Another game that's decided in the last minute but it's good to see how the Wolves did not fold this time.

Yes, I thought that there will be another meltdown like KAT fouling out or ANT throwing an errand pass and then automatic turnover and Mavs scoring as the defense of the Wolves fall apart. But it's a different Minnesota team that shows in this game. They have poised, although they are in foul trouble, KAT made clutch's 3 and ANT also not missing that many shots.

The win makes the Mavs as the underdog for game 5 @2.55. The Wolves probably feels more confident now but I still think it will be the last game of this series. I expect another close one that's why I'll take Mavs +4.5 @1.90 I know I said I'll skip until the Finals but I can't pass this up.

They are the underdog because the game will be held at Wolves homecourt, so that is a big advantage for them, although they've lost the first 2 games here. But they needed this game to stay alive in this series or even make history as the first team to make a comeback from 0-3 deficit and win. So that will be a big chance for them, so another close game and it's really hard to predict who's going to win. Still the key here for Wolves is not to get into foul trouble and play good defense, take away the ball from Luka.

I don't think the possibility of Usyk being stripped of the IBF belt would be any threat to the rematch with Fury. The rematch will happen regardless of the IBF's decision.
That's simply because the only way for Fury to save his face/legacy is to go out there and take his revenge on Usyk. What other option does he have? Refuse to fight because the number of belts is not quite the same as in their 1st fight? That would be nonsense.

That is right, the rematch will go on as schedule on October, but what Usyk wanted is that the belt in the rematch is still intact. He would like to honor his words at least so that Fury will have a equal chance to get all the belts as well if he win.

As for the IBF belt, it's a bit weird that we're only a few days away from Hrgovic Vs Dubois and nobody seems to know whether it's going to be a fight for the belt, interim belt, or no belt at all.

Chances are it could be a interim IBF belt. But let's see how it will be treated by the organization. They say they are the least corrupt amongst the organization, and at the same time very lenient as well.

I think we can rule out the belt, as Usyk is on medical suspension until 2nd June, unless the IBF really want to strip him (I don't believe they are) and will find some loophole to do it before the 1st.

Well the loophole could be that if he is in medical suspension, then how can they strip him of the belt? Or how can Usyk defend it in the next 6 days?

In the cryptocurrency space, when we expect a certain bullish trend  in any particular coin, we may not get it exactly as expected, but rather different behavior may be observed. Many people take these behaviors differently. During the period we would like to see a bull run in Ether price due to ETFs approval but there is no change in the price in this currency. My main point of bringing this topic here is that there are many people who try to invest with a specific event in mind but they don't always succeed in that goal. The only message to those investors is that success in the crypto space requires patience. Even if it is not good for us at the time we are expecting, we can get more than that expectation in the future. Of course, investors must have a long-term plan before investing.

Because we have what we call volatility in this market, and it's one of a kind that's why it's hard to predict where the price is going to be. So don't expect anything, like very bullish or parabolic rise because it's not going to happen. Even in BTC's bull run year, there will be months that you can see that the price is on a downtrend, then suddenly it will go up the next month. For those who have been in the market for so long, your advise is good. But for those who have seen or experience one full cycle, this is already a known fact. And to add to that, the best time to accumulate is during the bear market because prices is so low. And then hold in long term and wait for the bull run to come before you sell to get the most out of your long term investment.

Quote from: KingsDen on April 14, 2024, 10:20:02 PM

Yea, that is the truth... But then, are we eradicating the Ordinals any moment? No! We have to learn to deal with the situation because this guys will continue to spam the blockchain in intervals.

When a new network provides convenience, lower costs and higher efficiency,
ordinals are abandoned and all migrate to a better network.

I see lately Rune Protocol has become very Hype, and it will be present when the halving happens,
this will be much awaited by all bitcoin users.

