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Meralco 109, Phoenix 90 (Graphics courtesy of PBA Facebook) MANILA - Meralco clinched a twice-to-beat advantage in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup quarterfinals on Friday after drubbing Phoenix, 109-90, in the penultimate game of the elimination round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Bolts sizzled offensively in the odd-numbered quarters, but the turning point came in the third where it limited Phoenix to just 13 points to open an 88-68 lead entering the fourth. The Fuel Masters looked to pull a comeback after opening the final canto with an 8-0 run that cut the lead to 12, 88-76. But the Bolts responded with a 17-7 rally to increase the advantage to 22, 105-83, with 1:41 to go. "The win is really important because we lost our last three games, and of course when you're losing, your confidence takes a hit. So we really had to try to rebuild our confidence going into this game today knowing that we would have a twice-to-beat advan