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BARANGAY GINEBRA ROUTS TALK ‘N TEXT IN SEMIS OPENER
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It’s a virtual no-contest with the Barangay Ginebra Kings keeping their Cinderella ride and proving unstoppable against a surprisingly flat Talk ‘N Text side in the opener of their semifinals showdown.
The Kings stormed out of the opening gate and hit giant strides to the finish as they blazed past the Tropang Texters, 104-81, in Game One of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-five semis series watched by a roaring crowd of 14,627 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Friday night.
“It’s the team’s first time in Final Four in a long while and we don’t want to let it go,” said Ginebra coach Alfrancis Chua of the gritty determination they showed in the game to sustain their hot run in the Cebuana Lhuillier PBA playoffs.
“My players really came out and played well, and then we caught Talk ‘N Text in their off night,” Chua added.
Talk ‘N Text, through Ranidel de Ocampo, scored the game’s first basket then the Kings answered with a 10-to-nothing run. And the rout went on.
“We went up by 28 before the second quarter ended. At the half, sabi ko sa mga bata ‘pinaghirapan natin ito. Sayang naman kung bibitawan pa natin ito,’” Chua said.
The Kings held on to it, completing a thorough domination of the Texters with a torrid shooting and as solid an effort on the defensive end.
“We played well pero gusto kong kalimutan na namin ito. We’ll no longer talk about this. Siguradong babalik ang Talk ‘N Text, and we have to be ready,” said Chua.
The Kings picked up from where they left off in their quarterfinals series versus the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, blowing past the Texters who themselves were coming off a stirring quarters win over the Petron Blaze Boosters.
But the Kings were really just unstoppable in this game.
Though still crippled minus Mark Caguioa and Billy Mamaril, Ginebra made giant strides that the flat Talk ‘N Text side couldn’t match, winning the series opener with plenty to spare.
“Admittedly, our quarters series helped us a lot. We got through a very tough time, giving us momentum and morale boost for this game,” Chua said.
The Kings dominated the game completely as they seemed to just can’t do no wrong while the Texters struggled badly with a terrible shooting, muffing layups and shots from point-blank range.
Vernon Macklin was a steady force throughout, coming through with game-highs of 25 points and nine rebounds, and Kerby Raymundo, Chris Ellis, Mac Baracael, Josh Urbiztondo, LA Tenorio and even Yousef Taha had their own shining moments.
The resurgent Raymundo had his own near double-double game with 14 points and nine rebounds while Ellis, Baracael and Urbiztondo added at least 12 points each.
A big key was Ellis, Baracael, Urbiztondo, Jayjay Helterbrand and Rico Maierhofer combining for 10-of-22 three-point shooting as against Talk ‘N Text’s woeful 1-of-18 clip from beyond the arc, the Tropang Texters’ worst in nearly a decade.
The Kings hit at a remarkable 61.9-percent clip as they set the tone of the match early, taking the opening period at 33-15.
Baracael went 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and Helterbrand scored four points in the last 1.5 seconds to highlight Ginebra’s explosive first quarter.
The Kings kept their searing pace in the next period, leading by as many as 28 at 59-31 on a triple by Urbiztondo from way, way out.
Curiously, Baracael and Ellis outscored the entire TNT team, 16-15, in the first 12 minutes of play.
Game 2 of the series is slated Sunday also at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The 23-point win was the Kings’ biggest in the playoffs’ since a 102-76 rout of San Miguel Beer in Game 5 of their best-of-seven semifinal in the 2010-11 Philippine Cup.
The loss was Talk ‘N Text worst in the playoffs since a 113-85 massacre at the hands of Alaska in Game 1 of the 2007 Fiesta Conference best-of-seven Finals when the team was still under Derick Pumaren. (SB)
The scores:
BARANGAY GINEBRA 104 – Macklin 25, Raymundo 14, Ellis 13, Baracael 12, Urbiztondo 12, Tenorio 8, Helterbrand 8, Maierhofer 5, Labagala 2, Wilson 2, Hatfield 2, Taha 1, Espiritu 0.
TALK ‘N TEXT 81 – Jordan 21, Castro 18, De Ocampo 12, Al-Hussaini 6, Reyes 6, Ferriols 5, Fonacier 4, Alapag 3, Raymundo 2, Aban 2, Carey 2, Dillinger 0.
Quarterscores: 33-15, 59-36, 81-56, 104-81
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