2011 NBA FINALS
Tue May 31, 2011 | 9:14 PM, EDT | ABC-TV
American Airlines Arena | Miami, Florida
GAME #1
"2-3-2" Distinctive NBA Finals Format
MIAMI: Homecourt Advantage
3 DALLAS "Good Guy" MAVERICKS
2 MIAMI "Hollywood-as-Hell" | Villain HEAT
Rematch of 2006 Finals Series
Won by Miami Heat; D Wade, Shaq & Co. in 6 Gms
(Unforgettable/improbable Under-7/14-Pt Gm 6, Miami Comeback-Clinching Win)
2011 Teams arrive in Finals w/identical 12-3 Playoff Records
Both winning Conference Finals in 5
INIQUITOUS, 'HOLLYWOOD-AS-HELL' HEAT
A peevish Jokim Noah, expressed a straightforward (pain-induced), Post-Series appraisal of this Miami Heat Team as,
"A great team…they're Hollywood as Hell, but they ARE a great team"
Noah IS a beauty; & may have rung the bell-tone for a riveting NBA Finals
Could not agree more w/Charles Barkley's comments re. Noah, STATELY, 'EASY-ON-THE-EYES' MAVERICKS
Strongly believe most folks cannot put their finger on what they like about Mavs' style of Play…yet Dallas evokes the sort of Team-Basketball we saw in 70's & early 3-Point Line Days of NBA:
OUTSIDE-IN Basketball…a relic of sorts - GREAT eye-candy
The key cog in Mav Franchise for over a Decade
"Groundhog-Day NORTH"
[4] DAL 7-0 | 238 DIRK NOWITZKI (33y)
Genuine Hall-of-Fame-worthy, German Out-In,
Toiling w/workmanlike precision in Big-D for a Decade+
Inevitable, stereotypical comparisons to Larry Bird (as in 06 Finals)
Dirk Nowitzki may be another underlying rationale
For so much public adoration of Dallas
Casual Fan/Capper making up for lost time;
'Nowitzki (apologetically) slipped the collective fans' attention
For the better part of the last umpteen years
As Dirk & his Dallas Mavs move deeper in Playoffs
We're increasingly bombarded - hence, reminded
Of all of Nowitzki's vast & dazzling season-to-season production #'s:NOWITZKI:
1 of 3 Players in NBA HISTORY
To finish season Top-5 (PPG/Scoring) 10+ Consecutive Yrs
PUBLIC PERCEPTION: 'YANKEE-EFFECT'
IS DALLAS IS MORE LIKABLE as a presumed DOG?
vs. undisputed DESPERADO of NBA:
"Yankee-ish" MIAMI HEAT*?
(*Heat no longer get to 'split & divide'
"Hatred | Detest" Crowd w/The LA Cats' in Purple-n-Gold)
VR speaks into a "Yankee-Effect" w/NYY
Despite folks 'Hating' the Yankees
(The 'Polarizing Pinstripes')
The concept really ought to translate well
To Miami & this Series
Dallas still may not see much PUBLIC Sportsbook 'Support'
BUT BOOKS MAY BE LIKELY TO OVERVALUE or OVERPRICE
THE PRESUMED FAVORITE;
ESPECIALLY ONE DEEMED TO BE OPPRESSIVELY GOOD;
i.e., Miami; WHOM SHEEP TEND TO BUY INTO & LIKE FUN-FACTS
Regular Season Gms: Kilo-of-Salt?
Is it possible to pull any exploitable angles from Two Regular Season Dallas vs Miami Gms?
