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Game 5 of the NBA Finals
is tomorrow night, and this series has all the
makings of a classic with the team’s tied
2-2.
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Now: Dallas (+2) at Miami
Game 4 Recap
My concern about Dallas heading
into Game 4 was their mental state after blowing
a big 4th quarter lead in Game 3.
A win in Game 3 would have
put them up 3-0 and essentially ended the series.
Instead, the Miami comeback gave the Heat a new
lease on life.
Miami won Game 4 in a blowout,
98-74, in Dallas’ worst game of the entire
post-season. The most disappointing aspect for
the Mavericks was the 2-14 shooting night from
Dirk Nowitzki, and the fact they scored just seven
points in the fourth quarter.
Dallas must quickly erase
that game from their memory if they are going
to win on Sunday.
2-3-2 Format
Let me first start off by
saying that I hate the 2-3-2 format. If the traditional
2-2-1-1-1 format is good enough for the rest of
the playoffs, then it should be good enough for
the finals.
Just for a little history
lesson, the 2-3-2 format was instituted in 1985
to cut down the travel time for the last three
NBA Finals games. This was in the midst of Boston
and Los Angeles continuously playing each other
in the finals, and the teams were 3,000 miles
apart.
The good news for Dallas
is that since the 2-3-2 was instituted, only one
team has swept Games 3 through 5 of a seven-game
series at home. That was the 2004 Detroit Pistons
over Shaquille O’Neal’s Los Angeles
Lakers.
Outlook
When I look at the current
state of the Mavericks, all I can think of is
the 1987 Detroit Pistons. Detroit was on the verge
on winning Game 5 in Boston against Larry Bird
and the Celtics. A win would have put Detroit
up three games to two, and a chance to end the
series in Game 6 in Detroit.
Instead, Larry Bird stole
an inbounds pass from Isiah Thomas with five seconds
remaining and literally stole Game 5 from Detroit.
The Pistons won Game 6 at home, but lost the series
in seven games. Anyone who saw that steal by Bird
knew that the Celtics were not going to lose the
series after that.
The good news for Dallas
is that their debacle happened in Game 3, giving
them enough games to regroup from their gaffe.
They also have history on their side, as it is
so hard to win the 3-4-5 games at home.
One late note: Dallas’
Jerry Stackhouse was suspended for this game after
a hard foul on Shaquille O’Neal last game.
This puts a definite crimp in Dallas’ ability
to win this game.
Posted by miker at June 17, 2006 07:48
AM
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