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TNT Tropang 5G head coach Chot Reyes vs. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in Game 5 of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals. PBA Images.

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781326563585IMG_1173.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">TNT Tropang 5G head coach Chot Reyes vs. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in Game 5 of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals. <em>PBA Images.</em></span></span></span>MANILA — Chot Reyes has been vocal about officiating throughout the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals — <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/8/pba-chot-s-take-on-refs-after-game-3-loss-excellent-officiating-1529"><strong>even more so after TNT Tropang 5G’s losses</strong></a> — and the outspoken mentor went at it again on Friday.</div><p>“Excellent officiating. Twenty-nine to 17 in free throws,” said Reyes, seemingly in a sarcastic tone, after TNT fell to Justin Brownlee and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 95-100, in Game 5.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/12/pba-brownlee-fires-career-best-54-to-carry-ginebra-to-3-2-finals-lead-vs-tnt-2226"><strong>READ: Brownlee fires career-best 54 to carry Ginebra to 3-2 Finals lead vs. TNT</strong></a></div><p>In the games TNT lost — except for Game 1, when both clubs attempted 17 free throws — the Tropang 5G indeed attempted fewer free throws than the Gin Kings.</p><p>TNT had just 13 attempts to Ginebra’s 23 in its 102-116 loss in Game 3, then 17 attempts to the Gin Kings’ 29 in Game 5.</p><p>In those same games, TNT also attempted more three-pointers. The Tropang 5G went 11-of-29 from beyond the arc in Game 3 and 6-of-31 in Game 5.</p><p>On the flip side, TNT also attempted more free throws than Ginebra in both of its victories.</p><p>The Tropang 5G went 22-of-25 from the line in their 101-94 Game 2 win, while the Gin Kings shot 9-of-10. TNT then went 23-of-32 in its 106-98 Game 4 victory, compared to Ginebra’s 17-of-25.</p><p>Reyes, however, begged to differ.</p><p>“You can’t beat a strong Ginebra team like that, with the discrepancies in free throws,” he said.</p><p>“Kung gumanda lang ng konti [yung tawagan], maybe a little more parity in free throws, maybe we could have a chance.”</p><p>On the other hand, the longtime TNT mentor still acknowledged that Brownlee’s masterpiece was also a factor in their loss.</p><p>“Give it to JB. Tough one,” he said.</p><p>Reyes and the rest of the Tropang 5G will hope for things to swing their way once more on Sunday as they fight for survival in Game 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="960" height="540" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wDdPB6syQDs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong></div>

<p>Chot Reyes has been vocal about officiating throughout the #PBA50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals — even more so after TNT Tropang 5G’s losses — and the outspoken mentor went at it again on Friday.</p>

Chot Reyes has been vocal about officiating throughout the #PBA50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals — even more so after TNT Tropang 5G’s losses — and the outspoken mentor went at it again on Friday.

PBA: Chot slams ‘excellent officiating,’ free throw ‘discrepancies’ anew

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PBA: Chot slams ‘excellent officiating,’ free throw ‘discrepancies’ anew

Rom Anzures,

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Published June 13, 2026 01:29 PM PHT

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Updated June 13, 2026 01:33 PM PHT

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