Lucero shines as Magnolia dominates Ginebra in first elims 'Clasico'
Zavier Lucero led the Magnolia Hotshots to an 88-73 victory over Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Governors' Cup. The win marks a turnaround for Magnolia following a difficult start to the conference season.
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Zavier Lucero came out firing in the first half and set the tone for Magnolia’s dominant 88-73 win over Barangay Ginebra in first of their two “Manila Clasico” matchups in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 2.
Lucero fired 22 of his 24 points through the first two quarters as the Hotshots seized control with a double-digit spread and then kept the Kings the rest of the way to pick up their second win after an alarming 1-3 start to the conference.
Magnolia is now tied with Blackwater and Ginebra at the third to fifth spots of the Group B standings.
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