October 11, Friday – Good Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters
- 7:30pm – Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson in opposition to Rain or Shine defender throughout the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals Recreation 1. –PBA IMAGES
TNT coach Chot Reyes considers the semifinal sequence between Rain or Shine as a “battle of contrasts,” with the group that maximizes its strengths seemingly rising because the victor down the highway.
“Rain or Shine is like No. 1 or No. 2 in virtually all offensive classes, and we’re No. 1 in most defensive classes,” Reyes mentioned because the Tropang Giga go for a 2-0 lead in Friday’s Recreation 2 of their best-of-seven semifinals with the ElastoPainters at Good Araneta Coliseum.
The Tropang Giga took the opener, 90-81, two nights in the past inside Philsports Enviornment in Pasig Metropolis the place they wanted a four-pointer from import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to shake off the E-Painters and held them to their second-lowest scoring output this convention.
Tim Cone on the Ginebra Gin Kings’ bench within the PBA Governors’ Cup. –PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines — Barangay Ginebra might have been benefitting from Justin Brownlee’s stellar four-point contact, however coach Tim Cone continues to be not a fan of the just lately launched 27-foot line within the PBA.
Brownlee had a near-perfect 5-of-6 four-point taking pictures to pour in 33 factors in Ginebra’s dominant 122-105 win over San Miguel in Recreation 1 of the semifinals on Wednesday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
“Simply because it favors our group with Justin, that doesn’t imply I’m 1728635312 a fan of the four-point shot,” Cone mentioned. “I simply consider that the sport has advanced into taking pictures—taking fast photographs, taking four-pointers. In the event you watch practices … all they do is shoot threes and shoot fours, and I believe the sport is much more than that,” mentioned Cone after their semis sequence opener win.
TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson places up a shot in opposition to Rain or Shine’s Aaron Fuller throughout the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals Recreation 1. –PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines—For the primary time within the PBA Governors’ Cup, TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had a style of competitors in opposition to Rain or Shine import Aaron Fuller.
With the group part format in impact for the import-laden convention, RHJ and Fuller have been unable to face off throughout the double-round robin elimination spherical.
Till Wednesday.
“I believe everytime you discover a put up presence who has a motor, it’s positively going to be difficult,” mentioned Hollis-Jefferson at Philsports Enviornment.
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