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After catching the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters on a bad night, Coach Tim Cone credited the Barangay Geneva San Miguel Gin Kings defense for pulling them through after catching the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters on a bad night, Coach Tim Cone credited the defense of the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Gin Kings for pushing them forward. The Fuel Masters are considered the best scoring team within the Philippine Basketball Association’s Philippine Cup bubble at the University of Angeles Foundation Cultural and Sports Center in Pampanga. But on Wednesday night, the Gin Kings limited the Fuel Masters to less than 20 points per quarter for an 86-71 victory. The Fuel Masters, coming off a 91-110 loss to TNT Tropang Giga, struggled after going head-to-head with the Gin Kings in the first period. Cone, the Gin Kings coach, believes Phoenix’s tough schedule is starting to show in his game. “Right now Phoenix is going through theirs. We get them at a good time, at a very good time. We were lucky, ”Cone said. Geneva has moved up the ranks with their perfect 4-0 record, while Phoenix has now lost back-to-back games by a 2-2 scorecard. This put Guinevere in a part of the lead with the Tropang Giga. Both teams will now have to be careful as they have a game almost every other day. “Each team will have its murderous part on its agenda. We will have ours. And Talk ‘N Text will have yours. Everyone is going to have that moment, ”Cone said. The Gin Kings were led by Stanley Pringle, with 20 points, while Prince Caperal delivered 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The Gin Kings rose 21 points after beating the Fuel Masters late in the first period. Geneva shot 47 percent from the field, including 12 of 28 from 3-point arc, while limiting Phoenix’s potent offense to just 37 percent. And Geneva’s triples came from the four shots that Pringle and Caperal each fired from beyond the arc. “We had an extra day off. We weren’t playing Talk ‘N Text. So as much as I like our defense tonight, I have to help Talk ‘N Text by wearing them down. But we will accept it, ”Cone said.
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