The Raptors took the lead in the first half, and it was the Raptors that dominated the game until the final quarter. But as we entered the final period, the Chiacago Bulls started to play unbelievably. Thanks to Zach Lavine and Demar Derozan, the Bulls managed to beat their opponent  They managed to come back in the game where they fell 19 points. The season is over for the Raptors, the Chicago Bulls still have a chance It was definitely the last quarter when the Raptors lost the game. Even in the third quarter, it did not feel like the Bulls were going to win the game. Great performance by LaVine. DeRozan also helped him a lot. The Raptors certainly had a good performance but in vain. This was certainly a very good comeback by the Bulls. I believe if the Bulls can perform confidently, which they should after this game, they certainly have a chance this season. But in the closing of the 3rd quarter, you can sense that Bulls is not going away easy and Lavine is hitting those crazy shots and same with DeRozan. They had a good lead, but was not able to sustain it, they try to, but the Bulls can't be denied this huge win in the road. Again, it was because of their two superstars in DeRozan and Lavine who keep the team composed even if they are in deficit rest of the game. Just too bad that the Raptors fans come to see only their team losing in that kind of fashion. It was disappointing because they were in control of the game in the beginning and had a good lead, but they allowed the Bulls to come back. I can say that it was the defense. The Bulls have a great defense, especially in the 2nd half, and slowly the Raptors lost confidence. If only everyone got involved, their shooting would be better. However, they chose to rely on VanVleet, who relies more on outside shooting, while the Bulls were always looking for a high percentage shot, which is why they love to drive the ball inside. And it's just a matter of time before VanVleet misses, and when he do, the Raptors are in trouble although Pascal Siakam trying to make the game close with his perimeter jump shots. But as you have said, their defense is superb in the second half of the game. And then Zach Lavine playing the MVP numbers in this fight and we thought that he can't miss any shots whether outside or going inside for a easy two or and 1. |
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But I think in this fight it will be different Loma, an upgraded version of him because he simply wants to become a champion and whoever is in front of us, he has to do his best and win even if it is against a young and undefeated boxer in Haney.
A boxer can be different against different opponents, as they create a strategy and adjust based on their opponent's style. Lomachenko is a great boxer and was very popular, but unfortunately he lost to Lopez due to an injury. This time there should be no excuses as he is 100% healthy and will be facing a 100% fighter. He didn't say that it was his excuse though against Lopez, he just admitted that he had that injury prior to the fight and didn't tell the public about it. Maybe he doesn't want the fight to be cancelled and the blame on him or he thinks that he can beat Lopez that time. Regardless, he has move on and recovered already and make a huge comeback and now fighting for the belt. For sure he will have his strategy and have game plan against Haney. But I do think that he will adjust on the fly and see what Devin can offer him, in short it might be a chess match in the beginning as both of this fighters have high level IQ. That's a possibility, but we shouldn't hope it stays that way until the end of the fight. A chess match fight could result in a boring performance from both fighters. If one doesn't take the risk of attacking, then it won't be entertaining to watch. The only way boxing is entertaining is when both fighters are aggressive, or the aggressor is winning the fight. I think Loma should initiate the contact or the fight here, the judges are not going to favor him in close rounds, because Devin Haney has the belt. So it could be a chess match, but Loma being the aggressor and really try to see what Haney is going to do. Maybe some feints to see what will be the reaction of Haney and then uses his strategy and his style of Hi-Tech that we all know off. But for sure, not easy fight for either and for us fight fans, I don't think we will see this fight as boring, we might as well enjoy when we can. |
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the fall of big banks such as credit suisse and sillicon valley bank, made people's trust to put their money in the bank drastically reduced, therefore many people put some of their money in the crypto world, we can see the positive market trend is still continuing, even bitcoin has passed $ 30K
I wouldn't say that people trust in banks are 0 now, but majority of them thinks that its not better to put their money on the banking institutions. Maybe if everything goes back to normal, everything is stable and the economy is good. So now what the wealthy people might be doing is withdraw their money from banks, look for assets that they can used as a hedge against inflation so that it will still preserved the value of their money. And I think the best assets for them is crypto as it might not be just a hedge, but their money is going to grow overtime. Next year we will be approaching bull run so we all know that we will get profits if we are going to put money on our favorite crypto now. |
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Bear market can be good or bad depending on the point of your view. If you think that it's actually a negative thing then that will stick into your mind that actually is.
