Magnolia crushes Titan Ultra by 37

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By Art Ramirez

Magnolia got back on track after a 135-98 rout over Titan Ultra in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 50 Commissioner's Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Magnolia upped its win-loss mark to 5-5 in the dominating victory to once again tie San Miguel at seventh place in the team standings. The Hotshots also moved one game ahead of ninth-ranked Converge, which has a 4-6 mark.

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Clint Chapman finished the game with 31 points on 13-of-24 shooting from the field including three three-pointers. Zavier Lucero had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Javi Gomez de Liano boosted the squad with 18 points and five rebounds for Magnolia.

Magnolia pulled away after outscoring Titan Ultra, 34-20, in the second quarter for a 61-41 halftime lead.

The Hotshots banked on an impressive offensive and defensive performance to dominate the Giant Risers from the opening tip to finish, tallying 11 triples as a team.

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Magnolia's all three four-pointers came from Javi Gomez de Liaño. Magnolia shocktroopers accounted for 59 points in the Hotshots' entire scoring production.

The Hotshots' pesky defense also proved too much for Titan Ultra, tallying nine steals and eight blocks while forcing the Giant Risers to commit 14 turnovers.

Michael Gilmore had 31 points and 14 rebounds, but the entire production of the squad was not enough to go down to 2-8 alongside Macau and Blackwater.

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