The GAME 2 of the match between Magnolia Hotshots and NLEX Road Warriors was early decided. The Hotshots established an early lead (and later a big lead) and never looked back. They tied the series 1-1 with the score of 99 to 84.

As you can see on the table below, Magnolia dominated the free throws, rebounds, and the points from turnovers.

List of Game 2 Stats SEMIS - NLEX vs Magnolia 2018 PBA Philippine Cup

Team	Magnolia	NLEX
Points scored	99	84
3 points made	9	10
Given free throws	27	17
Rebounds	46	33
Assists	20	24
Turnovers (TOs)	19	17
Steals	8	7
Blocks	2	4
Fouls received	26	22
Points from TOs	30	15

Analyzing the game recap above, Hotshots capitalized in the points from turnovers wherein they got 30 points compared to NLEX's only 15, and the given free throws wherein they shot 20 out of 27, while only 12 out of 17 for NLEX.

Although Magnolia got more TOs compared to NLEX, they capitalized on it more. Magnolia also got more aggressive but they still maintain their defense.

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