Finally, I get to catch a live NBA game this 2009-2010 season.
It was a game between the Celtics and the Bulls who figured in the most memorable series in last season's NBA playoffs.
Considering that Kevin Garnet is back and the Celts added Rasheed Wallace on their roster, I was expecting the Celts to run roughshod the Bulls even at the latter's homefloor.
But for the first two quarters, the Bulls played good enough to keep in step with the Celts, aided by a subpar shooting of Paul Pierce. The Celtics finally got away in the third quarter.
Every time Coach Vinny del Negro is shown on the screen, I amusingly thought that he will call a Flying B play, kinda like Emilio Estevez in the Mighty Ducks movies. Hehehe!!!
I also got the first glimpse of Rasheed Wallace in green uniform, kinda tamed looking, and obligingly making a three just like his ol' Piston days.
By the start of the fourth quarter, all the Celtics starters except Rondo were cooling their heels at the bench.
Final score of this NBA regular season game: Boston wins 106 - 80
After the Ateneo De Manila University Blue Eagles win over the Far Eastern University Tamaraws last night 74 - 73, the Final Four of the 2009 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball competition is now complete and the semifinal pairings cast.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles will face the fading UST Growling Tigers and appears to easily march into the finals. Unless, coach Pido can pull a major ace up his sleeves, his wards would stand no chance against the defending champs.
The other semifinal match will pit the FEU tamaraws and the surging UE Red Warriors. The Warriors was able to avenged their first round defeat against the Tamaraws in a convincing fashion. The Tams should be wary of an upset and must take care of the Warriors right in the first game. Otherwise, a do-or-die second game will only increase the Warriors confidence.
I am expecting an ATENEO - FEU final and wishing the Tamaraws to win.
US Open 2009 Womens Semifinal Result | Clijster through the Finals, Serena Williams out cos of Unsportmanslike point penalty
Comebacking mom Kim Clijster continues her amazing run at the 2009 US Open Womens Single Tennis Championships as she defeated defending champ Serena Williams in a terrific match with the most bizaare ending 6-4 7-5 to advance to the Women's Final.
Clijsters played a superb game winning the first set 6 - 4.
On the second set, Clijster, still up at 4 - 3, had a double breakpoint against the serving Williams. However, Williams came up with two big aces to level to deuce and added another to erase another breakpoint and level the match.
With Clijster up 6 - 5, Serena was called for a foot fault on serve. She got mad on the line umpire that called it. The chair umpire called the line umpire. After which, a point penalty was given to Serena which led to her losing the game and the match at 7 - 5.
Later, Caroline Wozniacki advance to the final after defeating fellow 19 year old Wickmayer.
Obviously, the sentimental favorite to win is Kim Clijster who won the event in 2005.
The UE Red Warriors and the DLSU Green Archers proved to be tougher as each prevailed after two overtime periods over separate foes in the first round of eliminations in Men's Basketball of UAAP Season 72
The favored UE Red Warriors overcame a slow start, and a determined but hard-luck Adamson Falcons squad to post a a 95 - 91 win.
Paul Lee bounced back from a below-par performance in their previous game with a superb all-around game of 23 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. He fed teammate Pari Llagas with a long-court past for the go ahead basket 93 - 91 in the 2nd OT.
The Falcons continue its luckless season as they lost another close match. They started the game well, and fought back hard on the fourth quarter to force overtime. Rookie Cabrera starred for the Falcons in the fourth quarter but proved to be not enough.
UE improved its slate to 3-2 to stay close to the leaders.
In the second game, DLSU came back from 17 points down to score an upset of sorts over the UST growling Tigers.
The Tigers went comfortably ahead in the third quarter. But rookie Arvie Bringas started the rally with a three point conversion before the quarter ended to cut the deficit to a more manageable 12 point lead.
In the fourth quarter, DLSU played superb defense to catch UST. Kish Co tied the game at 82 all to force the first overtime.
PJ Barua, hit his first field goal of Season 72, a trey, to tie the game at 90 all with 5.5 seconds left in the first OT. UST failed to convert in the next play that signalled the 2nd OT.
In the second overtime, the Green Archers limited the Tigers to just one Camus 2-point field goal to notch their fourth straight win.
The Tigers was the more favored team on this one, given that they have two great starters in Ababou and Mirza while DLSU has a lot young players.
But DLSU still have adefensive system that proved enough to stop the Tigers' top players. The win also showed that DLSU should still be included in the contenders list.
The win also puts the Archers in a confident morale as they will be facing next the top two teams at least on paper, Ateneo and FEU.
