RHJ lifts TNT past Magnolia to take 2-0 lead

Oct 28, 2026

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson provided the spark from the get-go as TNT smothered Magnolia, 91-73, to zoom to a commanding 2-0 lead in their PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup best-of-five quarterfinal series on Wednesday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. The left-handed TNT reinforcement scored 39 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks, while knocking down four of five from three-point distance. RHJ’s Game 2 explosion marked his best outing since returning from an Achilles injury, which sidelined him for 10 months. The Tropang 5G can finish off the Hotshots with another win on Saturday in Game 3 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. TNT led by as many as 24 points, 84-60, with the team’s suffocating defense forcing Magnolia to 15 turnovers, which yielded 18 points for the Tropang 5G. Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser scored 11 points while Roger Pogoy added 10 for TNT, which intends to defend its crown for the season-ending conference. KJ Buffen led the Hotshots with 24 points and 13 reboundsx Zavier Lucero 16 and nine, while Jerom Lastimosa 13..

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