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PBA: Rain Or Shine halts Ginebra winning streak, ties semis series

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/07/19/20180719-james-yap.jpg"/><figcaption>James Yap tallied 18 points, including 5 in Rain Or Shine&#x27;s 12-0 game-ending run against Barangay Ginebra on Thursday. PBA Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>Reggie Johnson finished with 25 points and 20 rebounds, and Rain Or Shine proved to be clutch in the end game in a 109-100 win over Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup at Araneta Coliseum on Thursday.Their best-of-5 semifinals series is now tied at 1-1.Rain Or Shine trailed 100-97 when the Elasto Painters went on a 12-0 run in the final 3:25 to hand Ginebra its first loss after having won 8 straight.A 3-pointer by Johnson extended Rain Or Shine&#x27;s lead to 104-100, before James Yap drilled a 30-footer as the shot clock expired to give the Elasto Painters a comfortable cushion with 67 seconds left in the game.&quot;Na-miss ko talaga (semis),&quot; Yap said. &quot;Wala ka ng choice kundi itira mo. Thank God pumasok.&quot;Yap tallied 18 points and 3 3-pointers in an efficient scoring night, while Chris Tiu added 11 points, 3 3-pointers and 7 assists.&quot;Siyempre matagal din kami nagsama ni coach Tim Cone. Alam niya ang laro ko. So ready lang ako, pakondisyon. Kailangan focused lang. &#x27;Wag nang intindihin kung sino&#x27;ng bumabantay sa&#x27;yo. Laro lang,&quot; Yap said.&quot;Malamang maraming galit sa&#x27;min ngayon,&quot; he quipped.Rain Or Shine showed a balanced scoring from the paint (Rain Or Shine 44 points in the block; Ginebra 30) and from the perimeter (Rain Or Shine 15 3-pointers, 40%; Ginebra 12 3-pointers, 33%).&quot;We&#x27;re a confident bunch. We went down 1-0 no panic, no nothing, regrouped, come out and play,&quot; Johnson said. &quot;That&#x27;s a good team out there. They have a no-quit attitude also, so it&#x27;s gonna be a fun series even though a lot of coaches say they&#x27;re gonna play Ginebra in the next series.&quot;That&#x27;s motivation for us to keep playing.&quot;Justin Brownlee led Ginebra with 29 points, 5 3-pointers and 12 rebounds.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Reggie Johnson finished with a double-double, as Rain Or Shine beat Barangay Ginebra 109-100 in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Thursday.

Reggie Johnson finished with a double-double, as Rain Or Shine beat Barangay Ginebra 109-100 in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Thursday.