Wow talk about some
unfundamental hoop at the end of this game.
1. 88-83 Boston ahead defending Orl at 40 seconds left.
Brick trey by RLewis, O rebound, Jameer Nelson drives and misses the layup. DHoward snags the rebound goes up for the semi-dunk-lay the ball over the rim. Clock now at 27 ticks. Boston either just let DHoward make the put in or, foul the crap out of him not in a Flagrant way -obviously- but in a way that he misses the put back. Duh! Do not foul him
and let him make the shot for the 2+1 or 2+ a missed ft then offensive rebound. Boston does neither, sure enough as DHoward is going up some Boston Bozo wraps his arms around Howards waist then lets go -too late- as Howard lays it in. Ref miss the wrap call, major break for Boston. 88-85 26 seconds left.
2. ^^^ Inbound to Pierce, gets it upcourt, picks up dribble stalls, looks like Orl was gonna get him in a held ball or jump ball but alas Pierce (or someone on Boston) is granted the timeout. Inbounds, Pierce fouled, sinks both.
90-85 12 seconds left. Orlando uses timeout, inbounds from their side. Over to Carter. He kind of threatens to shoot a trey, does a good stop n go and bolts past the FT line down the side of the block. KG is trying to shadow him. I'm thinking either just let him make the shot, or if fouling, do so in such away just as above. Fundamental Hoop 101, either foul him and make him miss the shot or do not foul at all. KG instead fouls Carter in mid air, Carter, he being of the superb hang time indeed hangs, gets the off balance shot up which draws backboard and iron. Altho he misses, why on Earth would KG let him have a fairly decent attempt at 2+1
with only 9 flippin seconds to go. Carter makes the 1st, misses the second and sure enough Jameer Nelson bolts from the arc wayy ahead of Ray Allen for the uncontested put back.
90-88! with 8 seconds left.
KG grabs the made ball as it falls from the net, Nelson is so excited he runs into KG and blocks KG from getting on the other side of the boundry line to inbounds the ball. Looks like KG kind of just says screw it and maybe even before he stepped off the court to get out of bounds instead hurls it over to Ray Allen (while KG was still inbounds??). Anywho i guess in this instance it balances out because Nelson was preventing KG from getting out.
Anywho Allen makes both clutch FTs and Boston escapes.
Seems like Orlando has got to be encouraged by that comeback.
Fundamental hoops seems DOA in the NBA.
