Dallas Mavericks Go For The Jugular

I’m no prophet, but at least, as of my latest NBA blog, I did say that the Dallas Mavericks can take two of the three games at home (American Airlines Center). And the Mavs did just that, grabbing Games 4 & 5 to go up in their Finals series against the supposed highly-favored Miami Heat, 3-2.

On Monday morning (Manila time), the Mavericks are looking forward to completing a mission they failed to accomplish during the 2006 NBA Finals — beat the Heat. Of course, in 2006, the Mavs zoomed in to a commanding 2-0 series lead, only to find the Heat melt Dallas’ confidence with their defense and the hot-shooting of Dwayne Wade, enabling Miami to win its first-ever NBA crown in the process in six games.

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The Sting That Could Wake Up The Lakers

A lot has been said about the Los Angeles Lakers’ stunning 103-109 Game One Western Conference first round loss to the seventh-seeded New Orleans Hornets on Monday (Sunday night in the United States).

Pau Gasol was a non-factor in the Lakers’ series-opener, scoring a quiet eight points and hardly making any dent on the defensive end.

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Product Of Decision

For the nth time, another former NBA All-Star dropped out of his once lofty status in the planet’s greatest basketball league.

His name is Antoine Walker.

A vital piece in the Miami Heat’s NBA championship conquest in the 2006 season, the  6′8″ Walker, who has earned more than US$110 million in over 11 years of playing in the NBA, is now neck-deep in debt.

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