The Philippines did the right thing, but they fell short. I believe the defense was there, but if you watched the game, you would see that Jordan couldn't miss their 3-point shots in the first quarter. That's the reason why they were ahead by double digits. I would say it was a lucky game for Jordan since they don't shoot like that all the time. The Philippines did the right thing to come back but fell short, and that's it.

In my opinion, the Philippines will improve. Coming back from a huge deficit of as high as 25 points is already a sign of a good team. They almost won, and that's the best thing they could have done. Although they lost, they gave the crowd hope that they could make a successful comeback.

Now, PBA is back to it's normal schedule and we will see more Ginebra games in the days to come.

That was not a good sign, mate. If they will always allow that to happen, it's a big problem.

The stage of the World Cup won't be held here in the country therefore, not much presence in the live audiences to support the country to boost their morale in a situation where Gilas needs to make a huge comeback. Also, not all the time that a team will allow that comeback, especially those teams that are even much stronger than Jordan.

That's not the best they could have done, they can do better next time. Good luck with our Gilas on the international stage this year.

Actually, when they're trying to chase the lead, many have already lost their hope that they'll not be able to take that huge deficit. It's for real that they'll improve but it all depends on how quick the improvement will and it'll be based on the management.
So far, they are all doing good, and sad to say that Kai won't be playing within the next window for which many think that he's really going to be a good addition to the Gilas but he's got other priorities and it's reasonable.

The PBA is now back, with the game starting early today at 3:00 pm. For those who missed betting, you can still place a live bet. The game is currently close one, but we do not know if it will stay this way. So, what are you waiting for? Bet on your favorite team now!

As for my bet, I have ROS @4.00

The next game will be interesting. It's Ginebra versus Meralco, with Ginebra favored by 4.5 points. What team do you think will win? Hmm...do I still need to ask that? Hehe...I'm pretty sure everyone here will be rooting for Ginebra to win. So the right bet will be Ginebra -4.5 or -5 for better odds. As for the total score, I think it will be a low-scoring game like the outcome of the Magnolia versus Meralco game, so the under is the safe bet here.

Brownlee took over in the 4th quarter, but the hero of the game was Maya Gray. He was hot in the 4th quarter and helped take the lead. Ginebra could have won by over 5 points if their free-throw shooting was decent, especially for C. Stand, who has an awkward shooting style. LOL, but no offense to him, he played well in that game, especially on the defensive side.

The commentators were right. They said you cannot sleep on Ginebra, because even if they lose in the first 3 quarters, there's still the 4th quarter - and that's exactly what Ginebra did.

The Meralco Bolts are in the league in the first 3 quarters. Ginebra is trying to take the lead, but when they are only trailing by 1 point, Meralco will make a way to increase their lead again.

That changed in the 4th quarter when Ginebra took it over. Standhardinger and Brownlee lead the whole 4th quarter offense that eventually, lead to their victory. Brownlee scored 29 points, but the one who really carried the team until the end is Standhardinger, and he finished with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. For a local player, you don't expect that stats because most of the time, imports are doing that, but we've seen that a local like him can do what imports can do as well.

I lost my bet because I thought that the Bolts will continue with their winning streak. On the other hand, after playing for 744 straight games, LA Tenorio missed that game for the first time because of an injury, and because of that, the streak has ended already. Hope he will recover and help his team on the playoffs.

Ginebra won and was able to dominate the last quarter, its actually a high scoring game as expected.
If you are able to place that bet, you probably win a good profit with Ginebra. Last two games for Meralco this week, they should bounce back so they can enter the quarter finals on a good standing with an opportunity for the semis. On the other hand, it will be a hectic schedule for Ginebra this week, they should stay composed and play a better game.

I remember the golder days of Swift Mighty Meaty Sunkist he was playing alongside with Aerial Voyager and The Bull, they are complete and really make a good name in this league, Boybits Victoria was the game maker though I was cheering for Alaska but when they are playing against each other the dominance mostly in favor of Sunkist/Swift.

A well ended career for Boybits. Though he's still young in my opinion but that's life and no one can predict how long you can stay alive.