Barangay Ginebra–Meralco rivalry
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| Teams |
|
|---|---|
| First meeting | October 3, 2010 Barangay Ginebra 72, Meralco 73 |
| Latest meeting | March 19, 2024 Barangay Ginebra 73, Meralco 91 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 73 |
| All-time series | 43–28 (Ginebra) |
| Regular season series | 19–17 (Ginebra) |
| Postseason results | 24–11 (Barangay Ginebra) |
| Longest win streak | Ginebra W5 |
| Current win streak | Meralco W1 |
| Postseason history | |
| |
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.
History[edit]
Early days[edit]
Barangay Ginebra and Meralco first met in 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[edit]
2016 Governors' Cup Finals[edit]
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[edit]
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 Barangay Ginebra won in seven games.[4]
2018 Commissioner's Cup Quarterfinals[edit]
Barangay Ginebra swept the Bolts in the best-of-three quarterfinals series.[5]
2019 Governors' Cup Finals[edit]
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. The series resulted in Barangay Ginebra winning the series, 4–1 .[6]
2020 Philippine Cup Semifinals[edit]
At the middle of the bubble, Barangay Ginebra won the best-of-five semifinals series against Meralco by a Scottie Thompson game winner.[7] 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.[8]
2021 Governors' Cup Finals[edit]
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.[9] In Game 1 of the series, Barangay Ginebra's Arvin Tolentino and Meralco's Raymar Jose have altercation.[10][11]
2022 Philippine Cup Quarterfinals[edit]
Due to Norman Black's temporary leave, Tim Cone's former lieutenant Luigi Trillo acted as interim coach. Due to a Raymond Almzan three-pointer and a Scottie Thompson offensive foul, Bolts finally won their first playoff series against Barangay Ginebra.[12][13][14]
Players who played for both teams[edit]
Local
- Paul Artadi
- Marlou Aquino
- Mac Baracael
- KG Canaleta
- Mike Cortez
- Jared Dillinger
- John Ferriols
- Jammer Jamito
- Chico Lanete
- Mark Macapagal
- Allein Maliksi
- Sol Mercado
- John "Nards" Pinto
- Jay-R Reyes
- Nico Salva
- Sunday Salvacion
- John Wilson
- Joseph Yeo
Import
References[edit]
- ^ "A timeline of the playoffs rivalry between Ginebra and Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Cone, Brownlee look back on 2016 PBA Finals. Will history repeat itself?". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Brownlee buzzer-beating trey stuns Meralco, hands Ginebra first PBA title in eight years". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Ginebra pulls plug on Meralco rally in Game 7, completes Governors Cup repeat". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Ginebra seals place in semis after sweep of Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Ginebra back as PBA champs after Game 5 comeback against Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Last-gasp Scottie Thompson trey leads Ginebra past Meralco in Game 5 thriller". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "As PBA looks into 'luto' accusation, Hugnatan swears it wasn't him". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Ginebra champ again as Tenorio sparks Game 6 win over Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Meralco relies on depth, hot shooting to blow Ginebra away in Game One". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "LOOK: Arvin Tolentino-Raymar Jose fight spills into Big Dome hallway". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Meralco averts disaster, boots out Ginebra in breakthrough playoff win to reach semis". Rappler. July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Meralco survives fiery Ginebra comeback, reaches PBA semifinals". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "LA Tenorio faces penalty for confronting ref, table officials". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-04-25.