Mall of Asia Arena Friday evening 7:00PM pba replay Feb. 17, 2017 previews recap game#84. The Brgy. Gin Kings stands 2-2 against Star Hotshot game 1 and game 2 semis round earned by Purefoods, But game 3 and game 4 success by Ginebra.
STAR shrugged off a late rally by Barangay Ginebra as it hacked out an 89-80 victory on Friday night to move on the cusp of reaching the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
The Hotshots banked on a breakaway in the third quarter where they outscored the Gin Kings, 22-10, to build enough cushion to withstand their late stand in the fourth period to pull off the win in Game Five of their semifinal series.
Rafi Reavis sustained his resurgence, tallying 17 points and 13 boards to lead the Hotshots, while Mark Barroca, Paul Lee, and Allein Maliksi also put up solid numbers for a starting unit that greatly outplayed their Gin Kings counterpart.
The Gin Kings’ starters failed to find rhythm, so much so that coach Ginebra coach Tim Cone turned mostly to his role players in in the payoff period.
GINEBRA GAME 5 STAR HOTSHOT
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: MALL OF ASIA ARENA
When: FRIDAY FEB. 17, 2017
When: FRIDAY FEB. 17, 2017
Previews:
BARANGAY Ginebra proved steadier again in its war of attrition against Star, pulling off a 93-86 decision on Wednesday night to even their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series at two games apiece.
Japeth Aguilar stood tallest when it mattered most, pumping in 12 of his 18 points in the payoff period before dishing out an assist to Jervy Cruz for the exclamation point in Game Four in front of a huge crowd at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.