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Next Generation Mentors
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives, Discipleship, Sports on August 3rd, 2010
In a span of three weeks, I felt like a lot of us have turned back “Father Time” when we engaged the Lorenzo Ruiz Academy Crusaders varsity high school team in two friendly basketball games already at the LRA campus gymnasium in Ongpin, Binondo, Manila.
The idea of a friendly game started when LRA’s head coach [...]
Lakers Unsung Heroes Lead The Way
The epic battle in the NBA Finals is finally over. And the Los Angeles Lakers retained their lofty position in the planet’s greatest basketball league.
Kobe Bryant remains at the forefront of the Lakers’ championship run, their 16th title chalked up today following their 83-79 come-from-behind win against the gritty but road-weary Boston Celtics.
Pau Gasol was [...]
Shining Gold Or “Gang” Green In Game 7?
Nobody expected the Los Angeles Lakers to register a blowout 89-67 win against the favored Boston Celtics.
But just the same, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest and Lamar Odom led the way for the Lakers in holding the Celtics to an NBA Finals low 67 points en route to the 22-point victory, thus far the [...]
Sink Or Swim For The Lakers
It’s pretty obvious that the Boston Celtics display much more teamwork than their arch-nemesis Los Angeles Lakers in the ongoing, hotly-contested NBA Finals.
Which is why it doesn’t surprise me that the Celtics, despite the fact that they’ve gone older due to the presence of their aging “Big Three”, are ahead, 3-2 as they head back [...]
Who Wants It More? Celtics Or Lakers?
Unsung heroes are aplenty in the NBA Finals.
There was Glen “Baby” Davis scoring at will during a pivotal fourth-quarter run for Boston, as well as Nate Robinson adding more bench depth with his own scoring burst that allowed the Celtics to runaway with a 96-89 Game 4 win that tied up the championship series anew [...]