NBA 2005 Finals Game 1
After a long way of fighting, two conference champs are coming to their final battlefield. Folks, this is it, NBA Final 2005. I planned to write a preview but it ended up with a little late. So I decided to put it all together. In my prediction, the result didn't surprise me too much. However, after finishing the first half, I was totally confused.
Complicated? Let me explain.
In the west conference finals against Suns, Spurs have already proved they can score. Nonetheless, San Antonio Spurs is the best team defensively. They allowed the least average scores in the regular season 2005. The result? The defending champions are now facing a team who can beat you at either ends. It's like a no brainer you will bid your money on Spurs, isn't it?
Wait a minute, looks at what they did in the first half. You can see Tim, Tony and Manu struggling in Pistons' web, blocked in the paint. Their passing lanes were cut off everytime they penetrated. What did the coach do? Let me tell you, Pop put most of his bench players on the floor. D. Brown, G. Robinson, R. Nesteronvic? Seems like we're trying to show how many players we have there. I don't know if Pop was playing some tricks or not. Frustrating a Spurs I've seen. On the other hand, the defending Champion seemed to be prepared. They had quick rotation on defense. R. Wallace did an excellent job stopping T. Duncan. Man, I never saw a man could do that to Duncan. Maybe R. Wallace is the solution to Mr. Big foundamental. At the end of the fist half, Pistons led Spurs 37-35.
The second half was another story. Pistons made a few mistakes in turnovers and Tony Parker started to play aggressive toward the lane. It's Pistons' bench players lost their focus. They seemed to lost their confidence. Whatsoever, Pistons tailed Spurs in the third quarter. The last quarter is only a name, Manu Ginobili. He is the MAN! I can see in his eyes, he could do whatever he wanted to. Layups, offensive rebounds, threes, assistances. He's like a ghost everywhere. I'm telling you, he is my final MVP right now. Unbelievable moves he made. He alone slaughtered Pistons in the 4th quarter. Every time Pistons tried to fight back, Manu nailed them right away. It's depressing for Pistons especially you're playing in the road. It's like you're lossing every weapons to face the enemy. At the end, Spurs beated Pistons 84-69.
Simple math problem, to win a best in seven series, you got to win 4 games. If you don't have home court advantage, which road game would be easiest to steal? Game 1 I'd said. Why? Because everybody knows the pressure is on home team side. L. Brown knows it well. So you can see he played smart and fully prepared. On the other hand, coach G. Popovich played surprisingly. I don't know what the catch is, but it seems to stimulate his starting lineups when watching game on the bench. The outcome is good, so I guess it works. Tell me one more thing, Pop, "Do you really expect Manu's performance before the second half?" You're super brillant if you say so.
T. Duncan scored 24 and grabbed 17 rebounds. It's not surprising to see the number, but his field goal percentage downs to 10-22. He will put his numbers on the board every other night. The way Pistons should do is to stop the connection between Duncan and his teammates. To be fair enough, Piston did a great job on Tim. Wallaces did a remarkable work on Tim. The great things of Wallaces is that they are both aggresive rebounders and blockers. When they play together on the court, you have one playing on your back and the other one waiting to block.The only problem is when one of them out of the game, they also lost a rebound protector. As you can see, Duncan got 6 offensive rebounds and most of them resulted in easy layups.
The major problem for Pistons is Manu Ginobili. I don't know how to stop him right now. He's sneaky and unstoppable. I probabily will say, "Larry, look at what Joe Torre did when A-Rod was hit, send out your backup and break his leg." Just kidding. But I really want to see what L. Brown will do next time. Pistons lacks of a enegetic guy like Manu on their bench or you can say insanity is not allowed in L. Brown's team. I don't agree Pistons with no talented scorers. However, I'm not sure if a guy like Manu Ginobili would be polished the way like he is.
