Barangay Ginebra leaned on Greg Slaughter in crunch time to post an 85-74 win over Meralco in Game 5 and move a win away of retaining its title in the Philippine Basketball Association Season 42 Governors Cup on Sunday at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.

From a slim 74-70 cushion in the middle of the last period, the Gin Kings unleashed a strong 11-4 finishing kick in the finale highlighted by Slaughter’s basket and split free throws to seal the final count and provide them a 3-2 lead in the series.

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