- Orlando gets one back...Behind an NBA finals record 63% FG shooting for the night, the Magic simply out-dueled LA in an offensive battle....first of all, LA's defense was indefensibly terrible...that being said, Orlando was unconscious...take a look at these FG numbers....Alston 8-12, Hedo 7-12, Shard 8-14, Dwight 5-6....the 4 leading scorers shot a combined 28-44...that should tell you enough.....that kind of shooting isn't sustainable (Alston especially) but for any given night, they can put you into submission like that... For LA? Kobe started unconsciously...but cooled substantially (2 for his last 12 FG) and despite shooting a very good 52% themselves, the LA defense outdid the offensive output in a negative way....what does it all mean? Honestly, not a whole lot in my opinion that we didn't already...if Orlando, a jumpshooting team, makes that % of shots, they're nearly impossible to beat...BUT I can tell you with a relative certainty they won't shoot 60% in this series again... Orlando may get one more...but LA is simply better...and they'll win in 5 or 6...
- In another basketball note...JA Adande wrote an incredibly good column over at http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/features/kareem and that should be read for any basketball fan...simply an appreciation for the most efficient scorer the NBA has ever seen...
- Wait...the Vikings don't even WANT Brett Favre anymore? Good for them...they speak for all of us...go away Brett
- Mark Sanchez signs his 5-year deal with the Jets....why is this news? In my opinion, picks NOT signing deals should be the only time it is news....and yet, this leads SC because he's in New York...
- On a Braves note...They dropped one to the Pirates 3-2 tonight behind some paltry hitting...Jurrjens was again good going 7 IP with only 2 ER... but that's not why I write this...I write this to complain about Greg Norton...yes, the "professional pinch hitter" is hitting .098 for the year....yes, .098...for a guy who can't field...and literally is the #1 pinch hitter on the roster...indefensible...
That's it for now...Game 4 tomorrow at 9:00....
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