Barangay Ginebra guns for a 2-0 lead against Meralco as they resume their PBA Governors’ Cup titular showdown today at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City.
The goal, however, is easier said than done, especially with the way Tim Cone and his Gin Kings managed to escape in Game 1 of the best-of-7 finals series last Tuesday, 91-87.“I honestly feel this is the way it’s going to be every game. It’s going to be a grind-out, fight-to-the-end, let’s-see-who’s-gonna-go-on-top-in-the-last-minute type of series,” said Cone.Struggling in the first half, the Gin Kings were able to overcome a 10-point third-quarter deficit, but still found themselves dragged in a tough contest coming home by what Cone described as well-disciplined Bolts.“Meralco is so disciplined in the way they play it’s hard to really get them out of their tempo and so you have to play at max tempo all the way and that’s not really a comfortable tempo for us,” said Cone.
The Gin Kings then sealed the outcome as Japeth Aguilar, who finished with 16 points, six rebounds and three assists, rejected Durham’s drive, paving the way for Brownlee’s two more charities that rounded out the scoring.That was how tight the endgame was and Cone is expecting the Gin Kings’ 7 p.m. encounter with the Bolts in Lucena and the rest of the series to be no different.
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