The BIG TEAM

So much was expected from the Heat's Big 3, knowing that they are considered one of the best in current NBA. But again, basketball is a team sports. You can't depend on one or three persons to do all the job. It has to be a team effort to win the championship.

This posting might be a little late, considering Game 6 was done last Sunday night. But I just can't get over it yet. James was nowhere to be found in game 6. He was lost. Maybe he tried to perform, but he came up short. I don't know if all the writeups are true about him, shrinking on NBA's biggest stage, but I saw that he tried.

I would like to give credit to Dallas' defense for stopping Miami's Big 3. And the Mavericks' offense was commendable. They shone in time when they needed it. Although Nowitzki was out of rhythm early on the game, he persevered and finally did what he's good at at the last remaining quarter.

The Mavericks showed how it is to be a TEAM - joint, combined efforts. That's what made them win the finals. Congratulations to the BIG TEAM - DALLAS MAVERICKS!

NBA Finals Game 3

The series is now best of five - that's after the Dallas Mavericks tied the board with Miami Heats with 1-1. Tomorrow is the schedule of game 3. Although my husband and everyone else in the house is rooting for Miami, I am sticking with the Mavs.

But what I can say is that if the Mavs want to win the series, they have to step up their defense. As what I saw in game 2, their defense was very weak. Although I am not an expert in basketball, I could see that they were giving the Heat some easy points. Many times, they did not know what to do, or who to guard, leaving the shooters very free to make some points.

I really hope they improve their defense as I want the Mavs to lead the series. Goodluck in tomorrow's game! :)

PBA do or die

after the last season, i did have a chance again to watch the game 5 of the PBA KFC Philippine Cup yesterday, Feb. 7, 2010 at the big dome. it was the final game of the best of 5 series between purefoods and rain or shine, and ginebra and talk n' text, fighting to proceed to the semi-finals round. araneta was jampacked with fans of all teams, majority of them are for ginebra. the total attendance of the night was more than 21,000.


the first game was between purefoods and rain or shine, which purefoods won with a 10-point lead. the 2nd game was between the crowd-favorite ginebra and talk'n text, won by ginebra 113-100.

first game of the semi-finals will be on wednesday. first game will be between ginebra and alaska, followed by san miguel and purefoods.