2024 PBA Governor Cup Semifinal Match.
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00:00The Russian Filipinas live, that's Ronje Abarientos, opens the fourth quarter with a triple.
00:06Good sign for Ginebra, not a good sign for San Miguel.
00:10Abarientos scored 28 of the 44 bench points for Ginebra in that Game 5 win just the other night.
00:17CJ using the screen, Anosike wanted to swing it.
00:22Could have been a dribbling violation against Anosike.
00:25EJ, wild move, does not connect.
00:28Junmar, down low, Fajardo, against three defenders there's a foul.
00:37What San Miguel has stayed away from is to allow Ginebra a double digit scoring run.
00:42Something that happened just once, which was early in the first.
00:47As San Miguel had an early lead at 23-13.
00:52And then Abarientos came in and fired up the torch here for Ginebra's offense.
01:0214 points in the game for Junmar Fajardo.
01:07I was about to say San Miguel's defense has been on point today.
01:12Trying to correct the mistakes that happened to them.
01:15And also taking better care of the basketball in terms of disallowing turnover points.
01:20Lazy points that has been generated by Ginebra against or rather with regard to their half-court defense.
01:29Fajardo at least answers back for SMB.
01:33Brownlee, tough look, could not convert.
01:35What about Scottie again?
01:37JB of the fly-by launches.
01:40Misses from the outside.
01:42What a tap!
01:42Scottie converts!
01:47Wow.
01:50Wow.
01:51Double effort.
01:54It will have to take that kind of effort to close out this series against the San Miguel Beerman.
02:01Marcio swings it.
02:03Trolliano for three.
02:05In and out.
02:05Anosike will give them another look at it.
02:07He is fouled.
02:10Even if the block looked clean from behind from Brownlee.
02:13This was that last sequence.
02:20Maribang by Trolliano.
02:23Gonna take away by Brownlee straight to Scottie.
02:26The ball bounced off of the shoulder of Justin Brownlee.
02:31It's a defensive-oriented match in a game which has not seen a 30-point quarter yet.
02:37Mm-hmm.
02:45Carlo and Coach Ronnie, when asked about a recent memory that EJ Anosike felt the need
02:49to step up his game, he recalls Game 7 of the quarterfinals match against Converge.
02:54According to EJ, just like in that game, there was a need to do better in those runs and tonight
02:58is no different.
02:59As he put it, as an import, I need to come into this game with the right mentality and
03:03discipline because I am personally not ready to go home just yet.
03:06But for Coach George, there were a few things that he asked more from the S&B's import.
03:12Other than the aggressiveness, he wants to see EJ double up on the work on getting those
03:16rebounds, which means making sure that Anosike is at the right spot in the paint to crash
03:20the boards because when he is, this also takes a load off of June Marcojarito.
03:24Gentlemen, back to you.
03:25Bea, this is now the biggest lead of the ballgame for Barangay Ginebra.
03:29It's at six points after that three-point shot from Ralph Kuh.
03:33CJ Perez could not hit the counter.
03:36Well, you know what?
03:36Ginebra's only four of 18 from the three-point.
03:39Oh!
03:41Chapet with a jam!
03:50Barangay Ginebra wants complete control of this ballgame.
03:55It's coming from the outside.
03:57It's coming on the run.
03:58Look at this picture-perfect pass from Roche Barrientos.
04:02Chapet slams it home, an eight-point lead now for Ginebra, courtesy of this connection.
04:12Barangay Ginebra in this entire conference, 20 points here in game six so far.
04:18That's four here in the fourth quarter.
04:20Ten-three run generated by two three-point baskets, one coming from Barrientos, one coming
04:25from Kuh, and two inside baskets delivered by Chapet Aguilar.
04:30Marcio has to put it up.
04:32Lassiter answers right back.
04:34He's still firing.
04:37That's why he's the best from that range.
04:41Fifteen—sixteen points, rather, in the ballgame for Marcio Lassiter.
04:45Trims their deficit to five.
04:46That's a big shot in the arm for the San Miguel Beerman.
04:51RJ attacks inside, kicks it out to Ralph Kuh.
04:54Ralph attacks instead, open lane to the basket.
04:58Those are young legs.
05:00Those are fresh legs.
05:02And Kuh, also underrated.
05:04We talk about foot speed.
05:05Good decision.
05:06Up seventh, Barangay Ginebra.
05:10Marcio on the switch.
05:11Anosike being defended by Barrientos.
05:16Great help, and that is a tip-in that crawls in from Jun Mar.
