MAGNOLIA continued its giant-killing ways, defeating league-leading TNT, 102-92, on Wednesday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena and Cultural Center.
Paul Lee, Mark Barroca and Chris Banchero led a gritty performance by the Hotshots, who improved to 3-4 (win-loss) after a fitting follow-up yo their win over a previously unbeaten Barangay Ginebra side nine days ago.
This time, Magnolia handed TNT just its second defeat in three matches after a 5-0 start inside the Smart Giga Clark City bubble by stepping on the gas in the fourth quarter after losing what once stood as an 18-point gap.
TNT dropped to 6-2, and could share first place with Barangay Ginebra if the Gin Kings beat NorthPort in the final game of Wednesday's quaruple header.