NBA Finals: Game 1 Recap, Game 2 Preview
Writing by admin on Friday, 8 of June , 2007 at 12:29 pm
What do they pay Mike Brown to do?
If you’re a Cleveland Cavaliers supporter, and it looks like many of you are, that’s the question on your mind after Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Cavs kept pace with the San Antonio Spurs for most of the first half, going into the dressing room down 40-35. Cleveland’s best play during that half, as it has been during the past couple of weeks, was when Daniel Gibson was on the floor. Boobiemania is sweeping the nation.
And then Brown started Larry Hughes in the second half. It’s bad enough that Hughes is still in the starting rotation at point guard now that he’s playing with an injured foot. Some veterans get that kind of respect from their coaches. And some rookies sit even though they’ve already proven themselves the better player – at least, better for this team at this time. Cleveland was down 58-47 by the time Gibson came in with 3:20 left in the third.
If you saw the game, you could tell how ineffective Hughes was. Even if you didn’t, the numbers don’t lie: Gibson had 16 points in 28 minutes on 7-for-9 shooting, including a pair of threes, and was a plus-4 on the night. Hughes hobbled his way to a single bucket in five attempts over 23 minutes and was a team-worst minus-18. And did we mention Gibson’s defense? He had four steals and did a commendable job guarding the perimeter.
The Spurs cruised to an 85-76 win, although they did rely heavily on their Big Three for scoring. Everyone on the Spurs not named Tim Duncan, Tony Parker or Manu Ginobili shot a combined 7-for-23. That’s not going to be enough, provided Brown does the right thing in Game 2 and shows us some Boobie. Keep your eyes glued to this one.
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