My girlfriend Jean is a hard-working believer. She said it's depressing to see Pistons struggling cuz they've played the best of them. I will say in this level of the game, no one is a loser when you played as hard as you can. And only so the coal will be polished as the true diamond. Let the best team win.
Complicated? Let me explain.
In the west conference finals against Suns, Spurs have already proved they can score. Nonetheless, San Antonio Spurs is the best team defensively. They allowed the least average scores in the regular season 2005. The result? The defending champions are now facing a team who can beat you at either ends. It's like a no brainer you will bid your money on Spurs, isn't it?
Wait a minute, looks at what they did in the first half. You can see Tim, Tony and Manu struggling in Pistons' web, blocked in the paint. Their passing lanes were cut off everytime they penetrated. What did the coach do? Let me tell you, Pop put most of his bench players on the floor. D. Brown, G. Robinson, R. Nesteronvic? Seems like we're trying to show how many players we have there. I don't know if Pop was playing some tricks or not. Frustrating a Spurs I've seen. On the other hand, the defending Champion seemed to be prepared. They had quick rotation on defense. R. Wallace did an excellent job stopping T. Duncan. Man, I never saw a man could do that to Duncan. Maybe R. Wallace is the solution to Mr. Big foundamental. At the end of the fist half, Pistons led Spurs 37-35.
The second half was another story. Pistons made a few mistakes in turnovers and Tony Parker started to play aggressive toward the lane. It's Pistons' bench players lost their focus. They seemed to lost their confidence. Whatsoever, Pistons tailed Spurs in the third quarter. The last quarter is only a name, Manu Ginobili. He is the MAN! I can see in his eyes, he could do whatever he wanted to. Layups, offensive rebounds, threes, assistances. He's like a ghost everywhere. I'm telling you, he is my final MVP right now. Unbelievable moves he made. He alone slaughtered Pistons in the 4th quarter. Every time Pistons tried to fight back, Manu nailed them right away. It's depressing for Pistons especially you're playing in the road. It's like you're lossing every weapons to face the enemy. At the end, Spurs beated Pistons 84-69.
Simple math problem, to win a best in seven series, you got to win 4 games. If you don't have home court advantage, which road game would be easiest to steal? Game 1 I'd said. Why? Because everybody knows the pressure is on home team side. L. Brown knows it well. So you can see he played smart and fully prepared. On the other hand, coach G. Popovich played surprisingly. I don't know what the catch is, but it seems to stimulate his starting lineups when watching game on the bench. The outcome is good, so I guess it works. Tell me one more thing, Pop, "Do you really expect Manu's performance before the second half?" You're super brillant if you say so.
T. Duncan scored 24 and grabbed 17 rebounds. It's not surprising to see the number, but his field goal percentage downs to 10-22. He will put his numbers on the board every other night. The way Pistons should do is to stop the connection between Duncan and his teammates. To be fair enough, Piston did a great job on Tim. Wallaces did a remarkable work on Tim. The great things of Wallaces is that they are both aggresive rebounders and blockers. When they play together on the court, you have one playing on your back and the other one waiting to block.The only problem is when one of them out of the game, they also lost a rebound protector. As you can see, Duncan got 6 offensive rebounds and most of them resulted in easy layups.
The major problem for Pistons is Manu Ginobili. I don't know how to stop him right now. He's sneaky and unstoppable. I probabily will say, "Larry, look at what Joe Torre did when A-Rod was hit, send out your backup and break his leg." Just kidding. But I really want to see what L. Brown will do next time. Pistons lacks of a enegetic guy like Manu on their bench or you can say insanity is not allowed in L. Brown's team. I don't agree Pistons with no talented scorers. However, I'm not sure if a guy like Manu Ginobili would be polished the way like he is.
My girlfriend Jean is a hard-working believer. She said it's depressing to see Pistons struggling cuz they've played the best of them. I will say in this level of the game, no one is a loser when you played as hard as you can. And only so the coal will be polished as the true diamond. Let the best team win.
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