In spite of the hectic schedules of the working Filipino, the meager earners on the streets up to the high-end executives need to find ways to fill in the gap between stress and comfort at the end of the day.

          In view of the humdrums, people with their various ways and means longs to be entertained and be amused even for a while. This is one reason why PBA is popular with Filipinos. The sports spectacle is packed with action, excitement and thrills. As a game starts, the sports drama begins.

          Due to euphoric atmosphere in watching one’s favorite team in basketball action, many are unaware that every segment of the game from the start up to last buzzer is dictated and defined by numbers.

          Physical as it is, the appreciation of the sports is not without the vital and continuous and significant calculations in every game. The players and coaches on the floor are aware of how much time is left and what plays to execute to win the ballgame especially in a very tight scoring match.

          Likewise, the spectators inside the game’s sidelines and those watching the live coverage are kept glued to real treat of the sport because of the running statistics of the game.

          Statistics further boosts the excitement in more ways than one. Aside from keeping the adrenalin going, an anybodies’ type of a ballgame can keep the viewers’ holding tight the edge of their seats. The baskets that count, fouls to give, rebounds, assists, three pointers, missed free throws, turnovers and even the errors committed, comparable to a sensational slum dunk, makes the whole 48 minutes inside the playing court simply amusing.

          In any winning or losing game in basketball, the clearest manner to recap each throbbing moment is to settle the score by the number game.

By: Mariel D. Mapalo, LPT