BARANGAY Ginebra and Magnolia beat separate foes on Tuesday morning in their tune-up games ahead of the PBA 50th Season Philippine Cup.
The Gin Kings defeated NorthPort, 108-105, at The Upper Deck gym in Pasig City in its final preseason game for the upcoming conference, while the Hotshots won over Blackwater, 91-84, at the Gameville Ballpark in Mandaluyong City.
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Ginebra won two games during the preseason, having beaten Terrafirma, 108-81, on Wednesday, although the Gin Kings also lost to Blackwater, 94-93, last Friday.
Japeth Aguilar didn’t play for Ginebra in all tune-up games after undergoing surgery on his injured finger.
Magnolia also ended up with a similar 2-1 slate in the tune-ups, having defeated Phoenix, 82-70, and losing to NLEX, 78-77, on a game-winner by JB Bahio for the Road Warriors.
NorthPort still carried its old name and wore Batang Pier uniforms during the tune-up game against Ginebra, a day after the supposed announcement of the formal approval of the sale of the franchise to Pureblends Corporation didn't happen.
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