The Barangay Ginebra entered the PBA Commissioner's Cup finals after defeating Rain or Shine 96-94.

Ginebra got a 3-1 win in their best of five semifinals with Elasto Painters.

Joe Devance and Greg Slaughter who both scored 19 points while LA Tenorio had 16 points to help the Ginebra win the game.

Ginebra coach Tim Cone was so relieved that they don't have to play a game 5 with such a strong team.

Ginebra will face San Miguel Beermen at the finals starting Friday.

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The Scores:

Ginebra 96

Slaughter 19, Devance 19, Tenorio 16, Brownlee 12, Chan 9, Thompson 6, J. Aguilar 6, Caguioa 4, Mercado 3, Ferrer 2, R. Aguilar 0, Mariano 0

Rain or Shine 94

Johnson 22, Almazan 13, Borboran 11, Washington 11, Yap 10, Norwood 8, Tiu 7, Ponferada 4, Nambatac 3, Daquioag 3, Belga 2, Ahanmisi 0

The Game 1 of the San Miguel Beermen vs Barangay Ginebra finals is on Friday, July 27, at the Araneta Coliseum.