Barangay Ginebra was looking for fresher legs to compete against the fast-paced Talk N Text Tropang Texters.The Gin Kings found not one but two in unheralded rookies Jonh Wilson and Rob Labagala, who stepped up big in Game 2 of the best-of-seven Finals series and carried their team to a 108-106 triumph on Friday at the Cuneta Astrodome.
The Gin Kings' newcomers did not only stop the amazing 12-game winning run of the Tropang Texters, but their impressive game helped put their team back in the thick of the fight as Ginebra leveled the series to 1-1 apiece.
Wilson, a product of Jose Rizal University, finished with 16 points, including a three-point play off the sixth and final foul of Talk N Text import Paul Harris.
The Ginebra rookie’s three-point play shattered the game’s final deadlock and gave Ginebra a 104-101 lead, with still 1:47 left in the match.
Four straight free throws by Mike Cortez pushed the Gin Kings ahead, 108-101, under a minute to play in the game, but the Tropang Texters didn’t want to go down without a fight, scoring five straight points on a trey by Ranidel de Ocampo and an unmolested bucket by Fonacier off a Jimmy Alapag assist as Talk N Text stayed within striking distance under 20 seconds left in the match.
In the next play, Barangay Ginebra veteran guard Willie Miller became the recipient off an inbound play and was fouled by Ryan Reyes, 18 seconds left in the match. But the usually reliable Miller missed both free throws, giving the Texters a chance to equalize the game or win it outright with a triple.
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