NLEX won by 3 points and with that win, Ginebra's chance to get the twice to beat spot decreased. There are rumors that they will be targeting the 4th spot so they will face the Bay Area Dragons on the Semi-Finals.
I wonder why would they target the #1 seeded team for the semis? Isn't it better if they avoid that team until the finals. Yes, they beat the dragons in their match but that is just one game. It will be different when it is in a series.
Ginebra defeated them so they know what to do to defeat them again. Well, that's only my prediction and it's a rumor only that's being spread on Facebook. The only difference now is that, when the Dragons lost, they got Nicholson as their import but now, they have Powell already and nobody, I mean nobody can stop that scoring machine. I doubt that somebody from Ginebra can stop that monster from scoring 30+ points if they meet on the playoffs. Maybe the referees can. Ooops!!
NLEX won by 3 points and with that win, Ginebra's chance to get the twice to beat spot decreased. There are rumors that they will be targeting the 4th spot so they will face the Bay Area Dragons on the Semi-Finals.
Ginebra can still seal the twice-to-beat advantage:
- if they will win all of their remaining games
(against Northport, Nov. 27 and Converge, Nov. 30)- if Magnolia Hotshots will lose their last elimination games
(against Meralco, Nov. 27 and Rain or Shine, Dec. 2)With these remaining games, for me, Ginebra vs Converge will be the most interesting match here.
I'll make a prediction base on that 2 scenarios.
-Ginebra might win against NorthPort even though the Batang Pier is on a 3-game winning streak but against Converge, if Miller will play, they might have a difficult time beating them.
-Magnolia has a high chance that they will beat Rain or Shine. Meralco Vs. Magnolia is an interesting match-up as well because Meralco is on a winning streak right now with McDaniels as their current import.
With the 4 games that you shared; I'm also waiting for the Ginebra-Converge match-up because that game will be big for the 2 teams. It will be on the 30th and I'll watch that game for sure.