The audience is the second-highest all-time at that venue. The most audience recorded there is Game 7 of the Philippine Cup between San Miguel Beermen and Alaska with 23,616. That's the game where SMB bounce back from a 0-3 deficit.
And crazy stats this Finals as this series between Ginebra and Bay Area Dragons is averaging 17,000 live audiences per game.
I will not be surprised if there will be comments that the league will try to milk this out by extending the series to Game 7. I bet, if this reaches a full series, there will be even more attendance. It may even break the record.
The Dragons however tried to bounce back from that big lead. They get able though to cut the lead but Ginebra does their best to keep them from advancing more. They didn't allow themselves to be overpowered again by the Dragons playing without an import.
The Dragons should now risk playing whoever available imports they have as Game 6 will be their win-or-go-home game.
I did not see the resilience that the Dragons normally show when they are down. This time, they look frustrated and cannot bounce back. Part of it is maybe because they are getting fouls more than the Gin Kings, even though the Gin kings are playing more aggressively. They tried in the fourth quarter, but they only got up to 6 points deficit and never really closed-in to the Gin Kings. They have to do better next game if they want to extend this series.
They should not. Even though they are ahead right now, the Dragons are still very dangerous. They will snatch Game 6 if Ginebra slacks on them.