SIMPSON TWINNER TOWS ALASKA PAST GINEBRA

ALASKA is now well on its road to redemption.

Two gems on opposite ends of the court in the dying seconds enabled the Aces to escape with a 93-91 squeaker over Barangay Ginebra Sunday to earn the last semifinal ticket in the PBA Fiesta Conference at the Araneta Coliseum.

Those plays in front of some 21,000 predominantly pro-Ginebra fans boosted Alaska to a 3-2 win in the best-of-five quarterfinals series and into a race-to-four meeting with early qualifier Talk ‘N Text in the semis that start Wednesday.

The other semis pairing pits defending champion San Miguel Beer with B-Meg Derby Ace after the Llamados beat Rain or Shine, 105-100, in overtime earlier Sunday in their own deciding game.

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Jermain O'Neal Might Join the Celtics

Danny Ainge, reportedly announced that they will sign Jermain O'Neal to back up the injured Kendrick Perkins. Without Perkins, the Celtics lost the NBA Finals in a see-saw game 7 that eventually went to the Lakers. For this season, Perkins is still recovering for his injured knee. With him being sidelined, they need a big man. They will sign Jermain O'Neal as a substitute for the injured Perkins.

Lakers Even Series, took Game 6

Playing at home is considered to be a good sign of the Lakers as they massacred the Boston Celtics, 89-67 and force a game 7. The game was wide open from the first quarter with the Lakers leading my as much as 27 points. Kobe Bryant had 26 points and 11 rebounds while Pau Gasol stepped up with 17 points, 13 rebounds and a playoff career high 9 assists. Ron Artest added 15 points while Sasha Vujacic came form the bench to score 9 points.

With the loss, the Boston Celtics have to play game 7 with the momentum back to the Lakers. And to make it worst, they could possible play game 7 without their starting center Kendrick Perkins who suffered an injury on his right knee.

Game 7 Promises to be a War.

Lakers-Celtics in Game 3

With the series tied at 1-1, every team has a chance to go for the jugular in game 3. The momentum is back in the Celtics side after that game 2 win over the Lakers in the Staples Center. They will carry that momentum in their homecourt. The C's will try to win the next 3 games of the series at the TD Garden to capture their 2nd championship in the past 3 years. But to claim the title back, they must pass through a major obstacle against the person who wanted to get revenge, Kobe Bryant. Bryant will not anymore tolerate of what happened to him and his Lakers team in the 2008 NBA Finals where the Lakers were massacred by the same Boston team.

Defense would be the key in the series and the team with most contributions form the bench will be pivotal in the next games to come.

Dwight Howard is the Defensive Player of the Year

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard is the 2009-2010 NBA's Defensive Player of the Year. He edged out Rajon Rondo registering for 28 first team votes and 57 points overall. With the shot blocking ability and the intimidating presence in the paint made captures that award. He is the first player in consecutive seasons averaging 13.2 rebounds and 2.78 blocks per game. Rajon Rondo was 2nd getting 23 first team votes and registering 50 points, Lebron James was third with 45 points, Kobe Bryant had 34 points and Gerald Wallace finished with 30 points to roundup the First All-Defensive team.