I put a small amount of money to the Nets during the game before they got an 8 point lead at the 4th quarter and seeing that attractive odds, I gambled to them.

Unfortunately, because of them going out cold in the final minutes of the game, the Clippers made a 7-0 run 2 times to get the lead and eventually getting the victory on the road. I thought that the Nets will pull out on this one because Cam Thomas is on fire, but turnovers and missed shots in the final minutes cause them to lose on their home.

Anyway, I didn't share my bets here as you gamblers are always doing because there are times where I'm putting my bet during the game. In this one, I bet on 4 games. 2 bets before the game and 2 during the game. I won with my 2 bets before the game, but lost on the 2 games during the bet.

Golden State Warriors - Oklahoma City Thunder @ 1.62 = Win
Utah Jazz - Dallas Mavericks @ 1.75 = Lost
Brooklyn Nets - Los Angeles Clippers @ 3.95 = Lost
Washington Wizards - Cleveland Cavaliers @ 1.6 = Win

Congratulations to all of the winners, and better luck next time to us who lost a few bucks today.

They are trading CP3 already because they know that their chances of getting a title is going lower and lower as he goes older and older.
CP3 is 37 years old already. As the years goes by, his performance goes down as he goes older. Ayton doesn't want to be in Phoenix for obvious reasons. Booker's dream of winning a title is just a dream with these 2 all-star players if they will not do something.

Trading Ayton, Bridges and Paul or even only Paul and Ayton will help the Suns in their run for the title. Getting KD would be their best option because we know what is the capability of a Kevin Durant. A Durant-Booker duo might be helpful for the Suns. 2-3 days left before the trade deadline so I agree that we might see some unexpected trades here and there.

Cam Thomas and Claxton as well as Dinwiddie.

If Durant requests a trade (which is likely to happen), watch out for these 3 underrated players. Thomas just got his 2nd 40+ game just tonight against the Clippers though they lost and Claxton is having his best season with him leading the blocks and is a double-double machine. Dinwiddie might be more efficient now that he is in Brooklyn, but we don't know. Let's see how the new Nets team goes now that they don't have Kyrie anymore.

My end goal amount of Bitcoin that I want is 0.01 BTC and it's enough for me already, and you're asking about that?
Some might say yes it's enough. Some might say nahhhh it isn't enough especially for those who has many money to use to buy Bitcoin.

Only you can answer that question. Is it enough for you? Do you feel happy if you reach that amount of Bitcoin? Will you be satisfied if you reaches that amount? For me, it doesn't matter if it's 0.001 BTC or 0.01 BTC or 0.1 BTC or even 1 whole Bitcoin as long as you are holding Bitcoin, whatever amount it is enough.

The word "enough" is very irrelevant in a sense that, people might say that X amount is enough for them, but when they reached that price, they will think of a way again to increase that amount. The satisfaction isn't there. They want more after reaching that amount. That's most of the people is.

Does the gamblers care about this? Seriously?

I also gamble at some times, but I didn't read any of the advices the casino has been given to the gamblers. Well, it's a good thing that they are still telling us to be a responsible gamblers though. The problem is that, gamblers aren't reading this most of the time and if they read this, they will not follow it and they will just gamble at their own will until they lose all of their money.

I believe that there are still out there who are like me where they can control themselves whenever they are gambling, but please for the other gamblers out there, be a responsible one. Reading these guidelines can still be helpful, but if you don't have attitudes or traits that will help you be a responsible gambler then it's useless. Traits like self-control and discipline are the most important ones that a gambler must have.

You judge something and then made a decision out of nowhere. Now you are wrong with what you did.
What happened with FTX might affect the whole CEX's trust with the users, but you can't change the fact that CEX is a big help for us investors. Where can you buy Bitcoin if it wasn't for CEX? Aside from P2P transaction, there aren't any way anymore.

Like I said, it's because investors have no choice. Aside from CEX, they don't have any choices on to where they can buy coins that they want to hold for long term. Problems come. Scams come and frauds are happening all the time, but one things for sure. People will always move on from it and move forward and with this, they will continue to use centralized exchanges.