But those that have been waiting for the right moment to buy bitcoin, it actually isn't a bad thing but a good time to have some more bitcoin and buy it at a lower price.
It's beyond our control whether bear market will exist or will end sometime in the near future. And with that having said, we're about to see that it will actually end soon or it actually did.
Yeah, and I guess everyone should have at least experience a bear market in their lifetime, or in their bitcoin investment. I know it's tough, but this is one way to test yourself, on how you are going to take it. There could be individuals who might decide to quit and comeback later. But there could be some who wanted to stay and then rebuild their portfolio, by reinvesting in the bear market and then accumulate. Then it will be rinse and repeat for them, and could be very easy in the next cycle to come because they know what they are going to do in order to make profit and generate big money out of this bearish trend. |
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Guys Share bets that disappointed you, I have a lot of these ridiculous Bets, for example Here I planned to raise a bet every 10,000 rolls, Well Limbo figured out my plan) and rushed to give while standing a small bet  There is no system made by the dealer to be able to give you a big win, friend. Small bets may have good results and you will get rotational freedom, but when you have a suggestion to get a big win and decide to increase the bet amount, the dealer will change to be the winner. This is not a ridiculous bet but a bet that is the same as any other bet in general, it's just that because you increase the bet amount, you feel like you're being played.  Keep going my friend and never give up, hopefully luck will always be on your side. And that is the most frustrating feeling isn't it, when you just bet small and you keep on winning, but when you become greedy and thinking that if you just put some good amounts maybe your winnings will multiple again, wrong, as the casinos will have the house edge and in the end it's going to bite us all. Same with the rest of you guys, chasing big bets in sports betting in parlay, 100x or more and you almost pull one of the biggest bet in your life. Suddenly just one bet destroys everything. |
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I want to ask for advice and input from members here, what should I do to deal with this friend of mine and how should I react to it because he became a crazy gambler because of my invitation.
I guess you don't need to feel guilty or what, yeah you show them how to gamble online, but it's totally out of your control on how they are going to gamble. Unfortunately many of us become addicted to, maybe there are individuals here who got out of their addiction because someone help him or it is ourselves who says that we need to stop gambling already. And even if says that he should stop gambling, then how will you know that he will listen to you? Maybe you can talk him out of quitting or at least lessen his gambling, but that is the only thing that you can do. |
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DeMarcus Cousins came out and said that he believes he is the third best center in the league right now. That’s a little crazy when you think about how few games he’s played the last 5 years. No doubt he’s a beast and probably deserves a chance. There must be something keeping him from being signed though and I think it’s his attitude not any blackballing.
Attitude. That's one of the problems. Then, injuries. Finally, he always fouls out when he was in Denver Nuggets. If you are one of the best centers in the league then you must have the skills to avoid those kinds of fouls. He probably doesn't know how good contests would be. I think Kevon Looney is one of the centers that are good at contesting shots with just straight arms. Despite that, I still want to see if there are changes in his attitude toward the game. I want to see him play in the NBA again. Now, we have the Lakers secured at 7. I love what they did with the Antman. He only scored 9 points in 43 minutes. Tomorrow, the Pelicans versus the Thunders. Who will battle the Timberwolves for the 8th spot? My prediction is the Pelicans will win it. Very hard to predict that OKC still has some good players that might upset the Pelicans, SGA for sure will have to elevate in this game. Although BI and CJ could be a problem for the OKC, specially BI who is really good in their last 10 games. The initial line for the Pelicans is -5.5. Might be tempting to bet, but we will see. Might be good to see the game first before making our bets. |
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 Can someone explain what will happen if they all end up with a season standing of 43-39? Will there be a tiebreaker game, or if not, who will finish in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th places? I didn't know how tiebreakers work in a play-in tournament. I shared how the mechanics will be 2 days ago here. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1220979.msg62054312#msg62054312I hope that helps. Suns picked Clippers instead of Warriors. They could've won the game if they wanted to, but lost to Clippers and became play-off first round opponents. This is pretty logical as they avoid the last champion. Paul George's return is still unknown.
