As Barangay Ginebra ascended back to the top , Star , on the other hand , struggled for most part of the season under Webb . In the following offseason , Chito Victolero was named new head coach while Webb was designated as team consultant . Star also made the biggest deal in the offseason buildup when it traded long-time franchise cornerstone James Yap for guard Paul Lee . It also picked up NCAA top point guard Jio Jalalon in the 2016 PBA draft . Jalalon and Thompson , though friends off the court , are fierce rivals since college ; both of them notching triple-doubles in games . They played their first PBA playoff series against each other right in Jalalon 's first conference in the pro league . Thompson , who averaged 8 rebounds , helped his Ginebra team defeat Star in that semifinal series , overcoming a 0 – 2 deficit before winning in seven games . After getting defeated in the final two games of the series , the Hotshots would lose five more consecutive games to Ginebra , extending their losing skid to seven games . The Hotshots , now carrying the Magnolia brand , arrested the slide with a win in Game 1 of their 2018 PBA Governors ' Cup Best-of-5 Semifinals match-up . Magnolia went on to beat Ginebra in the series , 3 – 1 , and put an end to their rivals ' two-year title reign in the Governors ' Cup . Barangay Ginebra was also beaten by Magnolia in the quarterfinals of the succeeding Philippine Cup tournament , losing the back-to-back Manila Clasico playoff series to the Hotshots
2018 PBA Governors ' Cup
2018 PBA Governors' Cup
Manila Clasico