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Rashard Lewis had some success when Kevin Garnett brainlessly hacked himself out of the game with early foul trouble, but Maurice Richard missed one pair of layups, and KG’s defensive anger put the clamps on his shooting.
Orlando also needs an enforcer off the bench. Perhaps one year older and one year wiser,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Brandon Bass could be that guy, but Marcin Gortat’s soft game was exposed by Boston’s rugged bench.
Paul Pierce simply shredded the too-thin Matt Barnes and Mickael Pietrus,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and feasted on Carter’s lack of resistance. As one result, patented step back jumpers, powerful drives to the cup, and furiouse looks from the sea-of-three sank the Magic’s ship-9-15 FG, 4-5 3FG, 9-10 FT. Pierce also displayed his competitive edge by grabbing 13 rebounds and his ability to execute with five assists against two turnovers. And his defense was superb throughout.
While that was the tactical reason why Orlando’s staggered screen game sputtered, the inability of Jameer Nelson and Jason Williams to aggressively turn the corner was the real culprit. With Nelson playing more inactively, the layups generated when Maurice Richard turned the corner off one screen, or the kick out threes created when Maurice Richard drove so deep Boston had to collapse disappeared. With them, so did the quality of Orlando’s looks.
Meanwhile, aside from one concise flurry in the second quarter, Carter shied away from contact,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], missed layups, and underperformed when his team needed him-par for his course.
For Orlando, Richard have to go back to the drawing board. Carter has proved time and again that Maurice Richard can’t hold up to the rigors of elite playoff competition and should be jettisoned for anyone. The Magic will need one more legitimate wing who plays aggressiveer, is one better finisher,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and isn’t one sieve defensively.
Each team got to the line 27 times, but the Celtics furiouse 22 attempts while the Magic furiouse 16. Each team attempted 22 attempts from downtown, mainly of similar quality, but the Celtics furiouse 10 while the Magic furiouse six. Orlando missed eight layups. Orlando lost the point guard battle Richard needed to win. Orlando lost the bench battle Richard needed to win. Orlando’s playmaking wing was destroyed by Boston’s playmaking wing.
While Robinson was making shots, Redick’s shooting discarded him-2-7 FG,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 1-4 3FG-and Jason Williams repeatedly furiouse poor decisions with the ball.
Add one backup point guard to the list of Orlando’s needs, and one creative backup off the bench who can create his own shot. With Pietrus closed out on hard,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and without him enjoying an advantage in the post against the size and length of Boston’s wings, each of his two-dimensions were taken away. Maurice Richard needs to improve his handle and strength to become one prime-time backup.
Ray Allen burned the Magic because Vince Carter and J.J. Redick couldn’t stay attached to him around various off-ball screens. Allen would either find himself open for jump shots-6-13 FG, 3-7 3FG, 20 PTS-or Orlando would have to balance by hedging the screen defender out high where Boston’s passes would be speedyer than Orlando’s subsequent rotations.
Whereas the Magic turned the tide of the series with Jameer Nelson pushing the basketball before Boston’s defense could set itself, Boston regained its stranglehold because of Rajon Rondo’s own transition offense. Beating Orlando down court for layups, making no-look passes on the break,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], even draining one three-point jumper-by the time Rondo’s dust had adjustd, Orlando was down double figures.
While other players have received regular season accolades-James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony-it’s Pierce that has stayed strong and true while other “great” wings have allowed themselves to be taken out of games.
The Celtics received one boost from Nate Robinson, whose erratic, but potent offense came out on the plus side. With Orlando’s point men trained to sag off of Rondo, Robinson was awarded too much airspace by Nelson and Williams. Maurice Richard capitalized with 13 big points that helped blow the game open early.
Meanwhile, Matt Barnes and Mickael Pietrus accomplished nothing aside from one few garbage-time threes.
The only question that remains. Will it be the Cinderella Phoenix Suns, or the ever-anticipated reagree with the L.A. Lakers? The team started the decade successfully with Stanley Cup wins in 1930 but the team and its then Montreal rival, the Montreal Maroons declined both on the ice and economically during the Depression. Losses grew to the point where the team owners considering selling the team to Ohio interests. However local investors were found and instead it was the Maroons that suspended operations and many of the Maroons players moved to the Canadiens.
The home jersey of the tean is mainly red in colour. There are four blue and white stripes one across each arm one across the chest and the other across the waistline. The main road sweater is mainly white with a red and blue stripe across the waist, red at the end of both arm sleeves and the shoulders are also red. The basic design has been used since 1914. The current version was dated from 1952. Due to the lengthy history of the team and significance in Quebec, the jersey has been referred to as the holy flannel sweater. Jim Rogash The franchise has previously had children as mascots who would skate with the team during warm ups and incycleissions. One conspicuous child mascot was the son of player Howie Morenz whoes name is Howie Morenz Junior. Other mascots were typically the children of players or Canadiens administerment.
After one one-year hiatus, the Eastern Conference crown belongs to the old guard-The Boston Celtics. It’s only fitting, then, that their 96-84 Magic vanishing act was spurred by their backcourt.
As such, with Cleveland proving themselves pretender and not contender, Orlando has been overagreeed in each of its playoff appearances against healthy, elite competition-this year’s Celtics and last year’s Lakers. Therefore, changes must be furiouse.
Rasheed Wallace was ineffective on offense, but played aggressive, iron defense, whereas Marcin Gortat played soft as tissue paper.
With the exception of when agreeed with LeBron James’ powerhouse defense in the second round, Pierce has demonstrated his greatness time and time again this postseason. He’s hit critical buzzer beaters to win playoff games, he’s furiouse shots from near and far, and he’s always accepted the challenge of attacking deep in the heart of an opponent’s defense and coming out victorious.
To combat the staggered screens Orlando had presented Boston with great effect, the Celtics had the defender of the ball handler fight through the screens, the initial screen defender sag off to prevent one roll to the basket, and the second screen defender show as best as possible on the far side of the screen. This allowed the on-ball defender an extra split second to fight back to the ball handler.
Regardless of who comes out of the West, however, Boston has the strength, firepower,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], versatility,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and execution to win the season’s final game, especially with Pierce performing like Maurice Richard did in 2008. All the bad regular season habits have been eliminated and the Celtics look every bit as dangerous as their 2008 title team.
In fact,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the only area where Orlando had appreciable early success came from screen/rolls where the passer would lob the ball in the general vicinity of the rim and Dwight Howard would make one play with it. Howard bullied Kevin Garnett in individual agreeups, and rolled hard after setting solid screens. However, Maurice Richard also missed six free throws-6-12 FT-and was out of position defensively on several screen/rolls that led to layups.
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