MAGNOLIA Ang Pambansang Manok must disregard its battered bodies and hurting legs for the occasion.

As indicated by no not as much as mentor Chito Victolero himself, his Hotshots need to, for they will be before long up for another extreme stretch in the PBA Governors Cup.

"This is our fourth amusement in 10 days and I know my players are somewhat worn out," said Victolero on the eve of Magnolia's impact with Columbian Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

"Be that as it may, I revealed to them that we have to make a decisive final push and drive ourselves to win this vital amusement," included Victolero.

"It's about heart and brains this time."

To be sure, a third straight win by the Hotshots would give them solo second-running spot behind sit out of gear pioneer Barangay Ginebra and harden their offer for a main four complete after the 11-amusement ends.

Such a complete is compensated by a win-once advantage against a lower-positioned rival in the resulting eight-group quarterfinals.

Another triumph would likewise set Magnolia up for its up and coming amusements, following seven days in length break, against Blackwater (Oct. 10), Alaska (Oct. 14) and Meralco (Oct. 19).

Columbian has not won in six begins and has really dropped its last 22 recreations going back to the 2016 version of the season-finishing competition.

However, Victolero demands the Dyip are not to be fooled with.

"Columbian is an exceptionally unsafe group. We can't bear to unwind," said Victolero, whose group is falling off a 109-107 squeaker over San Miguel Beer simply last Sunday.

The Hotshots could edge the Beermen by transforming the amusement into a guarded one in the second half, particularly in the stretch where they held the last scoreless inside the most recent two minutes.

Victolero said he has arranged a comparable fundamental ploy against Columbian.

"What we arranged for SMB we have to do it likewise with Columbian, a similar mentality," focused on Victolero.

"I think our safeguard is key likewise for this game."(NC)