Portland looked awful. Houston delivered a stomach punch in the first quarter and the Blazers never recovered. Their youth was the story of the game. Houston looked good, but I am still convinced that their lack of elite players will be their undoing. They just do not have enough guys that you can count on scoring 20+ points every night. When they win, it is because of an unexpected contribution. Does 'unexpected contributions' sound like a winning playoff recipe? I think not.
The Spurs looked confused. Confused on the defensive end with Barea getting into the paint at will. Confused on the offensive end with Popovich obviously still trying to figure out his rotation. The silver lining is that the Spurs could have, and probably should have, won the game. They lost because Dampier, Barea and Bass combined for 37 points. If those three can average a combined 37 points for the series, then bless them. I do not see it happening and still think the Spurs win in 6.
The Jazz did not look horrible against the Lakers. I expect the Jazz to lose the series, but I am not sure if the Lakers win a game in Utah. Home-court fuels Utah’s defensive intensity and that is all it will take for the Jazz to get a few W’s.
The Orlando, Phlliy Game 1 was atrocious. The fact it was close made it somewhat entertaining, but the level of basketball being played was far lower than any other series. If Orlando cannot get healthy, whichever team wins this series is definitely going to get swept in the second round.
Dwayne Wade is playing 1 on 5. As I mentioned before, his team is nonexistent. If I were him, I would demand a trade, like now.
The Cavs looked okay. They did not impress but got the W without too much trouble. Detroit has a few players that want to win, but most of that team is already on vacation.
Derick Rose had an amazing Game 1. The scary part is that he does not have that Kobe, “I am going to take every shot for the next five minutes” mode and still scored 36 points with 10 assists. If he decided to drive every time he got the ball in the fourth, he probably would have scored upwards of 50. The Celts looked like the Spurs. They came out a little flat and it seemed that they expected the Bulls to fold at some point; that never happened.
Denver was impressive in their win. Eight threes by Chauncey definitely helped them out. If the Hornets can take Game 2, look for the Nuggets to implode. Their ‘crazy’ is going to catch up with them sooner or later.
The Spurs looked confused. Confused on the defensive end with Barea getting into the paint at will. Confused on the offensive end with Popovich obviously still trying to figure out his rotation. The silver lining is that the Spurs could have, and probably should have, won the game. They lost because Dampier, Barea and Bass combined for 37 points. If those three can average a combined 37 points for the series, then bless them. I do not see it happening and still think the Spurs win in 6.
The Jazz did not look horrible against the Lakers. I expect the Jazz to lose the series, but I am not sure if the Lakers win a game in Utah. Home-court fuels Utah’s defensive intensity and that is all it will take for the Jazz to get a few W’s.
The Orlando, Phlliy Game 1 was atrocious. The fact it was close made it somewhat entertaining, but the level of basketball being played was far lower than any other series. If Orlando cannot get healthy, whichever team wins this series is definitely going to get swept in the second round.
Dwayne Wade is playing 1 on 5. As I mentioned before, his team is nonexistent. If I were him, I would demand a trade, like now.
The Cavs looked okay. They did not impress but got the W without too much trouble. Detroit has a few players that want to win, but most of that team is already on vacation.
Derick Rose had an amazing Game 1. The scary part is that he does not have that Kobe, “I am going to take every shot for the next five minutes” mode and still scored 36 points with 10 assists. If he decided to drive every time he got the ball in the fourth, he probably would have scored upwards of 50. The Celts looked like the Spurs. They came out a little flat and it seemed that they expected the Bulls to fold at some point; that never happened.
Denver was impressive in their win. Eight threes by Chauncey definitely helped them out. If the Hornets can take Game 2, look for the Nuggets to implode. Their ‘crazy’ is going to catch up with them sooner or later.
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