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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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MANILA – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings continued its winning ways in the Oppo PBA Governors’ Cup, scoring 94-80 against Alaska Aces at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu province.
Import Justin Brownlee led the way with 22 points for the defending champion Ginebra, which notched a four-game winning run (4-1) after last night’s game.
Joe Devance and Japeth Aguilar added 19 and 15 markers, respectively, while Gregory Slaughter and LA Tenorio contributed 12 points apiece for Kings.
Kings jumped to an 11-2 start on inside hits by Slaughter. The lead grew further 18-6 on conversions by Devance and Brownlee, but Aces later trimmed it 14-24.
Ginebra kept dominating in the second frame, surging 35-17 behind hits by Aguilar and Brownlee. Alaska responded to come to within 31-44 but Kings restored a 15-point halftime lead on an LA Tenorio basket.
Kings went to build its largest lead 68-48 midway in the third canto following hits from Brownlee and Devance, but Aces went on a huge run in the fourth to close the gap 61-72 on an Abel Gallinquez basket.
Ginebra quickly increased its lead 78-61 on a Tenorio triple. After Aces made its last push 66-78, Kings pulled away for good on back-to-back hits by Earl Scottie Thompson.
Calvin Abueva finished with 22 points while Joachim Thoss chipped in 11 markers for Alaska, which suffered its sixth straight defeat in as many games./PN
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