Ginebra eyes first victory in PBA

Games today:

Araneta Coliseum

5:15 p.m.- Air21 vs. Rain or Shine

7:30 p.m.- Barako Bull vs. Barangay Ginebra

THE ONLY WINLESS team in the tournament, the Barangay Ginebra Kings, face another daunting task of finally barging into the win column when the play the inspire Barako Energy Colas today in the main game of the 38th PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

After three losses to start the competition, the Kings sent Herbert Hill home and brought in former NBA player Vernon Macklin.

The Kings however still couldn’t stop the bleeding in Macklin’s debut as they bowed to the Alaska Aces, 69-84, in an out-of-town game last Saturday in Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

Macklin put up decent numbers in that loss, scoring 16 points, grabbing 20 rebounds and dishing off four assists and blocking one shot in 43 minutes of action.

Mackling will be pitted against Evan Brock, who has become a steady force in the paint for Barako Bull.

Brock had a 23-point, 15-rebound performance in Barako Bull’s 91-86 come-from-behind win over the Air21 Express Friday night./EDITORIAL ASSISTANT CALVIN D. CORDOVA