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PBA: Ginebra expects tough Game 6, as it targets championship

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Justin Brownlee and Ginebra are a win away from capturing another Governors" Cup="" title.="" PBA="" media="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/20/brownlee.jpg"/><figcaption>Justin Brownlee and Ginebra are a win away from capturing another Governors&#x27; Cup title. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>Barangay Ginebra will attempt to close out Meralco when they meet again in Game 6 of the PBA Governors&#x27; Cup finals on Wednesday at Araneta Coliseum.But the Gin Kings, with a 3-2 series lead, know it is easier said than done.Tip-off is at 6 p.m.&quot;To close out a series is very tough. But we&#x27;ll not look back, nor will we look forward. We&#x27;ll focus on the game at hand Wednesday. ’Pag nand’yan ang sixth man namin (the crowd), kaya ’yan,&quot; Ginebra&#x27;s Best Player of the Conference winner Scottie Thompson said in an interview posted on the PBA website.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/19/22/pba-ginebras-tolentino-moves-past-game-1-incident">PBA: Tolentino moves past Game 1 incident, delivers for Ginebra</a></li></ul>Bolts coach Norman Black said focus will be the key to victory.&quot;They only have three wins. (If) we win this game, we tie the series so that&#x27;s what we&#x27;re focused on right now,&quot; Black said. Ginebra stepped closer to the title following a 115-110 victory in Game 5 where Justin Brownlee, Arvin Tolentino, LA Tenorio and Thompson shot the lights out of Meralco.But the Bolts remained defiant, as they seek to force a rubber match.&quot;Our mindset is: Let&#x27;s win this game then let&#x27;s do it again on Friday (Game 7). More than ever, we&#x27;re motivated to win the first championship for Meralco,&quot; shooting guard Allein Maliksi said.Big man teammate Raymond Almazan added: &quot;We&#x27;ll give it our best shot.&quot;Ginebra knows it can&#x27;t be complacent against its rivals.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/18/22/pba-black-eyes-defensive-adjustments-after-ginebra-win">PBA: Meralco&#x27;s Black eyes defensive adjustments after Ginebra&#x27;s &#x27;amazing shooting game&#x27;</a></li></ul>&quot;We know that trying to beat a good team like this three times in a row is nearly impossible. When I look at it, it seems close, but it&#x27;s really very far away,&quot; said Ginebra coach Tim Cone.Ginebra playmaker LA Tenorio said his squad will head to Game 6 with a do-or-die mindset.&quot;We&#x27;ll definitely go for it on Wednesday. We can&#x27;t afford to be forced to a Game 7 kasi we know how difficult it is dealing with Meralco&#x27;s defense. It showed in the latter part of Game 5, sobrang hirap,&quot; said Tenorio. &quot;So that&#x27;s our do-or-die game on Wednesday, not on Friday.&quot;

Ginebra will attempt to close out Meralco in Game 6 of the PBA Governors' Cup finals on Wednesday at Araneta Coliseum. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.