05:20That combo has been trying to keep San Miguel stay afloat.
05:25With a spring clean coming from Cio Lassiter.
05:27Pardo now with 17, Anosike with 24.
05:32Barrientos asking for a screen.
05:36RJ, able to fish for a foul here, coming from CJ.
05:40Tough cover for CJ, but he has to be able to contain Barrientos,
05:44who now has seemingly gotten into the restricted zone at will
05:48after knocking in a couple of three-point shots.
05:52These are important minutes for Barangay Ginebra,
05:56as they're playing at a high level without Scotty Thompson on the floor, Coach Ronnie, right?
06:01We send it over to Bea.
06:02Carlo and Coach Ronnie, after listening into the most recent huddle,
06:06there were a few things discussed over at the San Miguel huddle.
06:16Keep the ball moving, specifically from inside the paint,
06:19especially from their import, EJ Anosike.
06:22And lastly, after seeing glimpses of Jun Mar Fajardo with the ball at the post,
06:25and being able to execute better shots,
06:27that's exactly what they want to see more of moving forward.
06:30So let's see how the Beermen will be able to execute all of these
06:33in the last few minutes of the ballgame.
06:34Gentlemen, back to you.
06:35Thank you for that report, Ms. Bea.
06:36While you were reporting, a foul was thrown by Justin Brownlee,
06:41as he can't answer back after that last fast-break attack for the San Miguel Beermen.
06:46The starter is about to come in.
06:48Stephen Holt and Scotty Thompson for Barangay Ginebra,
06:51as JB secures the first free throw.
06:55Four points for Brownlee in quarter one, four points in quarter two,
06:59four points in the previous 12 minutes.
07:06The local flavor has been delivering here throughout this match for Barangay Ginebra.
07:14These numbers are very similar to his numbers in game five,
07:17a game that they won.
07:18Correct.
07:19But a different kind of game is what we're seeing here in game number six,
07:23as Ginebra's really been trying, or San Miguel's really been trying
07:27to mimic the defensive effort here at Barangay Ginebra.
07:32CJ on the drive, adjustment error, could not back it home.
07:37Fajardo loses the rebound, stop for Barangay Ginebra, they're pushing.
07:43Quick pass to Holt.
07:48Holt might not be most comfortable with,
07:52as Abarientos is being defended by Lassiter.
07:57They swing it to Scotty, to the corner.
08:01Reversely up Holt, bounce in, rebound picked up by CJ.
08:08Threws from the corner, it's good for three.
08:12Finally hitting Payton.
08:14He's been trying, he's been playing hard, we have to remember that.
08:18Down eight, now behind by five.
08:23Just three.
08:2493-90 is the count right now.
08:26San Miguel Beer back against the wall, not quitting.
08:29Putting up a big fight, counter, three, won't work.
08:33One more time for Arte, still won't fall,
08:37as the rebound finally falls to SMB.
08:41CJ to Anosike, EJ converts, one point game.
08:46Two possessions, five points.
08:48Wow, down eight, now just behind by one.
08:53And that little bit of a breather,
08:56little bit of a break for Justin Brownlee,
08:59was pounced upon by the San Miguel Beer men,
09:02as they mount their rally, they're within one,
09:05after the exploits of CJ Perez and EJ Anosike, timeout Ginebra.
09:12We restart the action.
09:16Ginebra coming up with a miss from the corner from Scottie,
09:19a chance to retake the lead now for SMB.
09:25Cruz to Anosike, they want the ball to go to CJ,
09:31but he's being denied.
09:32Anosike, handoff to Marcio.
09:35Lassiter, the pass was tapped and stolen.
09:38Avarientos with a pickup, but they could not go on the run.
09:42Almost a turnover for Ginebra, hold will attack.
09:46Brownlee, fakes, JB, to Avarientos, for three.
09:52Ribs up, rebound, chop it, another try here,
09:56for Barangay Ginebra.
09:59JB, attacks middle, first shot is good with a left.
10:04Four points in every quarter,
10:08putting them ahead by three points.
10:13What a closeout counter coming from Brownlee.
10:18Bahardo hands it off to Marcio.
10:21Lassiter with a strong drive, denied, sent back by Avarientos.
10:26Thompson, chops it off, gets it back and they convert.
10:31These are big stops by Ginebra,
10:34costly turnovers on the flip side for San Miguel.
10:38Down one earlier, not behind by five.
10:40Back-to-back baskets coming from Ginebra.
10:43One from Brownlee, this one, the other,
10:46in that fast break play.
