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Barangay Ginebra’s RJ Abarrientos against San Miguel Beer in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals Game 3. Photo from PBA Images.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1751203460965IMG_7273.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Barangay Ginebra’s RJ Abarrientos against San Miguel Beer in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals Game 3. Photo from PBA Images."/>Barangay Ginebra’s RJ Abarrientos against San Miguel Beer in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals Game 3. Photo from PBA Images.</div>MANILA (UPDATED) — RJ Abarrientos dazzled to help Barangay Ginebra San Miguel get a crucial victory in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals.The 2024 Draft&#x27;s third overall pick impressed as the Gin Kings dumped the San Miguel Beermen, 100-90, in their Game 3 faceoff, Sunday evening at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City for a 2-1 semis lead.Abarrientos fired 18 of his 24 points in the fourth period — his best game so far of the series — and this was on top of nine rebounds and eight assists.&quot;Lahat sila sinasabi sa akin na pag may shots, take it, so nasa akin na yun kung paano ko babasahin at paano ko makikita yung game,&quot; said the former Far Eastern University star.&quot;Sabi ng teammates ko: &#x27;Just do your thing,&#x27; so siguro in-embrace ko lang yun,&quot; he added. Equally impressive was Jamie Malonzo as the athletic wingman delivered 20 markers with seven boards, while Japeth Aguilar, Scottie Thompson, and Stephen Holt posted 18, 16, and 10 points, respectively.Ginebra head coach Tim Cone lauded his players for these performances especially since they are coming off a tough defeat in Game 2.&quot;Playing three games in five days, and then showing up every night and playing a perfect game is impossible,&quot; he said. &quot;We didn&#x27;t play well last time around, they basically outworked us, but we figured a couple of things out.&quot;However, he warned the Gin Kings to avoid getting complacent especially since ahead of them is the pivotal Game 4 on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. &quot;[San Miguel&#x27;s] really well coached, it&#x27;s a really good team, so when you beat a team like that, you really feel good, so you avoid that,&quot; said the Gilas Pilipinas mentor. Ginebra will be looking to duplicate what they did tonight, more particularly in the second half wherein Abarrientos and Malonzo did most of the damage against San Miguel Beer.The latter converted a couple of fastbreaks to allow the crowd darlings to enter the fourth with a seven-point lead, and it eventually was the former&#x27;s turn to show out in the last 12 minutes.Abarrientos drained a booming four-pointer at the 7:55 mark, giving the Gin Kings an 82-73 lead, and he even followed this up with nine points later on, helping them build a cushion that grew to as much as 16.On the other hand, Don Trollano led the Beermen with 22 points and three rebounds, while June Mar Fajardo still finished with a 12-point, 14-rebound game despite dealing with calf tightness.Jericho Cruz and CJ Perez were also in double digits with 11 markers each, while Juami Tiongson contributed 10.The Beermen are now hoping to avoid a 3-1 hole come Game 4 which tips off at 5:00 p.m. at the aforementioned Pasay bayside venue. <div> </div><div>The Scores:</div>Ginebra 100 – Abarrientos 24, Malonzo 20, J.Aguilar 18, Thompson 16, Holt 10, Ahanmisi 7, Rosario 5, Pinto 0, R. Aguilar 0, Gray 0.San Miguel 90 – Trollano 22, Fajardo 12, Cruz 11, Perez 11, Tiongson 10, Ross 6, Tuatuaa 6, Lassiter 5, Rosales 3, Brondial 2, Cahilig 0.Quarterscores: 23-20, 46-50, 71-64, 100-90.<div> </div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bZOYF13JLiA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>

RJ Abarrientos dazzled to help Barangay Ginebra San Miguel get a crucial victory in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals.

RJ Abarrientos dazzled to help Barangay Ginebra San Miguel get a crucial victory in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals.

PBA: RJ Abarrientos dazzles as Ginebra dumps San Miguel for 2-1 lead

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PBA: RJ Abarrientos dazzles as Ginebra dumps San Miguel for 2-1 lead

Rom Anzures,

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Published June 29, 2025 09:34 PM PHT

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Updated June 29, 2025 10:50 PM PHT

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