San Miguel Beermen defeated Macao Black Bears 131-79 in the PBA Governors' Cup on Friday evening. The visitors took full control from the opening tip and never looked back. Macao, who had managed only one victory in their previous four games, found themselves outclassed once again.
To be fair, the result was never in doubt for long. San Miguel sit top of the table after two wins from two, while Macao remain winless in four outings. The visitors extended their unbeaten run to three matches with this performance, though they have dropped two games in their last five outings overall.
Macao's recent form has been mixed at best. They lost their opening game 128-132 to Titan Ultra Giant Raisers before edging Terrafirma Deep 96-92. They followed that with a high-scoring 132-126 victory over the same Giant Raisers side, but have since lost three straight, including 103-106 to TNT Tropang Giga and 124-149 to Converge FiberX.
San Miguel's campaign has been less consistent. They started with a 126-114 win over Converge FiberX before suffering an 89-93 defeat to TNT. They responded with a commanding 143-105 victory over Titan Ultra Giant Raisers, lost 96-110 to NLEX Road Warriors, and closed their run with a 128-122 win against Converge once more.
By then, Macao's winless record had stretched to four games without a victory. San Miguel, meanwhile, hold every card with two wins and nothing to lose going forward. The 52-point margin tells you everything about where this game stood.