MAGNOLIA guns for its fifth straight win against skidding Terrafirma, while San Miguel Beermen (SMB) faces winless TNT in an explosive PBA Philippine Cup double header on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
The Hotshots are coming off a weeklong respite and enter their 5 p.m. game as solid favorites to beat the Dyip.
The charges of coach Chito Victolero improved to 4-0 this conference after whitewashing Phoenix, 118-99, in the first out-of-town game in the all-Filipino tournament in Zamboanga last April 26.
The solid local crew of Mark Barroca, Paul Lee, Rome Dela Rosa, and up-and-coming new generation of Magnolia stars in Zavier Lucero as well as Jerom Lastimosa are expected to bring their A-game against Terrafirma.
Terrafirma has lost its last three assignments since opening the conference with a 95-87 win against Phoenix.
Meanwhile, San Miguel looks to extend TNT’s misery to begin the conference in their 7:30 p.m. match.
The Beermen tote an impressive 3-1 record, coming off a 104-93 spanking of Barangay Ginebra Kings recently.
This time, SMB’s loaded roster will be facing a TNT side, whose grand slam bid has gone haywire with its 0-3 record, the franchise’s worst since 2000.
TNT is coming off an 81-95 defeat at the hands of Phoenix last Friday at Ynares Center Montalban.
There seems to be no relief in sight for TNT, a team that has won the two import conferences this season, as the Tropang 5G will have to contend with SMB’s June Mar Fajardo, CJ Perez, Jericho Cruz, Marcio Lassiter and Juami Tiongson.