Scottie Thompson, as he has done for most of his PBA career, answered the challenge for Barangay Ginebra in the final showdown for the Commissioner’s Cup crown.

And with Justin Brownlee coming through with another master class that solidified his spot in the pantheon of imports.

Thompson came through in the second half and the Gin Kings outlasted the TNT Tropang 5G, 88-76, in a deciding seventh game before a crowd of 24,617 at Mall of Asia Arena to end its three-year chase for a championship.

“This is the most difficult championship we ever had,” Thompson said.

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