Meralco revived its Top Four aspirations in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup following a dominant 112-91 conquest of Barangay Ginebra in a rivalry affair witnessed by a big crowd at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Friday night.
The Bolts took a slim four-point lead after the first 12 minutes but got going in the second chapter, winning as much decisively 29-13 for a huge 60-40 lead at the half, never to let up on the way to snapping out of a rare two-game funk.
Coach Luigi Trillo and his men actually erupted in the middle quarters as they unloaded a total of 59, and then made sure to finish nicely after losing big leads during their losses to sister team NLEX and San Miguel, respectively.
As a result, the one-time Philippine Cup champs improved to 6-3 in the standings, and could boost their chances shall they sweep their three remaining games of the elimination round beginning with Blackwater on May 3.
