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'It takes four to win': Tim Cone, Gin Kings regroup ahead of Game 6

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1751689743251PBA Images17 (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone. <em>PBA Images</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra is regrouping ahead of its Game 6 bout against San Miguel in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup semifinals.</p><p>The Gin Kings are down 2-3 in the series after a 92-103 loss on Friday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p><p>PBA&#x27;s winningest coach Tim Cone hopes they can bounce back stronger, seeking to strengthen their resolve as they move on the brink of elimination from the title race.</p><p>While not out of contention, they need to win two straight games to complete their Finals bid.</p><p>&quot;The old cliché, it takes four to win. Doesn&#x27;t take three. It&#x27;s not a five-game series, [it&#x27;s a] seven-game series,&quot; Cone told reporters before walking out of the Big Dome.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/7/4/pba-san-miguel-takes-pivotal-3-2-semis-lead-over-ginebra-2242"><strong>READ: PBA: San Miguel takes pivotal 3-2 semis lead over Ginebra after Game 5 win</strong></a></div><p>&quot;We&#x27;ll regroup tonight [yesterday] and tomorrow [today] at practice and see if we can come up with a big performance on Sunday,&quot; he added.</p><p>Cone added that it was a winnable match, referring to Game 5, but San Miguel found the favorable breaks of the game.</p><p>True to that statement, San Miguel stars June Mar Fajardo and CJ Perez found the conversions late to pull away from Ginebra, 99-90, coming from only a five-point 95-90 deficit, pouncing on Gin Kings errors and missed shots.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/7/2/pba-san-miguel-uses-3rd-quarter-breakaway-to-tie-series-vs-ginebra-1917"><strong>READ: PBA: San Miguel uses 3rd quarter breakaway to tie series vs. Ginebra</strong></a></div><p>&quot;I thought we had a chance to win tonight [yesterday]. I thought we were going to, I thought it was going to go down to the wire and I thought we&#x27;d have a chance to win,&quot; said the decorated tactician who also oversees Gilas Pilipinas.</p><p>&quot;Made a couple of, two or three, probably three or four even, crucial errors at the wrong time that let them stretch that out down the stretch,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;Wasted a tough, good performance by us.&quot;</p><p>Cone hopes his wards get to their rhythm on Sunday, finally, as their backs are against the wall.</p><p>&quot;Still haven&#x27;t had a good shooting night this whole series. We have not shot the ball well. And hoping that&#x27;s going to come around at some point. Maybe on Sunday, we&#x27;ll see.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vwAVwL0o8q4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>"The old cliche, it takes four to win. Doesn't take three. It's not a five-game series, [it's a] seven-game series." #PBASemifinals </p>

"The old cliche, it takes four to win. Doesn't take three. It's not a five-game series, [it's a] seven-game series." #PBASemifinals