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The Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings held the TNT Tropang Giga to just nine points in the last five minutes to pull off a 102-90 win on Sunday night and take Game 1 of their best-of-seven championship series in the 2023 Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Gin Kings will try to stretch their winning run in the series to two, while the Tropang Giga will seek to bounce back when they meet again in Game 2 on Wednesday, 5:45 p.m., also at the Araneta Coliseum.Gin Kings’ coach Tim Cone said he was surprised at the aggressiveness of his players all game longThe Tropang Giga, who were held to below 100 points only thrice in the conference, tried to crawl back from a 15-point in the last period.
At this point, the Gin Kings managed to stop their rally after Malonzo stole off Calvin Oftana, and assisted Standhardinger on his floater in the final 2:32, allowing Ginebra to enjoy a 12-point edge, 99-87.
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