Magnolia did figure things out but not according to Coach Tim Cone’s wish as it took down Ginebra by way of an 88-73 win to get back on track in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night.
It could be recalled that the league’s winningest mentor warned that the Hotshots would be able to find ways to get through their shaky start into the tilt, but wished in jest that they do so after their meeting under the Big Dome lights.
Too bad that the Hotshots did so in their very game, ultimately enabling themselves to author this latest chapter of the Manila Clasico in their favor.
And all that they needed was one quarter to take command, owning the second to turn a slim one-point lead to a 53-43 advantage at the break before pulling away for good in the third as the opposition struggled to respond.
In those middle quarters, Magnolia poured 50 points while limiting the Barangay to only 33 as they relied on defense to eventually net just their second win.
