Bulacan made its presence felt late by downing title favorite Makati, 76-74, while San Juan and Basilan easily disposed of their rivals in the MPBL Lakan Season Monday night at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Following its latest win, Bulacan has forged a tie for sixth to seventh places with the Pasay Voyagers, who also carry a 7-5 win-loss slate while Makati slipped to 9-2.
Behind another solid game from Chris Dumapig, who registered another double-double performance, the Jumbo Plastic-backed Steel dumped the Muntinlupa Cagers, 90-79.
San Juan shook off a rusty start before flexing its muscles in the second half on its way to posting a convincing 87-73 triumph over Marikina.
