Monthly Archives: May 2014
2014 SEABA Under-18 Championship
2014 SEABA Under-18 Championship from May 5-7, 2014 in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. The top two teams will qualify and represent Southeast Asia at the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in Doha, Qatar (August 19–28, 2014).
9th SEABA U18 Championship Teams: Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore
Philippine National Team Schedule and Results
May 5 – Philippines defeats Indonesia, 98-35
May 6 – Philippines defeats Malaysia, 93-76
May 7 – Philippines defeats Singapore, 124-63
Philippine National Team Under-18 Roster
-Asilum, Renzar Henry (UP)
-Black, Norman Aaron (Ateneo)
Kevin Durant wins 1st MVP Award
Congratulations Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Thunder for winning his 1st Most Valuable Player Award.
Watch Kevin Durant’s MVP Acceptance Speech
Kevin Durant Highlights in the 2013-2014 Season
-32 points per game (4th scoring title in 5 years)
-7.4 rebounds per game and career-high 5.5 assists per game
-41 consecutive games with 25 or more points
Happy Birthday Sol Mercado
Solomon Mercado or Sol Mercado was born on May 6, 1984 in Sacramento, California. Happy Birthday @M3rcMyWords
PBA Career History
2008–2010 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2010–2013 Meralco Bolts
2014 FIBA World Cup System of Competition
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup from August 30 to September 14, 2014 in Spain.
2014 FIBA World Cup System of Competition
Preliminary Round (Group Phase)
Group A – Spain, Serbia, France, Brazil, Egypt, Iran
Group B – Philippines, Senegal, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Greece, Croatia
Group C – Dominican Republic, Turkey, USA, Finland, New Zealand, Ukraine
Group D – Slovenia, Lithuania, Angola, South Korea, Mexico, Australia
Each team will play all the other teams in its own group. Top 4 teams from each group will qualify for the Final Phase. Last 2 from each group will return home. Total of 60 Games.
Final Phase
Round of 16
Damian Lillard’s buzzer beater eliminates Houston Video
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trailblazers makes a buzzer beating three-pointer to win the game and the series against the Houston Rockets. Portland wins series 4-2 and will face the winner of the San Antonio vs Dallas series.
There will be five Game 7 in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs:
-Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks
-Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets
-San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks
