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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1735141222487PBA Images11.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/>RJ Abarrientos on the spotlight after hitting a three in Ginebra&#x27;s come-from-behind win against rival Magnolia on Christmas Day. PBA ImagesMANILA, Philippines – Coach Tim Cone raved about Barangay Ginebra&#x27;s &quot;Never Say Die&quot; spirit in their Christmas Day triumph over Magnolia in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner&#x27;s Cup.</div>Cone was thrilled as he saw his cogs exude that &quot;NSD aura&quot; to steal the win against their perennial rivals in a classic &quot;Manila Clasico&quot; game on Wednesday at a jampacked Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.The once-dominant Magnolia fell flat, squandering a 22-point cushion to the rallying Gin Kings as Cone&#x27;s wards outscored the Hotshots in the fourth frame, 28-14, capped by a Scottie Thompson triple at the buzzer to clinch their third win in five matches.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2024/12/25/pba-thompson-hits-game-winner-to-complete-ginebra-comeback-vs-magnolia-in-christmas-clasico-2156">READ: PBA: Thompson hits game-winner to complete Ginebra comeback vs Magnolia in &#x27;Christmas Clasico&#x27; </a></div>The &quot;NSD&quot; spirit may not &quot;represent&quot; the &quot;old Jaworski days,&quot; as Cone coined it, but it&#x27;s still pretty much part of the Ginebra culture.&quot;You could kind of feel it coming. You could feel the momentum,&quot; Cone said during the postgame interview. &quot;We don&#x27;t represent Ginebra&#x27;s aura of &#x27;Never Say Die&#x27; as much as the old Jaworski days, but we still feel it.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2024/12/24/pba-what-is-ginebra-star-scottie-thompson-s-christmas-wish-1508">READ: What is Ginebra star Scottie Thompson’s Christmas wish? </a></div>Cone shared that the &quot;NSD&quot; spirit still comes through the team&#x27;s conversations every once in a while.&quot;We still talk about it. And it&#x27;s still part of our culture. So tonight, we lived up to Sonny Jaworski and his crew. I&#x27;m really proud about that.&quot;And with that, the Gin Kings capped 2024 on a sweet note, finishing the year with a win over the Hotshots, a game after a shock loss against Converge.

"We don't represent Ginebra's aura of 'Never Say Die' as much as the old Jaworski days, but we still feel it. We still talk about it. And it's still part of our culture. So tonight, we lived up to Sonny Jaworski and his crew. I'm really proud about that," said coach Tim Cone.

"We don't represent Ginebra's aura of 'Never Say Die' as much as the old Jaworski days, but we still feel it. We still talk about it. And it's still part of our culture. So tonight, we lived up to Sonny Jaworski and his crew. I'm really proud about that," said coach Tim Cone.

PBA: 'NSD' spirit takes center stage in Ginebra's come-from-behind triumph against Magnolia

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PBA: 'NSD' spirit takes center stage in Ginebra's come-from-behind triumph against Magnolia

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published December 25, 2024 11:50 PM PHT

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Updated December 26, 2024 01:15 AM PHT

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