Jones Cup 2011: Philippines vs. Iran in Semi-Finals!

Smart Gilas Pilipinas clobbered Japan in a remarkable fashion 94-78 even with the hot shooting of the Japanese in the 3-point area lead by Keijuro Matsui who came up with 8-out-of-8 and finish off with 27 points. But it was in the fourth quarter where the Smart Gilas Pilipinas tighten their defense and stop the bleeding by shutting down the torrid shooting by the Japanese.

Dondon Hontiveros came smoking in offense as he fires away with back to back tres at the same time silencing the hottest man in the court Keijuro Matsui of Japan. His defense proved too much for Matsui and it was that time when the Philippines find its rhythm to beat the Japan National if a promising way. Dondon Hontiveros played his best game in the tournament and a lot of expectations from him to really contribute and help the Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team to achieve its goal to get back on track for Olympics and on FIBA world.

Japan took its tool by showing a lot heart and guts in the first half with its torrid shooting and accurate ball rotation that makes the Smart Gilas Pilipinas do their work to neutralize the Japan offense. It was expected that Japanese will use its quickness and shooting touch to make it successful against the Philippines and they did at least in the first half. But at the end, Smart Gilas Pilipinas consistency and focus prevails and they proved it that they are on the right track to win big time and to considered being one of the contenders in Asia. Because of this win, Smart Gilas Pilipinas will now headed to semifinals against the two time defending champion and asia champion IRAN.

Tonight on the semifinal match facing IRAN, this will be more explosive and it will be a statement for the Smart Gilas Pilipinas if they are really ready for a big battle ahead in FiBA Asia come September by disposing a giving a good fight against the Iranians. This could be the match that will determine on how much maturity that the Smart Gilas Pilipinas developed and how ready they are in big time game.

Very noticeable for the team is their outside shooting, if they can develop and improve this department, it would create some scare from other nations that would include China and other powerhouse in Asia. In Jones Cup 2011, it was totally not a good shooting percentage in terms of 3 point shooting and that gives them disadvantage when the game is close. Shooting is a perennial problem by the Filipinos but if they can develop this in time for FIBA Asia that would certainly make them as one of the contenders to play in the Olympics.

It is time and let us witness the Jones Cup 2011 Semi Finals match between the no.2 and no.3 team the Philippines Smart Gilas vs. I.R. IRAN @ 7pm in Chinese Taipei.

Go Philippines…. Beat IRAN and take home the bacon..

LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant: Why We May Have Dismissed Kobe’s Accolades Too Soon

As the Miami Heat’s hopes of beating the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals came to a whimpering end on Sunday, even long before the final buzzer, there was but one question that seemed to stick in our nation’s collective conscience of sports: What does this mean for Lebron James?

James, you may recall, had himself a bit of fun last summer at the expense of the Cleveland Cavaliers fans who so adored him, dragging the team executives through the sludge of an exorbitantly drawn-out courtship period of free agency after which he decided to take his talents to South Beach as announced in the most obnoxious sports television special of all-time.

Wheww! So you’re saying you have issues with Lebron then, the self-proclaimed King of the NBA?

A lot of arguments why they called Bron as the ‘King’, people may not agree with it but there are more people who believed that Lebron is such an exceptional player and it would make a decade to have another player like him… So I may say he is the ‘King’ of Basketball of his era.

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Mavs edge Heat to tie series 2-2!

Once again, Heat stand on the wrong end of a meltdown!

DALLAS – The lone superstar of the Mavericks bravely chugged through Game 4 with a cherry red nose, fighting a 101-degree temperature , doing plenty of sniffling and wheezing and gasping.

But not coughing. Dirk Nowitzki left that to others.

He left that to the Heat, who had a a collective late-game meltdown, with Lebron James holding the torch. Mental errors, blown shots and zippo from James will haunt Miami at least for another day, if not the series. If not the off-season. With Nowitzki hurta and a game dangling for the taking, Miami blew a chance to assume a commanding lead in the NBA Finals and their closer, in particular, turned the vapor.

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NBA Finals: Miami Heat takes 2-1 lead against Dallas Mavericks!

The star studded Miami Heat team now takes a 2-1 lead against the veteran laden Dallas Mavericks leaded by German star Dirk Nowitzki in their best of seven National Basketball Association Final Series.

This developed after the Heat beat the Mavericks 88-86 in Game 3 of their series in Dallas, Texas through the strong efforts of the big-three of the visiting team the Miami Heat headed by Lebron James.

Heat superstar guard Dwayne ‘Flash’ Wade took charge in scoring for his team with 29 points and 11 rebounds.

Fellow NBA superstars Lebron ‘King’ James and Chris Bosh also added 17 and 18 points respectively to tow their team to victory against the determined home team Dallas Mavericks team.

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NBA Finals 2011: Miami Heat takes 1-0 lead!

Lebron James, Dwayne Wade step up in 4^th, stake Heat to 1-0 Finals lead

MIAMI – Dwayne Wade’s night began with a hug from her mom. It ended with an embrace from Lebron James.

Nearby, Chris Bosh held up three fingers.

No explanation necessary. The Miami Heat is three wins from the reason why the Big Three came together in the first place.

Lebron James scored 24 points for his first win in five NBA Finals games, Wad scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half and the Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 92-84 in Game 1 of the title series on Tuesday night – holding the Western Conference Champions to their lowest point total of the playoffs after a dominant defensive showing down the stretch.

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