Barangay Ginebra faces Ray Parks Jr. and TNT, which made the Finals of an all-Filipino tournament for the first time in eight years after bundling out Phoenix, 91-81, earlier in their own Game 5 semifinal showdown.
Scottie Thompson buried a game-winning triple and, before he could even catch his breath, made it clear there would be no celebrations just yet.
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His triple sealed Ginebra’s 83-80 victory over Meralco on Friday night, sending the Kings to the championship series of the PBA Philippine Cup at Angeles University Foundation.
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Thompson finished with 20 points, the last three coming with under a second remaining, as he turned a Prince Caperal pass to the corner into a championship ticket. He also had 12 rebounds, the last of which came off the offensive glass, where he tipped in a Stanley Pringle miss for a 76-73 lead at the 1:52 mark of the game that greased the Kings’ path to a 3-2 series victory. And oh, he added seven assists for Ginebra, too.
Meanwhile, Parks had 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, spearheading a second half charge that finally deflated the Fuel Masters and sealed TNT’s own 3-2 series triumph.