The small ball played by the Aces seemed too much for the Storm. They played this strategy in two consecutive games but the Storm did not find a way to counter this. A'ja Wilson has free reign in the paint and Chelsea Gray has the ability to isolate in the perimeter. This contributes to the defeat of the Storms. Both Sue Bird and Tina Charles need to contribute to help Breanna Stewart who will certainly be guarded by A'ja Wilson again. Wilson is doing a great job limiting Stewart. If Bird and Charles can have a dominant game, it can open up the opportunity for Stewart to score.

Las Vegas will likely end the series in this game and punch their ticket to the Finals.

Josh Reyes is the lead deputy of TNT in PBA that is why he is the one that subbed him during Chot's absence in Game 7. It is just unfortunate that their headcoach went under health protocols in the most important game of the season. In game 4 and 5, Josh is also out of the country to coach Gilas U-18 so assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga took the helm during that time. I think he did a good job considering TNT  is riddled with injuries and undermanned.

It is hard to trade westbrook because of his humungus contract. I doubt any team will take him without additional picks or good trade package. Lakers has no picks to offer or anyone to package with Westbrook. I do not know if they can buy out his contract so they can replace him with someone better. I do not know if that is viable. If it is, I think that is a better course if Westbrook's performance does not improve or he cannot have chemistry with his other co-superstars.

Rightfully. He scored 2 points in game 6 where they could have closed the finals if he performed in his normal scoring average. And again in game 7, though he was a monster in the first half, he was very cold when it matters the most. He failed to score in the 4th quarter when the team needed someone to carry them.


TNT is exhausted in the 3rd quarter and because some of them are injured and Erram was ejected from the game, there is not much rotation from the players. Castro playing on a sprained ankle is just forcing himself to play. He performed well though you can really see that he is hurt every time he landed on his feet.

I did not watch it live but saw the highlights. That was a wild last 6.9 seconds in the fourth quarter. A'ja Wilson drived to the basket to give Aces a 1-point lead with 2.7 seconds left. But then Sue Bird made a 3-point catch and shoot from the corner that shifted the lead to Storm by 2. It was clear that there was still time left when the ball went in, so I think the referee was right in adjusting the clock to 1.8 seconds. The play for the inbound pass to Young in the paint was brilliant. You are right, they should have fouled her and let her earn the points in the line. Storms must have felt exhausted after failing to close out the game with that 3 from Bird. They run out of gas in the overtime.

Good job for the Aces in limiting Stewart to only 20 points. I think this will be the strategy again next game.

I did not watch the game but I was surprised when I checked the result and NAVI lost again. I thought they will try to win this one since they lost to vitality yesterday. If team secret won over Vitality, then NAVI could have been dropped from the tournament. Someone pointed out that they intentionally lost to Endpoint because the odds in the betting sites are heavily in their favor. But then they lost again to Vitality and NIP. NIP has a very terrible tournament but they still managed to beat NAVI. There is something wrong with NAVI line up this tournament.

TNT was still fighting in the 3rd quarter even though they are undermanned. They even got a 5 points lead at the end of the third. But suddenly, in the fourth quarter, the San Miguel Beermen went to a run that deleted the lead of the TNT. TNT has no answer to the scoring assault of the beermen and that is when they started to fall. They never scored and let the beermen to a 15-0 run. TNT suddenly run out of gas after an stellar 3rd quarter run. You can see the pain in Castro's face every time he jumps and you know that he is in real pain but forcing himself to play. William suffering from a cramp, I think, did not help the team either. A minute and half left in the game, SMB stopped scoring and just let the shot clock expires.

Congratulations to SMB for bagging the All Filipino Conference 2022.

The ejection of Erram will surely hurt TNT in this second half. They are already down 11 points and now that they have less force on the inside, surely SMB will take advantage of this. Kelly Williams is the only big man left in TNT. I do not know how will they stop June Mar once he decides to go monster mode inside the paint. In the first half, June Mar is just playing decoy, attracting the defense of the TNT while his teammates wreck havoc. I wonder if SMB will be the main point of their offense in the second half now that Erram is out of the game.

Though the Seattle Storm is the favorite to win on their homecourt in game 3, I believe that Las Vegas Aces will capitalize on their momentum to win the upcoming game. They will be relying on the backs of their possible MVP A'ja Wilson with the help of their key players Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. There is also a possibility that Dearica Hamby will be able to play in game 3. That is additional firepower for the Aces.

The Aces will start with confidence after winning game 2. They will likely follow the same strategies they employed last game. It is up to Seattle Storm if they can adjust.

I am taking the opposite of your stance. I believe that it will be a scoring game between TNT and SMB because TNT cannot match the defense of SMB. Their key player, Castro, is out and Erram has injury and cannot play 100%. Maybe, they will try to outscore SMB instead duking it out on defense. They can do that if William and Poguy get their shooting going. Good luck to your bets.

