TNT takes Game 1 over Ginebra with dominant shooting display
TNT took control early and held off Barangay Ginebra, securing a 95-89 win in Game 1 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led the charge with a near triple-double.
TNT took control early and held off Barangay Ginebra, securing a 95-89 win in Game 1 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led the charge with a near triple-double.
Barangay Ginebra is back in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals, crushing NorthPort, 126-99, in Game 5 to clinch the series 4-1. Justin Brownlee, RJ Abarrientos, and Jamie Malonzo powered the Gin Kings to victory, setting up a finals rematch with TNT Tropang Giga.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson erupted for 42 points, leading TNT Tropang Giga past Rain or Shine, 97-92, to clinch the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals berth. The Tropa advance to their first Commissioner’s Cup finals in six years, setting up a showdown with either Barangay Ginebra or NorthPort.
NorthPort Batang Pier refused to go down without a fight, securing a 108-103 victory over Barangay Ginebra in Game 4 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals. Arvin Tolentino and Kadeem Jack led the charge, forcing a Game 5 showdown at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
TNT Tropang Giga is now one win away from the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals after a 93-85 victory over Rain or Shine in Game 4. Calvin Oftana and RR Pogoy led the charge, securing a bounce-back win after their Game 3 loss.
Rain or Shine avoided another late-game collapse, holding off TNT 103-98 in Game 3 of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals to narrow the series deficit to 1-2.
Barangay Ginebra dominated NorthPort once again, securing a commanding 127-100 victory in Game 3 of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals, taking a 3-0 series lead and moving within one win of the finals.
It was on February 1, 1984, when the basketball world was rocked following word that the fabled Crispa Redmanizers were disbanding after 10 seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).