Lakers won but it wasn't enough for 6th place. They need to pass play-in rounds now. Pelicans is also in form but Lakers wouldn't make mistakes here.
Phoenix Suns might win this first round without PG13 around but they do have to be careful with Westbrook. That dude will certainly give his all, especially with a goal of a championship. This may be his last chance in a good team with Kawhi Leonard so he will play harder than before. The Lakers on the other hand need to locked in at the 7th spot and there's a lot of speculations on Youtube now with NBA analysts that they might get it. But, I would not underestimate the power of BI and CJ. Those two can go hot at any instance, a good defender should be posted on them. Vanderbilt will be a good choice to be posted against BI and Reaves for CJ. The Lakers are still not locked in that 7th spot, as you have said, BI and CJ are making a run in their last 10 games so it will be a tight race for that very important 7th spot. As for the Suns vs Clippers, they already have KD, I think that will be the breaker here. If it will be just Booker against Kahwi and Leonard, and even with PG, Clippers have a good chance. But know the Suns has one of the best offensive weapon right now and it's KD and we haven't seen him really play the level that all we all know. So in this series it will be close but I will have to go with the Suns. |
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It doesn't work unless you have deep pockets. It will just take a long time before you feel the profits of it which in the long run becomes a boring thing.
Never have I seen a gambling strategy that does work, especially in online casino games. That is one of the biggest reasons why I chose sports gambling instead. Why? Because somehow I could increase the chances of winning a game by using analysis and histories of a player or a team.
Just play the game and enjoy it if you can because do remember the house will always win.
And you have lady luck on your side to win using this method. So it's doable, but as you have said, you need to have deep pocket + lucky to strike and make money out of it. I will be honest that I used this method on card games like baccarat, but I'm not going to risk to go on a run. 3 successive wins for me, doubling my bet every time is good and I will stop and stand up already and maybe take a rest if I'm in a land base casinos or try any other games or even go home with my winnings already. |
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It's interesting to note though that Regis Prograis, the WBC champion in the 140 lbs is already a free agent. He used to be under Probellum, but we all know that the boxing outfit or at least most of it's boxers have bee taken by Disrupt Promotions, except maybe for Donaire and Eimantas Stanionis who remain who remain with Richard Schaefer.
And with that, we might see a possible scenario that Prograis might fight the winner of this fight, or at least will go for any unification in this division as Taylor only held one belt (WBO) and it will be on the line against Lopez.
I just saw Teo and JT's slight trashtalk in an interview and it's evident enough for me to see that Josh Taylor doesn't have any fears in his upcoming fight against Teo, he was just too confident that Teo can't do a difference in that fight which is understandable because he is still undefeated and a former undispted champion. While Teo was just speaking nonsense and talking that he will defeat Josh with a statement because he is the greatest in the industry now and it's already predicted as that's what the greatest will do. Quite funny I would say because I can see that he was just bluffing because he already probably know the difference of their power and he's just trying to mess with Josh in the head. But JT didn't took the bait, as expected. Haven't seen that but obviously, we all know how Teofimo's mouth is, it was very evident when he defeated Loma and he multiply his trash talking when he fought Kambosos, most likely it's because of his confidence win against Loma that time and he thinks he is the best boxer and a crowd drawer. But Kambosos put him in the right place when he defeated that big mouth of Teofimo and his father. But since he is on 2 winning streak, albeit against low key fighters and he didn't fare good in his last fight, still though he chooses where he is good at, trash talking his opponent. But JT is not going to back down because he has the tools and has been a undisputed in this division wherein Lopez is just trying to make his name. |
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Will there come a time when online casinos will implement that you upload a responsible gambler certificate before you continue to play because of too many government restrictions it's not necessary for newly registered gamblers but for gamblers who lose a lot of money and their activity is they are suspected to be addicted to gambling.
