Jabari Bird (with ball) ran rings around defenders to finish with 30 points. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Undermanned and on the brink of elimination, Magnolia played with relentless pace all of Tuesday night to dismantle Rain or Shine, 129-100, sending their Governors’ Cup quarterfinals to a rubber match. The Hotshots used their experience to the hilt … Read more
New Magnolia Hotshots import Jabari Bird against Rain or Shine Elastopainters defenders during a PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals game. –PBA IMAGES With an impressive opening act on Friday night here in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Jabari Bird has given Magnolia plenty of reasons to believe that the import woes that hounded the team’s campaign in the … Read more
Magnolia Hotshots’ Calvin Abueva during a PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals game. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—With the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals series between Magnolia and Rain or Shine knotted up at one game apiece, Calvin Abueva knows the war is far from over. The Hotshots knew they had to tie the series with the Elasto Painters … Read more
Magnolia Hotshots’ Aris Dionisio during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Aris Dionisio broke a Magnolia franchise record on Friday in the Hotshits’ 110-94 win over NorthPort in Group A of the PBA Governors’ Cup. Dionisio waxed hot and made nine triples–a franchise-best–en route to a career-high of 30 points. He surpassed Boyet … Read more
Terrafirma’s Antonio Hester goes up against his former team Magnolia in the PBA Governors’ Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Antonio Hester saw much of the same but in quite a different situation at Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Sunday in the PBA Governors’ Cup. The Terrafirma import took the hardwood with the Magnolia Hotshots, but this time he’s … Read more
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson against Magnolia Hotshots’ Zavier Lucero during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES TNT bounced back from its heartbreaking loss to Converge by bringing down Magnolia, 88-82, Thursday to move back atop Group A of the PBA Governors’ Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Threes from import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and … Read more
Magnolia Hotshots’ Paul Lee against Converge FIberXers in the PBA Governors’ Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Magnolia turned to its winning experiences and veterans to stop Converge from notching a comeback win in Group A of the PBA Governors’ Cup. On Friday at Araneta Coliseum, the Hotshots scraped past the FiberXers, 105-93, but not without a … Read more
Meralco vs Magnolia during the PBA Philippine Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Philippine Cup champion Meralco takes on Magnolia to tip off the PBA’s season-opening Governors’ Cup on Aug. 18 at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The league made the announcement Wednesday on social media, with the Meralco-Magnolia duel set at 7:30 p.m. being the lone match of a … Read more