Naghatid ng career-high na 35 points si Scottie Thompson upang mag-lead ang Barangay Ginebra sa 105-91 panalo laban sa San Miguel Beermen sa Game 4 ng PBA Philippine Cup semifinals noong Enero 11, 2026. Nakakuha siya ng triple-double na may 11 rebounds at 11 assists, na nagtie ng series sa 2-2. Nanatiling humble si Thompson, na nagbigay ng credit sa kanyang mga teammate.
Sa isang nakakapukaw na laro sa Manila, Philippines, nagpakita ng kahanga-hangang pagganap si Scottie Thompson ng Barangay Ginebra laban sa defending champion San Miguel Beermen. Noong Linggo, Enero 11, 2026, nag-score siya ng 35 points sa 13-of-18 shooting, kasama ang 11 rebounds at 11 assists, na nagresulta sa 105-91 panalo at nagtie ng best-of-seven series sa 2-2.
"I think we fought hard every quarter. Luckily, it was a good night for me, we found our rhythm as a team, and I think that was the most important," sabi ni Thompson sa halo ng English at Filipino. Ipinahayag niya na ang susi sa panalo ay ang paglimit sa mga guards ng San Miguel at si June Mar Fajardo sa depensa. "The main key was limiting [San Miguel’s] guards and June Mar (Fajardo) on defense, and thankfully we got the W," dagdag niya.
Pumuri ang head coach na si Tim Cone sa humility ni Thompson. "[Being humble] has been his thing his whole career. Let me just say, this has been a legendary performance. I think we’ll remember this for a long time," ani Cone. Idinagdag niya, "Scottie is one of the most humble guys you’ll meet outside of June Mar… you’ll see that in the Gilas team."
Nag-contribute ang Ginebra ng 34 assists sa 41 field goals, na may apat pang players na nag-score ng double-digits. Si Jayson David ay nagdagdag ng 12 points, 3 rebounds, at 7 assists mula sa bench. Pinigilan nila si Fajardo sa 9 points lamang sa 3-of-14 shooting, bagaman nakuha niya ang 20 rebounds. Nagsi-score naman sina CJ Perez at Chris Ross ng 42 points nang sama-sama, habang si Jericho Cruz ay may 15 points at 6 rebounds.
Sinabi ni Cone na kailangan nilang maniwala na magagapi ang San Miguel. "That’s what I think the biggest battle that we have to overcome, just to believe that we can overcome this team," pahayag niya. Ang panalo na ito ay nagpapakita ng potensyal ng Ginebra na maging matindi rin sa playoffs.
