Hard to take away much from that game, I doubt either team shoots sub 40% again the rest of the series. I did expect Miami to finally enjoy a rebounding advantage though, something they won in spite of vs Chicago, and a big reason I picked them to take this championship(hard to see the Mavs keeping them as down as Chicago did while rebounding so much worse, they absolutely just need to shoot lights out or Miami will win every game).
Dunno what was up with Terry in the 2nd half, but if he goes cold for a long stretch like that Dallas has no chance, Dirk needs him to be viable or he is forced into that fallaway jumper every time down the floor. Even he won’t keep making that forever.
Dirk was aggressive and the Mavs played good enough defence to give themselves plenty of chances in this game, especially in the 4th quarter. Unfortunately for them they couldn’t get into an offensive rhythm in that fourth quarter and just missed shots. The Mavs are dangerous when they get on a run, it just didn’t happen during the fourth quarter.
I agree with red, nothing really stands out. The team that rebounded and made shots when they needed to won. It’s that simple IMO.
Obviously whatever was buggin Wade is gone for now. If Miami can continue to make those long jumpers against the zone, this one will be over in 5. I can’t believe the heat shot almost 46% from 3 and Dallas got to the line 6 more times than them.
Dallas shot like shit, showed no heart down the stretch, played uncharacteristically sloppy and was still in this game the whole way. Pretty confident they’ll work out the kinks and win Thursday.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Dallas shot like shit, showed no heart down the stretch, played uncharacteristically sloppy and was still in this game the whole way. Pretty confident they’ll work out the kinks and win Thursday.[/quote]
Pretty much my thoughts. JJB missed a ton of open shots, Peja missed a ton of open shots, Marion missed a few makeable layups. Hopefully its just nerves and they’ll settle down in game 2.
Man the stress of these finals can not be good for my health. I was so pumped when the Mavs were up 8, then we lost the lead, then we almost came back a couple of times and just couldn’t get over the hump. I chewed the shit out of my fingernails lol.
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Dirk was aggressive and the Mavs played good enough defence to give themselves plenty of chances in this game, especially in the 4th quarter. Unfortunately for them they couldn’t get into an offensive rhythm in that fourth quarter and just missed shots. The Mavs are dangerous when they get on a run, it just didn’t happen during the fourth quarter.
I agree with red, nothing really stands out. The team that rebounded and made shots when they needed to won. It’s that simple IMO. [/quote]
Disagree. Dallas’s putrid bench stood out. In particular, Barea and Stojakovic couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. Barea missed like 4 or 5 within 8 feet.
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
Nowitzki tore a tendon in his non shooting hand last night:
How do you think that will effect his play? I think it could potentially be huge.
Any perspective from people who actually play basketball at a high level and have hurt their non shooting hand?
PS: Interesting to note that the Heat have won every home playoff game so far.[/quote]
Dirk drives with his left a lot, it will bother that. I’d think his shot should be OK enough, but I’m not exactly one of the best shooters in the world so I don’t know if it will affect the motion of someone who shoots 100s of times a day.
^^^ I Just read that brief article. Funny LBJ said it won’t affect Dirk’s game - let’s see if whoever is defending Dirk works extra hard to take away his right hand on the drive. It would be funny if they said it won’t affect him, but changed their game plan because of it.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Dallas shot like shit, showed no heart down the stretch, played uncharacteristically sloppy and was still in this game the whole way. Pretty confident they’ll work out the kinks and win Thursday.[/quote]
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Dallas shot like shit, showed no heart down the stretch, played uncharacteristically sloppy and was still in this game the whole way. Pretty confident they’ll work out the kinks and win Thursday.[/quote]
Its called defense.[/quote]
I’ll say LBJ shut down JET, but other DAL players missed a lot of open shots
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Dallas shot like shit, showed no heart down the stretch, played uncharacteristically sloppy and was still in this game the whole way. Pretty confident they’ll work out the kinks and win Thursday.[/quote]
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
Nowitzki tore a tendon in his non shooting hand last night:
How do you think that will effect his play? I think it could potentially be huge.
Any perspective from people who actually play basketball at a high level and have hurt their non shooting hand?
PS: Interesting to note that the Heat have won every home playoff game so far.[/quote]
Dirk drives with his left a lot, it will bother that. I’d think his shot should be OK enough, but I’m not exactly one of the best shooters in the world so I don’t know if it will affect the motion of someone who shoots 100s of times a day.[/quote]
Man, that sucks. How do they know it’s torn? They said x-rays came back negative. Anyway, what finger was it? Will he wear a splint like he said or just tape? This could potentially really throw off his shot, or it could be a non-issue. I can guarantee you he’s in the gym right now seeing for himself though, so we’llknow tomorrow night.
^^^ Damn. His last few years he’s been a shell of his former self, but for those who don’t know Shaq was a one of a kind physical specimen, and we’re not likely to see someone like him again. We’ll miss ya big fella.