“It was quite disappointing and in many levels embarrassing.” Barangay Ginebra misses out on a 3-1 lead in the PBA Governors' Cup finals as TNT waxes hot in Game 4 with a record 21 three-pointers. PBA2023 PBAFinals
Those were the two words a dismayed Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone used to describe theirGiven a dose of their own medicine after sinking 18 three-pointers in theirwin, the Gin Kings allowed the Tropang Giga to bury a finals record 21 triples in the blowout that tied the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
“We just played badly today. We didn’t start the game well. We didn’t defend. We didn’t rebound,” Cone told reporters in a brief post-game interview.Ginebra kept it relatively close at the end of the opening quarter as it trailed 23-29 before TNT pulled away behind its torrid shooting and erected a 59-41 halftime lead.
The Tropang Giga shot 12-of-20 from beyond the arc in the first half as they eclipsed their three-point output of 11 treys in Game 3 within just two quarters. Shooting has been the name of the game in the finals, with the team that catches fire from deep always emerging the winner in each of the first four games.
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