October 30, Wednesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
7:30pm – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs TNT Tropang GigaWATCH: Ginebra’s Justin Brownlee after going down 0-2 to TNT in the #PBAFinals. | @MeloFuertesINQ pic.twitter.com/p1wp2lxE0N
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PBA Finals: RHJ masterclass propels TNT to 2-0 lead vs GinebraRondae Hollis-Jefferson delivered another massive performance with 37 points as TNT repeated over Barangay Ginebra, 96-84, Wednesday for a 2-0 lead in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals at Smart Araneta Coliseum. ADVERTISEMENT
Hollis-Jefferson highlighted his big offensive production by knocking down six triples, the most in his PBA career, while adding 13 rebounds and seven assists as the Tropang Giga moved two wins away from repeating as champions of the conference they’ve won in 2023.FEATURED STORIES SPORTS LIVE: PBA Finals Ginebra vs TNT Game 2 October 30 SPORTS 7-foot-9 basketball project Olivier Rioux is world's tallest teen SPORTS PBA Finals: TNT braces for Ginebra outside shooting
He was also key once more in TNT’s defensive stand by limiting Ginebra to a 35-percent shooting even as it knocked down 14 threes, some of which came in timely manner in the second half.
PBA Finals Game 2 scores: Ginebra vs TNTTNT import Rondae-Hollis Jefferson and coach Chot Reyes after going up 2-0 in the #PBAFinals. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/AwLEeU1pfg
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) October 30, 2024
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2-0 NA, TROPA! 📞 FINAL: TNT takes a 2-0 lead over Ginebra after snatching a 96-84 victory in Game 2 of the #PBAFinals. RHJ puts TNT ahead 91-81 with over three minutes left in the game against Ginebra. CARDIAC FINISH INCOMING? 👀 After three quarters, TNT leads by just one, 72-71, over Ginebra. Ginebra ties the game at 63, 4:23 in the third quarter. Justin Brownlee and Japeth Aguilar pulls Ginebra within 49-45 to start the third quarter. AT THE HALF: TNT regains control at the end of two quarters as they now lead over Ginebra, 49-41. TNT taking over in the second quarter, now leads 49-41 with under a minute before halftime. END OF FIRST: Ginebra in control after the first 12 minutes as the Gin Kings lead TNT, 23-19 Rondae Hollis Jefferson with a 3-bomb of his own. TNT trails 14-21 in the first quarter. 13-6 start for Barangay Ginebra after a corner triple from Stephen Holt. Scottie Thompson opens Game 2 of the PBA Finals with a 3-pointer for Ginebra.
⏳ LOADING… GAME ✌️
Ginebra and TNT await the opening buzzer for Game 2 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals.
The Tropang Giga lead the series, 1-0, after winning Game 1 on Sunday. @INQUIRERSports #PBAFinals pic.twitter.com/DmcjSKdenV
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) October 30, 2024
Ginebra and TNT await the opening buzzer for Game 2 of the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. PBA Finals: TNT braces for Ginebra outside shootingIt’s a credit to how Barangay Ginebra has turned the three-point shot into a weapon that TNT coach Chot Reyes warned his team how a bad shooting night by the Gin Kings is the exception and not the rule.
“They’re an outside shooting team. So they really rely a lot on their three-point shooting,” Reyes said. “There are days they’re going to be off, but that’s not going to be every day and that’s why I told [the players] we have to be prepared for the next game.”
Barangay Ginebra’s 2-for-21 shooting from three-point land in Game 1 was the worst in a series finale in over a decade. The last time a club fared miserably from beyond the arc was San Mig Coffee during the 2014 Commissioner’s Cup Finals, during a time when hot shooting from the outside would often be dismissed as a rarity.
RJ Abarrientos hit by reality check in PBA Finals debutMANILA, Philippines—Ginebra rookie RJ Abarrientos found himself swimming with the sharks in his first PBA Finals experience.
The fast-rising Abarrientos went head-to-head with TNT great Jayson Castro, who took the young guard to school.
“Kuya Jayson showed who Jayson Castro is, who I still idolize right now,” said Abarrientos after the Gin Kings’ 104-88 Game 1 loss on Sunday night at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo.
PBA Finals: Motivation? Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has a lot of itMANILA, Philippines—Rondae Hollis-Jefferson never runs out of reasons to keep going and stay locked in until the goal is met.
Hollis-Jefferson said he has plenty of motivation as he tries to lead TNT to back-to-back championships in the PBA Governors’ Cup.
“I’m motivated [even] before the introductions,” said the former NBA veteran in an interview with Inquirer Sports on Sunday night.
“I’m motivated for our teammates, the people who don’t make that much money, for the people who helped me every day.”
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