RESULTS: PBA Finals Ginebra vs TNT Game 4 November 3
SCHEDULE: PBA Governors’ Cup Finals Game 4
November 3, Sunday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 7:30pm – BCP/Best Import Awarding
- 7:35pm – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs TNT Tropang Giga
PBA Finals: Momentum now on Ginebra’s side, Chot Reyes admits
TNT Tropang Giga coach Chot Reyes react during the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals Game 4 against Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—After enjoying a 2-0 lead, TNT coach Chot Reyes admits that momentum has now shifted in Ginebra’s favor with the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals series tied at 2-2.
Ginebra pushed the best-of-seven series back to square one after defeating the Tropang Giga, 106-92, in Game 4 on Sunday.
“We’re in best-of-three. We’re now on zero-zero, best of three and definitely, they have the momentum,” said Reyes.
Justin Brownlee on RHJ’s Best Import award: ‘Well-deserved’
Rondae Hollis Jefferson and Justin Brownlee go at it during the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals between Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings and TNT Tropang Giga. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Ginebra’s Justin Brownlee tipped his hat to TNT’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for winning the PBA Governors’ Cup’s Best Import of the Conference award.
Before Game 4 of the Finals where Gin Kings defeated the Tropang Giga, 106-92, Hollis-Jefferson defended his crown as the PBA Governors’ Cup’s best import, edging Brownlee for the plum.
Although he didn’t win the individual accolade, Brownlee believed his counterpart was deserving of the award.
Justin Brownlee congratulates his TNT counterpart Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for taking home the Best Import of the Conference award. #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/SHOZMRxqsA
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 3, 2024
It's back to square one in the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup Finals as Barangay Ginebra defeats TNT in Game 4 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/aMmJHk7dR1
ADVERTISEMENT— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) November 3, 2024
PBA Finals: Stephen Holt typifies Ginebra resilience in equalizer
Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ Stephen Holt during the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals Game 4. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—After being down two games to none, Ginebra pushed the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals back to square one thanks in large part to Stephen Holt’s heroics.
Despite the Gin Kings looking down at a dangerous 0-2 hole, Holt wanted to highlight his team’s resilience and he did just that in the squad’s 106-92 win over the Tropang Giga at Araneta Coliseum on Sunday.
“We can never put our heads down at all, I think that’s the biggest thing about this group, which is our resilience,” said Holt.
Justin Brownlee on RHJ’s Best Import award
TNT coach Chot Reyes on PBA Finals Game 4 loss
TNT coach Chot Reyes after losing Game 4 of the #PBAFinals. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/LQVfSmctRO
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 3, 2024
PBA Finals: Ginebra dominates TNT in Game 4 to tie series at 2-2
Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ Japeth Aguilar and Scottie Thompson during the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals Game 4 against TNT Tropang Giga. –MARLO CUETIO/INQUIRER.net
Barangay Ginebra kicked it up a notch in the second quarter and then kept it together the rest of the way on Sunday night, gutting out a 106-92 Game 4 victory at the expense of TNT to level the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals to two games apiece.
The Gin Kings hit one big basket after another just when the defending champions tried to claw back into the thick of things at Smart Araneta Coliseum, pulling out a pulsating win before a thick crowd at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
“We just kept making big shots when we needed to. We’ve been doing that pretty much all conference long. It just seems like when TNT starts to make a run at it, somebody hits a big shot,” head coach Tim Cone said shortly after the series equalizer.
Ginebra coach Tim Cone and Stephen Holt after the victory over TNT in Game 4 of the #PBAFinals. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/2Hol61Oxoz
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 3, 2024
PBA Finals Game 4 scores: Ginebra vs TNT
- FINAL: Ginebra evens the PBA Finals series at 2-2 after winning Game 4 over TNT, 106-92.
- Ginebra just a little over a minute away from tying the series as it leads TNT, 106-92.
- Ginebra still in control, 85-77, after three quarters.
Jampacked crowd inside the Araneta Coliseum for Game 4 of the #PBAFinals.
Ginebra leads TNT, 78-68, with 2:12 to go in the third. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/akKC5yDnOM
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 3, 2024
- TNT trying to cut into Ginebra deficit, now just down by 6, 69-63, with under 5 minutes left in the third.
- Third quarter on going: Ginebra with a 63-55 lead over TNT with over 7 minutes on the clock.
- Barangay Ginebra with a 54-42 halftime lead over TNT in Game 4 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is being attended to after being hit by an inadvertent elbow from Justin Brownlee.
