Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters Philippines Commissioners Cup match will be held on September 28, 5:45 PM (Indonesia Time) and 3:15 PM (Indian Time) at Mall of Asia Arena (Pasay).
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Following a storm-forced pause last Sunday, the PBA Commissioner’s Cup begins today at the MOA Arena with Magnolia and Barangay Ginebra each getting a chance to introduce their respective bids. The Hotshots, quarterfinalists in the most recent Philippine Cup, will face Lester Prosper and Terrafirma at 3 p.m. They will be led by Serbian-American Nikola Rakocevic, who will be making his debut. The Gin Kings hope to utilize their 5:45 p.m. matchup with Yeng Guiao’s Rain or Shine as a springboard for their bid in the mid-season tournament by unleashing resident import Justin Brownlee once more.
Last Sunday against Converge, the fan favorites were set to debut their campaign and put their somewhat modified lineup of holdovers Japeth Aguilar, Scottie Thompson, LA Tenorio, and Christian Standhardinger, as well as trade additions Jamie Malonzo and Von Pessumal, to the test. However, Super Typhoon Karding forced the league to postpone both that match and the contest between Meralco and NLEX. Ginebra and Magnolia aim for 1-0 victories over opponents that are eager to avenge their opening defeats.
Last Friday’s 96-90 loss against Mr. Guiao’s previous team NLEX by the Elasto Painters, who had Steve Taylor added to their roster, made them even more motivated to win this time around. Tim Cone, the Ginebra coach, said that facing Coach Yeng’s squad is “always challenging” and advised his players to be mentally strong when facing his current gang. Meanwhile, Magnolia will take on a Terrafirma team that is still smarting after their 124-110 loss to the FiberXers last Friday, which extended its overall losing streak to 17 games going back to the 2020 Philippine Cup.
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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters Philippines Commissioners Cup match will be held on September 28, 5:45 PM (Indonesia Time) and 3:15 PM (Indian Time) at Mall of Asia Arena (Pasay). The audience can live stream the match on the YouTube channel. There, you may watch the entire live event. Also, you can watch it live by logging in to Courtside 1891.
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel: Jared Dillinger, LA Tenorio, Scottie Thompson, Stanley Pringle Jr., Nard John Pinto
Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters: Gian Mamuyac, Dave Ildefonso, Jewel Ponferrada, Rey Nambatac, Michael Joseph Nieto
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