So it was clear in the Bulls series that Boston had to slow it down to win. Chicago was by far the more athletic team, and the Celtics best chance lay in defending in the half court, not in the transition. Now the boy's in green find themselves matched up against one of the best interior players in the game surround by a slew of 3-point shooters, and their strategy is going to have to change if they want to advance.
Dwight Howard affected the Celtics desire to take it to the hole far too much in the first half of game 1, and that is reflected by their complete lack free throws before the break. Picking up the tempo of the game will give the Celtics looks at the basket before Howard can set up and start changing shots. We saw that Rondo can be contained in the half court if Rafer Alston gives him some ground and forces the jump shot. On the break however, Orlando has no hope of stopping Rondo without putting him at the line.
Of course this all hinges on the Celtics ability to get a few stops. If Boston can run off of some steals and defensive rebounds early in the game, the Magic might be tempted to match their pace which will effectively eliminate Howard from the contest.
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Did Scals hack into Kate's account? Also, don't know if any of you guys so the Lakers game but Kobe is such a pussy. Cheap Shot McGee. And if Ron Artest did what Derek Fisher did, he'd be suspended for the rest of the playoffs. What's the over under on Rondo triple doubles?
i can nom candy better than scal. he beats me at riding exercise bikes, though.
so, explain the logic of this, NBA: Kobe elbows Artest in the throat. There isn't even a foul called on Kobe. Artest gets ejected. Then you revise a no-call up to a flagrant one?
If I were Ron Artest I would stab the NBA with a table leg.
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