Bolts 86, Aces 70

Meralco made a giant turnaround from a lopsided loss the last time, going on an amazing breakaway from a two-point edge late in the third period on the way to a decisive 86-70 triumph over Alaska Milk that forced a do-or-die Game 5 in their Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup Final Four duel at Smart Araneta Coliseum on 2 May.

The Bolts uncorked a huge 23-4 run from an eight-minute span bridging the last two quarters, peeling away from a tight duel and roaring on to stay in the hunt for its first Finals appearance.

Bolts 72, Aces 97

With their dreaded pressing defense working again, the Alaska Milk Aces clipped the Meralco Bolts, 92-72, and gained the pivotal 2-1 lead in their side of the Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup Final Four faceoff at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last 29 April.

Pressing all night and running a transition play at every opportunity, the Aces ran the Bolts to the ground and thus moved into the doorstep of a third straight PBA Finals.

Bolts 92, Aces 87

Jared Dillinger came through with a personal-conference high of 20 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter as Meralco rallied to get back at Alaska Milk, 92-87, in Game 2 of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-five semifinal playoff at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last 27 April.

Finding the opening on Alaska's constant helping defense on Arinze Onuaku, Dillinger made the baskets that he had to make, enabling the Bolts to avenge a 94-97 loss in the series opener Monday.

Bolts 94, Aces 97

Alaska Milk beat out Meralco in a duel of spurts, coming through with a key run at the start of the fourth and playing steadily to the finish in a 97-94 victory in Game One of their Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-five semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last 25 April.

The Aces overhauled a nine-point deficit early in the final period and refused to crumble in a gripping endgame battle to draw first blood in the race-to-four-games series.

Bolts 104, NLEX 97

Repeating its feat last season, Meralco eliminated NLEX anew, 104-97, to advance to the 2016 Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup on 18 April 2016 at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Bolts made sure not to waste their twice-to-beat advantage, fending off the three-point barrage by Garvo Lanete and Simon Enciso to battle back from an 84-75 deficit early in the fourth period.

Bolts 90, Ginebra 103

Barangay Ginebra pounced on a Meralco side that had nothing to lose as it rolled to a 103-90 victory last 13 April at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum to get assured of a better seeding in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals.

The Gin Kings lived up to their promise of shifting into playoff mode early as they established an early and hardly showed any let up to cruise to their second straight win that allowed them to gain a piece of third spot with Rain or Shine with a 7-4 win-loss card.

Bolts 107, Aces 101

Jimmy Alapag took charge late and Meralco clinched a spot in the top two after beating Alaska, 107-101, in the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup last 8 April at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The former national team captain canned four freebies in the final two minutes and capped his throwback performance with a lefty layup for a 104-98 cushion with 33.6 seconds remaining.

Bolts 94, Enforcers 86

Meralco coach Norman Black is not one to dwell too much on the past, especially when he's got a good thing going on right now.

The Bolts used a late switch on their offensive stance to unleash a big windup that carried them past tough Mahindra, 94-86, 3 April and closet to realizing a coveted spot in the Oppo-PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Bolts 106, Blackwater 83

No Gary David? No problem for the Meralco Bolts as they crushed Blackwater, 106-83, to end a two-game losing skid in the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup last 18 March at Mall of Asia Arena.

Arinze Onuaku bullied his way to a 27-point, 17-rebound outing to lead the Bolts, who reclaimed the top spot with a half-game lead over idle Alaska at 6-2.

Bolts 99, NLEX 104

The NLEX Road Warriors showed no love for Meralco, sending its sister team sprawling to its second straight defeat, 104-99, in the 2016 Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup last 11 March at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

"It’s our defense that gave us this win. I appreciate the effort if my players. They committed to play defense in the second half," said coach Boyet Fernandez.

Bolts 86, Beermen 94

Déjà vu.

As in the last PBA Commissioner’s Cup, San Miguel Beer applied the brakes on Meralco’s 5-0 unbeaten start with the Beermen repulsing the Bolts, 94-86, in a Petron Blaze-sponsored road duel at the Ibalong Centrum of Recreation in Legazpi City last 5 March 2016.

Tyler Wilkerson bucked foul-trouble situation as he delivered 23 of his 27 points in the second half and led the Beermen to the crucial repeat win over the Bolts.

Bolts 96, GlobalPort 88

Meralco stretched their winning run after nosing out a shorthanded GlobalPort side, 96-88 Sunday (28 February 2016) in the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Bolts matched the franchise’s best start at 5-0, a feat they also achieved in the same conference last season.

Bolts 90, Fuelmasters 87

Meralco's defense came to the fore in the endgame, resulting in a 90-87 escape over Phoenix last 21 February that kept the unbeaten Bolts firmly on top of the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Arinze Onuaku capped his 17-point, 18-rebound game by blocking a potential game-tying three-point shot by Josh Urbiztondo in the last second.

Bolts 98, Elastopainters 95

Meralco stretched its unblemished winning start to three games with a scrambling 98-95 win over Rain or Shine in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last 17 February 2016.

The Bolts squandered a 26-point first-half lead and flirted with disaster, but survived, notching a third triumph following earlier wins over the Star Hotshots and the Tropang TNT Texters.

Bolts 88, Talk 'N Text 84

Meralco established a solid start in the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup as it held off TNT, 88-84 on 14 February at Philsports Arena. A 2-0 win-loss record is now beside the Bolts’ name in the team standings while the Texters dropped to 1-1.

The Texters didn’t go down without a fight as Ranidel de Ocampo hit a triple from the right wing with 15.2 seconds remaining to close in on the Bolts, 86-82.

Bolts 90, Hotshots 86

Without the benefit of a single practice session with Meralco, Arinze Onuaku made a solid debut with the team, leading the Bolts to a 90-86 drubbing of the Star Hotshots on opening night (10 February 2016) of the Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

On the floor with the Bolts for the first time, Onuaku delivered more than what’s asked of him, helping Meralco to a winning start in the mid-season tournament coming from a poor showing in the all-Filipino Cup.