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PBA: Ginebra throttles GlobalPort as Justin Brownlee regains form

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/04/05/brownlee-2017-040517.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Justin Brownlee scored 20 of his 29 points in the 3rd quarter, as Barangay Ginebra overcame a slow start to beat GlobalPort 113-96 in the PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup on Wednesday.</div></figcaption></figure></div>The reason Barangay Ginebra brought back Justin Brownlee was in full display in a convincing victory Wednesday night. Brownlee scored 20 of his 29 points in the 3rd quarter, as Ginebra overcame a sluggish start to beat GlobalPort 113-96 in the PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup at Araneta Coliseum.After making just 3 shots and scoring only 12 in his 1st game, Brownlee converted 4 of 10 from 3-point territory, and registered 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, making amends for a poor showing in Ginebra&#x27;s opener over the weekend.<table border="1" cellPadding="3" cellSpacing="3" style="width:100%" width="737"><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr bgcolor="#4472c4" height="20"><td colSpan="5" height="20" style="height:20px;width:323px;color:white;text-align:center">PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#7f7f7f" height="20" style="text-align:center;color:#FFF"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Team</td><td>Won</td><td>Lost</td><td>Pct</td><td>Next game</td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Alaska</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1.00</td><td>Mer (April 8, Sat)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Star</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1.00</td><td>Gin (April 9, Sun)</td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">San Miguel</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1.00</td><td>Phx (April 7, Fri)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Meralco</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0.80</td><td>Ala (April 8, Sat)</td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">TNT</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0.67</td><td>NLEX (April 7, Fri)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Rain Or Shine</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0.60</td><td>Mah (April 12, Wed)</td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Phoenix</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0.50</td><td>SMB (April 7, Fri)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Barangay Ginebra</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0.50</td><td>Star (April 9, Sun)</td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Mahindra</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>0.20</td><td>TNT (April 9, Sun)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">GlobalPort</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0.00</td><td>Bkw (April 8, Sat)</td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">Blackwater</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.00</td><td>Gpt (April 8, Sat)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">NLEX</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.00</td><td>TNT (April 7, Fri)</td></tr><tr height="20"><td colSpan="5" height="20" style="height:20px;width:323px">~Standings after April 5 games</td></tr></tbody></table>&quot;I think returning imports always take time to figure out and remember how hard they had to play for them to be successful,&quot; Ginebra coach Tim Cone said.&quot;It&#x27;s been typical of imports coming back . . . The good ones, the guys with character, they figure it out get back to where they were once were.&quot;Brownlee wasn&#x27;t alone engineering Ginebra&#x27;s 1st victory of the tournament.LA Tenorio led 6 locals in double-digit scoring with 15 points, while Scottie Thompson added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.&quot;It&#x27;s good to see Justin break out a little bit, but we didn&#x27;t look good at all in our first half,&quot; Cone said.Trailing by 7 at the half, Ginebra turned things after the break.After teammate Dave Marcelo&#x27;s free throws tied the game at 74-all, Brownlee became a one-man wrecking crew, putting up 11 straight points to help Ginebra take an 85-75 lead heading into the 4th quarter.GlobalPort narrowed the deficit to 96-90, before Brownlee&#x27;s bucket ignited a 12-2 run that put the game away.Stanley Pringle led GlobalPort with 29 points. He and Dylan Ababou combined to shoot 10 of 16 3-pointers.But the Batang Pier, which fell to 0-3, got subpar games from Terrence Romeo and Sean Williams.Romeo was just 6 of 22 from the field for 14 points, while Williams had 13 points and 12 rebounds.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Brownlee scored 20 of his 29 points in the 3rd quarter, as Barangay Ginebra overcame a sluggish start to beat GlobalPort 113-96 in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Wednesday.

Brownlee scored 20 of his 29 points in the 3rd quarter, as Barangay Ginebra overcame a sluggish start to beat GlobalPort 113-96 in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Wednesday.