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regular season, the Sixers were 5-18 in games decided by eight or fewer
points and 1-8 in games decided by five or fewer points. That's why it
was shocking when three of their four wins against Chicago
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- Much of the focus will be on the matchup between Chris Paul (third in
MVP voting) and Tony Parker (fifth in MVP voting). The two have faced
off seven times in the postseason, with Parker winning four times. Paul
has enjoyed the statistical advantage, averaging 23.7 points per game
and 10.7 assists per g
Maybe, just maybe, Kobe isn't willing to abandon hope after 48 minutes
of a second-round series. Tough to saehavior, that*s a big number for
people who care about him and his team to absorb.
at away from the Lakers it*s all about Kobe Bryant. Kobe has been great
this postseason. What he*s doing right now, at his age, it*s amazing.
You look at the other guys in his class, most of them aren*t playing
anymore and none of the guys that are playing are playing at his level.
The hardest part about guarding Kobe is how hard he competes. He makes
so many tough shots and he just keeps at it. Even when you have him
missing five or six shots, he*s coming back with another one. He*s not
as explosive and athletic as he used to be, but he*s a smarter player
and he knows how and when to take his shot. You can play the perfect
defense and he*ll still make the shot more than any player that I*ve
seen since I*ve been around basketball. That*s Kobe for
The Celtics were held to 11 points in the third quarter, tied for their
lowest output in a quarter since the Indiana Pacers held them to 10
points in the fourth quarter in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference First
Round matchup in 2005.
In fact, they were held to one point per minute over the second and
third quarters while making just nine of 37 shots from the field. They
made 24 of 42 shots 每 57 percent 每 over the other
two quarters to stay in the game.
If the Celtics had gotten to the line, they might have been able to win
the game despite their poor shooting stretch. Boston attempted only nine
free throws in the game. In 1,879 playoff gam
Cole said that, in a best-case scenario, the 2011 NBA MVP migu Gasol sat on the bench for what seemed like forever after the game,
trying to make sense of this run-rule. Rookie Devin Ebanks got ejected
late and stripped to his waist, ala Bynum from a year
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ago, when the Lakers were unceremoniously swept by the Mavericks in the
second round. Don't look now, but with the Thunder playing like this,
another sweep is possible. ... ※They're just younger and faster,§ Kobe
said with a degree of resignation. The Lakers are a proud franchise with
a team full of stars. They won't go easy. But that doesn't mean they
won't go quickly.
# Mark Whicker of The Orange County Reirer: Winning close games was a
skill that eluded the Sixers during the entire regular season. While
they were adept at creating blowouts on those nights when the opposition
didn't want to fight through their clinging defense, they weren't very
good at finishing games in which the outcome was in doubt. Dht be able
to return in January or February. That would change everything and, if
all went well, permanentlygister: There was more evidence that Ramon
Sessions is exactly what he was when the Lakers got him from Cleveland 每
a backup point guard, at least on this level. He was supposed to keep
point guards from burrowing inside the defense, and he was supposed to
beat people downcourt. The Lakers scored zero fast-break points Monday.
The Lakers had no conventional point guard under Phil Jackson. Sessions
is a driver and disher, and it's obvious that few of his teammates, if
any, know exactly where he's going and what he'll be doing. In the
playoffs he is shooting 36.8 percent with 31 assists in eight games. But
it's much more than that. The Lakers are now minus-32 in point
differential in these playoffs and, for the third time, lost a game by
15 or more points. Last
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