Nuggets with a 2-0 series lead – playing in Dallas against a Mavericks team in desperate need of a win. The Nuggets are down by 2 . Carmelo Anthony dribble drives to his right, takes a bump, bounces off, and lets a 3-pointer fly. Nothing but net. Nuggets up 3-0 in the series.
That would obviously be the example of providing death to the Dallas Mavericks. Being down 3-0 in a best of 7 series is basically like being dead…according to the statistics. No team has come back to win a series after being down 3-0.
Let’s move to Orlando on Sunday night. The Magic have a 2-1 lead in the series. The Celtics held a small lead throughout the game, but the Magic made a great push to close the game. The last couple of minutes were a back-and-forth, lead exchanging contest. The Celtics gained possession with under 5 seconds to go. Paul Pierce gets the ball facilitated a quick screen and roll. P-Double uses the screen draws the double-team and drops it for the roll man, Glen “Big Baby” Davis. With one second on the game clock, Big Baby tickles the twine to win the game. And to give the C’s life.
With 2 of the next 3 games in Boston, the C’s have definitely resurrected themselves into a favorable situation. All of a sudden, Orlando goes from having a 3-1 lead to being tied at 2 and having to win at least one game on the road.
Ah, the buzzer beater. The moment that players, and fans alike, live…and die for.
Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Celtics, Glen Davis, Magic, Mavs, Nuggets, Paul Pierce
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Somebody tell Dwight Howard to shut up and play ball. “Our coach has to recognize….” Give me a break. No, how about you need to recognize that you need to take control of your team. “Got a dominant player, let him be dominant.” OK, if you’re that “dominant” player, Dwight, act like it. Demand the ball from your teammates. Forget the plays, forget the x’s and o’s. Tell your teammates to get you the ball and then you do something with it. Blaming the coach is weak. You gotta do better than that.
Sometimes, it is necessary for an authoritative figure to regulate things. I don’t know how many times in this series I saw Howard sitting under the basket with a Cavalier on his back – - ready to get dunked on. Then Turkoglu, Lewis or whoever just keep dribbling the ball around. For the most part, everybody in the NBA thinks they have a mismatch on their man. But I’m watching Howard’s visible frustration on TV. And you just know that his teammates can hear and see it.
You can’t really argue with the results so far – they beat the Celtics and have the Cavs on the ropes. But if they’re looking towards bigger things (i.e. the NBA Finals), they’ll need Howard to beat up Andrew “wet-behind-the-ears” Bynum and Pau “chicken legs” Gasol.
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Somebody tell Dwight Howard to shut up and play ball. “Our coach has to recognize….” Give me a break. No, how about you need to recognize that you need to take control of your team. “Got a dominant player, let him be dominant.” OK, if you’re that “dominant” player, Dwight, act like it. Demand the ball from your teammates. Forget the plays, forget the x’s and o’s. Tell your teammates to get you the ball and then you do something with it. Blaming the coach is weak. You gotta do better than that.
Sometimes, it is necessary for an authoritative figure to regulate things. I don’t know how many times in this series I saw Howard sitting under the basket with a Cavalier on his back – - ready to get dunked on. Then Turkoglu, Lewis or whoever just keep dribbling the ball around. For the most part, everybody in the NBA thinks they have a mismatch on their man. But I’m watching Howard’s visible frustration on TV. And you just know that his teammates can hear and see it.
You can’t really argue with the results so far – they beat the Celtics and have the Cavs on the ropes. But if they’re looking towards bigger things (i.e. the NBA Finals), they’ll need Howard to beat up Andrew “wet-behind-the-ears” Bynum and Pau “chicken legs” Gasol.
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