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Barangay Ginebra–Meralco rivalry

The Barangay Ginebra–Meralco rivalry is an PBA rivalry between the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts. It is an intense rivalry that often features contested games. It is a part of SMC–MVP rivalry since Ginebra was owned by San Miguel Corporation and Meralco was part of the MVP Group.

Barangay Ginebra–Meralco rivalry
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
First meetingOctober 3, 2010
Barangay Ginebra 72, Meralco 73
Latest meetingSeptember 30, 2024
Barangay Ginebra 113, Meralco 106
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total83
All-time series51–32 (Barangay Ginebra)
Regular season series22–16 (Barangay Ginebra)
Postseason results29–16 (Barangay Ginebra)
Longest win streakBarangay Ginebra W5
Current win streakBarangay Ginebra W3
Postseason history

History

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Early days

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Barangay Ginebra and Meralco first met on October 3, 2010, in the 2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup opening and Bolts win the game 73-72, but after the win, Meralco is still eliminated from the conference because of bad performance for the last remaining games.[1]

The rivalry is born

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2016 Governors' Cup Finals

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Under the tutelage of Norman Black, with Jimmy Alapag as one of its players, he led the Bolts to its first PBA Finals appearance in 2016 PBA Governors Cup. But that time, Barangay Ginebra came from being a quarterfinalist to a title contender under Tim Cone. After Bolts leading in the series twice, Barangay Ginebra won in Games 4, 5 & 6, thanks to a run led by its veteran superstars Jayjay Helterbrand and former Alaska Aces player LA Tenorio, with Justin Brownlee's buzzer-beater.[2][3]

2017 Governors' Cup Finals

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The two teams met again in the 2017 Governors' Cup Finals, but the only difference is Greg Slaughter was in the Barangay Ginebra's lineup, Ranidel de Ocampo was in the Meralco and Alapag retired. Barangay Ginebra lead the series 2-0, but Meralco resurgence, and ties the series. But in Game 5, Allen Durham, Bolts' import, called out the officiating of that game as one of the reasons why they lost.[4] As a result, he was fined P30,000.[5] Eventually, Barangay Ginebra won in seven games.[6]

2018 Commissioner's Cup Quarterfinals

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Barangay Ginebra swept the Bolts in the best-of-three quarterfinals series.[7]

2019 Governors' Cup Finals

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In this time they met again in the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup Finals. Jared Dillinger was now a Barangay Ginebra, after Meralco released him, while Raymond Almazan was added to the latter.

In Game 1 of the Finals, Meralco's Allen Durham, who scored 25 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and dishing 10 assists was blocked by Japeth Aguilar at the rim in the late 4th quarter that sealed a Ginebra win.[8] Bolts tied the series the next game, with Durham getting a near 20-20 double-double and the Bolts stepping up.[9] But the Bolts lost in Game 3, and Almazan was hurt, which led to him being ruled out of the game.[10] Before Game 4, Durham beat Brownlee once again for Best Import of the Conference, while Christian Standhardinger won Best Player of the Conference.[11] But the series resulted in Barangay Ginebra winning the series, 4–1.[12]

2020 Philippine Cup Semifinals

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At the middle of the bubble, Barangay Ginebra won the best-of-five semifinals series against Meralco by a Scottie Thompson game winner.[13] In Game 4, Reynel Hugnatan of Meralco was allegedly said in the middle of the game that the game is cooked and the calls favored Barangay Ginebra by stating 'Ref, lutong luto to ah'. He later denied the accusation.[14]

2021 Governors' Cup Finals

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The Meralco Bolts traded Baser Amer now have Chris Banchero, and Barangay Ginebra have their former player John "Nards" Pinto. The Bolts led the series 2-1, but just like in 2016, Barangay Ginebra wins 3 straight to win the championship.[15] In Game 1 of the series, Barangay Ginebra's Arvin Tolentino and Meralco's Raymar Jose have altercation.[16][17]

2022 Philippine Cup Quarterfinals

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Due to Norman Black's temporary leave, Tim Cone's former lieutenant Luigi Trillo acted as interim coach. Due to a Raymond Almazan three-pointer and a Scottie Thompson offensive foul, Bolts finally won their first playoff series against Barangay Ginebra.[18][19][20]

2024 Philippine Cup Semifinals

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With Luigi Trillo became the head coach and Nenad Vucinic as active consultant, two teams met again in the semifinals. In Game 1 and 5, Ginebra led twice in the series by winning 4 points in both games.[21][22] Bolts beaten Barangay Ginebra in seven games from a 3-2 deficit to advance into the Finals.[23][24][25]

2024 Governors' Cup Quarterfinals

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Justin Brownlee returns to Barangay Ginebra[26] while Allen Durham returns to Meralco[27] for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup. Barangay Ginebra sweeps the Meralco in a best-of-5 quarterfinals, 3–0.[28]

Players who played for both teams

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Local

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Import

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References

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  1. ^ "A timeline of the playoffs rivalry between Ginebra and Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. ^ "Cone, Brownlee look back on 2016 PBA Finals. Will history repeat itself?". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  3. ^ "Brownlee buzzer-beating trey stuns Meralco, hands Ginebra first PBA title in eight years". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 22, 2017). "Durham laments officiating 'bad' late in Game 5: 'You can't call a finals (game) like that'". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 24, 2017). "Meralco import Durham hit with P30,000 fine for rant against officiating in Game 5 loss". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  6. ^ "Ginebra pulls plug on Meralco rally in Game 7, completes Governors Cup repeat". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
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  8. ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 7, 2020). "Big Aguilar block on Durham preserves Ginebra's Game One win over Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
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  10. ^ Bacnis, Justine (January 14, 2020). "Raymond Almazan suffers meniscal tear in left knee". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  11. ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 15, 2020). "Standhardinger wins first Best Player award, Durham beats Brownlee for Best Import". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
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  13. ^ "Last-gasp Scottie Thompson trey leads Ginebra past Meralco in Game 5 thriller". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  14. ^ "As PBA looks into 'luto' accusation, Hugnatan swears it wasn't him". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  15. ^ "Ginebra champ again as Tenorio sparks Game 6 win over Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  16. ^ "Meralco relies on depth, hot shooting to blow Ginebra away in Game One". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  17. ^ "LOOK: Arvin Tolentino-Raymar Jose fight spills into Big Dome hallway". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  18. ^ "Meralco averts disaster, boots out Ginebra in breakthrough playoff win to reach semis". Rappler. July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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  20. ^ "LA Tenorio faces penalty for confronting ref, table officials". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  21. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Pringle powers Gin Kings to Game 1 win vs Bolts". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  22. ^ Dalupang, Denison Rey A. (2024-05-26). "PBA: Ginebra comes back to beat Meralco and take 3-2 semis lead". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  23. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Meralco boots out Ginebra in Game 7, makes PBA Finals vs SMB". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  24. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Bolts eliminate Kings for 1st-ever PBA Philippine Cup finals stint". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  25. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (2024-05-31). "Not this time: Meralco breaks Ginebra curse in Game 7 for breakthrough PH Cup finals stint". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  26. ^ "PBA Governors' Cup: A mix of old and new imports coming over". PBA.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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  28. ^ Terrado, Reuben (September 30, 2024). "Barangay Ginebra finds plenty of heroes late as it sweeps Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
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