Myles Powell displayed his offensive prowess as he powered guest team Bay Area to a 46-point crushing of Blackwater, 133-87, in the opening salvo of the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup Wednesday, 21 September at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Powell, the 6-foot-2 playmaker who played 11 games for the Philadelphia 76ers in the previous National Basketball Association season, immediately made his presence felt as he fired 41 points to tow the Dragons to the league's most lopsided victory since the 120-73 triumph of Star over Meralco in the Philippine Cup in 2017.

The 46-point massacre was also the 10th all-time biggest winning margin in league history.

By halftime, Powell already had 26 points to lead the Dragons to a 64-36 spread – the biggest lead posted by any team in the first 24 minutes of action since TNT posted a 70-42 lead over Converge in the Philippine Cup eliminations last 27 July.

Powell was determined to put on a show and maximized the time that he's being used as an import of the Dragons.

Under PBA rules, the Dragons can only use one import at a time, and Powell, who was delegated to reinforce the team until after the next three games, wasted no time to flex his offensive might.

Bay Area's other import, fellow NBA veteran Andrew Nicholson, will play after four games to sub in for Powell.

Four other players ended up in double figures for Bay Area – Glen Robertson Yang, Songwei Zhu, Kobey Ketavong Lam and Hayden Joel Blankley.

Yang contributed 22 points, Zhu and Lam had 13 points apiece and Blankley chipped in 11 for the Dragons, who shot a steady 55 percent from the field (47-of-85) compared to only 34 percent (32-of-93) for the Bossing.

Bay Area also outscored Blackwater by 20 points, 54-34, inside the shaded lane.