Brgy Ginebra vs Meralco Bolts: the story explained

The Meralco Bolts erased a 16-point deficit to defeat Barangay Ginebra, 89-75, in the PBA Philippine Cup on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Brgy Ginebra vs Meralco Bolts has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Philippines.

Key facts

• The Meralco Bolts erased a 16-point deficit to defeat Barangay Ginebra, 89-75, in the PBA Philippine Cup on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
• CHARGING THREES 👌⚡️ The Meralco Bolts answer back against the Brgy.
• SEEING an opening for a spot in the Top 4, Meralco amped up the power to get the job done against Barangay Ginebra.
• The Bolts outscored Ginebra 33-14 in the fourth quarter alone to eventually secure the win.
• Barangay Ginebra led by as much as 16 points, 54-38, following a triple by Norbert Torres at the 5:46 mark of the third period, before the Bolts trimmed the deficit to within five, 61-56, by the end of the said frame.

What we know

Going deeper, CHARGING THREES 👌⚡️ The Meralco Bolts answer back against the Brgy.

On the substance, SEEING an opening for a spot in the Top 4, Meralco amped up the power to get the job done against Barangay Ginebra.

Beyond the headlines, the Bolts outscored Ginebra 33-14 in the fourth quarter alone to eventually secure the win.

More precisely, Barangay Ginebra led by as much as 16 points, 54-38, following a triple by Norbert Torres at the 5:46 mark of the third period, before the Bolts trimmed the deficit to within five, 61-56, by the end of the said frame.

It is worth noting that the Bolts then went on a 16-1 run to pull away, 83-69, with 1:32 remaining in regulation, enough for Meralco to eventually claim the win.

By the numbers

At this stage, Ginebra San Miguel, creating power from the three-point line in the first quarter of their PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup clash....

On a related note, Meralco continued to inch closer in the fourth until they took the lead, 67-66, behind consecutive triples from Aaron Black and Chris Newsome.

Going deeper, Chris Newsome led Meralco with 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and a steal, while CJ Cansino added 18 points as Meralco improved to 2-2.

On the substance, RJ Abarrientos scored 14 points, while Japeth Aguilar and Stephen Holt had 13 and 12 points, respectively, as Barangay Ginebra slipped to 1-2.

The wider context

On a related note, Behind a game-changing 29-13 bomb in the second period, the Bolts turned their Labor Day rivalry duel in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup into a one-sided affair and chalked up a 112-91 rout Friday at a packed Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Going deeper, this was a team on a winning streak (Ginebra) and they solidified themselves in Top 4 and this now gave us a bigger chance to make Top 4 (too),” said coach Luigi Trillo, whose crew can achieve its goal by taking care of business against Blackwater, Terrafirma and Magnolia in their elims windup.

On the substance, Marvin Jones produced 18 points with nine rebounds while CJ Cansino matched the Meralco import’s scoring tally to lead the scoring parade.

Beyond the headlines, RJ Abarrientos, with 24, and Justin Brownlee with 24, carried the bulk of Ginebra's offense with no other teammate finishing in double figures. (OL).

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The bottom line

• The Bolts outscored Ginebra 33-14 in the fourth quarter alone to eventually secure the win.
• The Bolts then went on a 16-1 run to pull away, 83-69, with 1:32 remaining in regulation, enough for Meralco to eventually claim the win.
• This was a team on a winning streak (Ginebra) and they solidified themselves in Top 4 and this now gave us a bigger chance to make Top 4 (too),” said coach Luigi Trillo, whose crew can achieve its goal by taking care of business against Blackwater, Terrafirma and Magnolia in their elims windup.
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