Putting an icing on the cake was winning one over his uncle, Johnny Abarrientos, one of the PBA's 40 greatest players, who served as one of coach Chito Victolero's assistants at Magnolia.

Magnolia assistant coach Johnny Abarrientos, at that. And so Barangay Ginebra’s RJ Abarrientos made sure to really make it count. The rookie guard fired 17 of his 20 points in the second half ...