MANILA - Magnolia and NLEX had contrasting wins on Wednesday night as the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) made its way back to its longtime home, the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The Hotshots reopened the fabled arena with a bang in the first game, tripping the Terrafirma Dyip, 114-87. Magnolia, playing for the first time since settling for a runner-up finish in the Philippine Cup in Bacolor, Pampanga, unleashed a huge offensive in the last three quarters to pull away from Terrafirma. Mike Harris announced his return to the PBA by leading the Hotshots with 30 points, 15 rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Calvin Abueva added 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, 11 rebounds, and one block. Antonio Hester put up 21 markers, eight boards, one dime, and one swipe, while Juami Tiongson added 20 points and two assists for the Dyip, who fell to 1-2 in the Governors' Cup. Meanwhile, KJ McDaniels tore his former team apart with a 3
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Magnolia's Ian Sangalang (Courtesy of PBA Image) MANILA - Consistency is the name of the game for Ian Sangalang, who has proven his worth time and again as the steady anchor of Magnolia throughout its PBA Philippine Cup campaign. Calm, cool, and collected, the 29-year-old Sangalang quietly and effectively played his role in the paint especially in the ongoing semifinals series where the Hotshots are on the cusp of a return trip to the finals as it hold a commanding 3-1 lead over No. 2 seed Meralco. The versatile big man posted a near double-double average of 16.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in three games spanning the period Oct. 4-11 to earn the Cignal Play-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week (POW) honor. The Hotshots went 2-1 last week, with the 6-foot-7 Sangalang tallying 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in their two victories. It's the second POW citation for Sangalang this conference after also anchoring the Hotshots' unbeaten start last July at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasi
CONSISTENCY is the name of the game for Ian Sangalang, who has proven his worth time and again as a steady anchor for Magnolia throughout its Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup campaign. Calm, cool and collected, the 29-year-old Sangalang quietly and effectively played his role in the paint especially in…
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