I actually watched the whole Lakers game this time, and I have to say, I must have watched the most boring game....wait for it....until the 3rd quarter.
Kobe 0 for what was it like 6 in the first quarter?? Like what happened?
But then that lay in got him going, after that he was red hot. McRoberts is a another player I really like, he needs to get more time on the floor. They need to create more offensive opportunities for him, like the alley he got, followed by the reverse jam. I also think that the inexperience of their rookie point guard Morris also affected their offensive capabilities.
Fisher, I was surprised he turned it on in the last quarter as well, and of course that game winning 3 gave them a win. I see a lot more drive in Bynum, he definetley created more problems for the Mavs offense in the lane, and the hes actually one of the few big men that can actually shoot free throws.
All in all the game itself was very slow offensively, you would think that with Kobe not putting up high numbers like his previous games in the first half, and Fisher and Morris not contributing offensively, that they would be loosing, but no....they are playing the Mavs.
Yes, kudos to the Lakers for the win, but the Mavs were terrible. Jet Terry was no where to be found till late in the 4th quarter. The possesions always ended in throwing Nowitizki the ball (which most of the time was from Kidd), and there were so many air balls I thought I was watching a high school basketball team play.
Not a good way to represent themselves as the defending World Champs, if someone who didn't know about basketball saw how the Mavs played last night (and for the most part have been playing) they would not believe they were the NBA final champs last season. Just poor basketball on their part.
And I will end my little anaylsis by saying I cannot wait for next Thursday.
