The battle of tactical wits and mind games have now spilled over beyond the four corners of the court – to the post game pressers to be exact. Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) After Dragons tactician Brian Goorjian commented on the officiating, even saying that the Kings "got...
Three days removed after suffering the Game 1 defeat, the Dragons looked like they had adapted to the physicality in the finals. Bay Area head coach Brian Goorjian (left). (PBA Images) After getting rolled over and outsmarted by the much experienced Ginebra in the opening game of the series, Bay...
Bay Area rediscovered its fire and set Ginebra ablaze with a 99-82 victory in Game 2 of the best-of-seven 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Andrew Nicholson attacks the defense of Justin Brownlee. (Mark Balmores) Zhu Songwei and Andrew...
It seemed like the young Dragons squad felt the nerves in their first game in the Finals. Andrew Nicholson needed to bleed for his points in Game 1. (PBA Images) Polished and dominant all-throughout the conference, Bay Area showed some chinks on its armor in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Finals...
Ginebra head coach Tim Cone lauded his wards for coming out strong in the opening game of their finals series against Bay Area despite the distractions brought by the holiday season and playing on Christmas Day. Ginebra head coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) While the Cone and the Kings are no stranger...
Fans came in droves and braved through the heavy Christmas Day traffic hoping for a treat. LA Tenorio, Justin Brownlee and the rest of Barangay Ginebra made sure to deliver a big one. LA Tenorio provides the veteran presence anew for Ginebra. (PBA Images) The two provided the blades to the Kings’...
Barangay Ginebra stars Justin Brownlee and Scottie Thompson are poised to bag the top individual awards of the 2022 PBA Commissioner's Cup after steering the Kings to a Finals appearance against guest team Bay Area Dragons. Scottie Thompson (left) and Justin Brownlee (PBA Images) Reigning MVP...
Barangay Ginebra bears the weight of a nation on its shoulders as Bay Area tries to conquer a territory beyond its borders. And even if the challenge might be daunting for the royal Kings, the final pride, the last hope, look to keep the fire burning and somehow, in some way, clip the mighty...
Undefeated in all of his five Finals appearances, Justin Brownlee is facing an entirely different challenge this time around as he tries to nab his sixth title in the league against a PBA guest team. Undefeated in his first five titles, Justin Brownlee faces a different challenge against Bay Area...
Ginebra head coach Tim Cone is expecting a different Bay Area and Andrew Nicholson in the PBA Finals as compared to their first encounter in the eliminations. Ginebra head coach Tim Cone (right) greets Bay Area head coach Brian Goorjian after the press conference held at the Novotel Manila. (Noel...
Bay Area head coach Brian Goorjian remained wary of Ginebra import Justin Brownlee ahead of their best-of-seven Finals affair which will fire off on Christmas Day on Sunday, Dec. 25, at Mall of Asia Arena. Bay Area head coach Brian Goorjian (PBA Images) Goorjian revealed that he actually got a...
Barangay Ginebra and Bay Area mean serious business despite sharing pleasantries ahead of their Christmas Day showdown in Game One of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals collision on Sunday, Dec. 25, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. PLAYERS and coaches of Bay Area and Barangay Ginebra...