The Ifs and Buts Sports Barbershop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Mjlover23

June 9, 2010

After game 3, Boston must have at least three of their “BIG 4” be productive for the rest of the series! Boston will continue to be out rebounded just because of the “length” factor. Boston shot as many free throws as LA did for the first time in this series. Plus the foul calls were under 50 combined for the game. The Boston bench outscored the LA bench by 2 points, which isn’t a lot but it is still productive. The key (like I said at the top) is that they MUST have 3 players out of the four major scorers to do what they have done all playoffs.

Rumor has it that Kobe’s ankle is banged up, and Rondo is still sore from earlier in the playoffs. None of that matters now! Championships are not won by teams that are 100% healthy. I will bet my life on that one! As finals series go on, adjustments are made to try and take advantage of chinks in the armor. Both Jackson and Rivers are excellent at making adjustments. The main change that Rivers has to figure out is how to keep his Big 4 out of foul trouble early. Some of the fouls are either touch fouls or fouls because the Lakers have them out of position. A lot of the fouls are silly fouls. Fouls 50+ feet away from the basket, fouling in non-scoring positions, and undisciplined moving screens. All of that must be cut down to a minimum.

 

The perfect storm for Boston is: The game is in the high 80s- low 90s, not in the 100s. Total foul calls are under 45, which means they are letting them play (and that means Boston gets to play Bully Ball). They must shoot as many or more free throws than LA. Lastly, 3 of the Big 4 are productive! I can’t say that enough. If the games are deviate from that in any way or fashion, the Lakers may take it in 6. However, I believe Boston will step up and take it to a game 7, and pull it out in veteran fashion.

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