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DEFENSE NAME OF THE GAME
The Philippine Star
|March 19, 2025
Both teams are putting much premium on defense. So don't be surprised if protagonists TNT and Barangay Ginebra won't churn out a shoot-the-lights-out, "pogi basketball" type of match anytime soon.
"Since the start of it, coach Tim (Cone) is saying it's going to be a defensive series and some games, we just going to have to win ugly," Ginebra import Justin Brownlee said after the Gin Kings nipped the Tropang Giga, 71-70, to tie the PBA Commissioner's Cup title series at 1-1.
"I think that (Game 2 squeaker) was a perfect example, a low-scoring game. So yeah, if we want to continue having success in this series, it's going to be very important we use all our effort on defense and try to I guess make the game ugly."
This story is from the March 19, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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