Recap: Celtics 104, Cavs 86 (Or, 11: That was not good.)
2010-05-03
Overview: The Celtics destroyed the Cavaliers in the third quarter of game two, outscoring them 31-12 in the period en route to a 104-86 victory. Rajon Rondo tied a franchise playoff record with 19 assists, and six Celtics scored in double figures.
Game Summary:
Call it what it was: an ass-kicking. The Celtics got their first lead when they scored their first basket, and never trailed by more than a point. They put pressure on the Cavs all game long — in the third quarter, the Cavs cracked.
Let’s take a look at what happened:
I actually liked what was going on in the first quarter. The Cavs attacked the basket on every possession, and were doing a good job of collapsing on Rondo and making the Celtics get their points from outside. The problem was that the Cavs were missing easy shots while the Celtics were making their jumpers. LeBron missed a layup, Shaq missed a hook, and Mo missed some open threes.
When the Celtics had the ball, they couldn’t miss from outside. They went 7 of 9 on shots outside the paint in the first quarter, including two jumpers apiece from Rasheed Wallace and Rajon Rondo. Whenever the Cavs looked like they were going to take the lead, the Celtics answered with a jumper. Boston ended the quarter with a Rajon Rondo three off the dribble to push their lead to four. It was that kind of a start for them.
The Celtics pushed the lead to double-digits thanks to nine consecutive points from Wallace, Glen Davis, and Tony Allen to start the second. The Cavs kept the game close, but the Celtics kept making enough shots and getting enough easy baskets to keep the Cavs at bay. To be frank, the Celtics were the ones keeping the Cavs in the game at that point — turnovers and silly fouls by Boston hurt them more than anything Cleveland was doing at either end.
Total and complete meltdown in the third quarter. That’s the only way to describe it. The Celtics got three layups from Antawn Jamison’s unsuccessful attempts to front KG in the post. When it wasn’t a layup, it was an open three or a contested Ray Allen jumper, which is like an open shot for most players.
The Celtics were scoring at will, and the Cavs were unraveling. Too many quick jumpers and bad possessions. Andy picked up a T and a flagrant foul out of frustration. When LeBron tried to take it over and go strong, the Celtics started to swarm him and force turnovers. When the dust settled, the Celtics were up 23 and you could hear a pin drop in the Q.
The Cavs were able to generate some hope when the Celtics went into a prevent offense and got a 15-0 run going. It was too little, too late. With 1:14 left, the scrubs were in and the Cavs had officially been blown out at home. The road to the Eastern Conference Finals now goes through Boston. The last time the Cavs won a road playoff game against an elite team was game five against Detroit. That took two overtimes and LeBron scoring 29 of the Cavs’ final 30 points. Wonderful.
Cavs-Related Bullets:
-Enough with the elbow. Screw the elbow. First of all, the Cavs weren’t winning this game if LeBron had three healthy elbows. Second of all, LeBron is 48 hours removed from taking over a game. Third of all, LeBron didn’t play like he was hurt. He played like he didn’t have control of the game.
He was waiting for his teammates to get involved early, and tried to get the team back in it in the second. After the Celtics made their run in the third, it was too late. LeBron going to the basket is like a 100-mph fastball. It’s great early in the count. If the batter is thinking about the curveball or the changeup, there’s no way he’s going to catch up to it. You almost always go to the fastball on a 3-2 count. But no matter how good a fastball is, it’s going to end up in the bleachers if it’s a 2-0 or 3-1 count and the batter is sitting on it. That’s what happened in this game.
The Celtics put the Cavs in a position where LeBron going 1-on-5 was the only option. When LeBron tried it, they pounced. When LeBron is on, he controls the flow of the game and makes the defense guess what he’s going to do. With Rondo controlling the flow of the game, LeBron wasn’t able to do his thing. He needs to come out early and take matters into his own hands in game three. It’s as simple as that.
-Shaq sucked. He’s getting position on those hooks and they’re not falling. He’s not exactly making up for it on the defensive end, either. He looks like he did at the beginning of the season. If he can’t score when they single-cover him in the post, he shouldn’t be on the floor. -18 in 19 minutes for Shaq tonight. Right now, Shaq’s thumb is the much more significant injury than LeBron’s elbow.
-Mo was horrible. 1-9 from the field is not going to cut it, and he’s yet to hit a three in this series. Part of it is that the Cavs aren’t running their offense to set him up with open threes, but he needs to figure out a way to be effective without going off for 12 straight points after a dunk.
-Jamison was the second-best Cav on offense. He hit some threes and floaters on offense, and never looked out of his element. His defense was an issue, but I’ll take it over what Shaq, Mo, and Parker are giving you. When the second-best starter is someone the Cavs got for a draft pick a few months ago, there are issues present.
