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The Marikina Chronicles July 9, 2021

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double-digit, prompting Miami's coach Erik Spoelstra to call for a time out. The Lakers aggressively playing championship defense and pouring all the efforts to win this game, and Miami barely showing a pulse and already out of offense techniques.

Because of a perfect bounce pass from Rajon Rondo; Anthony Davis got a foul and a chance for a three-point play and was able to close the first half with a 20-point lead; 54-34 In the third quarter, the Lakers are still maintaining their defense and are shooting 52% from the field and completely reigning over Miami. Adebayo knocks down a 2-point jumper and got Davis his fourth foul with 71-44 on the scoreboard.

At the start of the final quarter, the Heat got baskets from Adebayo, Herro, and a three-point play from Kelly Olynyk, which cut the Lakers lead from 36 to 21 which made coach Frank Vogel call for a time out to get his team settled.

As the final second approaches, the Lakers celebrated their victory as they were able to clinch their 17th NBA title, with a final score of 106-93 over the Miami Heat. They gathered at the half-court while hugging and crying over their triumph.

LA Lakers Rule in NBA Finals 2020 against Miami Heat, 106-93 on their last match

Lebron James started the first quarter with an open jumper, a dunk, and a driving lay-up giving the Lakers a three-point advantage. Miami's Duncan Robinson made a pair of three’s which tied the score to eight.

by: Lance Cendana

China vs. Italy match turns into upset in Women’s VNL 2019

by: Samuel Calungsod June 6, 2019, Hong Kong - With their con-founding serves and vigorous spikes, China has turned the tables against Italy, 3-2 (18-25, 22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-13), in Women’s VNL 2019. Italy was off to a great start, as they immediately followed up with consequent spikes following Egonu 's powerful kill block to earn the team's first point, placing the score at eight points up early in the game. As they moved onto the second set, China fought for dominance in a rally against Italy. However, Italy managed to end it and maintain its glory over China, concluding the set with a score of 22-25. During the third set, China slowly but surely catches up to Italy, arising from their defeat in the previous sets. Zhu Ting of China By the end of the first quarter, Miami’s guard Goran Dragić has checked in after missing the past four games because of a foot injury in Game 1. Lakers finished the first quarter with a fivepoint lead; 25-20. In the second quarter, the Lakers are ahead by started unleashing her tremen-dous spikes, while Egonu of Italy surprisingly made mistakes on her powerful spikes. This put the scores unexpectedly close to each other, and eventually, China overthrew Italy from their consecutive wins with a score of 25-23. Italy and China began trading destructive and impeccable spikes in the fourth set. This leads in a tight game until a deuce is called, wherein China takes the lead with two straight points, bringing the score to 26-24. This marked the final set as their do-or-die match. In the fifth set, the game began to heat up as China and Italy fought for the first team to score 15 points. After trading various attacks, China is in a match point with a score of 14-13, putting Italy in a precarious position. As Italy tried to level the score, Egonu delivered a powerful spike that regrettably landed out of bounds. This was China's winning point, bringing the score to 3-2. The match ended with Egonu scoring 40, the highest points of the game, which included six service aces, four blocks, and thirty attacks. Meanwhile, Zhu Ting scored the 26, highest point for China, which included a service ace, three blocks, and twenty-two attacks. China's coach, Lang Ping, said it was a great match, even though they struggled in the first two sets in terms of passing and blocking. Fortunately, they had a better reception once the third set began. She also admitted that Italy is a strong team from which they will learn and embrace to grow. Finally, she gave thanks to the Hong Kong fans for their support

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