The Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok vs Talk N Text Tropang Texters PBA playoffs match will be held on August 14, 6:30 PM (Philippines Time) and 4:00 PM (Indian Time).
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Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok vs Talk N Text Tropang Texters PBA Playoffs game will be held on August 14. The Magnolia Hotshots defeated the reigning champions TNT Tropang Giga in Game 5 105-97 to stay in the running for the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup. TNT currently leads the series 3-2, so Magnolia will aim to tie it up in Game 6 on Sunday. Here, we examine the key learnings from the match on Friday. Magnolia begins to mount a resistance. Although the Hotshots’ point total was 97, which is around ten points more than their conference average, it was their defensive performance in the second quarter that made the difference. They outscored the Tropang Giga 31-19, outshot them 42.1% from the field, and forced 10 turnovers from them.
With a 59-45 advantage at the half thanks to that effort, Magnolia was able to stave off multiple TNT surges in the second half. Mikey Williams only managed 13 points on 1-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc, as the Hotshots never let him get going. In contrast, Williams hit four triples in the fourth inning of Game 4 to help TNT win. An intriguing statistic for Magnolia is that Barroca has shot 12-of-27 and averaged only 9.0 points in the three losses in this series. These figures increase to 19-of-35 and 23.5 points per game in two victories. Victolero is aware that it is obvious the team follows Barroca wherever he leads them.
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The Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok vs Talk N Text Tropang Texters PBA playoffs match will be held on August 14, 6:30 PM (Philippines Time) and 4:00 PM (Indian Time). The audience can live stream the match on Cignal Play and Indians can log in to PBA.com.
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok: Loren Brill, Jackson Corpuz, Jerrick Ahanmisi, Paul Lee, Rafi Reavis
Talk N Text Tropang Texters: Carl Bryan Cruz, Mikey Williams, John Paul Erram, Ryan Reyes, Rocco Nacino
