Aguilar finds his second wind with Barangay Ginebra. PBA photo
Aguilar powers Ginebra
JAPETH Aguilar redicovered his old form, Justin Brown played his usual self and Barangay Ginebra eked out a huge 110-101 win over Phoenix Super LPG in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Aguilar came through with 31 points and Brownlee added a triple-double with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Gin Kings posted back-to-back victories for the first time in the import-flavored conference and improved to 3-2 in Group B.
The Gins also defeated the NLEX Road Warriors, 119-91,at the Smart Araneta Colisuemn last Sept. 3.
Ginebra coach Tim Cone is pleased with Aguilar’s strong performance.
“It’s a big adjustment for him because the minutes are going up, the touches are going up, the expectations for him defensively are also going up,” said Cone.
Cone said Aguilar will definitely have his hands full in Ginebra’s next game against the equally-hot Blackwater Elite on Tuesday.
The Bossing have won their last three assignments.
The scores:
First game
Blackwater (110) — King 39, Rosario 15, Barefield 14, Ilagan 13, Chua 11, David 10, Kwekuteye 4, Mitchell 2, Escoto 2, Hill 0, Ponferrada 0.
NLEX (99) – Henry 26, Bolick 21, Herndon 18, Valdez 8, Policarpio 7, Amer 6, Nermal 4, Miranda 3, Marcelo 2, Fajardo 2, Anthony 2.
Quarterscores: 28-21, 61-44, 84-73, 110-99
Second game
Ginebra (110) — J. Aguilar 31, Brownlee 23, Holt 19, Abarrientos 16, Thompson 9, Ahanmisi 7, Tenorio 3, Go 2, Cu 0, Garcia 0, Pinto 0, Adamos 0, Mariano 0.
Phoenix (101) — Francis 33, Garcia 17, Perkins 13, Mocon 8, Rivero 7, Tio 7, Muyang 5, Jazul 3, Ballungay 2, Daves 2, Verano 2, Manganti 2, Tuffin 0, Alejandro 0, Salado 0.
Quarterscores: 24-25; 57-46; 87-75; 110-101.
Games Sunday:
(Ninoy Aquino Stadium)
5 p.m.– NorthPort vs TErrafirma
7:30 p.m. — TNT vs. Converge
