In contrast to the their dismal performance in the previous Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) conference, the Meralco Bolts managed to become the first team to gain a twice-to-beat incentive in the Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals. They are currently on top of the team standings with an 8-2 win-loss card, followed by San Miguel Beer at 6-3, and Ginebra, Rain Or Shine and Talk N’ Text at 6-4. In the Philippine Cup just months ago, the Bolts ended dead last with a solitary win in ten games.

Multi-titled mentor Norman Black has certainly turned things around for a Meralco team that looked helpless in the previous conference. The Bolts started preparing hard right after they got booted out of contention. And now, the fruits of their labor are beginning to show. So what changed in their game from the last conference to the present?

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