Unlikely to find any buried gem from Regular Season Gms Played before Xmas, yet ought to look anyway
DALLAS BEAT MIAMI BOTH TIMES Nov 27 at Dallas 106, Miami 95 Dec 20 at Miami 96, Dallas 98
MIA FG% 6th & 8th Poorest Season in 2 Gms vs DAL:
40.4% | 41.3%
MIA PG Pos: (Pre-Bibby) Big Issue v Kidd/DAL
MIA PG Pos: Combined 2 Gms, 8-23 FG | 6 Total Assists
DAL Kidd: Combined 2 Gms, BIG MIN
DAL Kidd: 4th & 5th Highest Min v MIA (37:22 | 39:07)
DAL Kidd: 4th highest Ast Total of Season v MIA (13 | Gm 1)
DAL Kidd: Combined v MIA 20 Total Ast | 6 T-Ov | 12 Reb
MIA James: Weak 11-36 FG (30.6%) 2-5 Deep
MIA James: 21 PPG Avg vs DAL (-5.6 PPG Below Season Avg)
DAL Nowitzki: Weaker FG% vs MIA, yet scoring slightly up
DAL Nowitzki: 17-44 FG Combined vs MIA (41.5% | -10.1%)
DAL Nowitzki: 1-9 Deep Combined vs MIA
DAL Chandler: 3rd Highest Reb Total vs MIA (17 Reb, Gm 1)
DAL Chandler: 13 Reb/Gm vs MIA (+3.6 Season Avg)
"THE BUTLER FACTOR"
KEY TO DAL TWO WINS vs MIA:
[3] DAL 6-7 | 217 CARON BUTLER (30 y)
Butler was lost for season in late Dec w/knee inj. He was scoring 15.9 PPG as Dallas #2 Leading scorer - now rumored to be close to a limited return (J Nelson-type deal | Orl two yrs ago?)
DAL Butler & his Small Fwd counterpart MIA L James
Both led all scorers w/23 Pts in Mavs Nov Texas Win
YET, made LeBron work on both ends
LJ toed the stripe 15 Times (13-15)
Yet, James was hounded/pressured into
5-19 FG
(0-4 Deep)
w/5 T-Overs to 4 Asst
DAL Butler: 33.5 Min/Gm vs MIA
DAL Butler: 13-24 FG (54.2%) Combined vs MIA
DAL Butler: Two Gms vs Heat had 1 T-Over per game
DAL Butler: Kept Tms honest from Perimeter, (as J-Terry)
DAL Butler: 4-5 DEEP, Combined vs MIA
As 'JET' & other Mavs Players indicated,
"Just seeing Him (Butler) in Lay-up Line would be so special for us"
Whether it happens or not, 'BUTLER-FACTOR'May have the desired effect:
Altering Miami's Scouting & Game planning enough
To produce semi-intended effect;
Similar to the 'Udonis Haslem' effect on Chicago (Skewed ONE-LARGE, overwhelming Edge Bulls could bank on; REB's, as emphatically demonstrated Gm 1).
W-O-W
"Gotta love that guy"
We should all hope to be treated to 'More Noah', Dude is 5 to 1 to be working a room, pushing for the chair next to/near Charles Barkley in 10-15 Short Years
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011 | 2 GAMES
2011 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Saturday, May 7, 2011 | 5:05 PM, EDT | ESPN-TV
FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee
Game #3 (Series 1-1)
4 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
8 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Memphis Grizzlies Depth
[1] POINT GUARD
MPH 6-1 | 182 CONLEY
MPH 6-0 | 175 Smith
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
MPH 6-6 | 223 YOUNG
MPH 6-4 | 222 Mayo
[3] SMALL FORWARD
