My only comment is that LA disgraced themselves with their flagrant fouls when the game was out of reach.
If you closed your eyes and listened you would have thought you were in LA. The lakers are a team and I mean a real team. Yes Kobe and Shannon Brown fire up the shots but that’s where it ends. Derek Fisher and Steve Blake are excellent at setting up the offense. One of my Terp Talk reporters, Lauren H had a great interview with Stevie earlier in the day . Hear it Thursday night on Terp Talk at 6PM. … Read More »
Every game its a new attack mode for Boston whereras with LA its strictly Kobe. Tonight it was Paul Pierce and Rondo down the wire. It just seems when everyone else is down to 4 cylinders Rondo is still running on all 8. The Lakers are barely getting any offense outside of Kobe. Of course the last 2 games are in LA where Staple Center will be in a frenzy. Artest seems to be lost in space. If the Lakers … Read More »
The size of the hurdle has been reduced. Can Phoenix win 1 game in LA. Thats what they need and of course it falls into the hands of Amare. It’s doubtful that the Suns stellar bench performance will be repeated on the road. But the X factor is now the ZONE> Phoenix has decided to live or die with giving LA wipe open looks. Will the mighty Zen Master ever figure out how to penetrate the zone. Perhaps he should … Read More »
I know Artest is a great defenseman. I Know he carried the Rockets on his back. But adding a time bomb like Artest to a Championship team? WHY? What is Jackson thinking. Trevor Ariza was a key ingredient to the title run and now he is gone. Apparently its all about salary cap problems.Good luck repeating, Kobe. By the way with all the free agent signings in the NBA, do you notice you never hear the name of the Wizards … Read More »
5th games when 1 team is up 3-1 usually go the blow out rout and not necessarily by the team trying to clinch. The Lakers could conceivably come out flat knowing the next 2 games are at home. On the other hand how much will the choke job by Van Gundy and the Magic affect the Orlando squad. My speculation is that Orlando might bolt out to a quick lead but wilter again. Kobe realizes that no player can score … Read More »
Derek Fisher show signs of “Big Shot Bob Horry” with 2 monster 3s down the stretch as the Lakers struggled to overcome a terrific defensive performance from Dwight Howard. Superman finished the game with 21 rebounds and 9 blocked shots, but missed 2 crucial free throws , either one of which would have clinched the game. Again, Stan Van Gundy up by 3 with 11 seconds left decided not to foul and the Magic was burned by Derek’s 3 pointer. … Read More »
The NBA Championship is usually decided in game 4. Why? One team is usually up 2-1 and one more win just about wraps up the title. LA WILL WIN TONIGHT. I am almost positive. It took 62.5% shooting by the Magic to pull out the win on top of 5 missed free throws by Kobe . #24 also was visibly tired down the wire. The Svengali Mr Jackson, will rest Kobe earlier so this burn out doesn’t happen again. NO … Read More »
As I predicted, Orlando got its win last night but had to shoot 62.5% from the field to do so. Kobe missed 5 free throws and several key shots down the wire to breathe life into Orlando. Game 6 is Thursday at 9PM.
In the game about to start in a few minutes, the Magic must win tonight to have any kind of chance against LA. I have never liked the NBA Finals 2-3-2 format. If the Lakers win again all they have to do is win1 in Orlando to have 2 shots to win at home for the title. The Magic just do not have the resources to stop #24. Final Score prediction: Lakers 114 Magic 105
