Pretty much an exchange of fire power happened in the first stretch of the starting quarter. Durham make it a 3-point lead under 8 minutes of the 1st quarter, 9-12. Faundo keeps on hitting big shots. Thompson on the other hand breaks the ice as he slices in the middle of defense. Durham replied with another shot.
5:02, Amer hits a 3 making it an 8-point lead for the Bolts. Thompson pays back with a 3 of his own. Tenorio hits a shot cutting the lead in to 2. Both Thompson and Newsome are sensational in this game. Durham seems unstoppable as he hits another 3 again, 28-21, 2:54 remaining.
First quarter ends with a 3-point lead for the Bolts. Durham scored whopping 17 points while Brownlee silently working with 6 points. This is a very close game as expected.
Ginebra's Quarter
8:16, in the second quarter, DeVance scores putting Ginebra on the lead. Ginebra's offense is now working. 4:44, Ginebra leads 7 points. The Bolts are now struggling. Ginebra ends the 1st half with an 11 point lead, 53-42. Ginebra made 8 of its 18 field goal attempts in this quarter while the Bolts only made 2 of their 19 attempts. Ginebra is now in a good pace but Durham is doing his best as he carry the Bolts.
Caguioa's Quarter
9:34 of the 3rd quarter, Durham scores again. Tenorio answers back. Ginebra's offense and ball movement are both fluid in the 3rd. Meralco needs more contribution from its local players despite the hardwork of Durham. 7:48, Ginebra still leads with 10 points. Meralco starts to make shots. Karam hits cutting the lead to 5, 63-58. Caguioa makes his presence felt. This guy wants another championship, obviously, before retirement. Despite Brownlee's 10-point performance, Tenorio takes over with his efficient scoring. DeVance extends the lead to 14 at this point. Caguioa is still doing his best. The Bolts try to recover at the last stretch of the 3rd quarter. Hugnatan hits a 3.
Who is hungrier?
Hugnatan starts the last quarter with a 3-point play, misses the free-throw though. Alapag is now active, hits a three, 80-81. Jimmy only needs one 3-point shot to tie the record of Allan Caidic three-point shots made in his career. Caguioa is still hot with 14 points already. Sol Mercado is struggling in this game, just got his 4th foul. Tenorio is sensational though with already 30 big points.
8:35
Meralco Bolts snatch Game 1 of the PBA Finals - Ginebra fade at OT