MPH 6-4 | 211 ALLEN
MPH 6-8 | 222 Battier
[4] POWER FORWARD
MPH 6-9 | 253 RANDOLPH
MPH 6-9 | 226 Arthur
[5] POST
MPH 7-1 | 266 GASOL
MPH 7-2 | 257 Haddadi
Oklahoma City Thunder Depth
[1] POINT GUARD
OKC 6-3 | 187 WESTBROOK
OKC 6-3 | 175 Maynor
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
OKC 6-5 | 217 SEFOLOSHA
OKC 6-5 | 221 Harden
[3] SMALL FORWARD
OKC 6-9 | 214 DURANT
OKC 6-5 | 208 Cook
[4] POWER FORWARD
OKC 6-10 | 224 IBAKA
OKC 6-9 | 254 Collison
[5] POST
OKC 6-10 | 283 PERKINS
OKC 6-10 | 223 Mohammed
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2011 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Saturday, May 7, 2011 | 8:05 PM, EDT | ABC-TV
Fleet Center | Boston, Massachusetts
Game #3 (Miami Leads Series, 2-0)
2 MIAMI HEAT
3 BOSTON CELTICS
Boston Celtics Depth
[1] POINT GUARD
BOS 6-1 | 166 RONDO
BOS 6-2 | 200 Arroyo
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
BOS 6-5 | 207 ALLEN
BOS 6-4 | 176 West
[3] SMALL FORWARD
BOS 6-6 | 234 PIERCE
BOS 6-9 | 243 Green
[4] POWER FORWARD
BOS 6-11 | 222 GARNETT
BOS 6-9 | 299 Davis
[5] POST
BOS 6-11 | 238 J O'NEAL
BOS 7-0 | 248 Kristic
BOS 7-1 | 333 S O'Neal * Expected back from Injury on May 7
Miami Heat Depth
[1] POINT GUARD
MIA 6-3 | 184 BIBBY
MIA 6-1 | 192 Chalmers
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
MIA 6-4 | 216 WADE
MIA 6-8 | 213 Miller
[3] SMALL FORWARD
MIA 6-8 | 243 JAMES
MIA 6-8 | 225 Jones
[4] POWER FORWARD
MIA 6-10 | 230 BOSH
MIA 6-9 | 242 Howard
[5] POST
MIA 7-3 | 244 ILGAUSKAS
MIA 7-3 | 267 Dampier
MIA 6-9 | 241 Anthony
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SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011 | 2 GAMES
2011 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Sunday, May 8, 2011 | 3:35 PM, EDT | ABC-TVAmerican Airlines Arena | Dallas, Texas
Game #4 (Dallas Leads Series, 3-0)
2 LOS ANGLELES LAKERS
3 DALLAS MAVERICKS
Dallas Mavericks Depth
[1] POINT GUARD
DAL 6-4 | 207 KIDD
DAL 6-0 | 171 Barea
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
DAL 6-5 | 219 STEVENSON
DAL 6-2 | 172 Terry
DAL 6-0 | 169 Beaubois
[3] SMALL FORWARDDAL 6-7 | 222 MARION
DAL 6-9 | 221 Stojakovic
[4] POWER FORWARD
DAL 7-0 | 238 NOWITZKI
DAL 6-11 | 235 Mahinimi
[5] POST
DAL 7-1 | 236 CHANDLER
DAL 7-0 | 274 Haywood
Los Angeles Lakers Depth
[1] POINT GUARD
LAL 6-3 | 188 FISHER
LAL 6-3 | 173 Blake
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
LAL 6-6 | 203 BRYANT
LAL 6-4 | 206 Brown
[3] SMALL FORWARD
LAL 6-6 | 247 ARTEST
LAL 6-7 | 233 Barnes
[4] POWER FORWARD
LAL 7-0 | 227 GASOL
LAL 6-10 | 229 Odom
[5] POST
LAL 7-0 | 290 BYNUM
LAL 6-10 | 221 Ratliff
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2011 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Sunday, May 8, 2011 | 8:05 PM, EDT | TNT-TV
Phillips Arena | Atlanta, Georgia
Game #4 (Chicago Leads Series 2-1)
