Apologies go out to everyone, if anyone who reads SportsBenter frequently and has wondered why dear Mr. Ben has not posted anything since Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
There are many things I would like to talk about locally, such as the Rockies horrible performance as well as the NBA draft among many things, but as I progress into the college life I have also evolved into a working young man and thus had fewer and fewer times to sit down and research and write.
More posts will come soon I promise.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
SB8-16: Celtics lead 3-2; Can the Lakers do the impossible?
Last night, facing elimination in the NBA Finals the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 103-98. The Lakers showed the world that they could win when they had to despite giving up 19 and 14 point leads to the Celtics in Game 5.
With the series shifting back to bean town, the question is: Can the Lakers win Game 6 and force Game 7? Can the Lakers win Game 7?
The Lakers have not shown that they can win in Staples let alone in the Garden, and their ever so famous bench has choked in Boston.
The Lakers will lose this series in 6, which brings up another shocking revelation which is the Celtics' stunning performance in the Finals.
Paul Pierce has definately been the MVP in these Finals; without him the Celtics would have been left for slaughter.
So the Celtics win Game 6 90-79 and Paul Pierce is the MVP.
With the series shifting back to bean town, the question is: Can the Lakers win Game 6 and force Game 7? Can the Lakers win Game 7?
The Lakers have not shown that they can win in Staples let alone in the Garden, and their ever so famous bench has choked in Boston.
The Lakers will lose this series in 6, which brings up another shocking revelation which is the Celtics' stunning performance in the Finals.
Paul Pierce has definately been the MVP in these Finals; without him the Celtics would have been left for slaughter.
So the Celtics win Game 6 90-79 and Paul Pierce is the MVP.
Friday, June 6, 2008
SB6-8: NBA Finals Gm. 1 Breakdown; Will Kobe again be Pierce'd by the Celtic's D?
In Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night, the Boston Celtics proved that they deserved to be in the big dance as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 98-88.
Kobe Bryant had 24 points in the contest, but his efforts proved void as the Celtics' defense made him go 9-26 from the field.
Game 2 of these Finals is tonight, and the looming question is: have the road struggles/multiple Game 7's helped the Celtics rather than hurt them?
The experts predicted that the Lakers would be fresher and blow away the Celtics due to the fewer amount of games they played. But almost as to parallel the NFL's past three Super Bowl winners, the Celtics are showing that the extra games have seasoned the team.
Recall the past three Super Bowl winners: Pittsburgh in '06, Indianapolis in '07 and New York in '08 all had lower seeds and therefore played more games. Now the difference is that the Celtics had the number one seed and just played more games than the Lakers, but the Steelers were a 6 seed; the Colts a 3 and the Giants a 5. Those teams all knocked off their respective higher seeds.
Also for further enhancement consider this; the San Antonio Spurs were the 3 seed last year when they won the Finals, and the Heat were a two seed the year preceding meaning that each had a harder road to the playoffs but proved to be worthy of their journey.
The Celtics could win the series if they win game 2; the 2-3-2 series format change will prove detrimental for the Lakers if they cannot win Game 2.
Kobe will be a better performance and hopefully for LA's sake propel the Lakers to a win; if he does not, the Lakers are done for.
Kobe Bryant had 24 points in the contest, but his efforts proved void as the Celtics' defense made him go 9-26 from the field.
Game 2 of these Finals is tonight, and the looming question is: have the road struggles/multiple Game 7's helped the Celtics rather than hurt them?
The experts predicted that the Lakers would be fresher and blow away the Celtics due to the fewer amount of games they played. But almost as to parallel the NFL's past three Super Bowl winners, the Celtics are showing that the extra games have seasoned the team.
Recall the past three Super Bowl winners: Pittsburgh in '06, Indianapolis in '07 and New York in '08 all had lower seeds and therefore played more games. Now the difference is that the Celtics had the number one seed and just played more games than the Lakers, but the Steelers were a 6 seed; the Colts a 3 and the Giants a 5. Those teams all knocked off their respective higher seeds.
Also for further enhancement consider this; the San Antonio Spurs were the 3 seed last year when they won the Finals, and the Heat were a two seed the year preceding meaning that each had a harder road to the playoffs but proved to be worthy of their journey.
The Celtics could win the series if they win game 2; the 2-3-2 series format change will prove detrimental for the Lakers if they cannot win Game 2.
Kobe will be a better performance and hopefully for LA's sake propel the Lakers to a win; if he does not, the Lakers are done for.
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