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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17685798568411768579887130.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Ginebra coach Tim Cone and San Miguel&#x27;s CJ Perez. PBA Images "/>Ginebra coach Tim Cone and San Miguel&#x27;s CJ Perez. PBA Images</div>MANILA — Coach Tim Cone admitted San Miguel&#x27;s CJ Perez crushed Ginebra&#x27;s defense, as the latter exploded for a career-best 41-point output, resulting in the Gin Kings&#x27; ouster from the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup.Ginebra lost in Game 6, 88-101, on Friday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.Perez already breached the 30-point territory in the first frame, setting the record for all-time most points scored by any player, local or import, in an opening quarter of a game.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/1/16/pba-san-miguel-clinches-last-finals-spot-ousts-ginebra-2141">READ: PBA: San Miguel clinches last Finals spot, ousts Ginebra</a></div>&quot;Tonight, CJ just came out and deflated the energy in our defense by the shots he made,&quot; said Cone. &quot;We just never got our defense going tonight.&quot;Cone acknowledged that they had their chance in the second half, trimming the lead down to five early in the fourth period, but they could not capitalize fully, as San Miguel pounced on Ginebra&#x27;s errors.&quot;We did a little better in the second half, but every time there was a big moment, we either made a turnover or we couldn&#x27;t get a stop. That was just the story of the whole series,&quot; said Cone.&quot;We just couldn&#x27;t step up big time, and they [San Miguel] did. They were well-deserved,&quot; he added.One of the Beermen who stepped up was Don Trollano, who complemented Perez&#x27;s eruption, posting 11 points in the fourth quarter en route to a 23-point total.

PBA: Perez's first quarter explosion 'deflated' Ginebra's defense, says Cone

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PBA: Perez's first quarter explosion 'deflated' Ginebra's defense, says Cone

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Jan 17, 2026 12:12 AM PHT

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Updated Jan 17, 2026 12:18 PM PHT

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