar crucial for Ginebra
Japeth Aguilar (left) is carrying the bulk of Ginebra’s effort to battle San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo in the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals. —PBA IMAGES
Barangay Ginebra entered the PBA Governors’ Cup playoffs with cautious optimism, no thanks to injuries to mainstays Jamie Malonzo, Miah Gray and recently acquired big man Isaac Go.
But the Gin Kings have been solid in the knockout phase, winning all but one of their six games thus far, with three of those coming over a Meralco crew that was looking for a second straight championship.
The other two victories came against San Miguel Beer in these semifinals.
PBA: After two losses, Fuller puts Painters in position to tie series
Aaron Fuller –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Rain or Shine import Aaron Fuller knew that it isn’t impossible to get out of a 0-3 hole in a best-of-seven semifinal series.
But against a traditional powerhouse looking to keep its lofty perch in the PBA Governors’ Cup? Fuller chose not to go through the trouble of fighting through that deficit during the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals Game 3 on Sunday night.
One of the many Elasto Painters who finally got going in the series against TNT, Fuller hit a layup to tie the game with 3.8 seconds remaining and then iced the game with a freebie, 110-109, ultimately putting his club on the board, 2-1, in the race-to-four affair for a Finals berth.