PBA: Barangary Ginebra vs Bolts | April 6 6PM

[Mary C]

 

Will Barangay Ginebra maintain its current position, or will Meralco ultimately break through?

 

Barangay Ginebra and the Bolts will compete for the Governors' Cup title for the fourth time in a best-of-seven finals that begins on Wednesday, April 6 at 6 PM in the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

 

Ginebra has a strong history against Meralco, having won all three of their prior championship matchups in the season-ending conference in 2016, 2017, and 2019. Having survived successfully to defeat TNT in the quarters and NLEX in the semis, the Gin Kings are looking to wipe out all of the teams of rival conglomerate MVP Group. The Bolts, on the other hand, are hoping for a fourth time lucky.

 

Meralco, like Ginebra, is aiming for a sweep of all SMC teams after defeating San Miguel in the last 8 and defeating top seed Magnolia in the final four.

 

All attention will be on Justin Brownlee, the leader for Best Import, and Scottie Thompson, the frontrunner for Best Player of the Conference as Barangay Ginebra try to repeat as champs. Brownlee and Thompson notably excelled in the playoffs after finishing outside the top five of their individual prize categories in the elimination rounds. 

 

On the other hand, the Bolts' X factors are likely to be spitfire guard Chris Banchero and big guy Raymond Almazan.