1 CHICAGO BULLS
5 ATLANTA HAWKS
Atlanta Hawks Depth
[1] POINT GUARD
ATL 6-3½ | 194 HINRICH * INJURED | OUT
ATL 6-2 | 180 TEAGUE * Starting while Hinrich out
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
ATL 6-8 | 227 JOHNSON
ATL 6-4 | 199 Crawford * 6th Man
[3] SMALL FORWARD
ATL 6-9 | 234 WILLIAMS
[4] POWER FORWARD
ATL 6-9 | 229 SMITH
[5] POST
ATL 6-10 | 248 HORFORD
ATL 6-11 | 277 Pachulia
ATL 7-0 | 256 Collins
Chicago Bulls Depth
[1] POINT GUARD
CHI 6-3 | 187 ROSE
CHI 6-2 | 186 Watson
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
CHI 6-5 | 213 BOGANS
CHI 6-7 | 222 Brewer
[3] SMALL FORWARD
CHI 6-8 | 201 DENG
CHI 6-7 | Korver
[4] POWER FORWARD
CHI 6-9 | 267 BOOZER
CHI 6-9 | 226 Gibson
[5] POST
CHI 6-11 | 233 NOAH
CHI 6-9 | 230 Thomas
W-O-W
2011 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIS
Mon, May 2, 2011 | 8:05 PM, EDT | TNT-TV
United Center | Chicago, Illinois
5 ATLANTA HAWKS
1 CHICAGO BULLS
CHICAGO
[1] POINT GUARD
CHI 6-3 | 187 ROSE
CHI 6-2 | 186 Watson
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
CHI 6-5 | 213 BOGANS
CHI 6-7 | 222 Brewer
[3] SMALL FORWARD
CHI 6-8 | 201 DENG
CHI 6-7 | Korver
[4] POWER FORWARD
CHI 6-9 | 267 BOOZER
CHI 6-9 | 226 Gibson
[5] POST | CENTER
CHI 6-11 | 233 NOAH
CHI 6-9 | 230 Thomas
ATLANTA
[1] POINT GUARD
ATL 6-3½ | 194 HINRICH* INJ (Out Gm 1)
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
ATL 6-8 | 227 JOHNSON
ATL 6-4 | 199 Crawford* 6th Man
[3] SMALL FORWARD
ATL 6-9 | 234 WILLIAMS
[4] POWER FORWARD
ATL 6-9 | 229 SMITH
[5] POST | CENTER
ATL 6-10 | 248 HORFORD
ATL 6-11 | 277 Pachulia
ATL 7-0 | 256 Collins
Chicago Bulls duplicated a momentous, all-too-common premise
Top-Seed, Heavy-Home Favorite
On their MVP's Award-Winning Celebration Game Day
As historically customary & foreseeable as this outcome might seem
Chicago's copious Game 1 letdown & Straight up Loss
(All due respect & well-deserved accolades to Atlanta)
103-95 Hawks Win remains a statistical anomaly
CLEARLY | UNEQUIVOCALLY
ATLANTA 103
CHICAGO 95
#1 BOMBSHELL
Of opening NBA Playoff fortnight
Nearly identical stat lines as Rd-1 Atl Trend-Setter
ATL 103, ORL 93 (ATL 1.156 O-PPP | ORL 1.044 O-PPP)
ATL 103, CHI 95 (ATL 1.157 O-PPP | CHI 1.067 O-PPP) Astonishing
ATLANTA
- Decimated at PG
- w/ONLY TRUE Point, Hinrich out w/badly sprained ankle
- vs. CHI #1 MVP Pointguard
- & #4 NBA Defensive Bulldog Point, CHI D ROSE
Turning to hardly used Jeff Teague
(27 TTL Playoff Min | 4.5/Min Gm in 1st Rd)
TEAGUE NEARLY TRIPLED HIS PLAYOFF MIN IN 1-GM
- 44 STELLAR, STEADY MIN
- Scoring 10 Pts (5-11)
- After Avg' 2.5 PPG on 12-60 FG (20%)
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
- Teague blasting thru screens,
- ONLY COMMITTING 2 PF (1 per 22 Min)
NEARLY FLAWLESS RUNNING OF ATLANTA'S SHOW, TEAGUE:
- 5 ASST (Modest)
- YET JUST 1 T-OVER!
