Import Antonio Hester toyed around his defenders and led Magnolia's momentum-shifting first half blitz to lead the Hotshots to a lopsided 118-88 demolition of a lethargic Barangay Ginebra in their 2022-23 PBA Governors' Cup clash on Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

Hester finished the game with a near triple-double of 28 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists. He also went 13-of-19 from the floor in helping the Hotshots administer a royal beating on the Gin Kings, to the horror of over 11,000 fans, majority of whom came to cheer for Ginebra.