MAGNOLIA tries to formalize its entry into the quarterfinals when it faces San Miguel on Wednesday in the PBA 47th Season Commissioner's Cup at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
The Chicken Timplados Hotshots, on top of the standings with a 7-1 win-loss record, go up against the Beermen at 5:45 p.m. .
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A win by Magnolia will enable the Hotshots to join the Bay Area Dragons and Converge as the early quarterfinalists in the conference.
The Hotshots are coming off a 90-80 win over Phoenix where they once again showed their supremacy on defense on their way to their seventh win.
The Beermen return to action after the Fiba window break, with CJ Perez set to play again after his impressive stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Jericho Cruz also comes back after playing for Guam in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup pre-qualifiers.
San Miguel is in eighth with a 3-4 win-loss record, losing to Barangay Ginebra, 97-96, on Nov. 6 on a late trey by Scottie Thompson.
In the first game, TNT also resumes its Commissioner's Cup campaign when it goes up against sister team Meralco.
The Tropang Giga also went on a Fiba break after they defeated Terrafirma, 121-90, last November 5 to even their mark to 4-4 for seventh place in the team standings.
Meralco is currently in 10th place with a 3-5 record but is now making a push, capturing two straight games thanks to the play of new import KJ McDaniels.
The Bolts defeated Blackwater, 102-98, last Friday for their second consecutive victory.
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