I wonder if LeBron James watched his buddy Dwyane Wade go nuts against the Celtics. Because he certainly looked inspired against the Bulls, posting 37 points (on 11-of-17 shooting), 12 rebounds and 11 assists in the Cavs’ 121-98 victory in Chicago. When James is hitting his threes — and he went 6-of-9 on Sunday — he’s unstoppable. And he was unstoppable on Sunday.
The Cavs are going to move on to the second round; it’s just a matter of when.
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Check out this series of plays over a six-minute stretch of the Heat’s 101-92 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4:
00:14.5 [MIA 71-75] Wade 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)
START OF 4TH QUARTER
11:45 [MIA 73-77] Wade Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)
11:09 [MIA 76-77] Wade 3pt Shot: Made (32 PTS)
10:36 [MIA 79-78] Wade 3pt Shot: Made (35 PTS)
10:36 [MIA 79-78] Wade 3pt Shot: Made (35 PTS)
08:17 [MIA 86-80] Wade Free Throw 1 of 3 (39 PTS)
08:17 [MIA 87-80] Wade Free Throw 2 of 3 (40 PTS)
08:17 [MIA 88-80] Wade Free Throw 3 of 3 (41 PTS)
06:12 [MIA 93-82] Wade 3pt Shot: Made (44 PTS)
He did miss one shot during that stretch (tsk, tsk), so in that 6:03 span, he scored 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting (5-of-5 from 3PT) and almost single-handedly took the Heat from a seven-point deficit to an 11-point lead. Mike Breen called it one of the greatest playoff performances he’s ever seen.
Wade’s run of five-straight threes is especially impressive considering he is just a 29% career shooter from behind the arc.
If that wasn’t enough, a few minutes before Wade’s 20-point run, he posterized Kevin Garnett:
Even with the win, the Heat trail in the series, 3-1, and head back to Boston for Game 5 on Tuesday.
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Through the first eleven quarters of this Lakers/Thunder series, Ron Artest held Kevin Durant to 23-of-67 shooting (34%). Over the past five quarters — the 4th quarter of Game 3 and all of Game 4 — Durant has shot 10-of-19 (53%) from the field.
But it wasn’t Durant that was the difference in OKC’s 110-89 blowout win over the Lakers in Game 4. There were four other Thunder players in double digits: Russell Westbrook (18), Jeff Green (15), James Harden (15) and Eric Maynor (13). Harden has played especially well in Game 3 and Game 4, scoring 33 points in the two games after going 0-for-5 for nary a point in Game 1 and Game 2.
But can this young team take this fine play on the road and steal a game in L.A.? Only six teams in the league had more road wins than the Thunder, so the answer is yes they can. The real question is whether or not they will.
As for Artest, while he played pretty good defense for the first 11 quarters, he has been an absolute disaster on the other end of the court. He is averaging 7-3-2 and is shooting 30% from the field and just 13% from long range. This wouldn’t be so bad if he were taking just a few shots per game, but he has averaged 10 attempts from the field and almost six threes per game in the series. Even with a decent season percentage (35%), he has no business taking that many threes when he’s in this kind of a rut.
Most pundits thought that OKC wasn’t ready to push the Lakers to six or seven games, but since that question has already been answered, now it’s time to find out if they’re ready to pull the upset. They are younger, faster and more athletic than the Lakers, but L.A. has the experience. Which will win out?
Game 5 in L.A. is on Tuesday.
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Despite losing Dwight Howard after a couple of dumb fouls late in the game, the Magic still managed to outlast the Bobcats and win Game 3, 90-86. Jameer Nelson was the difference, scoring 32 points on 21 shots, including a crucial fourth quarter jumper in the lane.
Stick a fork in the Bobcats. They’re just about done.
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