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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla
4 minute mark until the end of the game (you know, when everybody's tired):
James 15' Fadeaway Jumper (22 PTS)
Reaves 16' Fadeaway Jumper (9 PTS)
MISS Hachimura 26' 3PT Jump Shot
MISS Reaves 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
James 1' Running Dunk (24 PTS)
Russell 2' Driving Layup (23 PTS)
James 1' Driving Layup (26 PTS)
MISS James 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
Which do you think they shot better with the game in the balance, legs completely gone?
At this point, one HAS to assume you completely missed the end of the game.
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Considering you thought a KCP failed flop to gift an open three to one of the best shooters in the NBA was some kind of defensive strategy on the part of the Nuggets, it's hard to take just about anything you have to say about this game seriously.
Denver was very much forcing LeBron into traps on screens to pass to his teammates all game (which is generally exactly how teams have played LeBron for his entire career and how Malone has played LeBron in the last six playoff games). That very much would have been the plan if he had driven the ball there on the Lakers' final possession as well. No reason to do that though when you can get a wide open three from a 41% 3PT shooter thanks to a botched defensive play.