GM1: Boston at Miami

[SRV]

Sadly I know that girl who just let Wade fly into the seats without taking the charge, and the dude she was with.

[AboveLegit]

How many times do I have to say this... If Rondo doesn't play well, the Celtics won't win. It's as simple as that. If he dictates the tempo and plays aggressively, they will win.

 

Despite a great performance from Wade, Bron, and James Jones, the Celtics were never completely out of it. That's a great sign for Boston.

 

For the most part, the refs were solid. The ejection, I don't agree with it, but Pierce should not have been in that position anyway, he had no reason talking shit to James Jones. Stupid move by him, he knows better.

 

Edit: Wade, Bron, and James Jones combined for 85 of the 99 Heat points. Their bench is still terrible, Celtics just need to stop turning the ball over and playing 1 on 1 basketball.

[*Swish*]

Well the Heat took care of business tonight from the beginning to the end of the game. Every time the Celtics answered with a run, the Heat answered even bigger. Wade's practice before the game helped him stay hot during the game as he finished with a great scoring performance of 38 points. James Jones was also very impressive as he finished with 25 points and some three pointers (damn he was so hot behind the line)

[Flash]

Lmao @ Wade's a [expletive]. Man up and accept your loss. Pulling that card makes you the one being a [expletive]. Pierce should know better in that situation. You didn't see LeBron, after 2 hard fouls in the first quarter go up to KG or Rondo and pull a fake tough guy act. He just went to the line and did his thing.

 

Wade was unbelievable. Its pretty remarkable that he did all that while chasing Ray Allen all game. Big ups to him. LBJ was alright today. He seemed to pick his spots but let Wade do most of the heavy lifting offensively today. James Jones stepped up big time. He hit big shots whenever we needed them and hitting every tech/flagrant FT was big as well.

 

Bosh had a weak offensive night but he made up for it on defense and with his 11 boards. Joel was amazing yet again, energizing the team when we needed it.

 

The defense on Rondo was great at the start from Bibby. I know we won't get that every night from him, but that was huge getting him in foul trouble early on.

 

I like how we played but there's room for improvement. Bosh needs to hit his stride and Bibby needs to start hitting his open shots. The half court defense tonight was incredible though. Really did a nice job stopping them and forcing them into tough shots.

[Flash]

Just another stat that stuck out to me. Boston shot 50% from three and still lost by 9. I don't see them consistently hitting on half their threes every game. If Miami wins game 2, it'll be interesting to see how long this one goes. Has Boston ever been down 2-0 in a series?

[Sħãlïq™]

Ch-check this out:

 

James Jones' 3-Pointers

See how mistakes by Boston's defense allowed James Jones to get open for five 3-pointers in Game 1:

 

Three No. 1: Second quarter, 10:02. Culprit: Glen Davis

Chris Bosh sets an early screen for Mario Chalmers beyond the 3-point line on the left side of the floor. Davis, who was defending Bosh in transition, fails to contain or slow down Chalmers. Chalmers drives toward the foul line, forcing Jeff Green to help off of Jones, who is set up on the right wing. As Green closes, Chalmers feeds Jones for an open three.

 

Three No. 2: Second quarter, 9:28. Culprit: Jeff Green

In transition, Mike Miller drives into the paint from the left wing. As he does, Jones drifts from the right wing to the right corner, and nobody in green has any clue where he is. Green is the defender closest to Jones, but he never locates the shooter, even though Jones just hit a three on the previous possession. As defenders close in on Miller, he kicks the ball out to Jones, who drains a wide-open three.

 

Three No. 3: Second quarter, 6:58. Culprit: Delonte West

With LeBron James dribbling on the left wing, Jones cuts through the paint, defended by Ray Allen. As James comes off Bosh's screen, Delonte West gets lost trying to close out on Chalmers. As Joel Anthony screens Allen on the baseline, West is actually in good position for a switch onto Jones, but as Jones curls out to the top of the key, West realizes his man has drifted into the corner. He heads there, joining Allen in defending Chalmers, as James finds Jones all alone at the top.

 

Three No. 4: Second quarter, 3:35. Culprit: Ray Allen

Wade comes off a high screen and crosses over into the paint. Allen, defending Jones on the weak side, turns his head in looking to help on Wade, but doesn't do anything to actually stop him. Wade crosses the lane and finds an open Jones, who drifted to the corner while Allen was in no-man's land with his head turned.

 

Three No. 5: Third quarter, 3:02. Culprit: Kevin Garnett

The problems with this defensive possession aren't nearly as egregious as the four above. With Miami playing small, Garnett is defending Jones, who cuts through the paint and curls around on the weak side for a catch-and-shoot three near the top of the key. Garnett loses Jones for just a slight second on the baseline and then gets caught on Anthony's screen. With Jermaine O'Neal ignoring Anthony to help on the strong side, no one's there to switch onto Jones.

http://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/john_schuhmann/05/02/game-1-analysis/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt1

 

^ There's a vid too.

[Flash]

James does a great job of finding spots on the floor to drift to and get his shots. That doesn't surprise me one bit.

[Sħãlïq™]

Just another stat that stuck out to me. Boston shot 50% from three and still lost by 9. I don't see them consistently hitting on half their threes every game. If Miami wins game 2, it'll be interesting to see how long this one goes. Has Boston ever been down 2-0 in a series?

Talkin' 'bout the 'big three' Boston? Or all-time?