MANILA, Philippines — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson came up with another explosive performance to power TNT to a 98-87 win over Magnolia, scoring a three-game sweep of their quarterfinal series and barging into the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup semifinals in the process on Saturday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The left-handed TNT reinforcement finished with 38 points, along with nine rebounds as he provided the spark for the Tropang 5G’s domination of the Hotshots.
The defending champion led by as many as 26 points as TNT made a living from its team defense, forcing Magnolia to 14 turnovers, which it converted to 23 points.
The Tropang 5G also won the battle of the boards, 48-39 and dominated the painted area, 44-26.
Rey Nambatac added 13, Roger Pogoy 12, while Calvin Oftana had 10 for TNT, which awaits the winner of the Ginebra-San Miguel Beer quarterfinal series.
KJ Buffen led Magnolia with 31 points, while Ian Sangalang was the only double-figure scorer among the locals with 12.
Zavier Lucero had a quiet seven points, but grabbed 12 rebounds-