I don't think that this is a good idea though for casinos, I mean everyone is welcome to play, not unless you are underage or you are a suspicious person. It's business and I don't see them restricting anyone from entering or playing, whether online or offline casinos. The reason why the government will implement this, as a precaution, is to protect people from losing their wealth and their health from too much gambling because of addiction, it's a way of protection.
If government wanted to protect everyone from gambling, then they should ban it simple as that. But as you can see there are countries around the world that has a lot of casinos, meaning they support it at some point because they might have been getting benefits from casinos, specially during the pandemic wherein gambling was one source of income from government. |
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as decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and non fungible tokens (NFTs) become more popular, will they change the way we handle money and own things,
or will they only be used by a small group of people(like now being used) ?
Nah, it is still hype and as we have seen in the past, nothing has change from the ICO days, it will just be pump as hard by anyone or some entity. Sure it might be that there are individuals who see this as a new wave, or new things in handling money, but for me it is the same. We invest, we jump on the hype, if you are smart enough get out before it burst, get your money, rinse and repeat, simply as that. So there's no concept of money here, everyone is here for the profit. |
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Isn't it though that even before pandemic, we are somewhat moving into recessions? And the Covid-19 just magnified what the economist feared. So yeah, we are already deep in recession, there's only one good topic to read, "Greedflation" has gone too far!. And we have seen the even US is trying to fight it out, printing money and hiking interest rates to salvage their economy. The question is how many years will we get out of it, 2-3 years? As individual how to get out of recession? |
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Yes! Finally! 2 belts in line, 2 belts taken away by Marlon Tapales and he is going home with proud countrymen all rooting for him to win this one.
This is a good sign for Filipino boxers and should also boost Nonito Donaire because he will be the next one to bring home another title.
All my bets won today. Thank you Tapales. It's really worth the risk. Flexing it here.
Congratulations mate, it's really surprising how Tapales can beat Murodjon Akhmadaliev because he had defend his belt for 3 times. Tapales have many experience since he had 40 fights, but his fight was mostly against weak to mediocre boxer, that's make me think Tapales has a slim chance to beat Akhmadaliev. We really really discount that upsets can happen, Tapales has been having a good run though in the last couple of his fights and it seems he is a late bloomer in boxing. His resume is not that good, but then again, with a big heart just like the rest of the Filipino boxers, this could he a shocker, but for his backers, it's not a surprised. Donaire fight is still unknown when it will happen, but there are many upcoming big matches e.g. Haney vs Loma, Inoue vs Fulton, Taylor vs Lopez etc.
No date yet for Donaire vs Santiago for the WBC version. But boxing is already taking off, with big fights in the calendar year. And the most anticipated is Garcia vs Davis this 3rd week of the month. |
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Historically speaking, April is mostly always bullish for risk on assets. This time too I expect it to breach 30k (although I did expect it to break it in march itself). Maybe it wants to take a dip before rip off ? Just like last time it did from 23k to 19.5k then shot to 28k with back to back dildos.
That's one scenario as well, in order for us to shoot up to $30k or higher, perhaps we need another retracement to like $23k or something. That's how we slingslot prices historically. But in any case it won't happen this April but still $30k is going to achieved, then there is some big news, a event that might cause investors to FOMO again and then we go from $28k to $30k very quickly. Btw, your poll only got bullish and super duper bullish options. Where will the bears go then? Lmao.