You aren't evil at all. You are just sharing your opinion and I'm sharing mine as well. Centralized exchanges will be as important as it is before and after the FTX fraud incident happen

Profit and I just want to have an experience to this new currency that can change the shape of how financial system is right now in the world.

I mean don't be stupid and we know that we are interested in Bitcoin because of the profit potential that we can get right? Who doesn't like to invest into a cryptocurrency that can make your money x5 or x10 in just a span of a few years. No other asset can give that profit aside from Bitcoin.

I also believe that Bitcoin will be a game changer. It might not be now, but in the next decades, our financial system might change and that's because of Bitcoin and the whole cryptocurrency.

I just watched a Youtube video a few weeks ago regarding technical indicators that might help you with your trading journey.

On that video, he shared some of the technical indicators that might help you in your decision. 200 Exponential Moving Average, the MACD and the RSI. These are the indicators that he shared. I tried it and trade with only 10$ in Futures trading. Just a few hours ago, I have 90$ until my last trade where Bitcoin dropped massively and luckily I made a stop loss, but I lost 25$ with that mistake of mine. Now my 10$ is now worth 65$.

I'm not saying that the video I watched will also work for you, but that's what works for me.

Many still believe that DFS is a great three and D player.

A career 36% 3-pt shooting, I guess he's a big help with the Nets defensively. Him and Claxton might be a big help in the paint. Aside from him, the Nets also got Dinwiddie whom we expect as the 2nd scorer of the Mavs, but didn't reach our expectation. He can still erupts if needed like what he did to Phoenix, but he's somewhat inconsistent. Maybe that'll change now that he's back with his former team Nets.

That's the problem. Both of the players are ball-dominant so it's making me curious on how these 2 players will jive with each other.

We've seen Russel Westbrook and James Harden played with each other in Houston and back at that time, both of them are ball-dominant especially Harden which is the focal person of the Rockets at that time. What happened to their duo? It failed big time. Same with Russ and Melo when both are in Thunder. I'm not being pessimistic and I always believe that in times like this, adjustments for both players is a must. Let's just see maybe how they will play with each other. It's very exciting for sure how they will be in the same court as teammates.

This is the best option right now. To just hold.

I'm holding Bitcoin for 2 years already and until now, I didn't think of my Bitcoins being used to lend out to these platforms that offers lending where you can earn somewhere around 5% or more per year. Kind of attractive, but I won't risk it.

You already said that you're lucky that you dodge the bullet against Celsius, and there are some who are lucky as well when Gemini ended their Earn feature. Sometimes, just idling your Bitcoin is a better and safer decision because I don't see any way either for my Bitcoins to earn more Bitcoins aside from it being lend to somebody.

That's to have a salary cap space for the team so they can acquire better players in the off-season.
The question right now is what's next for Durant. His buddy Kyrie has been traded already so what's next for him. Will he stay for the Nets next season? Will he request for a trade "again"? Will he trust the front office and say to them to get another all-star player aside from him in the off-season? I'm excited about him as much as the Nets' run this regular season.

That will lessen the burden for Luka because at least now he has a point guard and at the same time, a prolific scorer as well. Before the trade happens, many thought of how these 2 ball-dominant stars will play for each other. I believe some adjustments will happen after this trade, but now the chances of Dallas winning the title jumped massively.

I did a quick search on Google on how many shots he is taking per game this season.

As per ESPN, he is taking 8.3-18.1 shots per game. He's a Power Forward and not a Shooting Guard like you said. I did also made a quick search on how many shots a Shooting Guard is attempting per game and the average is at around 10-20 though some are lower, but the point is Randle isn't playing the position he is right now. He feels that he's the shooting guard of the team well he's not. He's also awful in defense as well.

They still have Thompson and Poole that can still erupt anytime. The Warriors are 20-6 in their home and the Thunder are 9-16 on the road so maybe gambling with a Curry-less Warriors is still a good bet for me. Don't try it though with a large amount. .

I'm thinking of a reason why institutional investors will decide to stay away from crypto, but I can't think of any.

