bmwracer wrote:but who's gonna help out LeBron when Boston collapses on him?
I'm retracting my comment above.
From Yahoo Sports:
As usual, the spotlight in the Boston-Cleveland series will be trained on James, who averaged 32.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 9.7 assists in three games this season against the Celtics. The teams split their four meetings\both going 2-0 at home\with James missing the Dec. 2 matchup in Boston with a sprained finger.
Looks like another home court advantage series again... :sweat:
One of my friends made a comment after that game 6 loss by Boston that KG didn't seem to want to take over the game, and that he was too passive at the end by trying to make passes and involve his teammates when he could easily match up against his defender and either muscle his way inside or get to the line.
Contrasting that to Lebron, who's probably in that mode every time (really, you'd be confident with THOSE teammates?), and that Boston was taken to game 7 by Atlanta, yeah, the series would be pretty open.
If the Celts decide to hack Lebron like the Wizards did, though, not sure if he'll have enough gas if the series goes long.
Cleveland will have a great chance against Atlanta, but not against Boston... Okay, Atlanta's giving Boston all they can handle, but who's gonna help out LeBron when Boston collapses on him?
Yea, I was thinking the same thing when the Pistons had the best East record the last 2 years..... but both times got eliminated by Team Lebron. Combine that with the way the Celtics have struggled against an Atlanta team that shouldn't have even made the playoffs. :headscratch:
So, going out on a limb here .... Cleveland over Boston in 6. :sweat:
I wonder what happened to the Spurs. im so disappointed. They didnt handle the ball well, didnt get more boards and didnt even defend well. Last time it was duncan and then this time parker is flat. wierd....
bmwracer wrote:
Well, they had the second best recoprd in the West, so it's not that much of a Cinderella story.... But they are the new kids on the block. :victory:
Going up against the Spurs in the playoffs is probably the true test of whether they're for real. They did wipe the floor with most teams this year, but the playoffs is its own animal. There's just some teams that shift gears once the playoffs roll in, and seeing the Spurs lose two straight to them is telling me the Hornets know they're in it for the long haul.
And I like how you mentioned second-best record. :mrgreen:
Jazz defeat the Lakers 104-99 in Game 3. :dancing:
It got a bit sloppy for Utah in the 4th, but they gutted it out. Glad to see Boozer get his groove back and like the Chuckster would say, "got down in the low box, and pounded those midgets." :beaten:
Gasol & Odom are no "little people" but the physicality was good to see.
adub2adub wrote:Jazz defeat the Lakers 104-99 in Game 3. :dancing:
It got a bit sloppy for Utah in the 4th, but they gutted it out. Glad to see Boozer get his groove back and like the Chuckster would say, "got down in the low box, and pounded those midgets." :beaten:
Gasol & Odom are no "little people" but the physicality was good to see.
And yet another win by the Jazz. Odom did a good job but wasnt enough. Poor offense by the Lakers in the extra period.
bmwracer wrote:
Lotsa missed free throws and a blown/blocked layup (why didn't the moron dunk it????) by a lazy Luke Walton cost them game four.
I thought the same thing first quarter when Boozer went up for a layup and Odom swatted it. Really, if you want it to go in, take both hands and jam it. Even if you get hit, it could still be a foul, and you get two foul shots.
Reminds me of the Chicago dynasty, when MJ was passing to Wennington and Longley... it was odd to see them lay it up off the board instead of dunking.
:shakehead:
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