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Here are the fixtures & prediction for Remix Non Chinese Basketball League Week 5 (13 July 2008) games for Group B. Matches will be played in Court B, Pusat Rekreasi JKKK Balakong, Selangor.

10.00 AM – KPTM vs. Phantoms

Was KPTM’s victory last week legit? We’ll see if that is the case this week.

KPTM is in Cloud 9 after beating 2007 semi-finalist Flames last week by a narrow 1 point margin. They would definitely want to prove that they are a genuine article by posting a narrow loss or even a victory against the mighty Phantoms.

Mislan aka basketballplayer has commented that Phantoms will not take things for granted when they face KPTM this weekend. Phantoms should have their full lineup this weekend for the game.

As much as I’d like to shower apple crumbles on this prediction, the reality is way too obvious. Phantoms is a full 15 years more experienced than KPTM, and the game WILL BE OVER BY HALFTIME. There, another big-mouthed prediction from me. (if it isn’t, I’m calling BPR to action lol).

My Prediction – Phantoms will win by at least 20 points. Anything less means Phantoms is holding back.

11.30 AM – Leykens vs. Flames *GAME OF THE WEEK*

Flames are looking to win this week. After an embarrassing display last week, Flames will want to have their full lineup against a consistent Leykens squad.

Leykens are in full throttle in this tournament, posting wins when they should and providing a scare to the Phantoms before losing. With an experienced player-coach Khairil guiding these explosive “Seattlewangsa” kids, Leykens are growing in a scary pace.

This should be the Game of the Week for Group B as it will cement Lykens trip to the Quarter-Finals, and it is a make-it-or-break-it game for Flames. If they lose this game, the Flames can kiss their NCBL 2008 season goodbye.

My Prediction – The Flames will be firing on all cylinders, but Lykens will prevail in this matchup. Lykens win by the tightest margin.

1.00 PM – Snipers vs. Stallions

Stallions win, period. I love the Snipers for their tenacity and spirit, but the lack of a reliable floor leader is hurting them too much. Ball movement into the front court is also a problem, causing too many turnovers or forced shots by their guards.

Stallions will look to rest their stars in this game and give the ex-J3 trainees a chance to sharpen their game senses.

My Prediction – Stallions by 10 points.

2.30 PM – Swoosh vs. Cons

No problem for Swoosh in this one. Scoring an average of 81 points per game, Swoosh has swept every opponents under the rug with ease so far in this tournament.

Cons are coming off their first victory last week, and confidence is high for this ball club. However they are heavily dependent on Sunil alone to create the offense for them, and this has proven unfavourable results for them. Until everyone else in the team can carry the load together, Cons will find themselves short again in this game.

My Prediction – Swoosh win by 15 points.