Just looking at Kobe's shooting........got to improve. I'd like to see a game like Game 6 in Denver with 7 people in double figures. Great D, but really Orlando didn't show up or hit shots. Lakers got to have a better offensive game Sunday.
Initially thought 6 but after last night I suddenly think this may end in 5.
Originally posted by Darth Martin
Just looking at Kobe's shooting........got to improve. I'd like to see a game like Game 6 in Denver with 7 people in double figures. Great D, but really Orlando didn't show up or hit shots. Lakers got to have a better offensive game Sunday.Initially thought 6 but after last night I suddenly think this may end in 5.
Remember, Kobe was 15-29 before he came back in
Originally posted by SpaceMonkeyWell, he is only 23.
He's a beast in the sense that he uses steroids to look like Batista from WWE. Basketbal skills-wise, he's OK. Not Olajuwon, not Ewing, not even Shaq..... yet.
Originally posted by Darth MartinKobe basically scored whenever he wanted to, they didn't need a better offensive game.
Just looking at Kobe's shooting........got to improve. I'd like to see a game like Game 6 in Denver with 7 people in double figures. Great D, but really Orlando didn't show up or hit shots. Lakers got to have a better offensive game Sunday.Initially thought 6 but after last night I suddenly think this may end in 5.
I don't really see how his shooting needs to improve. And Orlando couldn't hit shots because of they Laker defense, they only had a few open shots, which they missed as well, but that wouldn't have been enough to win the game or even make it close.
What a way to open the finals, you could tell by the look on the guys faces when they were being introduced that they were all business. Kobe looked like he might kill someone out there and his performance last night was one for the ages.
What may get lost in all this though is our defensive gameplan and execution. Not only did we play hard on D we played smart and took away all of their 1st options. Drew was awesome, i've been waiting so long for him to have a game like that. Forget the points, his defense on Howard was textbook. People have short memories and forget how good this kid is, he hasnt played well this post season but he is coming back from injury and still learning the game. There is a reason the Lakers didnt let him go when Kobe wanted help, he still has all the potential to be one of the best big men in the game and he learns quickly. Dont forget he had a span where he was averaging 25/13/3 before his injury so he has the skills. I think the Magic will try to move Dwight out of the post in game 2 and involve him in more screen roll action. That way he is on the move and harder for Bynum and Pau to keep a body on. Speaking of Pau he started pretty slow and i wondered if he had psyched himself out, but he soon came round and played well defensively in the 2nd half.
The Magic will come out swinging in game 2 and i expect they will hit a lot more shots. But we have to recognise their weaknesses and exploit them, keep a body on Howard at all times and stick to the shooters. There are only a couple of things the Magic can do better and i believe we can play much better as well. So as long as we keep that focus for the whole game i can see us holding homecourt and putting all the pressure on them.