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MANILA - Meralco took a commanding 2-1 lead in its PBA Governors' Cup semifinal series against Magnolia with a 101-95 Game 3 on Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The Bolts endured a late comeback by the Hotshots to preserve a stellar third-quarter performance that helped put them within a win from making a return to the finals. Meralco played great defense in the first quarter, holding Magnolia to just 19 points after the first 12 minutes. The Hotshots, however, responded with a 31-point second quarter blast to go up, 50-46, at halftime. The Bolts recovered in the third quarter by scoring 30 points in the period to reclaim the lead, 76-72. They even threatened to pull away in the fourth quarter after opening a 10-point lead, 95-85, with 4:33 remaining. But after both teams went a little over two minutes scoreless, Magnolia went on a 7-0 run that cut the lead down to three, 95-92, with 56 seconds remaining. Chris Newsome then spun past Rome Dela Rosa and scored a ....

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