I mean they can earn from it so why stay away from it? That's pure stupidity if they will just stay away from something that they know they can make money from it. So to answer your question, I'm pretty sure it will not happen but if does happen (theoretically), more and more retail investors will have a chance to get more Bitcoins. We will see price of Bitcoin drop, but it will go up again as it is what's always happening.

Let's be realistic here. There's no way that they will not stay away from crypto market right? Is there any reason for them to go away?

I put my bet on the 3rd quarter I guess when they are only down by 3 points and I saw the odds are very attractive that's why I gambled on the Knicks and luckily, I won.

TBH, I hate Randle's style of playing which is more of an isolation, but there are times where he can just score 20+ points out there and carry the team alongside Brunson. Still, he's inconsistent and doesn't know when to stop to shoot when needed. Hartenstein and Fournier fouled out, but both of them has a big help towards their win on their home especially Fournier who scored 17 points and McBride stepped up as well in the absence of Barrett with 14 points. An impressive win for the Knicks who are down double digits in the early parts of the game.

Jokic and Murray didn't play and I believe it's expected because they just played on their home and travelled going to Minnesota. This is the reason why they didn't play thus, the odds in Stake are favoring the Timberwolves.

An easy win for the Wolves with this one. 6 players in double digits and they had more FG's than Denver. They also won in assists category with 33 against 19 for the Nuggets. Wolves now are at the 7th place and there only 2 games separating the 3rd and the 7th spot so a win streak will be a big help not only with the Wolves, but in the whole Western Conference.

You lost 3 out of your 4 bets. Not a good day for us brother.

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/magnolia-taps-antonio-hester-to-replace-import-eric-mccree-a793-20230205
A returning import that played in TerraFirma a few years ago. His name was familiar when I first saw it, and I saw the pictures where he played in TerraFirma.

It's a good move by the Magnolia to replace McCree because he only played well on his first game, but completely shut down on his next 2 games where he only scored 13 and 12 points respectively. A one bad game for an import in our league is considered unacceptable already, but to do it twice? There is a problem with him already.

Anyway, the Hotshots must win most of their games or they will end up at the bottom of the spot. I don't know, but in order for a team to clinch into the playoffs, they must win at least 5 in order to have a slim chance and 6 to secure the spot. In Magnolia's case, they must win 6 on their last 8 games if they want to enter the playoffs. Their import replacement will be a huge factor towards Magnolia's run this Governor's Cup.

That will not happen unfortunately.
From vaccine issues, to don't want to play to now trade issues. Kyrie has been making dramas for a long time already. We knew that it's all over this season when we didn't heard anything about him, but now he did it "again". Will be more focused on basketball isn't applicable for him, and I believe that the Mavericks' front office will have a headache from him as well.

As for if Irving will be a big help to the team, yes and no.

Yes because Luka already got an all-star that most of us are waiting for. He tried to make a tandem with KP, but obviously it didn't work out. Now he got the best player he ever had in Dallas. Yes they both are ball-dominant players, but Luka is an excellent passer as well so maybe we may see Luka more of a pass-first guy and Kyrie as a shooter.

I also said no because of this question. What if decided to be a free agent this summer? The Mavericks lose DFS, Dinwiddie and picks for nothing. If this trade fails, the Mavericks are in trouble. They lost everything + Kyrie. Kyrie wants a 4-year max contract and I don't know if the Mavericks will give it to him knowing how hard-headed he is.

Like you said, if Luka agreed onto it then there's nothing wrong with it. I just hope that the chemistry will be build in a short amount of time because TBH, they are a championship contender team with Kyrie being with the team. Just look at the offense Kyrie can give and he's also efficient as well. Let's see how this goes, but looking on paper, the Mavericks won the trade. In the long run though, unless Kyrie will re-sign with the Mavs then they lose big time.

If it's -8.5 then nope because the game ended with a score of 116-108.

I guess it's good that I'm busy while the game is on-going because I didn't have a chance to put my bet on to any teams. A while ago, I want to put my bet on ROS because of how they played last conference, but it's good that I didn't because they lost.