Ginebra leads, 40-33, with 7:00 to go in the second. @INQUIRERSports #PBAFinals pic.twitter.com/l0iMLH48EC
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 3, 2024
- Ginebra leads TNT, 40-33, with 7:00 to go in the second.
- END OF FIRST: Ginebra looking good after the first quarter pf Game 4 as they lead over TNT, 30-25.
THERE’S MORE FOR GAME 4
TNT’s Rey Nambatac and Ginebra’s Japeth Aguilar do their pre-game routines before Game 4 of the #PBAFinals.
TNT is looking for that pivotal 3-1 lead while Ginebra’s looking to bring the series back to square one at 2-2. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/Z99hWWkgjv
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 3, 2024
June Mar Fajardo wins PBA Best Player anew; RHJ is Best Import
Breakdown of the PBA Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference and Best Import awards @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/Tcw94VemKG
— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) November 3, 2024
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis Jefferson and San Miguel Beermen star June Mar Fajardo get their 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup Best Import and Best Player awards ahead of PBA Finals Game 4. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
San Miguel cornerstone June Mar Fajardo has widened the gulf between him and the PBA’s stars once again, tabbing the Governors’ Cup Best Player of the Conference award—the 11th of his spectacular career.
Fajardo, the league’s 8-time and reigning Most Valuable Player edged out Barangay Ginebra standouts Japeth Aguilar and former MVP Scottie Thompson with a total of 989 points built on 465 statistical points, 476 from the media, and 48 votes from the players.
“I’ve never really thought how much I’ve achieved,” the Cebuano big man said in Filipino.
San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo is PBA Governors’ Cup Best Player of the Conference
- ANOTHER ONE 🐐 San Miguel Beer star and eight-time PBA MVP June Mar Fajardo wins his 11th Best Player of the Conference award for this season’s Governors’ Cup.
Raising that 11th BPC up high, June Mar Fajardo adds more accolades to his historic career. @INQUIRERSports #PBAFinals https://t.co/8rc3zWxc71 pic.twitter.com/kdAtsVsqq2
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 3, 2024
Rondae Hollis Jefferson wins 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup Best Import
- YOU CAN BOO, BUT YOU CAN’T DENY 🤫 TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is this season’s Governors’ Cup’s Best Import of the Conference. The last time RHJ won the Best Import award, the Tropang Giga defeated Ginebra in the #PBAFinals after six games.
I guess not all of ‘em boo him after all! 🐍
The crowd erupts for RHJ! @INQUIRERSports #PBAFinals https://t.co/nGNSeqGVNt pic.twitter.com/sHLPQUTDrq
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) November 3, 2024
PBA Finals: Ginebra braces for toughest game of the series yet
Justin Brownlee has been starved to one of his lowest PBA Finals productions for Ginebra. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ .
As much as it was a relief to finally get a win in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals, Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone doesn’t see it as a meaningful outcome.
At least not yet.
“This one won’t mean much if we don’t get the one on Sunday,” said Cone as the Gin Kings look to even their championship tussle with the TNT Tropang Giga when Game 4 tips off at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Ginebra avoided a dreaded 0-3 hole two nights earlier, turning the tables on TNT with its own defensive stand that translated into an 85-73 win. And with the way the series has been played, the team that forces the other to throw more bricks may have the best chance at winning.
PBA Finals: LA Tenorio spells difference for Ginebra
Ginebra guard LA Tenorio got the start in Game 3 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—LA Tenorio may just be what Ginebra needed to turn things around against TNT in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals.
Tenorio did not play in the first two games of the series but got the start in Game 3 and made a big difference for the Gin Kings in their breakthrough victory on Friday.
“We started LA just to lengthen our rotation and I thought he did a tremendous job… I thought that was a real change for us that helped,” said Ginebra coach Tim Cone after preventing the Tropang Giga from taking a 3-0 series lead.
PBA Finals: Ahanmisi thrives off the bench for Ginebra
Ginebra guard Maverick Ahanmisi in Game 3 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Maverick Ahanmisi has no qualms coming off the bench for Barangay Ginebra, especially after playing his best game in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals.
After struggling as a starter in Games 1 and 2 of the finals, Ahanmisi snapped out of his slump and helped the Gin Kings avoid a 0-3 hole against defending champion TNT.
“Personally, I enjoy coming off the bench,” said Ahanmisi after Ginebra’s 85-73 win in Game 3 on Friday.
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