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June 17-23, 2013

BRANDO TUAZON
If San Antonio would like to win game 5, they must close the inside lane and limit Miami into shooting from the outside, as what they did in game 3. Also, it is quite noticeable that the Spurs has an advantage in height, so it would be advisable to capitalize on this, having Splitter and Duncan dominate the paint and not allow Miami a number of second chance opportunities. On the other hand, Miami has the advantage of youth, speed and athleticism, in order to win game 5, they must continue to raise the game tempo by giving more help defense and creating high percentage chances in the transition offense. Ball possession is important for both teams, and the team that controls the ball effectively, will win game 5, least number of turnovers is very important in this series since both teams are very good in creating chances. It is definitely an exciting NBA finals, both teams have been battered and bloodied in the past four games, the 3 day rest will serve them well. Miami has the homecourt advantage come game 5, the crowd will be in their favor, but the Spurs might be a bit hungrier after their loss in the previous game, Game 5 and 6 will be played this week, the whole world will be watching. A spectacular performance was shown by the Miami Heat shooting guard Dwayne Wade, which has been in a lackluster-form in game 3, Wade totaled with 32 points with six steals, he was in his finest form in the 2nd half where he put down a major 15 points to raise the win which Miami desperately needed with end-game score of 109-93. It was a pretty tight match early in the first half of game 4 of what would have seemed to be a close battle as the Miami Heat gained an early lead with a 10 point advantage as the first quarter had ended. San Antonio came back in the second quarter after a burst of outside shooting from the upcoming guards Gary Neal and Danny Green and tied points and made it difficult for the Miami guards to cope with his blazing speed, unforthe 4th quarter which lead into a transition offense and an emphatic slam, which eventually lead into more field goals. The NBA Championship is up for grabs, and there is no certainty who has the upper hand in this series, both teams had a win and a loss in their home court. It was a meaningful win for the Miami Heat though as they had lost their identity and team chemistry on a blowout game in game 3. Greg Popovich chose to rest his ace players Tim Duncan and Tony Parker who had a mediocre performance, with still 4 minutes in the 4th quarter. The seasoned coach of San Antonio gave his players a breather as they prepare for another titanic clash on Game 5, Monday. Meanwhile Erik Spoelstra the FilipinoAmerican coach of Miami Heat opted to let his big three, Wade, James and Bosh who had a combined 53 points and 23 rebounds to stay in the court and finish the game, as what would have seemed to be a morale booster which was badly needed coming into game 5. Game 5 is significant for both teams as the winner of this game will obtain momentum that is important, for both Spurs and the Heat are 2 wins away to winning the championship. The key for San Antonio is to put the pressure to Miami and put up a defensive stand which carried them to the NBA Finals. They also need to limit their turnovers as it gave them a big hurt in game 4 when they turned the ball over 14 times that resulted into easy transition buckets. Ginobili has been quiet for awhile, missing big chances in the 3-point line that could have at least closed up the gap in game 4, unfortunately he was not able to land the necessary points. What was obvious in the last game was the tempo, Spurs were not able to control the speed of the game and had allowed to many close basket points. in a star-studded visit of NBA players Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul at Kevin Durant. The NBA players conducted a two exhibition games in the Smart-Ultimate All-Star Weekend in 2011. A c co rd i n g l y, Harden at Gordon will conduct sports clinics to promote the NBA brand.

the game at 49 all. The game was intense at the onset as Lebron James made his presence felt, he continually attacked the basket during transitions and raised the tempo, which has been clearly the discomfort the old-but experienced team which is the Spurs. Tony Parker had his share of the limelight in the first half scoring 15

tunately Parker was close to being absent in the second half, nearly missing every opportunity. It was in the 3rd quarter when the former NBA champions shifted their gear, headed by Wade that would have seemed to regained his old self after having a poor shot percentage in the Indiana Series, Wade made a significant steal in

NBA stars in the Philippines

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PHILIPPINE basketball players are waiting for the arrival of NBA stars James Harden of Houston Rockets and Eric Gordon for the NBA 3X. The event sponsored by Sprite will be held at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City this July 26 to 28. Adidas Basketball also announced that Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose is also to arrive in the country on September 14 to 16 to greet and meet his fans. Actually, this will be the second visit of Harden and Rose in the country. The first was when they were included

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IT is the dream of Chris Banchero to play in the Philippine Basket-ball Association (PBA), but his dream has to wait a little longer for, as required by the PBA rule, he has to first play two (2) conferences in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) before jumping to the PBA. The PBA rule is clearly understood by Chris, a 23-year old Filipino-Italian who is the ace guard in San Miguel Beers championship romp in the ABL. Likely saying that he can wait, Bachero said I cant apply for the draft yet, I have to play in the DLeague first. But its OK. Im young and I want to stay

No PBA ball for Banchero

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focused on becoming a better player. The 6-foot-1 Ban-chero flashed his exp-losive form with the Beermen to finish a close second to teammate Asi Taulava in the race for the season MVP. I love the ABL and I love representing the

Philippines, said Banchero. Bachero grew up in the United States but traces his roots in Ilocos. Banchero was an AllAmerican Player of the Year winner when he starred for Seattle Pacific University in NCAA Division II a couple of years ago.

CHRIS BANCHERO