-Hickson and Varejao were the silver linings. Hickson continues to make crazy and-1s, and Varejao looked like himself. Andy was making cuts to the basket and getting layups and fouls; he played 21 minutes and was the only Cavalier to finish with a positive +/-. Of course, he committed a stupid flagrant, left the game with back spasms, and started to have a tantrum in the third quarter. That wasn’t controlled frenzy and playing the mental game; that was being a sore loser. I’ll take my victories where I can get them tonight.
-The Cavs shot 20 more free throws than the Celtics and made 11 more free throws than the Celtics. Splendid.
-How predictable was Delonte going hard to the basket with 1:39 remaining in a 16-point game? He never stops working out there. Also, that was his only basket in 31 minutes. I love his attitude, but would like to see him play better basketball.
Bullets of Randomness:
-I thought the Cavs did a much better job on Rondo in game two. He finished with 13 points and 19 assists. I, for one, do not welcome our new mutant point guard overlords.
-Pierce still can’t score on LeBron in isolation. Hooray?
-Seriously Rasheed, how were you not full of crap when you said you were saving it for the playoffs? Where the HELL did that come from?
-Man, Ray Allen is a great offensive player.
So here we are. Cavs have to win in Boston to keep the series alive. The Cavs can win in Boston; Boston isn’t a juggernaut at home, and the Cavs are better equipped to win on the road than they used to be. Still, this does not feel good. The Celtics still have to beat the Cavs three more times to win this series. The Cavs have a good chance to win every game remaining in the series. Time to get it done. Recent iterations of the Cavs haven’t won a big playoff game on the road in a long time. The Cavaliers have never won a championship. If they want one, they’re going to have to do some things they haven’t done before. It’s going to be a long couple of days, but this thing is far from over. Time to get it done.
Mike Brown is a nice guy but a very overrated coach. He’s afraid of his own shadow; afraid to push buttons with his team. I’ve said from the get go, if Cleveland don’t make it to the finals, it’s because of the head coach and that sometimy, inconsistant point guard of theirs. I didn’t pick them to go last year or this year. Lebron needs to be surrounded by shooters and a penetrating point guard. Mo Williams stand outside the 3 point line to run the offense. Every year they are the most easily defended team in the playoffs because… Read more »
lebron’s elbow and vagina are sore!!!!!!!
Damn, my grammar was bad in that post.
@Steve: Agree 100% on how frustrating it is to watch Lebron just burn the shot clock and then take a contested, long fadeway. Normally it only happens a couple times a game, so you just accept it as part of the package. But last night he was doing it more than I can ever remember. @Jim: The foul discrepancy really shouldn’t be that hard to understand, for anyone actually watching the games. The Celtics constantly grab, hold, and hack, and they do it right out in the open floor. where it’s easy for the refs to see. And they do… Read more »
I’m still trying to figure out why everyone thinks Garnett was so unstoppable last night. Since when did 8-21 become a great offensive showing for anyone?Seems like good enough defense to me.
Also, I love LeBron, he is the best offensive player in the league, but what is with the possessions when he just dribbles and head-fakes one step inside the 3-pt line for 13 seconds then bricks a fall away jumper off the front of the rim with 2 on the shot clock? They are wasted trips, get no one else involved, and don’t utilize his athleticism or passing ability. He has one the highest basketball IQs in the sport, and yet single-handedly makes the stupidest basketball play I’ve ever seen 4-5 times a game. Even when they go in I’m… Read more »
While Antawn clearly cannot guard Garnett in the post, and the fact that the Cav’s have no answer for Rondo offensively, I think that the Ray Allen match-up right now is our biggest issue. I mean seriously, the Celtics run one play for him (double down screen as he comes baseline from strong side to weak side), run it 7 or 8 times a game, and he makes a dagger three at the end of it every time. This guy, while arguably the best shooter in the league, is basically one-dimensional as a player, and we cannot figure out a… Read more »
Jim, I’m a Cavs fan but I live in Boston, and while I think you are right that serious Celtics fans aren’t saying the series is rigged, a lot of casual fans do more than their share of complaining about foul calls…probably due to some overexposure to Tommy Heinsohn. While I do think the Cavs have had some calls go their way, Doc Rivers acknowledged that he wants the Celtics to keep fouling, so I’m not too surprised about the discrepancy. As for the small lineup, the Cavs had quite a bit of success, particularly offensively, playing small and fast… Read more »
Celtics fan here and just want to point out that there are always idiots who will post that the series is rigged, etc but I don’t think that is a common refrain at all among the Boston fandom. I do think, though, that it is pretty surprising that the Cavs have shot 30 more FTs than the Celtics through two games but these, things tend to even out over the course of the series. Just be prepared to have the whistles go against you a bit in Boston. I do find it interesting that many people want the Cavs to… Read more »
I haven’t figured out why the so called “experts” were calling that a travel last night. Just because the jump you make is bigger and farther, doesn’t mean it’s atravel. A jump stop is a jump stop no matter ho high you jump. He dribbled on his very last step and then jumped landing on both feet. A jump stop. Legal. So incredibly hilarious to listen to announcers like ALbert and Miller who should know way more about the game totally have no idea about that call at all.
