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[claRkEnt]

well, we have to wait till wednesday to know who will be against BGK in the Finals...

nakadale pa ang RB tonight...

[Syuryuken]

laking upset hehehe

basta Ginebra naghihintay lang

[space invader]

mabuti yan, at least nkapagpahinga ang ginebra at magpapalakas while waiting..

[evs_13]

GINEBRA KINGS COMPLETE RETURN TO FINALS
H-Bomb fires career 2nd-best 28, Flying A new career steals leader
Sunday, 04 February 2007

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With leg cramps slowing him down, Mark Caguioa was called to the bench with still 4:32 remaining. His absence though was hardly missed by the Barangay Ginebra Kings, which got a terrific effort from its reserves.
Ronald Tubid and Billy Mamaril brought life back to Barangay Ginebra when things looked lost, while Rudy Hatfield was his usual all-around, hustling self as the trio led an amazing rally by the Kings in the second half for a 98-89 victory over the Talk ‘N Text Phone Pals in Game 6 Sunday night before a conference record crowd of 18,337 at the Araneta Coliseum.

Tubid tallied 13 points and Mamaril – a reserve center – added nine all coming in the second half as the Kings secured their place in the best-of-seven Finals of the Talk ‘N Text –PBA Philippine Cup.

But more than the baskets they scored, it was their energy and hustle which enabled the Kings to turn the complexion of the game that had looked well under control by the Phone Pals.

“It’s been a tough game. But the players just refused to give up,” said a visibly overjoyed Barangay Ginebra head coach Jong Uichico after the game.

“To get here (in the Finals) makes me so proud personally,” he added.

The Kings, who finished the semifinal series four games to two, will face either San Miguel Beer or Red Bull in the championship series of the league’s most prestigious conference of the season.

Talk ‘N Text had led 57-47 after a three-pointer by Mark Cardona with 8:14 left in the third quarter. Then Mamaril made his presence felt by scoring seven straight points which led to a 28-14 run, putting the Kings ahead, 75-66, at the end of the third period.

But it was Tubid, who scored the biggest blow in the third period by causing the ejection of Mark Cardona, who seemed to have kicked him on the tummy with 36 second to go in the period.

The loss of Cardona, who was averaging 15.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in the series and already had 12 markers before his ouster, hurt the Phone Pals offensively.

The Phone Pals grimly stayed in the game until midway in the fourth quarter when a three-pointer by Jay Washington, who led TNT with his 21 points, gave his team an 83-79 lead.

But the Phone Pals missed their next five attempts and the Kings scored 11 straight points to take the lead for good, 90-83, with 2:43 left. Rudy Hatfield had five points and Sunday Salvacion added six in that decisive run.

Hatfield eventually finished with a career second-best 28 points and had 12 rebounds while Caguioa still ended up with 15 points – his lowest in the series – despite a 6-of-17 shooting for the Kings, who will be making their 16th finals appearance overall since entering the league in 1979 and eighth in the all-Filipino tournament.

Veteran Barangay Ginebra point guard Johnny Abarrientos made it a double celebration by reaching another milestone in his career. Abbarientos, the most senior among the league’s active players at 36, finished with just three points but had one steal to overtake the legendary Ramon Fernandez (1,302) into No. 1 in the league’s all-time steals list.

The 1996 MVP recorded the milestone at the 7:46 mark of the second period when he stole the ball from Yancy de Ocampo’s possession following a rebound play.

The Kings are looking to regain the all-Filipino title which they won during the 2004-05 season over Talk 'N Text in a six-game Finals. (DBC)

The scores:

Barangay Ginebra 98 – Hatfield 28, Caguioa 15, Tubid 13, Salvacion 13, Mamaril 9, Reavis 8, Helterbrand 5, Holper 4, Abarrientos 3, Macapagal 0.

Talk ‘N Text 89 – Washington 21, Alapag 19, Cardona 12, Taulava 11, Ritualo 11, Carey 5, de Ocampo Y. 5, Belano 3, Noble 2, Fran 0.
Quarterscores: 15-21, 42-48, 71-66, 98-89.

sarap ulit uliting basahin...

congrats mga ka baranggay... nasa finals na tayo...

[squatt3r]

magandang basahin ito with a new Ginebra song sana.

[baludoy]

buhay pa kaming mga barako fans! :naughty2:

sana maging party poopers kami sa maraming nag hahangad na maging bgk and smb finals! may history repeat itself !:cheer:

[evs_13]

buhay pa kaming mga barako fans! :naughty2:

sana maging party poopers kami sa maraming nag hahangad na maging bgk and smb finals! may history repeat itself !:cheer:

hehehe, basta ako GINEBRA ako, kahit sino sa dalawa, ok lng!!!! BGK pa rin namn ang champion as per H-BOMB!!!

[karlbo]

mga ginebra fans tsikoteers... anu na ba balilta?

AMF!!... hindi na ko nakakapanood dahil tulog ako at kung hindi nasa opisina eh.. balitaan niyo naman ako kung anung nangyari sa team ko SAN MIGUEL BEER!!!...

mga SMB fans diyan! update niyo naman ako..hahahaha hirap talaga ng pang gabi.. walang buhay...

di ko makarelate ganu sa init ng usapan dito sa thread na ito..

sino na ba pasok sa finals at mag sasagupa?

TIA

[karlbo]

well, we have to wait till wednesday to know who will be against BGK in the Finals...

nakadale pa ang RB tonight...

oks.. hehehe hindi ko nabasa ito agad.. thanks!

so wala pang kalaban yung ginebra sa finals.. .kung sino manalo sa wednesday yun na?.. Oks!

[Syuryuken]

Buhay pa ang Redbull pinaabot hanggang game 7 ang laro nila.