Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s current slump in the PBA Governors’ Cup has led to a dubious first for coach Tim Cone since taking charge.

The Gin Kings’ 110-102 loss to the San Miguel Beermen on Sunday marked the first time they lost four in a row under Cone, a skid that came after starting the conference with three straight wins.

Like in previous defeats to the Magnolia Pambansang Manok, Meralco and TNT, Ginebra had to play catch up in the second half but to no avail and fell eighth spot with a 3-4 record.

Injuries have hampered the Gin Kings’ campaign, with the biggest absence being flashy guard Stanley Pringle, who have played just one game this conference.

Pringle has been ruled out of the Governors’ Cup after suffering a meniscus injury and he’s been sorely missed since playing in Ginebra’s win over Alaska last Dec. 12.

Sidney Onwubere, who Ginebra signed from NorthPort before the conference, Scottie Thompson, LA Tenorio, Christian Standhardinger and Japeth Aguilar are still around but that hasn’t prevented Ginebra from dealing with the slump.

Also not enough is the individual play of resident import Justin Brownlee, who scored 40 points to move into ninth on the all-time scoring list among imports.

But Brownlee played all but two minutes as he tried to carry the Gin Kings back against the Beermen before going down in defeat.

Ginebra opened the tournament with a 3-0 card, including a pair of close games against Alaska (80-77) and Phoenix Super LPG (125-121 in overtime) before the tailspin began.

Magnolia played the role of grinch on Christmas Day as Ginebra fell 117-94 that disappointing most of the 4,800 fans that went to the Big Dome.

The Gin Kings would not play until 50 days later when they were defeated by the Meralco Bolts, 101-95, on the eve of Valentine’s Day.

Five days later saw Ginebra succumb to TNT’s fiery second half shooting from three-point land which resulted in a 119-92 loss which surpassed the Magnolia game as the worst this conference.

On Sunday, Ginebra took a 24-20 lead in the first quarter but saw its former import Orlando Johnson, who played for the Kings in the 2015 Governors’ Cup, redeem himself from a lousy debut against TNT and put San Miguel in control until the end.

Johnson scored 31 points as Ginebra was left to ponder on how to turn things around which could start later this week with games against struggling teams Blackwater on Thursday and Terrafirma on Sunday.

Getting twin wins will help Ginebra restore some confidence and boost its chances in the twice-to-beat advantage given to the top four teams after the eliminations.