By REYNALD MAGALLON

The Ginebra chant at the end of the buzzer was never ever as loud and as energetic as what has actually been heard inside the huge Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.

It was a triumphant cry from a record-breaking 54,589 crowd serenading their fight scarred heroes at the end of a hard-fought series as Barangay Ginebra managed a skillful 114-99 success over the Bay Location to win the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup crown on Sunday, Jan. 15.

The Kings provided whatever they got specifically throughout a sizzling 2nd quarter run and left the Dragons in the dust as Ginebra effectively safeguarded the house court versus the checking out visitor group to raise its 14th PBA title and the 25th for head coach Tim Cone in front of a raucous crowd that formally broke the previous participation record 54,086.

Justin Brownlee remained in the middle of the blistering very first half attack, dropping 24 of his 34 points together with his 8 rebounds and 12 helps while Scottie Thompson was when again all over the location with his 18 points and 9 rebounds

Jamie Malonzo, quiet all-series long, likewise conserved his finest for last, publishing a double-double of 22 points and 17 rebounds.

It was likewise him who signed up with hands with Thompson and Brownlee in anchoring an informing 21-7 run in the 2nd quarter that all however broke the backs of the all of a sudden cold-shooting Dragons.

Back-to-back triples from Thompson and LA Tenorio together with a two-handed dunk from Japeth Aguilar at the noise of very first half buzzer stressed the big 2nd quarter that saw the Kings outscore the Dragons, 34-18, enough to send out the whole of fans in the arena in craze.

The thrashing nevertheless didn’t come without a scare as the Dragons attempted to install a return of their own as they cut the lead to simply 13 points, 106-93 with 3:44 left in the contest.

That, nevertheless, was the closest the Dragons might get as the Kings went on another back-breaking 7-0 spurt to bring back order and seal the offer.

Myles Powell, after being restricted to simply 9 points in the very first half, took off with 20 in the last 2 quarters to end up with 29 points. Hayden Blankley offered assistance with 25– all of which decreased the drain as the Dragons could not top their PBA stint with a historical title.

With his adaptability, Christian Standhardinger was hailed as the Finals MVP– his very first of his profession after publishing constant numbers that saw him typical 10.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1,1 takes.