A few hours from now, one of the most exciting NBA post season game will happen between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets in a do-or die Game 7 match. Unstoppable offense vs impenetrable defense. Kobe vs Artest. Gasol vs Yao Ming. Veterans vs Youth. There are a lot of plots to this thrilling Game 7 of the Western semifinal between two of the most exciting teams in the NBA.
Can Kobe be stopped with different phalanx of defenders thrown against him? Will the Lakers’ backcourt generals of Fisher and Farmar immobilize the speedy and rising sophomore star of Houston Rocket’s Aaron Brooks? Or can the Lakers bench hold its ground against the rising stars of the Rockets?
My own personal assessment of this game is that whoever will play a good defensive game will win Game 7. If the Rockets can hold its ground against Kobe, and neutralize the Lakers bench into mere spectators, then the Yao Ming-led Rockets will go to the Western conference finals against the Denver Nuggets. The Rockets will have to play an honest- to-goodness defense against Phil Jackson’s boys. The Rockets will also have to perfectly set its offensive plays to involve all of its players with Rick Adelman’s run-and-gun system to win this game. Yao Ming is a doubtful starter for this game with a micro fracture on his foot. Houston’s shooters must be able to hit their marks to open up some plays for their big men like Luis Scola and Carl Landry in the absence of Yao.
In order for the Lakers to win this game, Kobe should involve his other teammates in the scoring production department. The ball should be distributed among other Lakers to confuse the defense of Houston. Another area that the Lakers should give emphasis is the rebounding department. If Lamar Odom, Gasol and Bynum can control both boards, then it will be a walk in the park for Jackson and his purple-and-gold Lakers. Defense will also be a major factor for the Lakers to win. Their backcourt generals (Fisher and Farmar) should slow down Brooks in orchestrating plays for the Rockets. The speedy Brooks is the soul of this Rockets team.
It will be a war of attrition between offense and defense in Game 7 of the NBA’s western conference semifinal between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets.
Watch the game live!
Can Kobe be stopped with different phalanx of defenders thrown against him? Will the Lakers’ backcourt generals of Fisher and Farmar immobilize the speedy and rising sophomore star of Houston Rocket’s Aaron Brooks? Or can the Lakers bench hold its ground against the rising stars of the Rockets?
My own personal assessment of this game is that whoever will play a good defensive game will win Game 7. If the Rockets can hold its ground against Kobe, and neutralize the Lakers bench into mere spectators, then the Yao Ming-led Rockets will go to the Western conference finals against the Denver Nuggets. The Rockets will have to play an honest- to-goodness defense against Phil Jackson’s boys. The Rockets will also have to perfectly set its offensive plays to involve all of its players with Rick Adelman’s run-and-gun system to win this game. Yao Ming is a doubtful starter for this game with a micro fracture on his foot. Houston’s shooters must be able to hit their marks to open up some plays for their big men like Luis Scola and Carl Landry in the absence of Yao.
In order for the Lakers to win this game, Kobe should involve his other teammates in the scoring production department. The ball should be distributed among other Lakers to confuse the defense of Houston. Another area that the Lakers should give emphasis is the rebounding department. If Lamar Odom, Gasol and Bynum can control both boards, then it will be a walk in the park for Jackson and his purple-and-gold Lakers. Defense will also be a major factor for the Lakers to win. Their backcourt generals (Fisher and Farmar) should slow down Brooks in orchestrating plays for the Rockets. The speedy Brooks is the soul of this Rockets team.
It will be a war of attrition between offense and defense in Game 7 of the NBA’s western conference semifinal between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets.
Watch the game live!
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1 comments:
May 18, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Pau Gasol was phenomenal in his Game 7 performance. Kobe was in his MVP-like mode creating plays and opportunities for his Laker teammates.
The result?
An 89-70 demolition of the Houston Rockets..
Go Kobe!!!
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