The Magnolia Hotshots won in their last four games to punch a hard-earned ticket to the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals.
Magnolia has become the last piece in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup playoff puzzle.
This as the Hotshots got the better of NLEX, 112-81, in their battle for the last playoff berth at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Sunday, Feb. 2.
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But it will only get tougher from here as Magnolia is set on a collision course against No. 1 and twice-to-beat-armed NorthPort in the quarterfinals beginning Wednesday, Feb. 5.