10:48First the runner coming from Brownlee,
10:50and then on the other side, denying Marcio Lassiter.
10:54Thompson with a set up, right back at ya,
10:57says, run, JB, Avarientos.
11:00And Scottie extends, barely to five, 97 to 92
11:04with three minutes and 52 seconds remaining.
11:07Still a lot of basketball left to play.
11:10Here in the fourth quarter of game six.
11:11What about Justin Brownlee creating two defensive stops
11:15for Ginebra.
11:16You count the scoreline, you may think he's not that effective,
11:19but he has done a lot more, in more ways than one.
11:23We are gearing up for what should be the lowest,
11:25one of the lowest scoring matches here,
11:28aside from game three, because for SMB,
11:31the key for them was not to allow Barangay Ginebra
11:34to explode as they did in game five,
11:36which they have done.
11:38But they have many championships, that trio,
11:40as Jericho Cruz calmly responds
11:43to get them within a basket, 97-94.
11:46They needed that.
11:53Is it JB time?
11:54Brownlee on the move, he finishes with an F,
11:57blowing by EJ and Osike like it was nothing.
12:00Rejecting the ball screen,
12:02and Osike got nothing, nobody protecting the rim.
12:05Two easy baskets, one from San Miguel the other,
12:08from Ginebra to preserve a five-point lead.
12:10What do you have, EJ and Osike,
12:12he launches, misses from deep,
12:14Scottie with a rebound, it is poked away,
12:17and it lands with SMB.
12:20Marcio, denied by Jabez.
12:27Still 14 of the shot block for the white shirt,
12:29CJ, what a play, in and out, rebound battle.
12:36Oops, it will, it will go to San Miguel Beer once again.
12:40They've had so many chances, but can they score?
12:43Marcio, pull-up jumper, won't work, Junmar, finally!
12:49Multiple possessions, Brownlee with the effort,
12:52but San Miguel prevailing in that last touch-and-go play.
12:56Cutting the lead to three.
12:58They're in the twilight zone, Mark.
13:00Barangay Ginebra slowing things down,
13:03using up some glove.
13:05Colt has it, did not want to pull the trigger.
13:09Colt on the drive, goes to the spin,
13:11loses the backhand ball, and SMB has a chance
13:14to inch closer or tie the ball game.
13:17Marcio inside on Osike, good bird!
13:22Early offense started with that defensive play
13:27coming from Jericho Cruz,
13:29who sets a big place here in the payoff quarter.
13:32Ginebra still ahead, but only by one,
13:35exactly at the two-minute mark.
13:38And this was the tumble coming from Justin Brownlee
13:42that results to a bit of an advantage on the rebound
13:46for Junmar down low,
13:49as SMB refusing to go quietly into the night,
13:53fighting back against Barangay Ginebra.
13:558-4 quarter points for Junmar Fajardo.
13:59Anosike working doubly hard as well for San Miguel.
14:02Very interesting decision.
14:04Efren Batare, Carlo Biado, Johan Chua.
14:06Are they handed to the Moscone Cup?
14:07No, Moscone Cup is always Europe versus US, yeah.
14:11Aloysius Yap, Ko Pinyi, and Duong Ho Quang
14:14will be the first ever champions of the Reyes Cup.
14:17You know them so well, my friend.
14:19Just a little bit, coach.
14:20We start the action here in the final two minutes.
14:23Barangay Ginebra up by one.
14:26Brownlee has it.
14:28JB, double the key.
14:29Yes, coach!
14:33Suddenly, there was a switch.
14:35And suddenly, Junmar Fajardo was on Justin Brownlee.
14:38When you talk about magic,
14:40that is the fourth quarter magic of Justin Brownlee.
14:42For the four-point lead, Junmar.
14:45Foul by Japet.
14:47He will take two free throws.
14:49Just the second personal foul of Japet Aguilar.
14:52But once again, Brownlee,
14:53talk about the big basket needed by Ginebra.
14:56And then delivers one from the long court.
15:00Big boy screen coming from Japet.
15:04Forcing Junmar Fajardo to have to step out
15:08and defend that long bomb from Brownlee.
15:14Now, coach Tim Cohn going offense, defense
15:17as Ahan Macy is about to check into this ballgame.
15:20I would think for Stephen Holt.
15:23First free throw for Junmar is a miss.
15:27That's a big one.
15:35The team might be in the finals,
15:37the other might be in extinction
15:38or you might see a game seven
15:40if San Miguel has enough fuel in them
15:43to overhaul a four-point deficit late here in the fourth.
15:4721 points for Junmar Fajardo.