To say this is unexpected is partially correct
FORGOTTEN FACT:
22-Yr-Old Teague STARTED 7-Gms for Atl
(Mostly spot, Injury-duty as G1)
Hardly any as big as Gm 1 at United Center
GAME 2:
'IS A REGRESSION TO THE MEAN' INESCAPABLE FOR HAWKS?
We've profited greatly from careful
Logical adherence to this concept in the Playoffs,
Primarily in situations such as this one w/Bulls
(& Tonight w/Thunder, ect)
To answer this, we must assess Atlanta's searing opening numbers:
ATLANTA
INCOMPREHENSIBLE GAME 1 PROFICIENCY
Numerous ATL Gm 1 numbers are appreciably incompatible
w/Atlanta's median, congregate statistical range(s),
Especially in correspondence to Chicago Bulls Data & Stats:
THREE-POINT SHOOTING:
ATL "O": 35.2% Reg (#17) | 36.7% Playoffs (#5 of 8 Cur Tms)
CHI "D": 32.7% Reg (#1) | 33.3% Playoffs (#2 of 8 Cur Tms)
As Hawks spring 7-13 Threes on Chicago
FG%:
ATL: 46.3 Reg (#11) | 42.5% Playoffs (#6 of 8 Tms)
CHI: "D" 43% Reg (#1) | 40.9% Playoffs (#2)
Atlanta shot 51.4% vs Chicago on Monday
Chicago is #1 FG Defense
ATLANTA JOE JOHNSON
- 34 PTS (12-18 | 5-5 THREES | 5-5 FT's)
- Johnson entered Series vs. Chi Under 40% FG (39.6%)
- Johnson inconsistent from deep (33%
TURNOVERS
ATLANTA
- 13.5/Gm Reg (#8) | 13/Gm Post (#5 of 8 Cur Tms)
CHICAGO
- Forced 16 Gm Reg (#3) | 16.2/Gm Playoffs (#1)
PERHAPS MOST SUBTLE YET ASTONISHING:
ATLANTA 'BIGS'
- Offensively Weakest Single producing Unit in Playoffs
- All 16 Tms | ATL [5]'s -21.4 PER*
* Discounted - by many (myself included), Failure to account for Atlanta's 3-on-1 Maneuver Rd-1 vs. 'Superman'
ATL POSTMEN:
Produced Solid Game 1 Numbers
ATL [5]'s: HORFORD | PACHILLA | COLLINS
OUTPLAYED
CHI [5]'s: J NOAH | K THOMAS | O ASIK
Atl vs Chi Post Points: 20-11
(Atl 8-12 FG / 66.7% | Chi 3-8 / 37.5%)
Atl vs Chi Rebounds: 21-9
In any case, Bulls' Rose seems to be good on his injured ankle, yet Atl Hinrich still out (we hear)
MANY THINGS CHICAGO MUST BE WORKING LATE TO CLOSE OFF HERE:
ATLANTA GUARD PLAY
Have to believe Bulls did not perform extensive (IF ANY) advanced scouting on Atlanta's Jeff Teague
The success of Teauge & Atl is many times more unlikely IF Chi scouted Atl's Guard Replacement
Teague succeeded in numerous ballzy, deep-dribble penetration into Bulls lane
This is largely inconceivable vs. Bullz 'Sweet Lou' (DENG: #1 Rated Backcourt NBA Defender)
Yet, we can credit Teague w/facilitating Hawks collapse of Bulls 'Core D', & finding Joe-J for 3 of those 5-5 Deep Hoops
CREDIT IS GIVEN TO TEAGUE, JOE-J, & ATL BIGS
REST-ASSURED THIS CAN & WILL BE ABSOLUTELY, EMPHATICALLY SMOTHERED IN GM 2
Atl shot an unbelievable 39 Shot Attempts from 10-Feet In
NO WAY ON EARTH does Atl get ½ this number tonight
& ROSE ZERO FT ATT?
