This last game left a ton of questions unanswered. The Lakers surely seemed to stagnate in the late going. Terrible 3rd quarter, and a ton of standing around with many poor shots by Kobe. When that happens the offense stagnates and the Lakers stand around and watch. When Garnett turns back the clock interesting things happen. So it could still be a dog fight. The Lakers length is taking its toll....7-2 blocked shots, killing on the boards, and Artest is having some effect on Pierce, although its very hard to watch Ron-Ron on offense...will he ever hit a jumper this series?
It looks like they let just any old ref work the most important game of the year in basketball, and the last 2 games have been terrible in terms of poor officiating. I don't know who the refs were for, but thank the Lord for instant replay in the last 2 minutes so all the blown calls were reversed. I have to say the game is so fast and some of the plays are so quick that I do not envy their job.
The guy everyone thought would be mismatched was the difference maker, Derrick Fisher. His picture is in the dictionary under the word winner and cross filed under clutch.
Had to know Ray Allen could never match his game 2 performance...it was a record. But he was way off in game 3.
The adjustments the coaches made in game 3 on both sides was interesting. It was like both teams went to plan C. The Celtics took away everything the Lakers had and dared Derick Fisher to beat them...and he did.
Tony Allen played some of the best defense on Kobe since James Posey in the 08 series. Too bad he is such a liability on offense.
Hey, I gotta go. I get to be fantasy water boy for tonights game.
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