This has arguably been the most anticipated series in this year's NBA playoffs, and besides Dwyane Wade's Superman dive into the stands (only to be dropped like a hot potato by some "loyal" Heat fans), Game 1 was pretty disappointing. Unfortunately, the physical, tough, competitiveness that we were expecting in the first game of this series was shrouded by chippy play that resulted in the ejection of Celtics forward Paul Pierce. Look for Game 2 to be a much more physical, minus the elbows and double technicals.
Where the hell did
James Jones come from? 5.9 PPG in the regular season and then 25 pts in 28 minutes against the tenacious Celts D in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semi's? I don't know if Jones has the capability to pop off like that again for the rest of this series. Instead, look for numbers like that from Lebron in game two, and numbers more like say, Kevin Garnett's Game 1 performance, from Jones.
If Boston wants to steal Game 2 from the Heat,
Rajon Rando needs to take better care of the basketball. Rando had an unchariceristic eight turnovers compared to an even more uncharacteristic three assists in game three. Oh, and having Paul Pierce in the game in the fourth quarter would help too.
This has arguably been the most anticipated series in this year's NBA playoffs, and besides Dwyane Wade's Superman dive into the stands (only to be dropped like a hot potato by some "loyal" Heat fans), Game 1 was pretty disappointing. Unfortunately, the physical, tough, competitiveness that we were expecting in the first game of this series was shrouded by chippy play that resulted in the ejection of Celtics forward Paul Pierce. Look for Game 2 to be a much more physical, minus the elbows and double technicals.
Where the hell did James Jones come from? 5.9 PPG in the regular season and then 25 pts in 28 minutes against the tenacious Celts D in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semi's? I don't know if Jones has the capability to pop off like that again for the rest of this series. Instead, look for numbers like that from Lebron in game two, and numbers more like say, Kevin Garnett's Game 1 performance, from Jones.
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