PBA Round 1 of Finals. Ginebra Kings nip TNT Tropang

Ginebra Kings - TNT Tropang 102-100

Kings looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Giga's players. Naturalized American forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) stepped up and scored 23 points and 8 assists for the winners and guard Rhon Jhay Abarrientos (181-1999) chipped in 24 points and 7 assists. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side naturalized American forward Chris McCullough (208-1995, college: Syracuse) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists and Roger Ray Pogoy (189-1992) scored 22 points. Four Kings and five Giga players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Ginebra Kings: J.Rhon 24+3reb+7ast, J.Brownlee 23+4reb+8ast, J.Rosario 16+9reb+4ast, S.Thompson 15+5reb+6ast, R.Cu 9+4reb+3ast, A.Japeth 7+3reb+1ast
TNT Tropang: C.McCullough 25+14reb+4ast, P.Roger Ray 22+4reb+1ast, N.Rey 19+3reb+3ast, G.Brandon 12+7reb+4ast, O.Calvin-John 12+6reb, K.Glenn 5