NLEX's Robert Bolick in action. PBA ImagesMANILA — Robert Bolick dropped the go-ahead triple as NLEX survived Ginebra and Justin Brownlee's 46-point explosion, 118-113, in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup on Friday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
After Cady Lalanne closed the gap at 113-112, with Ginebra leading, Bolick saw the opportunity and fired the shot from the arc that gave them the lead, around 45 seconds, coupling it with a 2-of-2 makes on the foul line later on to earn the win.
"Kapag nag-miss 'yon, ako naman sisisihin," said Bolick after the game.
The former Red Lion had 32 points on 11-of-19 shooting, to go with seven assists, while Lalanne had a monster double-double of 28-14 statline, and Schonny Winston had 21 markers.
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LJ Gonzales, for his part, had 14 markers, and defended the Ginebra shooters well, gaining +23 in efficiency.
"It's a collective effort for NLEX," said head coach Jong Uichico.
Brownlee's massive efforts for the Ginebra offense became for naught, as they absorbed the close loss. They looked on pace to taking the game after leading by six less than five minutes in the match, but Winston, Lalanne, and Bolick showed up for the other side.
RJ Abarrientos and Japeth Aguilar chipped in 14 markers each, while Troy Rosario and Stephen Holt had 11 and 10, respectively.
The Scores:
NLEX 118 – Bolick 32, Lalanne 28, Winston 21, Gonzales 14, Bahio 6, Semerad 6, Alas 5, Rodger 3, Racal 3, Ramirez 0, Fajardo 0, Torres 0, Herndon 0
GINEBRA 113 – Brownlee 46, Abarrientos 14, J.Aguilar 14, Rosario 11, Holt 10, Thompson 7, Gray 5, Cu 3, Go 3, Pinto 0, Torres 0
QUARTERS: 18-30, 54-59, 92-87, 118-113
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