PBA Round 5 of Semi-Finals. TNT Tropang and Ginebra Kings register victories

Meralco Bolts - TNT Tropang 95-103

Giga made 23-of-29 charity shots (79.3 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Naturalized American forward Chris McCullough (208-1995, college: Syracuse) nailed 42 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds for the winning side and naturalized Australian guard Jordan Heading (188-1996, college: CBU) accounted for 22 points and 6 assists. Egyptian-American center Patrick Gardner (211-1999, college: Marist) came up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds and naturalized American Clifford Hodge (196-1988, college: HPU) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Bolts in the defeat. Four Giga and five Bolts players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Meralco Bolts: P.Gardner 25+12reb+1ast, H.Clifford 12+10reb, C.Banchero 12+6ast, B.Norman 11+2reb+3ast, N.Chris 10+4reb+1ast, M.Javee 10+3reb+3ast
TNT Tropang: M.Chris 42+11reb+2ast, H.Jordan 22+1reb+6ast, R.Pogoy 16+3reb+1ast, C.Oftana 12+2reb+5ast, C.Jayson 6+2reb+7ast, B.Ganuelas-Rosser 3+3reb

Ginebra Kings - Rain or Shine 111-104

Kings looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Naturalized American forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) stepped up and scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners and guard Rhon Jhay Abarrientos (181-1999) chipped in 31 points and 8 assists. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American center Jaylen Johnson (206-1996, college: Louisville, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Jhonard Clarito (188-1996) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Five Painters players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Rain or Shine: N.Adrian 25+3reb+1ast, J.Johnson 22+14reb+4ast, C.Jhonard 20+10reb, M.Gian 11+4reb, C.Tiongson 10+5reb+6ast, D.Joshua 6+2reb+1ast
Ginebra Kings: J.Brownlee 32+6reb+6ast, J.Rhon 31+4reb+8ast, J.Rosario 16+7reb+3ast, S.Thompson 9+2reb+2ast, R.Cu 8+3reb+4ast, H.Stephen 8+7reb+1ast