Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Finals: How can the Celtics win game 7?


First, I would like to say that the Celtics played terrible last night. They were a totally different team from game 5. They played a game that was not Celtics basketball. The reason that the Celtics win games and have gotten this far is because they play well as a team. They work together. Last night they didn't play like a team. They were only worried about themselves. They wanted that Finals MVP. The only thing they didn't think about was if I play to get as many points as I can we may not win the Finals and it won't even matter anymore. If the Celtics played their game and worked as a team I would be writing a blog about how the Celtics got it done tremendously in the playoffs this year and how they just took the team that was supposed to win and beat them at their own court. Instead, I'm writing a blog about the desperation things the Celtics have to do with their backs against the wall now to win this championship.
Here is what they need to do:
1. They need to rebound the ball better. The Lakers out rebounded them in this game. One of the top reasons they won was because of their rebounding. The Celtics have good rebounders and can rebound well, in this game they didn't. If they want to win they have to get both offensive and defensive rebounds.
2. Their bench has to play like they are in Boston. The Lakers bench outplayed the Celtics bench for the first time in the series. Everyone was saying how great the Celtics bench played in Game 4 and 5. Now in game 6 they played terrible. They have a good bench which means if they are down 6 going into the fourth quarter their big three and rajon rondo will be rested and they can have a chance at closing out the game.
3. They need to play as a team. This team is so close with each other. They need to stop worrying about who is going to get the glory, or if they are worried about it they should be trying to make sure that some other guy is going to get it. That is how the Celtics play basketball. If they play like a team the way they have this whole season and in the playoffs they can win.
4. They need to play good defense. Their defense was terrible in game 6. They have a great defense that can win games for them. The Lakers defense outplayed them in this game they can't let that happen again. If the Celtics play good defense into transition offense that can score easy baskets and put less pressure on the actual offense.
5. They need to figure out a way to make Kobe not trust his teammates. If Kobe doesn't trust them he is going to take all the shots himself. Kobe Bryant cannot beat this Celtics team by himself. That proved to be true in game 5. If they get Kobe to try to take all the shots they can win.
6. They have to make all their layups, dunks, and easy shots. They also have to make a good percentage of free throws. This is what killed them in game 6. If they miss layups and easy shots like that in game 7 its over. They have no chance. The Lakers will take advantage of that and make them pay.
Final Thoughts: last night was terrible for the Celtics. The Lakers are expected to win again with the momentum on their side. If the Celtics really want this and play hard for it they can win. They didn't come this far to lose in game 7. They came this far through two of the top teams in the league to get here and they won't stop now.

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