Rose entered gm AVG' 12 FTA in Playoffs
Rose mixed it up | looked like He's in good form
Looking for Bulls to 'just-win-baby'
Hesitate to say they'll drop the Hammer...
Certain that Chi will never let Atl get 'As Comfortable'Truthfully, Baby-Bullz backs are to wall
Having never reached Round-2
Like Chicago A LOT here, w/Teaser
Regardless of Sqaureishness of it.
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2011 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIS
Mon, May 2, 2011 | 10:35 PM, EDT | TNT-TV
Staples Center | Los Angeles, California
GAME 2
3 DALLAS MAVERICKS
2 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
LOS ANGELES
[1] POINT GUARD
LAL 6-3 | 188 FISHER
LAL 6-3 | 173 Blake
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
LAL 6-6 | 203 BRYANT
LAL 6-4 | 204 Brown
[3] SMALL FORWARD
LAL 6-6 | 247 ARTEST
LAL 6-7 | 233 Barnes
[4] POWER FORWARD
LAL 7-0 | 227 GASOL
LAL 6-10 | 229 Odom
[5] POST | CENTER
LAL 7-0 | 290 BYNUM
LAL 6-10 | 221 Ratliff
DALLAS
[1] POINT GUARD
DAL 6-4 | 207 KIDD
DAL 6-0 | 171 Barea
[2] SHOOTING GUARD
DAL 6-5 | 219 STEVENSON
DAL 6-2 | 172 Terry
DAL 6-0 | 169 Beaubois
[3] SMALL FORWARD
DAL 6-7 | 222 MARION
DAL 6-9 | 221 Stojakovic
[4] POWER FORWARD
DAL 7-0 | 238 NOWITZKI
DAL 6-11 | 235 Mahinimi
[5] POST | CENTER
DAL 7-1 | 236 CHANDLER
DAL 7-0 | 274 Haywood
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LA LAKERS Game 2:
Same Series' predicament; worlds' away in experience
This situation is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to see Laker lite….
Dissimilar to Chicago, LAL has been in this role
& will pull out all stops to pull this one out
(by margin a little closer than -Double-Figures)
2½ UNIT | 5-PT-TEASER
ATLANTA
CHICAGO -3½
To
DALLAS
LOS ANGELES LAKERS -2 (-120 | Bodog)
Bulls #22 to Hawks #27 Tempo
UNDER IS STILL TOO LOW FOR MY TASTE
Yet LA & Chi overwhelming need(s) to get these ones
& marginal success in Game 2's
(Track Record is phenomenal)
Makes Each Fav a BIG calculated play w/teaser nudge
ALL THE BEST, GUYS!
W-O-W
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ADDITIONAL PLAY:
Always dilemma backing ridiculously talented Lake Show...
& maddening as HECK when they mail it in.
Hot Debate emerged, past few hrs w/friend/Laker-Fan
'LA doesn't go half-assed, they just don't have it some nights'
REALLY?
