2026 PBA Governor's Cup

[Mr. Magkaisa]

I really dont like how Coach Leo make his brain works on a game like this.. less than 10 mins and a 21 points lead and still went to a 1 field goal lead. almost, and the travelling controversy call from the import when down by 3 but luckily saw the foul? Also the import should not  take the ball in full court and wait for it, he has lots of TO on that. Well a win still a win but if this happen again in game 5, GIN will take over.

Fortunately for the SMB Beermen that Ginebra doesn't have anymore coach challenge that could overturn the ref's call on that play. That was a very crucial play down the stretch, Geoge King should have pass the ball to Chris Ross who was very open in the other side of the court but anyway it is what it is and the Beermen forced a do-or-die game 5 tomorrow.

What i don't like with the schedule is 4 days gap, are the commissioner's office giving each team enough time to recover to give their best for tomorrow's game?

As for the odds, still the Beermen is the slight favorite, the spread is too thin @2.5 that most likely they can cover if SMB will win.

See thta KING ahaha not once not twice, he kept the ball at full court even there are some players available to pass. Well in the replay (i might be biased) before he land the other put theres a handcheck foul. but still not  100% accurate.

-2.5 is a big advantage. SMB almost  turn the ball game away. I was expecting a -1 odds on this. Tomorrow will be the game and both teams are well rested. We will witness a tight game (I hope)

[bisdak40]

The odds has shifted slightly and now the Gin Kings is the slight favorite to win this match tonight.
I still like the San Miguel Beermen’s chances of advancing to the semifinals, as their confidence is sky-high after back-to-back bounce-back victories. Barangay Ginebra had its opportunity to clinch the series in Game 4 after building a 15-point lead, but they let it slip away. That collapse could prove costly, as the momentum has clearly shifted to the Beermen. With the way they are playing right now, this series looks like it's theirs to win.

[Maslate]

I thought SMB would win since they were leading by 10 points iirc during halftime. So I saw the opportunity, I took Ginebra to win the game with odds of 3.70 and I did not expect they would win by a blowout. Things changed so fast, they just turned the game around, all I can say is that the crowd was really a big help for Ginebra during their run plus King was fouled out, that was another disaster.

So congrats to Ginebra for qualifying for the semifinals, SMB will now go to Boracay for vacation. 

[LogitechMouse]

I thought SMB would win since they were leading by 10 points iirc during halftime. So I saw the opportunity, I took Ginebra to win the game with odds of 3.70 and I did not expect they would win by a blowout. Things changed so fast, they just turned the game around, all I can say is that the crowd was really a big help for Ginebra during their run plus King was fouled out, that was another disaster.

So congrats to Ginebra for qualifying for the semifinals, SMB will now go to Boracay for vacation. 

I've also watched the game, and I didn't put any bets on this one because I know that things like this could happen. One team will have a double-digit lead then the other team will try to make a comeback. It's good that you took the risk and got rewarded with it. Congratulations.

SMB lead as much as 13 points after being down double-digit in the 1st quarter, but I guess the pressure from the Ginebra fans really got the best on SMB, and in the 4th quarter, they only scored 14 points while Ginebra made a comeback, and scored 34 points on that same quarter. Now Ginebra will face TNT in the Semi-Finals while Converge will face NLEX as well.

Anyway, it's been a while since we will be seeing an independent team on the Semi-Finals. I mean we're used to see SMC and MVP teams playing, but this time it's different. I guess the new format that they used really worked fine. Congratulations to those Ginebra fans out there. I'm a SMB fan so I'm a bit disappointed, but it's rigged!!!!. 

[Russlenat]

So congrats to Ginebra for qualifying for the semifinals, SMB will now go to Boracay for vacation. 

This time SMB failed to complete the comeback, it would be too much if they won 3 straight and beat Ginebra. I know there are some who believe that the calls were not fair, but it is what it is, Ginebra just played better in the 4th quarter and SMB was not able to respond anymore.

So we go to the semis, who has information here about the schedule?

