October 16, Wednesday – Smart Araneta Coliseum
- 5pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters
- 7:30pm – Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen
Japeth Aguilar (left) is carrying the bulk of Ginebra’s effort to battle San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo in the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals. —PBA IMAGES
Barangay Ginebra entered the PBA Governors’ Cup playoffs with cautious optimism, no thanks to injuries to mainstays Jamie Malonzo, Miah Gray and recently acquired big man Isaac Go.
But the Gin Kings have been solid in the knockout phase, winning all but one of their six games thus far, with three of those coming over a Meralco crew that was looking for a second straight championship.
The other two victories came against San Miguel Beer in these semifinals.
Aaron Fuller –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Rain or Shine import Aaron Fuller knew that it isn’t impossible to get out of a 0-3 hole in a best-of-seven semifinal series.
But against a traditional powerhouse looking to keep its lofty perch in the PBA Governors’ Cup? Fuller chose not to go through the trouble of fighting through that deficit during the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals Game 3 on Sunday night.
One of the many Elasto Painters who finally got going in the series against TNT, Fuller hit a layup to tie the game with 3.8 seconds remaining and then iced the game with a freebie, 110-109, ultimately putting his club on the board, 2-1, in the race-to-four affair for a Finals berth.
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