The way they played tonight u would have to be a fool to bet them in a game 7 in the Garden unless u think it is rigged.
Magic have beaten and played them great at the Garden all season.. Why would a must win game 7 make them play worse?
Magic have beaten and played them great at the Garden all season.. Why would a must win game 7 make them play worse?
Go look at history Gyno. Home teams are like 90 percent in game 7's. Seeing the line is two im sure the action will be all one sided on Boston and when that is the case with Boston Allen forgets how to play. So it will be Orlando for me or nothing. I still believe the NBA doesn't want a defensive team anywhere near Lebron so look for Orlando to get every call with that joke of a line. You could put that line at 4 or 5 and still get all Boston Action. Why only 1.5/2?
This is also largely due to the fact that the Home team in a game seven is usually better than the road team; nearly every time actually. This time, it's different, the Magic are better than the Celtics but they won't win because their coach is mentally challenged, and because for some reason everyone in the world knows how the Magic can win, except for their own team and coach.
What did u see tonight that shows Orlando is better? They got out played the whole game.
Dwight Howard is the most dominating figure in the NBA. If they gave him the ball 30+ times a game they'd have a chance vs. Cleveland too. They just don't give him the ball enough. They fall in love with the three....
You are not giving perkins near enough credit. He is playing howard extremely well in the post. Howard is a beast but just going to him and his raw offensive game will not win. Turkuglu pulling his head out of his ass would.
Perkins can't guard him for 60 minutes. If they go to Howard early, they can get Perkins in foul trouble. I think Stan holds Dwight down offensively. They don't call many plays for him throughout a game, and although his skills can be raw, so were shaqs. He can beast anyone he wants.
Perkins can't guard him for 60 minutes. If they go to Howard early, they can get Perkins in foul trouble. I think Stan holds Dwight down offensively. They don't call many plays for him throughout a game, and although his skills can be raw, so were shaqs. He can beast anyone he wants.
I am underrating Perkins a little bit, but Dwight is much quicker than him. Run the pick and role and get him on the move towards the basket. Have him set up base line screens and roll around those. Get him moving, and in the direction of the basket, and he'll be impossible to stop. They just have him run around in the post setting top of the key screens and then standing there. That won't get it done.
Yeah I agree with running more rolls with him. He has to be careful not to charge as Boston does rotate well, but they should explore that a little more.
Boston could be a bit tired, they have been playing hard games. but game 7 is not till Sunday which means 2 days off. They will be plenty fresh by Sunday, fired up, fired up home crowd, momentum builds. Its game 7, means all-in even if it was tomorrow.
NBA home team game 7 fades are a very tough road to go down. Not impossible, but I disagree.
u can't even give this guy the ball late because he is a liability at the foul line. This guy can't hit a shot outside of a dunk.Dwight Howard is the most dominating figure in the NBA. If they gave him the ball 30+ times a game they'd have a chance vs. Cleveland too. They just don't give him the ball enough. They fall in love with the three....
They could use him in some more pick and rolls to get him involved, but dumping him the ball in the post against perkins time and time again will not work. Boston will double some and he struggles to pass out of them. Perkins playing him well time and time again down there. That lazer beam hook shot not a pretty thing. Even tonight he was not getting his on post up situations. Me thinks you are drastically overestimating his post up game and Perkins defensive ability.
I actually think that Howard has gotten a bad rap offensively, partly because of how incompetent Van Gundy is.
The Magic were bad tonight and they really won easy. If they made half their free throws they blow out Boston.