Magnolia simply took full advantage of being complete and dealt an all-Filipino San Miguel a 120-101 walloping to go back to its winning ways in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, Sunday.
The Hotshots played against a team that missed Justin Patton who’s reportedly gone AWOL, and they wasted no time taking the upper hand as they rolled to a 30-22 advantage after the first before pulling away for good in the third canto.
Coach LA Tenorio and his men erupted for 34 big points after the break, which was highlighted by a Clint Chapman three and then a Paul Lee four right after to inflate the cushion to its biggest at 26, 88-62, with 3:47 remaining in the period.
They’d face little to no resistance since and they’d go on to get back on track after losing to Ginebra the last time out, in the process improving to 3-4.
Chapman starred in the triumph with 34 points, spiked by a perfect 3-for-3 clip from three, and six rebounds as he bounced back personally after committing a total of eight turnovers against the Kings that impacted overall play.
