Magnolia eyes to pull away with 3-1 lead vs NLEX

Magnolia wants to stretch its lead against Northern Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to a commanding 3-1 as they clash at 7 p.m. tonight in Game 4 of the best-of-seven semifinals of the Philippine Basketball Association Season 43 Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

“I think this is a dogfight,” said Hotshots coach Chito Victolero, who will be depending anew on Game 3 heroes Jio Jalalon and Ian Sangalang. “I think this is the game that NLEX can’t afford to lose because it is very hard to get up from a 1-3 deficit. For our part, we just need to sustain what we’re doing right and match the effort and intensity of NLEX.”