SMB vs Ginebra in big Sunday showdown

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 08:22:35 +0000

San Miguel Beer eyes a sweep of the weekend series opposite sister teams and secure victory No. 5 when it faces Barangay Ginebra on Sunday in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Gametime is set at 6:45 p.m. with the Beermen bracing for a difficult encounter similar to that of Friday’s 90-89 thriller against the defending champion Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Struggling teams Rain or Shine and Alaska kick off the doubleheader at 4:30 p.m. with the chance to end their respective slumps.

ALL PUMPED-UP: San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo barrels his way past Magnolia’s Aldrech Ramos during Game 4 of their PBA Philippine Cup Finals which the Beermen won, 114-98. (MB photo | Rio Deluvio)

JUNE MAR Fajardo

Rain or Shine holds a 1-4 record after dropping its last three matches while Alaska is eager to finally score a victory following a 0-5 slump.

Ginebra is also smarting from its shock 113-111 overtime loss to NLEX in Dubai last week that saw coach Tim Cone’s side squander a 28-point third quarter lead.

“We expect there’s a lot of energy from them because they’re thinking we’re tired after this game,” Beermen coach Leo Austria said after Friday’s match.

Import Dez Wells and June Mar Fajardo will lead SMB’s bid for another win, Terrence Romeo could return from a flu and Marcio L
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