Here is what the OP says, Rofl yeah, nope, no bearish options this time.  And asking for a sub 15k move now is just a pipe dream at this point in the game. Something reeeaally bad has to happen somewhere to spook the whole market out in a yuuuge way. Like how the pandemic happened and brought everything down. I'm not discounting anything but with the way things are, everything is looking good. So far... |
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Another one-sided dominant performance by Shakur Stevenson. They are already trying to build up Shakur vs. Haney. If Haney beats Lomachenko, they will be expected to fight each other and I think the winner should then be considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world. As good as Crawford and Spence are, they have waited too long to make that fight and I think these younger guys are surpassing them by trying to get the best fights made instead of hiding behind promoters.
And with this win, can we give credit to Shakur with this dominant performance of him? For me, he is not tested in this fight and from the beginning, it's just a matter on how he is going to win here, but knockout which round. It's just very unfortunate that Isaac Cruz turn down this fight as a mandatory fight. It could have been a better fight than the 4th rank Japanese. Cruz is rank 2nd though. But in any case, Shakur has one step inside already, if it Haney that will win, then still a good fight as both are still very young |
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And yeah, as early as 2036 or 2040 halving, we will have "almost mine" bitcoin, so it will very hard to acquire as the price is definitely going to increased and who knows what will be the price that time, we might be seeing close to $500k or even $1 mil a pop?
So it's a reminder for us to just accumulate as many as we can. We could sell some in the next bull run, but least still accumulate and HODL and look for long term as bitcoin might be the way for our financial freedom for us and for our family.
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We can only expect a rematch if it's written in the contract. And since it was not announced that there was something like that, we should not expect a rematch. However, it still depends on the outcome of this fight. If the outcome is controversial and this fight sells to the crowd, promoters would love to make a rematch as they'll make more money from it. The fighters just have to follow the orders from their promoters.
Personally for me, regardless if there's a rematch clause or not, I'm not really thinking anything about rematch. But if I will share my own opinion about that, I don't see Fulton will consider a rematch if he lose but instead, will focus on moving up weight. Good point, we've heard that he wanted to go up in weight already, but maybe he was advise by his camp to still campaign here even at the last time to face Inoue. As he is a good name in his resume and he will be really tested on this one. So I will say that it's a good move for him and it's a win win. Even if he losses this fight and the belt, he will proved to the boxing fans that he is not afraid to face anyone in the ring even against the Monster in his own country. And boxers love this kind of challenges and this is a great opportunity for Stephen Fulton to cement his legacy this early in his career, rematch or no rematch. |
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It's hard to think how the Mavs lost that one against the Bulls. They still had a good lead in the early fourth quarter but they can't protect it which was a shame. It's hard to close out games when majority of the team's efforts are spent on offense I guess?
Warriors already had a sizeable lead against the Kings. A good statement or impression to make ahead of the playoffs.
I was not expecting the Dallas to make it to the play-in after the series of losses they had from the last 10 games. They just lost momentum and enthusiasm pursuing a playoff spot. Not sure what happened with their roster (not a fan of the team though), but I guess they'll be rebuilding again next season. Also not sure if we see Kyrie in the same uniform next year. Not good to see any team with Kyrie on is always struggling lol. The narrative that he'll get traded is too great and I think he'll not be wearing that uniform again but Cuban states that he wanted to keep him considering how hefty they paid for him. They should have just keep their role players instead of Kyrie, that way Luka has more playing time with the ball, it was likely they're not in good chemistry. I don't know what's with Mark Cuban, but it seems that he really like Kyrie Irving and believed in this guy. Whereas we all know how problematic is Kyrie to the teams that he had joined before, he has so many drama in his career than playing basketball. Yeah, we can't blame him for what had happen to the Mavs right now, but partially he had to be because he is expected to play that good and help the Mavs go to the playoffs but the opposite happen. They've lost enthusiasm, Luka is on the brink of maybe thinking why they got Kyrie in the first place. |
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Yeah, when I play in a baccarat table in a traditional based casinos, I gave tips to dealers specially if the hand is good, like hitting a tie or both draws as it is very rare to hit that one. Just a chip tip and the dealer appreciate it. And I guess it's normal to give tips to them from time to time, at least that's how I saw like the norm when I started to play table games in a land base casino. Even in hotels or restaurants or any other services, most of the time people give tips. |
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