00:00The TNT Tropang Giga are now up to two games to none against the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Season 49 PBA Governor's Cup Finals.
00:08Rafael Bandayrel has the details.
00:13Defending Governor's Cup Champion TNT Tropang Giga took a commanding 2-0 series lead against the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the PBA Finals Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
00:24Superstar import Ronday Hollis Jefferson delivered a monster performance with 37 points to lead TNT to a 96-84 victory.
00:33RHJ knocked down six three-pointers along with 13 rebounds and seven assists.
00:39The former Brooklyn Nets forward said he learned to adjust to Tim Cone's defensive schemes having already faced the legendary tactician in the 2024 Asian Games.
00:48I don't know if you guys watch but in the Asian Games they forced me to shoot a lot of threes and they beat us for the gold medal game.
00:57And we talked about that and I kind of, I just shifted my mindset.
01:02I knew that was going to be the game plan and they were willing to live with that the whole game.
01:07I guess they thought that it was a fluke or it wouldn't happen but I'm a professional player. I work on it every day.
01:13TNT's defense remained a major issue for the league's best three-point shooting team.
01:18The Ginkings were limited to seven off 27 from three and zero of three from four.
01:24Justin Brownlee was also haunted by a bad shooting night having gone seven for 17 from the field.
01:31Action resumes on Friday, November 1st in the Big Dome as TNT will get a chance to extend their series lead to three while Ginebra's never-say-die identity will be put to the test.
01:41Rafael Banderil, from the National TV Network of the New and Better Philippines.
