I reviewed that play and I don't think that was well defended. He can just turn around upon receiving the ball and threw it up with will but that's not what happened. He hesitated and it seems that he's not ready to take the shot. Man, he's the King Clipper so he should have taken that shot with confidence, miss or make.

But you are right, no amount of criticism could turn things around, let's just move on and bet for them next game as for sure they will bounce back strong after that dismal event.

One out of two for me but still a profitable one  . I expected these games to be defense-oriented but not expecting the Clippers to lose on their home court in this stage as they have beaten the Mavs two in a row in Dallas, confidence must be high for the Clippers I supposed but I'm wrong  .



Tomorrow's Lakers vs Suns game6 is a very exciting one. Have you guys got news if AD will come back for this game?

When AD was out due to injury in the elimination, they lost a lot of games and that's already proven that without him, they will struggle.

Father time is catching up on Lebron and i do agree that he can't do it alone, when was the time he does it alone hehe?

I don't think it's a good idea to force AD to play on their next as it might aggravate his injury and do further damage so i think it is better for him to take some time off and let the other guys step up. It would be nice to see the Lakers win the series without AD and bring him back in the WCF fully rested rather than forced him in the second round.

I don't know if Kiefer Ravena will have a smooth transition to his Japanese Team as he will face some complications on this matter. The commissioner have spoke up that what Kiefer did was wrong because he has recently signed a three year contract extension with NLEX. He should have consulted first his legal adviser before agreeing to sign with the Japanese team.

Nevertheless, it's a good sign that Japan have interest on Filipino cagers as this will motivate the young to work hard as the option to play in the professional league is not limited to PBA anymore.

I think this scenario will not do bad for the PBA as only few players are fit to play as an import and these Ravenas will be back to Philippine soil 2-3 years from now.

For me, it's hard to tell who's better as they play different position. Kiefer plays point-guard while Thirdy is more of a 2-3 player.

Both of them have not yet lead a team to a championship so i can say that both of them are raw but with Thirdy playing as an import in Japan, i think he has the advantage on experience as he is more exposed on a different types of play and have guarded players which were more talented than PBA players.

But i'm expecting a knockout win by Donaire that's why i bet for that  .

Oubaali came to the fight with 17 fights and i could say that the experience factor belongs to Donaire.

Donaire have fought big names, Arce, Darchinyan and Montiel to name a few while Oubaali have not face fighters with those calibers IMO.

Age might be the only reason why Donaire was placed underdog on the bookies. 

Muntikan na yong Jazz matalo kanina, kung nagkataon 0-2 ka kabayan hehe.

Walang hiyang Sixers na yan, kung kailan ako pumusta sa kanila doon pa sila natalo. Napaka-beatable pala nila kung wala si Embiid at palagay ko magkakaroon pa ng game6 kung hindi siya makabalik sa game5.

Lakers ML ako bukas, kakayod dito si Lebron  .

I'm betting 50 dollars for the Lakers here. Lebron's championship character will be tested once again and i do think they can pull this one even with Aton's dominance in the paint. If the Lakers will lose this one then this will be the end of them as the momentum will shift to the Suns.

I would say it's a good fight for both of them but i think it's the end now for the career of Linares, he can't keep up with the big boys now and he is like a steeping stone for some of the young and some prospects in this sport of boxing. He can no longer have that championship belt.

As for Haney, a fight with Garcia or Davis will get him some of this elusive respect which i think he deserve at this point. Surviving and winning against Linares was the biggest test of his young career thus far.

Maybe they based their speculation on the last fight of both fighters where Oubaali won while Donaire lost to Inoue.

But if you watch those fights, you can already speculate on who have the upper hand when these two will meet.

Though Donaire lost that fight, he give Inoue a very tough fight and the Japanese Monster almost lost his crown with that left hook of Donaire while Oubaali simply won in the undercard against another Inoue which to me was not an impressive victory.

Like what Donaire said during the post-fight interview, a rematch with Inoue is all what he want, that would be an exciting one.

I expected a knockout win by Donaire because if it would go a distance, chances are he might lose as he is not much of a volume puncher.

That left hook did not leave Donaire's arsenal until now and i do hope if got a chance to meet Inoue again, that weapon will put the monster to the canvass for good.



^^ not yet settled but it's a win  .

Congratulations to all the Filipino Flash believer in this forum.

This should also be a good fight but i'm wondering why my favorite online bookies didn't cover this fight.

I thought that they will put the odds on their site 24 hours before the fight but until this time, no sign of that.

^^ win via knockout is what i foresee if Nonito Donaire wins this fight. He can't let the judges hand him the decisions as they are a bit bias here because Nonito Donaire is the challenger. If no knockdowns, this will go to Oubaali's way, just my thought though  .

Pull the trigger now guys before it's too late hehe.

I'm really not sure what you are talking about but if you are referring on the offensive foul that first called on Durant in the dying seconds then i could say that is a legit one.

The official first called for an offensive foul, then coach Nash challenged the call and upon review they revert it into an offensive foul against Smart. I thought at first that is an offensive foul but on the replay, Smart made a slight move that makes it a blocking foul on him.

Monster game for Tatum, tallying 50 points but the unfortunate part is that Robert Williams sprained his ankle that will make questionable on game 4.

Seems there is truth to that "salary" speculation but whatever may the real reason, one thing is for sure Marc's body can't no longer bear the wear and tear in the PBA. He played very physical and in order to maintain that kind of play you have to be 100 percent healthy physically which is a hard thing to maintain if you are older.

We should also thanks to the management for waiting for him. They reserve a slot in the roster in case he decided to suit up for another year and that means that the Magnolia management really value his past contribution to the team.

They said that having a long lay-off in boxing could give them ring rust and i may agree with that but we should also take note that it is not only Donaire who have a long lay-off as Oubaali last fought on the undercard of the Donaire vs Inoue fight so this category should be even to both of them.

Basing on their last fight, Donaire impressed me more that Oubaali though he lost but he give one hell of a fight to Inoue.

My pick for tomorrow, Clippers -2.5.

If they want to come back in this series, they should win game 3. I have not heard yet of a team that comeback from a 0-3 deficit and won the series.

If only Manny Pacquaio is 32 then i could say that Errol Spence have no chance of winning against Manny.

On the fight against Thurman, the deterioration of endurance was very evident and if not for that knockdown, Manny could have lose that one.

We can only speculate here as a boxing fans and it's good to see that boxing celebrities have taken their side on this fight, adding some spice and hype that could draw more people to watch on PPV.

Cebuano basketball fans would never forgot that incident as it the reason why Junemar Fajardo did not won the Rookie of the Year award and the possible MVP on that same year, the record which was hold by Benjie Paras until now.

But on the brighter side, that incident paved the way for the true friendship of Junemar and Marc Pingris, on and off the court.

Maybe. I, personally expected them to disposed of the Mavericks in 5 games or 6 games the most and we tend to forgot that the Mavs is an improved team at the moment with the leadership of Luka.

I just wonder how much we have won if you are a Kawhi Leonard hater  .

I just don't know if the Clippers can recover in this series, they must win game 3 and it's not easy doing so as it is a pressure packed game for the Clippers.