6 players from Ginebra scored in double digits and our Kabayan Brownlee got a triple-double in his first game on the Governor's Cup this season. 29 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Just wow I guess. Qualls on the other hand scored 23 points, but had a poor shooting night with only 7/21.

Now, three teams are winless. Magnolia, Rain or Shine and NorthPort. I expect an import change with 1 or more with these 3 teams.

Home record, back-to-back games, or possible that there is something that we bettors don't know.

The best reason that I know is the home record of the Wolves. There was a time where the Wolves had an 8 straight home game wins (correct me if I'm wrong because I'm not sure with the number, but I'm pretty sure it happened), and the record of the Wolves at home is 19-12. Not that impressive, but I guess enough.

Maybe the fact that the Nuggets are playing back to back might affect their performance as well. I mean they are just humans and just after their game on their home against the Hawks, they will rest a few hours and then travel 14 hours and 8 minutes just to go to Minnesota. I mean just imagine the tiredness of the players. That might also be the reason as well. With this, we might see players not playing for the Nuggets and will give most of the time to their role players thus, affects the odds of gambling websites. Again we don't know.

Here in our place, most if not all of the people who are working here (including me) are being paid monthly.

Job security is one of the most important thing in life. No job means no money to buy the needs we want for our daily lives. With percentage earnings, yes you can earn even more, but it's more of a temporary job only and what if that work of yours is over? Where will you find a job again especially now that many people are starting to get fired by these companies.

For me, I prefer fixed income because whatever you do, you'll get paid. Yes there is a chance that you might get a higher workload, but in some companies, there is this thing called "bonus" where the company rewards the most industrious employee with some money so that they will be motivated to work even more. Fixed income + bonuses > percentage earnings where you don't know when you will have a job and when you will not have one.

Just another trivia that I saw online.
The Nuggets are 18-0 when Jokic gets a triple-double.

If that doesn't amaze you as an NBA fan then I don't know why. I mean Jokic is the main guy of the Nuggets, and it's a good thing that he got Murray back and aside from that, he also got some very good role players in the team. Players like MPJ, DeAndre Jordan as their backup center, KCP who won a title in the Lakers, Hyland, Green, Bruce Brown, Aaron Gordon. The roster is very deep that you can still make a good team out of their role players. I just hope that they will convert it on the playoffs and they will play even better and no one gets injured.

I believe he can't do it against the Thunder.

In his last 3 games, he only averaged 27 PPG. Unless his team will give the ball to him most of the time like what the Lakers did to Kobe on his last game where he scored 60 points then it's possible that he can surpass it against the Thunder. After all, many are excited on that achievement, but if it will be just a normal game then I believe he can't do it. I'll watch the game on livestream and will not do anything on that day.

I visited the twitter link and the website itself and I laughed on what's inside that website.
On the other hand, I feel sad for those who fell into his promotions. I don't know that influencer or person, but I'm guessing he scammed a lot of investors already.

He really got big time on that one thanks to Coffeezilla and I'll wait for his video on Youtube. This is what you call "Scammer got scammed" and he literally fell into it. They are being called influencers, but they are influencing other people in a negative way.

The FAQ section is kind of funny though.

Best import in the PBA? I don't think so. Don't get me wrong though. He's a good import and lead the Ginebra to multiple title and his most memorable achievement in the league is the 3 point buzzer beater against Meralco that gave them the title.

Brownlee has been the best import for some PBA fans because he is on Ginebra. What if Brownlee will be on another team like Blackwater or TerraFirma? Can we still consider him as the best import in the PBA? I don't consider him as the best import unless he will go to a bottom tier team in the PBA and lead the team to a title (obviously it will never happen as he is the resident import of Ginebra already). The good thing about Brownlee though is the fact that he is still undefeated whenever he goes to the PBA Finals.

He also said in an interview that he'd be happy to play again under Coach Frankie. The bond has been created maybe between the 2, I expect that Simmons will play again in our league.

Ginebra Vs. ROS. Same match-up last conference where the ROS won against Ginebra by double digits. That's also the first game of Ginebra and they lost on that one. Past performance doesn't the same as the future, but I'm just saying. . I might bet on ROS on this one.