As far as I know these are the teams that qualified.

1- Ginebra
2- TNT
3- Converge
4- NLEX

Hopefully TNT and Ginebra won't face each other in the semis, it would be better if they meet in the finals.

[Maslate]

I thought SMB would win since they were leading by 10 points iirc during halftime. So I saw the opportunity, I took Ginebra to win the game with odds of 3.70 and I did not expect they would win by a blowout. Things changed so fast, they just turned the game around, all I can say is that the crowd was really a big help for Ginebra during their run plus King was fouled out, that was another disaster.

So congrats to Ginebra for qualifying for the semifinals, SMB will now go to Boracay for vacation. 

I've also watched the game, and I didn't put any bets on this one because I know that things like this could happen. One team will have a double-digit lead then the other team will try to make a comeback. It's good that you took the risk and got rewarded with it. Congratulations.

Thanks. I already noticed that pattern, so I took my chances since Ginebra is already known for making good comebacks.
And the fans were watching, they were supporting Ginebra in a do or die game and that was already a big enough reason for me to back them.
It's not something that I analyzed carefully, it's automatic, already for me as I'm a Ginebra fan. And finally with that bet, I was able to recover some of my losses in the past.

SMB lead as much as 13 points after being down double-digit in the 1st quarter, but I guess the pressure from the Ginebra fans really got the best on SMB, and in the 4th quarter, they only scored 14 points while Ginebra made a comeback, and scored 34 points on that same quarter. Now Ginebra will face TNT in the Semi-Finals while Converge will face NLEX as well.

Anyway, it's been a while since we will be seeing an independent team on the Semi-Finals. I mean we're used to see SMC and MVP teams playing, but this time it's different. I guess the new format that they used really worked fine. Congratulations to those Ginebra fans out there. I'm a SMB fan so I'm a bit disappointed, but it's rigged!!!!. 

For Converge it's their first time reaching this level and for NLEX with a new coach they also reached this level, so that's already a good result for their season. well hopefully there will be a game 7 for both series to make it more exciting.

Anyway ,who wants some betting here, the Ginebra vs TNT is a very good matchup.

Which team are you backing?

[Mr. Magkaisa]

I really thought its SMB ball game but they let the spark starts again, it always happen and Coach Leo dont know how to call time-out ASAP to stop it and regain momentum.
Congratulations to Ginebra, in 4 series this play-offs 3 of the underdogs won and only NLEX survive from top 1 and 2.

GINKINGS vs TNT with out brownlee and Converge vs NLEX.

I am betting  for TNT and NLEX this time, any series bet is welcome.

[LogitechMouse]

I will derail the conversation for the meantime because I think this is a good thing to share as well.
This is with regards to the final roster for the 5th window for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Well, it's confirmed that Brownlee will be out, and Boatwright will be our naturalized player which TBH will work the roster especially looking at those bigs out there like QMB, Phillips and Sotto. He could be their Small Forward of the team and focus on the offense of the team.

As for the roster as a whole, it's good to see Abando back into the mix, and I'm grateful that CTC gave him an opportunity play. Also it's good to see Sotto playing as well. This roster is stacked if you will ask me, and TBH, this is a better line-up than that of the 4th window. I can't see any flaws to this roster. There's inside defense, offense from other players, and the Twin Towers of Sotto and Edu are back to defend the paint. Overall, this will be an easy win against Syria, but against Iran is a big question mark. I know our team won against them in the last window, but they're still a good team, and they have more training time than our team.

Let's support our team and watch those games especially against Iran. Put some bets as well to add some excitement.

[Russlenat]

I love seeing Abando there, finally the coaching team has considered the calls of the fans. The most important IMO is Kai Sotto as our opponents have a lot of big men at least we have a tall center who will be able to help with the defense. Though I'm not so optimistic about the new import, but I hope I'm wrong since I believe Justin Brownlee is still a good player but due to injury he won't be able to play. In our upcoming games, our opponents aren't really that strong.