Justin Araña has been playing on a different level for Converge.

For the third straight game, the bruiser found himself leading the FiberXers’ charge once again to blow past guest team Macau, 149-124, and stay unscathed in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season 50 Governors’ Cup Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Araña bullied his way to a career-high 39 points on a precision 18-of-24 shooting from the field as Converge climbed to a share of the lead with NLEX in Group A.

The 6-foot-7 big man grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out three assists in another spectacular performance.

“We just give our 100 percent. Credit to my teammates, we all worked hard for this. We don’t want a repeat of last conference, so we try to help each other every game,” Araña said.

The FiberXers blew the game wide-open in the second half where they scored 82 points.

Converge exploited its transition offense as it outran the Giant Pandas in a 41-point explosion in the open court.

“In the first quarter, if you look at our transition (offense), that’s our strength. We lost steam in the second. Good thing after the huddle, the team was able to snap out of the sudden slump,” FiberXers head coach Delta Pineda said.

“So, in the second half, in terms of transition, we’re able to bring that back. We’re able to restart our running game,” he added.

Mikey Williams added 16 points, Alec Stockton scored 15 and Justine Baltazar chipped in 13 markers, five assists and four rebounds for Converge, which recorded a new franchise output after its 136-122 win over Blackwater in the 2026 Commissioner’s Cup.

Veteran Calvin Abueva logged in 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds, import Jalen Hudson rebounded from a two-point showing in the previous game with 12 points, MJ Garcia had 11 points and nine boards while Juan Gomez de Liaño flirted with a triple-double of 10 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in a collective team effort by the FiberXers.

Converge toyed with Macau in the second half, blasting 42 points in the third quarter to turn a slim six-point lead in the second quarter to a 109-96 lead heading into the payoff period.

The FiberXers erected their biggest separation at 149-120 off a slamdunk by Ronan Santos from a Gomez De Liaño assist with 21 seconds left.

Ramon Cao saw his 41-point effort, including the new league record five four-pointers, go down the drain after the Giant Pandas absorbed a third straight defeat in as many games.

De’Vondre Perry had 35 points and 15 rebounds, Kobe Lam got 26 points while Damian Chongqui was limited to just six markers for Macau.