That is the main issue that affected the network again, it congested that we have seen above 100 sat/vB transaction. And the timing of the developer pushing for Rune Protocol, he can't deny that he is doing this to disrupt the network again as what he did with his BRC20 ordinals . So this will cause another friction on the Bitcoin core dev side, as there could be Bitcoin enthusiast that says that they are not doing anything to prevent this or close the exploit that the BRC20 and Rune developer has found on in the code. Nevertheless, if we have endured the high fees before, I think we can live with it right now and let it die a natural death in the next coming months.

Altcoinstalk Username: Jating
BTC SegWit Address: bc1qx6qxfksg38jmhjwp0tmdgg3krqtjyw80gcaujz[/font]

Quote from: trendcoin on April 12, 2024, 11:57:51 PM

While everything was going well before the Halving, we suddenly encountered a sharp wave of sales. I haven't been able to fully check the news, but there are reports that the US is sending warships to West Asia. There is talk about the possibility of Iran attacking Israel, but I don't think it is very likely. Maybe this news may distract us from our target for a few days, but when the events stop, we can pick up where we left off...

I can't find any info on the US sending their battleships to West Asia, but Iran Vs Israel tensions definitely can cause some panic in the markets.
But most likely the recent dips in stock prices are result of announcements that US inflation accelerated for a 3rd consecutive month, meaning there are no hopes of lowering interest rates, which is something that most people expected.
And Bitcoin got hit badly, as the dip in price has triggered liquidation of leveraged positions, which added to the selling pressure.

I think it's more on the looming war with Iran vs Israel now, specially that Iran has retaliated and attack Israel as they blame Israel for the attack on their embassy. So it has that domino effect in everything, stock, and crypto market and everyone is every nervous. Hopefully as we approach block halving in the next 4-5 days, everything will settle down and then we see the market recovering and doing what supposed it should be after the halving. That is to see the price goes off again and experience a parabolic rise.

Quote from: Baofeng on April 11, 2024, 07:17:29 AM

It's good to hear that Giannis doesn't have any major injuries. If you guys have watch their game against Boston, there were anxious moments wherein Giannis just fell on the ground and holding into his achilles.

And MRI revealed no damage to his achilles tendon and it it's intact. So that is good enough news for the Bucks as Giannis will have to rest their last remaining games this regular season.

Yeah, the fact that Giannis avoided a major injury is good news for the Bucks. Apparently, he only has a sole sprain, but Doc Rivers said earlier that they don't have a timeline for Giannis' return to the court yet. Either way, the Bucks' medical staff and coaches should keep a closer eye on Giannis' health, as the Bucks are unlikely to make any progress in the playoffs without him.

I agree, it's good that there are no major injury for Giannis, like season ending injury as we all know that he is the heart and soul of the Bucks. And him not playing in the playoff is going to be very bad news for them.
And it's good as well to see them getting back to the winning column. For sure, the medical staff of Bucks will be working full time with Giannis. Most likely he will have to rest and do some stretches to warm up that calf muscle and then him back at least in the first round.

This is not one of the money fights that's commonly discussed in boxing thread and it's a bit controversial to some but have you heard/read about the trans who fought professionally and was knocked out inside 21 seconds? I don't mean to offend their group but I'm glad that the fighter experienced it early.

And yet he said that he will continue to fight despite the lost. This is the first time that he had a L and so he still thinks that he can make it big in boxing as he was a great boxer in his previous life.

"I’m not one to hide my face no matter the outcome….I lost last night," Manuel wrote.

"I trained my a** off, had great sparring, cut no corners. But sometimes s*** doesn’t go your way.

"It’s a risk we all take when we step in the ring. It’s what is exciting about boxing - and also the most heartbreaking.

"The most important part is I am healthy. I am deeply disappointed and to be honest, my ego is bruised.

https://talksport.com/sport/1822351/transgender-boxer-patricio-manuel-knockout-loss/
We can't prevent him from pursuing his dreams, if it the right decision for him, then let it be. World is really changing nowadays and everyone has his/her own rights and go where they think is right for them.