15:50Second free throw, an important one.
15:52He converts.
15:53It's only a three-point game.
16:01Justin Brownlee with it,
16:02gives it up now to Scottie Thompson.
16:06Earning some clock is Barangay Ginebra.
16:07Ahan Macy pops out.
16:09Now to JB against Anosike.
16:13They go to that ball screen again.
16:14Anosike with a takeaway, but there was a foul.
16:18Coach George will challenge this.
16:23There's a challenge.
16:27And that is why the San Miguel Beermen
16:30decided not to challenge an earlier play in the third quarter.
16:34It's to use it in tough situations like this.
16:40Let's see what happens.
16:445.9 seconds left on the shot clock.
16:53This is going to be a huge decision
16:59because it's just a one-possession advantage
17:02for Barangay Ginebra.
17:04102.99 with a minute and 16.5 remaining.
17:12And that last play,
17:13it was meant to put Justin Brownlee at the right elbow.
17:16And then a running ball screen was about to ensue.
17:18This one coming from Aguilar.
17:21Anosike with the ball tip.
17:26It was successful.
17:29It was referee Marty Montoya who made the initial call.
17:34Thought there was contact.
17:36Upon the challenge,
17:38it was determined that there was no contact, no foul.
17:43Against Anosike, it will be a jump ball.
17:51And the shot clock is reset to 24.
18:05Anosike will jump it up against Japheth.
18:10Look at how tall Japheth Aguilar is.
18:17This will be huge.
18:19He restarted the action with a minute and 16 remaining.
18:2220 points for Japheth Aguilar.
18:2434 Anosike.
18:25And that height advantage leads to the jump ball win.
18:29Brownlee has it with a fresh 24 for them.
18:32Abariento says let's not rush it.
18:38And that's a foul on the bump coming from Anosike San Miguel.
18:43Not yet in penalty.
18:45Fresh 14 for Ginebra.
18:4863 seconds remaining.
18:58But as you know that coach, fresh 14 for Barangay Ginebra.
19:09Will they go to Justin Brownlee once again to save the day for them?
19:15JB to Abariento.
19:16They swing it to Scottie.
19:18Thompson for three.
19:19No.
19:20Rebound, Junmar.
19:22Coach, they're motioning for Scottie to attack the basket.
19:25But he was wide open at that line in that last offensive sequence.
19:30CJ with it.
19:32Perez goes on the drive.
19:35Won't get the bounce.
19:36Rebound picked up by Abariento.
19:38Big defensive foul for Anosike.
19:39No need to foul for the San Miguel Beermen.
19:42It's only a one possession game.
19:44We'll swing it back out to Brownlee.
19:45Barangay Ginebra looking for the dagger.
19:47Scottie down low.
19:49Scottie, the push shot is blocked.
19:51That will be a play on, says our referees.
19:53Marcio, they're looking for three or four.
19:55Anosike, wants more.
19:57He won't get it.
19:59One more try for Anosike.
20:01He's got it.
20:03He's got it.
20:05He's got it.
20:07He's got it.
20:09He's got it.
20:11He's got it.
20:13One more try.
20:15Cruz.
20:17Won't get it.
20:19Barangay Ginebra is headed into the finals.
20:25What a sequence in the last two possessions.
20:31What a way to end the semifinal series.
20:35Ginebra, back in the finals.
20:37San Miguel, we have to prepare for the next coming conference.
20:43We need to nitpick Putroni.
20:45But in that situation, when it could have been a shot clock violation already for Barangay Ginebra,
20:51San Miguel decided to pick the ball up, continue with the action.
20:55You cannot call a timeout.
20:57You have to play on.
20:59Everyone is scattering.
21:01Everyone was scrambling.
21:03And it leads to two tough looks in the endgame.
21:05Barangay Ginebra comes away with it.
21:09First winning streak here in the series.
21:11First losing streak.
21:13Meanwhile, for San Miguel, who wanted to send the series into a possible rubber match on Wednesday.
21:19But that will not happen.
21:21As Ginebra will win two straight and move over to a finals date against TNT.
21:27Governors Cup Finals.
21:29Our best player of the game is brought to you by Honda, the official motorcycle of the PBEA.
21:33And it is Maverick Ahanmisi.
21:35Best game of the series.
21:37Highest scoring output in six games.
21:39From the first quarter onwards, he was the top local player.
21:43Rebounding.
21:45Assisting.
21:47Making big plays.
21:49San Miguel Beerman credit to them.
21:51They gave Barangay Ginebra everything they could handle in the end.