Everyone says that in the playoffs, the home team will usually win. Unfortunetly for the Lakers this is not true. In Game 4, the Celtics came back from a 24 point deficit to end up winning 97-91. This was one of the greatest comebacks in playoff history. Well first lets start with the Lakers. The lakers have MVP, Kobe Bryant, who is deadly from any spot on the floor and can take control of the game at any given moment. If the lakers want to stay alive in this NBA championship series, Kobe Bryant will have to take control of the game and dominate the floor. I am currently watching game 5 and Kobe is doing just that. Next they are going to need some other players to step up and hit key shots. For instance Derek Fischer. He is the starting point gaurd for the lakers and is a good three-point shooter. Now we all know that Kobe can't score every single point, so Derek Fischer is one person that Kobe will look to give the ball to in key situations. Another is the foreign center Pau Gasol. He is the lakers starting center and is a strong rebounder and good post player. They will need Pau Gasol to take control of the paint and dominate on the boards. Finally, they will have to play great defense to shut down the Celtics players, because every person on the Celtics can score. Rajon Rondo is the starting point gaurd for the Celtics. He played for Louisville for 2 years then was drafted by the Phoenix suns in 2006. He was then traded to the Celtics. He is a solid point gaurd and no one expected him to be this good. He is excellent at attacking the basket. Then there is the great shooter Ray Allen who is lights out from three. If you give him an inch of space he will, in turn, knock down the three, and once he hits a couple and goes on fire you can not stop him. Not only can he shoot but he is a veteran player who has good leadership and can attack the rim well. He also uses his good judgement to discern when to pass and when to shoot. Then Paul Pierce comes in at small forward. He has great body control in the air when attacking the basket and can make spectacular plays with the ball.
He is also a veteran player and is a leader on this Celtics team. Before Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett came to the Celtics they had a losing record. Paul Pierce with his nasty pull up jumper is a player the Lakers will have to watch out for. Then last comes Kevin Garnett, a great power forward in the post with a great post up hook shot and a very nice perimeter jump shot. He is a force in the paint to be dealing with and the Lakers will have to find a way to shut him down. Now that we have determined what the Lakers will have to do to win lets go to the Celtics. Now obviously the Celtics will have to try and defend MVP Kobe Bryant, but lets look at some other things they will need to do. First they will have to contain the Lakers smaller players like Vladimir Radmanovic, and Sasha Vujacic. They are not superstars but have the tendency to step up and knock down key shots. Personally, I think the celtics are a better all around team, but i do not think they will beat the Lakers in game 5. I think the Lakers will win game 5 but lose game 6 when the Celtics are home. "With nothing left to lose, it stands to reason the Lakers will try almost anything in hopes of turning the tide in this series back in their favor.(Hollinger 2007) This was said by a writer for espn. The Lakers have been doing things this game and taking more crazy attempts because they are desperate. I think this will work in game 5 but not in Game 6.
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