2010-2011 NBA PLAYOFFS
LA w/ENTIRELY XTRA GEAR, & 'EFFORT AREAS' in WINS:
NO TEAM COMES CLOSE to LA EXTREMES
PTS OFF T-OVERS in LA LOSSES
NOH 6 PT (-11) 10 PT (-8 ) | DAL: 12 (-1)
PTS OFF T-OVERS in LAL PLAYOFF WINS
v NOH: 22 PT (+14), 16 PT (+/-0), 11 PT (+/-0), 16 PT (+4)
POINTS-IN-PAINT in LAL LOSSES
NOH 34 PT (-18), 40 (+2) | v DAL: 36 PT (-10)
POINTS-IN-PAINT in LAL PLAYOFF WINS
v NOH 50 PT (+18), 48 PT (+8), 42 PT (+12), 42 PT (+8)
2ND CHANCE PTS in LAL PLAYOFF LOSSES
v NOH: 12 PTS (-6) 4 PTS (-21) | v DAL: 12 (-7)
2ND CHANCE PTS in LAL PLAYOFF WINS
v NOH: 16 PTS (+3), 17 PT (+9), 22 PT (+20), 21 PT (+17)
FAST-BREAK PTS in LAL LOSSES:
v NOH: 2 PT (-4), 4 PT (-16) | v DAL: 15 PT (+/-0)
FAST-BREAK PTS in LAL WINS:
v NOH 14 PT (+9), 10 PT (+1), 8 PT (-3), 13 PT (+1)
BREAK POINTS MAY BE KEY FOR DALLAS
NEITHER PROFESSES DESIRE TO RUN
Dallas has multiple reasons to run
Mavs had ZERO Break Points in only sub-standard Offensive Efficiency Gm of Playoffs (Game 4 vs Por)
LAL 6 Combined Break Pts in 2 L's to NOH
YET, LAL W's All 81-87 in Tempo
G2 NOH: (85)
G3 NOH: (84.5)
G5 NOH: (87)
G6 NOH: (81.5)
DALLAS BIGGEST W's:
G1 LAL (91 PACE)
G5 POR (88 PACE)
Dallas should continue to push ball & look for outlets
- Neutralizing BIGS of LAL
- Getting as many cheap | easier baskets as possible
DALLAS' REVERSING PORTLAND STRATEGY
TEMPO + BALL-PUSH + & SPREADING THE COURT
DALLAS' WAS SUCCESSFUL HERE - MAY HAVE SURPRISED LAL
DAL & LAL w/15-BREAK PTS EACH & GAME-1:
91 POSSESSIONS (Playoff Hi's for BOTH TMS)
LAL must have this Gm
LAL WILL make concerted effort to re-establish Post-ups
LAL after looking at Film
MUST SEE paltry Defense on DAL Pull-ups (Can't Miss it)
& VOW TO HALT THIS
SINCERELY MUST BE ROYAL BITCH TO SCOUT MAVS
DALLAS OUT-IN GM....
MULTIPLE FLASH-UP|KNOCK-DOWN PLAYERS...
w/7-FOOT ASSASSIN AT THE TOP-OF-THE-LIST?
Deep as Heck
w/Twin 7-Foot Pivot-Men to boot?
I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF TO SAY
I CONSTANTLY NEGLECT THIS TM
FORGET HOW FREAKISHLY GOOD DIRK, JET, & Mavs are
* Dallas Finished TIED w/Lake Show for 2-Seed
* Lost TIE-BREAK Defending Champs
* WON 57-Gms, 2010-2011
So the added pick is on UNDER
Small Play; w/Mavs Ranking so high (#4)
Low-Post D (another underrated factor)
As Branford Doolittle was quick to point out in BB-Prospectus, LAL MUST Play thier Triangle INSIDE-OUT Game as it's purist to beat Dallas consistently
THUS,
CLASSIC LOW-POST, INSIDE-OUT LAKERS
vs
OLD-SCHOOL, OUTSIDE-IN MAVERICKS
Could be wrong,
yet this should be a recipe for an 87-82 LAL Slugfest
Only thing keeping us OFF a Larger Pick?
The Fact that Dallas has not & may not
EVER have a sub-100 O-PPP Game in Playoffs
& Dallas got to line just SIX-TIMES
& TMS combined for 29 PF
(-8 below their Season Avg's)
Also, Both Tms got to Rim well in Gm 1
LA shot 65% at rim | Dal just 43%
Dal only 6 Conversions at Rim
LAL is still playing fairly well Defensively, despite Loss
Yet a concerted effort on LA side of Offensive Floor
Should really get the win for Lakers
1 UNIT
DALLAS
LOS ANGELES LAKERS | UNDER 189 (BH | BetUS)
