PBA: Ginebra rolls to 3rd straight win, routs Terrafirma

Barangay Ginebra forward Justin Brownlee goes for a shot against Terrafirma in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.–PBA IMAGES

MANILA, Philippines–Barangay Ginebra cruised to its third straight win and moved up to a share of third place in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after defeating skidding Terrafirma, 111-103, at Ynares Center Montalban in Rodriguez, Rizal.

Justin Brownlee, RJ Abarrientos and Stephen Holt led a torrid showing almost all throughout as the Gin Kings made their first trip to the faraway Rizal town a worthy one and improved to a 5-2 win-loss slate.

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Ginebra is tied with idle Meralco and TNT, which in the curtain raiser defeated Titan Ultra.

Brownlee topscored with 28 points, spiked by five triples, while Abarrientos and Holt combined for seven threes to score 17 apiece for Ginebra.

In dominating Terrafirma, which was not reflective of the final score, Ginebra shot 18 three-pointers.

The venue was almost filled to capacity as the fan favorites appeared for the first time in Rodriguez. They were supposed to play last November during a Philippine Cup game against Titan Ultra but was postponed due to Typhoon Uwan.

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Abarrientos had in the first quarter before Brownlee unloaded 16 in the second that put Ginebra in control despite Terrafirma closing in at 56-50 at intermission.

It was Holt’s turn to ignite, hitting 12 in the third as the Gin Kings were able to stretch the gap to a high of 27.

Jerrick Ahanmisi scored 27 but Terrafirma fell to 3-5 with a fifth straight defeat as its woes continued after a dream start to the conference.