Mall of Asia Arena, are divided on who will advance to the finals when hostility resumes at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, Semi finals 'do or die' game.
The Gin Kings simply showed they wanted it more than the Hotshots as they zoomed to an early lead and stayed in the driver’s seat until the final buzzer of Game Seven in front of the second-largest crowd this conference of 20,221 people at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Sol Mercado, LA Tenorio, Japeth Aguilar, and Scottie Thompson shone brightest, while the star quartet also drew timely contribution from Joe Devance and Jervy Cruz to frustrate the Hotshots after falling on the brink of elimination with a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven series.
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| LA Tenorio hit the biggest baskets for Ginebra in Game Seven. Jerome Ascano |
GINEBRA GAME7 STAR
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: MALL OF ASIA ARENA
When: TUESDAY 21 FEB 2017
PBA Philippine Cup 2016-2017 Updates & Results (February 21) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings defeated Purefoods Star Hotshots, 89-76 to advance to the PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. San Miguel vs. Barangay Ginebra's Best-of-7 championship series set to start Friday, February 24.
The Gin Kings sustained the sizeable cushion as LA Tenorio kept them comfortably ahead in the final frame where he fired 10 of his 21 points as the Hotshots came no closer than three points.
Aguilar added 19 points and five boards, while Thompson chipped in 10 markers and missed a double-double by just one rebound.
Allein Maliksi put up his best game of the conference with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and five boards, while Marc Pingris again carried most of load with 17 points, eight boards, six assists, two blocks, and one steal in 40 minutes for naught.