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Posted On Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 By admin
One of the most overlooked aspects of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game is their defense. The Lakers have one of the best defenses in the NBA and it was on show in their Game 6 blowout victory over the Boston Celtics closing up open space and giving them easy baskets in transition. NBA Teams: Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers
Posted On Monday, June 14th, 2010 By admin
With Andrew Bynum limited by his knee injury, Lamar Odom becomes a player of critical importance for the Los Angeles Lakers. So far in the finals he has had some moments of brilliance, but he has also made too many costly errors which has to be incredibly frustrating for Lakers backers. NBA Teams: Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers
Posted On Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 By admin
The NBA Finals move to the TD Garden for Game 3 with the Boston Celtics playing host to the Los Angeles Lakers tied at one game apiece in the series. Tip is at 9 PM ET on ABC. The Boston Celtics rebounded from a dismal Game 1 with a fierce effort led by two incredible individual performances. Ray Allen assaulted the Lakers net and the NBA record book shooting 8-of-11 from long range. He finished with a game-high 32 points and forced the Lakers to throw their defense in to disarray to account for him wherever he was on the court. The Celtics had to get Allen the ball and, when the Lakers decided they would let anyone but Allen score, they needed someone else to put up big points down the stretch. That job fell to Rajon Rondo who had a triple-double with 19 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds. The Lakers held Boston to just 42.9 percent shooting for the second game in a row. The difference between Game 1′s Lakers blowout and Game 2′s Celtics victory was rebounding and turnovers. After thoroughly losing the battle of the boards and giving the ball away too many times in Continue Reading
Posted On Monday, June 7th, 2010 By admin
Ray Allen‘s record breaking NBA playoff three-point shooting performance was the result of a team effort by the Boston Celtics with Rajon Rondo being particularly important. Allen and the Celtics were able to use their early success with the three to disrupt the Los Angeles Lakers defense and get high-percentage opportunities. NBA Teams: Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers
Posted On Friday, June 4th, 2010 By admin
Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers answered critics that he was too soft for a big man in Game 1 of the NBA Championship Finals against the Boston Celtics by using his speed and size to maximum effect at both ends of the court on his way to 23 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks. NBA Teams: Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers
Posted On Thursday, May 27th, 2010 By admin
The Los Angeles Lakers look to regroup at home and put the Phoenix Suns on the brink of elimination after dropping two-straight road games in their Western Conference Final best-of-seven series. Tip off for this much anticipated Game 5 is at 9 PM ET on TNT. Everyone had written off the Phoenix Suns after Games 1 and 2 where LA scored at will against Phoenix while the Suns struggled a little on offense. Then the series shifted to Phoenix where the Suns reasserted themselves. Amare Stoudemire took over Game 3 using his quickness to outclass the Lakers bigs who weren’t getting any help from team-mates covering the perimeter. Amare ended with 42 points in a huge statement game. The other story of Game 3 was the 3-2 zone that Phoenix used to defend the Lakers. After a first quarter that ended tied, the Suns switched to the zone to slow a Lakers offense that had steamrolled them for nine quarters. The Lakers didn’t have an answer as Kobe Bryant got his points, but the Lakers big-men were rendered ineffective and their average outside shooting was exposed. The Los Angeles Lakers adjusted their defense in Game 4 by helping inside on Continue Reading
Posted On Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 By admin
The Boston Celtics made an unconventional decision on their final possession in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Final game against the Orlando Magic when they ran a play without calling a timeout with the score tied. They ended up losing the ball in a scrum, but there were opportunities to finish the play. NBA Teams: Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic
Posted On Monday, May 17th, 2010 By admin
The Phoenix Suns have the most sophisticated pick-and-roll attack in the NBA. They run a number of different variations and each variation opens up a range of options for Steve Nash. NBA Teams: Phoenix Suns