Games today:

(Smart Araneta Coliseum)

4:30 p.m. — Meralco vs Terrafirma

7:30 p.m. — Rain or Shine vs Converge

Inspired Meralco looks to use the momentum of its blowout victory over a top contender before the long break to bring down Terrafirma and boost its playoffs chances in the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Coming off a two-week rest, the Bolts are pumped up to string their first back-to-back wins of the conference in a collision with the Dyip, who have the same mission of sparking a winning run, in the 4:30 p.m. curtain-raiser.

Meanwhile, clashing at 7:30 p.m. are the rejuvenated Rain or Shine and winless Converge.

Meralco marches back into the battlefield beaming with confidence following a 91-73 rout of a stunned Barangay Ginebra side last 15 March to arrest a two-game slide before the league took a timeout for the Bacolod All-Star Game and the Holy Week observance.

The Bolts sport a 2-3 win-loss record at ninth spot but are very much in contention for a spot in the next round.

"I think it's great for us we won the game (against Ginebra). Our record is very deceiving but we're playing good teams also," Meralco coach Luigi Trillo said.

The mentor expects veteran Allein Maliksi to show the same energy and focus he head when he led the Bolts in the previous game with 25 points including 11 in their third-quarter rally.

"Allein's been solid for us. Look at our games before, he's our highest scorer and he leads by example," Trillo said.

Meralco will also bank on Chris Newsome, Aaron Black, Cliff Hodge and seasoned big man Raymond Almazan.