Aloha
Jamie does his 5 things. Tonight I’m going to offer up my big 3.
AD coming out with aggression hitting his first 7 shots was huge. He played with the fire and energy he lacked in the last game. While his 5 boards is still troubling the all came it the 2nd half and he had a couple of big offensive boards.
I have wanted to Dwight start the entire series. He came out with an abundance of energy. 12 points and 11 boards in 23 minutes. But what I thought was as important was he made the Joker uncomfortable and he wasn’t able to find an early rhythm. He ended up with 16, 7 and 4. If we hold him to that on Saturday we will close them.
Lebron’s D on Murray down the stretch. It was “I’ve had enough of you youngster.”
Now they have us right where they want us, still I’m sticking with my inn5 prediction and I think we close them out Saturday.
Good one, Michael. That was some great energy Dwight came up with. I have been missing that kind of infusion energy wise. Was wondering why he didn’t play in the fourth. Could it be due to hack-a-Dwight? He certainly took the Joker out of his comfort level. Yes, AD was huge despite low rebounding numbers, but those offensive rebounds late in the game were huge and that’s all that mattered. LeBron? Am still not sure, but it seems like something is bothering him. He’s not as explosive as he normally would of, and he’s been settling a lot on last second long jumpers as time expires, which is almost the same as a turnover if the shot doesn’t go in. But he did a good job on Murray down the stretch.
By far, the Nuggets have been our toughest test so far.
100% buba
Aloha, Michael. Can’t disagree with those Big 3.
AD’s start was critical to getting and holding the early lead, which added to the pressure on the Nuggets that eventually caught up to them in the fourth quarter.
DH’s offensive rebounding help build that critical first half lead and the stat of the game, which was our 26-5 advantage in second chance points.
LJ’s defense on Murray led to two stops and one turnover that led to 7 easy transition points late in the fourth quarter that won the game.
Great thoughts on the game MH, I think everyone was both pleased and impressed with how effective Dwight was early. One reason i think game 5 will be a tough close out is they’ll be ready for that, I wouldn’t be too surprised to see Gary Harris and MP Jr. switch roles, either. Harris has looked MIA the whole series and MP Jr. has looked better every game.