Cone on Cloud 9 after Ginebra nips Koreans

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:35:25 +0000

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel guard Stanley Pringle nailed a dagger three-point basket to power the Kings to a 95-91 win over the Changwon LG Sakers Tuesday night in the Asian Showdown 2 exhibition game at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

With the Kings up by two points, 90-88, Pringle converted a triple from the left corner just right in front of the Ginebra bench for a 93-88 lead with 9.3 seconds left in the game.

Ginebra players rejoice after Stanley Pringle (2nd from left) buried a dagger three that helped the Kings beat the Changwon LG Sakers Tuesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. (Rio Deluvio)

The visiting Sakers answered with a three-point play to trim Ginebra’s lead to two points, 93-91, but LA Tenorio put the finishing touches as he buried two free throws with 0.9 seconds to play.

With the win, the crowd darling Ginebra finished their pre-conference tune-up matches with a 3-1 win-loss record while avenging their setback to the Sakers last Friday.

Returning import Justin Brownlee led Ginebra with 27 points, while LA Tenorio contributed 15 points.

The team of coach Tim Cone used the mini tournament as part of their buildup for the Gov
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