Defending champ Ginebra thrashes KIA for second Govs Cup win

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Defending champ Ginebra thrashes KIA for second Govs Cup win
Ginebra goes up 2-1 while KIA remains winless in 4 games

MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel rolled to their second straight victory of the 2017 PBA Governors’ Cup after they thrashed the still winless KIA Picanto, 120-99, on Wednesday, August 2 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Gin Kings came out firing with a 33-18 first quarter and cruised the rest of the way to their second win in 3 games.

Import Justin Brownlee put up 26 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and two rebounds, while Greg Slaughter successfully came off the bench again for 18 markers, 6 boards, and 5 dimes.

The veteran Mark Caguioa had a near-perfect night of 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field through 13 minutes.

LA Tenorio added 10 points and 5 assists, as Ginebra registered a whopping 39 assits – the most its had in a game in 14 years.

Reden Celda topscored for the Picanto with 21 points off the bench, while Glenn Khobuntin had 16 markers. Reinforcement Markeith Cummings had only 14 points and 7 rebounds in nearly 35 minutes.

Scores:

Ginebra (120): Brownlee 26, Slaughter 18, Caguioa 16, Tenorio 10, Aguilar 9, Ferrer 9, Taha 8, Ellis 8, Cruz 6, Thompson 4, Devance 4, Jamito 2, Marcelo 0, Helterbrand 0, Mariano 0. 

KIA (99): Celda 21, Khobuntin 16, Cummings 14, Revilla 9, Paniamogan 7, Corpuz 7, Nimes 6, Ballesteros 6, Camson 6, Yee 5, Elorde 2, Jaime 0, Salva 0, Deutchman 0, Galanza 0. 

Quarter scores: 33-18, 58-43, 92-64, 120-99. 

 – Rappler.com

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