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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
If nothing else they should be the much looser team for Game 7. Pressure is all on the Celtics, they had a 2.99-0 series lead disappear, and they should have won tonight to officially seal the series. Raps have no pressure at all, very fortunate to even be here right now so playing with house money and all that.
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Oh, I really hope they don't play loose. There wasn't a sense of urgency for a lot of games in this series. I'd actually argue the Raps are lucky to have kept the games they've won, close, and win it in the end. They simply haven't played well though, and the shooting percentage shows that.
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Goddam it.
I had to watch that on delay, and I'm still coming down from the high.
That's the type of basketball that doesn't exist in today's day and age. Physical, defense first, grinding...
It's a thing of beauty, truly. I don't mind the game being focused on 3's and layups, but games like this give you a sense of what basketball used to be like and why it can be so amazing. Just a freaking battle on both sides all night long. Two evenly matched teams going toe to toe. I love it, and even if they lose on Friday, this will be one of the best playoff series I've ever seen.
Here's a quick recap of the highlights from tonight:
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I get the high, but no way in hell this has been the best played series of all time. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Both teams have had chances to put it away and flopped in the end. It's actually been a frustrating series compared to last year when everything clicked.
Personally, I'm skeptical they'll play right in game 7. I can't put my finger on why they're playing so lackluster. I love the fact that they won it when it counted, but there's so much unconfident playing all around. As long as someone can take it over to put an end to this series, that'd be great. But if it comes to it how do they clear their head heading into the next series?