LG gives Hoop fans a treat as Gin Kings, Sakers battle in epic game
It wasn’t like just
any exhibition game.
Hoop fans got a treat
as the battle between PBA crowd favorites Barangay Ginebra and Korean ball club
LG Sakers turned out to be a classic.
The Gin Kings
survived a late scare from the visiting Sakers to avenge their loss in their
previous encounter and take a close 95-91 win on Tuesday evening at the Araneta
Coliseum.
The tuneup match was
held in celebration of the 70 years of friendship between the Philippines and
South Korea. The Sakers beat Ginebra last week in another tuneup.
Stanley Pringle hit a
clutch three-pointer with only 9.3 seconds remaining to give the Gin Kings a
five-point cushion.
Kim Sirae made an
and-1 conversion in the ensuing play. But LA Tenorio put away the game for good
by hitting two clutch free throws to settle the final score.
Justin Brownlee had a
game-high 27 points, while Tenorio and Pringle each had 17 markers apiece.
The Gin Kings led for
the majority of the contest but the visitors gave a spirited comeback late in
the game.
Trailing by 14
entering the fourth quarter, the Sakers displayed their true form in the payoff
period to cut the deficit to as little as two points.
Cady Lalanne
capitalized on the early exit of Greg Slaughter, who fouled out halfway through
the last quarter.
Lalanne had a
team-high 23 points for the LG Sakers. While Sirae contributed 20 for the
visitors.
LG Electronics
Philippines made the exhibition game possible in partnership with the Philippine
Basketball Association and the Korean Basketball League. LG gave out several
home theater systems and other products to fans.
“Basketball truly
binds our cultures. Korea and the Philippines, we both love the sport. LG is
very delighted to strengthen the bond between our countries,” said LG
Electronics Managing Director Inkwun Heo.
Before tipoff, LG also
donated several appliances to the Philippine Children’s Medical
Center’s (PCMC) Cancer and Hematology
Department, the adopted community of the ‘Alagang PBA’, Philippine Basketball Association’s
corporate social responsibility program. Several kid patients from the PCMC were
able to watch the game live and had the opportunity to meet their idols.
The two
teams first faced off in 2014, with the Koreans coming up with a five-point
victory.
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