They have performed very well against navi. There is something wrong with NAVI in this tournament. They lost 0-2 against Endpoint and now they dropped again against Vitality. They are not looking like the number 1 in the world right now.

Vitality is now the top in their group with 4-0. NAVI and FNATIC come second and third respectively. With the matches tomorrow, I think the top three are set unless there are some upsets from Endpoint and Team Spirit.

Tomorrows matches are:

NAVI vs NIP
Vitality vs Spirit
FNATIC vs Endpoint

Vitality is secured with the top spot regardless of the result of the matches tomorrow.

Right, they need young players to complement their old roster. They already run that setup last season where most of their players are aging, and they cannot win. Younger teams are running circles on them. And with age comes the possibility of injuries. Since Jazz is rebuilding, maybe they should make a move to take Clarkson instead. He has played with Lebron before and he is still very young. And with his performance last year with the Jazz, he can be a big help coming from the bench.



I do not know if he can still improve on that. He is already on the decline. In Washington, he is 31.5% in 3pt% and last year just 29.8%. He would be an unreliable shooter if the coach will put him as a corner shooter. That will just destroy westbrook further. I think he should take the guard role instead and let westbrook do what westbrook does the best. Or just trade him because he does not fit if they will force him to be the shooter.

I think they are riddled with injury so they will not be performing 100%. Poy Erram, Ryan Reyes, and Castro have some kind of injuries. They can play tomorrow but I do not think they can perform 100% but since it is the finals, I will not discredit their will to win a Championship. I think Castro will play no matter what tomorrow. He was already a game-time decision last game, and he chose to avail himself more time to heal by not playing.

The ML odd for TNT is 2.39 as of this post but I think if Castro decides to play, it will be lower. So, if you are a TNT supporter, this is the best time to bet.

The ML odd for SMB sits at 1.51. I will wait until before game time to bet for SMB. The ML odd is too low for me.

They have a close dpc points and Valve corrected the computation. Outsiders still have a chance to enter TI through the qualifier.

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NIP finally got their first win in EPL Season 16, beating Endpoint 2-0. They are now tied with Endpoint , 1-3 in group A. I do not think NIP will still have a chance to enter playoffs but it is still nice to see that they were able to win a series. They were performing poorly this tournament, hopefully they can figure out what is wrong with their line up.

Next game FNATIC vs Team Spirit

I am taking Team Spirit on this one. They have been doing well this past days and hopefully they will continue to perform well.

Against FNATIC, I think this series can go either way, so taking +1.5 map has better chance of winning.

Wow, that is game-fixing. I am not familiar with rules in E-sports about this but that should not be allowed, right? But I guess if you are betting using crypto there is no control over it.


They have the best match yesterday. If they did not play, it would have been a boring day for CS. The other matches ended quickly. FNATIC dominated the first map but Vitality shown their prowess in Inferno and Mirage.

I never have to hide my gambling habits from my wife. In fact, I think she bets more than I do in betting. Only she bets with friends and co-workers while I do bet online.

It is better if the wife knows your gambling habits because it involves funds for your family. She can control you if you are going overboard on betting and already risking your family's future. If you cannot do that, it is a matter of time before your family fails. If you hide it and you got busted, that will break her trust in you.


When you get busted, it is harder to explain the second phone. She might even think you are cheating on her because of the second phone. She might not believe that the phone is for gambling.

It is questionable for now but I bet he will be playing come game 7. It is Castro we are talking about. The guy has lot of spirit and sure will push himself to play even if he is not 100%. Anyway, if he gets to play game 7 and they win, I am sure he will get the Finals MVP award. No one would question how important his presence in the court is for the team. He has bailed them time and time again since playoffs up to the finals.

That was disappointing for NAVI, they really lost 2-0 to Endpoint. No one would have thought that Endpoint can pull an upset to a strong team like NAVI. Even the odds are way in favor of NAVI. Those who took their chance on Endpoint are reaping their rewards.

TNT does not have Castro today to stop the momentum of San Miguel when they are on the run. In the past games, when SMB is starting to have momentum, Castro is always there to put a stop and start a comeback. But now that he is sidelined, no one is guiding the team on the court. You can feel the lack of Castro in this game.

If San Miguel can keep this pressure in Game 7, I doubt TNT will be able to win. They have a hot start and threes are pouring in. They also started being very aggressive in the game that they even got into foul trouble early. Hopefully, they can carry this momentum until the next game and win the championship.

San Miguel lost the last two outings but they are still the favorite in the bookies. Handicap is -5.5, which I gladly take considering that Castro is doubtful to play this game. He can rest this and be back on Game 7 stronger. Or he can play this game and be a liability if he cannot perform 100%. I hope SMB come out with their guns hot in this game so they can match the scoring capability of Williams and co.

Here is my bet for this game. I am not sure about over but I hope there will be shootout in the 3 points area.