In a back and forth game, the Lakers blow a seven-point lead with less than two minutes and beat the heat in overtime.
Stats: DWade, 35 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 12-25 from the field, and 11-13 from the line.
Zo: 9 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks, countless scowls
Kobe: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 11-24 from the field, and no love from the refs with 3 free throws
Brian Cook: 25 points, 10 rebounds
Random thoughts:
The Phil Jackson Laker teams have never been good at covering the high pick and roll, and tonight was no exception.
Both teams were shooting well, and the Heat finished with 49 percent and the Lakers at 48.5 percent.
If I sent a postcard to DWade, it would probably be delivered at the free-throw line because homeboy gets so much love from the refs. The Lakers, and Kobe in particular, couldn't buy a foul.
Antoine Walker's still alive, and was a spark off the bench with 13 points off the bench, and a few shimmies and skips.
The supporting cast for the Lakers stepped up, as 7 players finished with double figures.
The Lakers are not going to shoot like that every night from the arc (14-25), they need to get to the hoop more.
The Lakers had good spacing in the triangle until the last few minutes of the fourth, when they relied on the give-it-to-kobe-and-watch offense.
Michael Doleac is the best third string center in the league.
DWade gambles too much on defense, but I guess you can when Zo or Shaq is behind you.
White Chocolate had a transition opportunity with the score tied at about a minute left in the fourth... he chucked a three that airballed.
Original Story:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lake....
Stats: DWade, 35 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 12-25 from the field, and 11-13 from the line.
Zo: 9 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks, countless scowls
Kobe: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 11-24 from the field, and no love from the refs with 3 free throws
Brian Cook: 25 points, 10 rebounds
Random thoughts:
The Phil Jackson Laker teams have never been good at covering the high pick and roll, and tonight was no exception.
Both teams were shooting well, and the Heat finished with 49 percent and the Lakers at 48.5 percent.
If I sent a postcard to DWade, it would probably be delivered at the free-throw line because homeboy gets so much love from the refs. The Lakers, and Kobe in particular, couldn't buy a foul.
Antoine Walker's still alive, and was a spark off the bench with 13 points off the bench, and a few shimmies and skips.
The supporting cast for the Lakers stepped up, as 7 players finished with double figures.
The Lakers are not going to shoot like that every night from the arc (14-25), they need to get to the hoop more.
The Lakers had good spacing in the triangle until the last few minutes of the fourth, when they relied on the give-it-to-kobe-and-watch offense.
Michael Doleac is the best third string center in the league.
DWade gambles too much on defense, but I guess you can when Zo or Shaq is behind you.
White Chocolate had a transition opportunity with the score tied at about a minute left in the fourth... he chucked a three that airballed.
Original Story:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lake....
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