Yang Yu-ming's (
Jeoutai Elephants' all-star shooting guard beat out the 37-point night of Taiwan Beer's Lin "the Monster" Chih-jeh (
Yang an ankle sprain and scored 20 hard-earned points, eight of which came in the game's final three minutes, to carry the Elephants past the league-leading Yulon Dinos for the victory.
Many of his baskets came right after the Dinos had scored big buckets to remain within striking distance of the Elephants.
His selection indicates that importance of "heart" rather than flair in earning the award.
Looking ahead to the weekend, Taiwan Beer faces a pair of back-breaking challenges.
The brew masters will get a date with the ready-to-explode Sina Lions, losers of two straight, tomorrow afternoon before taking the floor again on Sunday night against the tenacious Tigers.
This will be a major test for Taiwan Beer standout Lin Chih-jeh, the league's top scorer, who is averaging 24.1 points per game, as he is expected to play all but a few minutes in both contests.
Although Lin will probably get his usual 25 to 30 points in each contest, it's the effort that comes from his teammates that will ultimately tip the scales.
A lot will be on the line for the Tigers on Sunday as they cling on to a slim half-game margin for the fourth and final spot for postseason play.
Tien Lei of the Tigers should have a big game, because he is too quick for Taiwan Beer's big men inside and can shoot over the heads of the guards.
Elephants versus Mars
The meeting between the Elephants and the BCC Mars tomorrow night will be the most evenly matched game of the weekend.
The Elephants have won four straight and could end in a tie with the Mars and the Tigers for third place in league standings.
Wu Dai-hao (
Fresh off an impressive win over the Dinos, the Mars will look to run up the score against the Elephants, especially with passing wizard Yen Hsing-shu (
Dinos versus Bank of Taiwan
Even though the Dinos will be without the services of lead scorer Chen Hsin-an (
With hopes for the postseason already gone, it may be time for coach Wei Chen-ming (
Bologna on Thursday advanced past Empoli to reach their first Coppa Italia final in more than half a century. Thijs Dallinga’s 87th-minute header earned Bologna a 2-1 win and his side advanced 5-1 on aggregate. Giovanni Fabbian opened the scoring for Bologna with a header seven minutes in. Then Viktor Kovalenko equalized for Empoli in the 30th minute by turning in a rebound to finish off a counterattack. Bologna won the first leg 3-0. In the May 14 final in Rome, Bologna are to face AC Milan, who eliminated city rivals Inter 4-1 on aggregate following a 3-0 win on Wednesday. Bologna last reached the
If the Wild finally break through and win their first playoff series in a decade, Minnesota’s top line likely will be the reason. They were all over the Golden Knights through the first two games of their NHL Western Conference quarter-finals series, which was 1-1 going back to Minnesota for Game 3 today. The Wild tied the series with a 5-2 win on Tuesday. Matt Boldy had three goals and an assist in the first two games, while Kirill Kaprizov produced two goals and three assists. Joel Eriksson Ek, who centers the line, has yet to get on the scoresheet. “I think the biggest
From a commemorative jersey to a stadium in his name, Argentine soccer organizers are planning a slew of tributes to their late “Captain” Pope Francis, eulogized as the ultimate team player. Tributes to the Argentine pontiff, a lifelong lover of the game, who died on Monday at the age of 88, have been peppered with soccer metaphors in his homeland. “Francisco. What a player,” the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) said, describing the first pope from Latin America and the southern hemisphere as a generational talent who “never hogged the ball” and who showed the world “the importance of having an Argentine captain,
Noelvi Marte on Sunday had seven RBIs and hit his first career grand slam with a drive off infielder Jorge Mateo, while Austin Wynn had a career-high six RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds scored their most runs in 26 years in a 24-2 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. Marte finished with five hits, including his eighth-inning homer off Mateo. Wynn hit a three-run homer in the ninth off catcher Gary Sanchez. Cincinnati scored its most runs since a 24-12 win against the Colorado Rockies on May 19, 1999, and finished with 25 hits. Baltimore allowed its most runs since a 30-3 loss to
RSS