@mitch, Re: Cleveland Sucks
Hey! Joakim! Good to see you. I guess you have plenty of time to troll the cavs boards since you are not playing basketball at this point.
Peace!
http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2010/05/03/nba-playoffs-cavs-celtics-game-2-the-lebron-james-travel-that-wasnt/
Don’t feed the trolls :)
” mitch says:
May 4, 2010 at 10:58 am
cleveland is a terrible sports city, whiny fans…Whiny sports writers, I mean…face it……cleveland sucks and i don’t know why the rock n’ roll hall of fame is there……no one says ” i wanna go to cleveland for vacation” lmao!”
Cleveland fans bitch about a loss because their team didn’t play hard. Boston fans bitch about a loss because the refs were clearly cheating for the other team. You be the judge…
cleveland is a terrible sports city, whiny fans…Whiny sports writers, I mean…face it……cleveland sucks and i don’t know why the rock n’ roll hall of fame is there……no one says ” i wanna go to cleveland for vacation” lmao!
Apparently Stern wants Lebron to stay in Cleveland.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=5160221
@Eric:
Its not a travel IF the pro-hop is still allowed. For those that have been watching basketball for at least 10 years, the pro-hop was made famous by Allen Iverson. AI used it all the time.
Now, I don’t know if the NBA outlawed the pro-hop (I think the NCAA did). If it is still allowed, then no, it was not a travel.
There is a greater chance of LeBron throwing the series for reasons unknown than there is a chance of Stern rigging the series.
“Boston fans there believe Stern is trying to rig the series… Saying that the refs are biased towards the Cavs. Opinions?” That’s idiotic for several reasons. 1. If they are trying to rig the series they are doing a horrible, horrible job so far. They could’ve bailed out the cavs on many occassions last night even though the cavs still out-shot the Celtics. Which is to say, they could’ve seen to it the cavs out shot the celtics even more. 2. A Lakers-Celtics rematch would be about the only thing as awesome for ratings as a Lebron-Kobe showdown, and Stern… Read more »
I have not been able to put my finger on why, but GOD YES Reggie Miller is the most annoying human on the planet when he talks on my TV. Seriously, makes me re-evaluate my old opinion of him against the Knicks. If Reggie was making types of comments he makes on the air, in that warbly voice, at Spike Lee, then I KIND OF get where Spike was coming from. AND RICH: Thanks for your more recent posts. I didn’t want to go after you or anyone else personally but I am used to so much perspective on these… Read more »
Crab dribble or jump stop?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm0k2rqEeJQ
Also, I’m active on another forum and the Boston fans there believe Stern is trying to rig the series… Saying that the refs are biased towards the Cavs. Opinions?
Re: Reggie Miller… Even his voice itself and his delivery is just so painful to listen to. Like an overexcited 12 year old. He has gone through the same description of Jamison’s shots at least three times in the playoffs so far: “Is it a FLOATER? Is it a RUNNER?…”
Eh. Glad they lost. They need to realize the Celtics will not simply let them win, and that they need to have a PLAN on offense, and PLAYS. Thought the first play they ran for Jamison was great, then they didn’t run it again. It’s obvious he’s the 2nd best offensive player on the team, so let’s get him about 15-20 shots a game. Possibly the worst coaching I’ve seen by MB since his rookie year. Didn’t realize how quickly things were falling apart and was as lackadaisical as everyone. He needed to pull Shaq 3 minutes into the 2nd.… Read more »
Rich, I agree entirely about the Jamison/KG matchup. There were a couple times in game 2 where Jamison blew by Garnett on the perimeter, but the Cavs just haven’t been going to him. It would have the added effect of wearing down KG to reduce his effectiveness on the offensive end. That being said, the effort here was the real problem, and I can’t really blame that on Mike Brown. He’s doing everything he can to get them into it, but when your superstar is walking up the court behind your point guard every possession in the first quarter, the… Read more »
RBD, excellent unbiased posting. I don’t think anyone here disagrees with your thoughts. Not sure how a team competing for the Championship allows itself to get outscored 31-12 in the 3rd quarter. I just think that if you set goals that high, you can’t sit back and watch yourself get beat down like that. Like Shiban says, there’s this complacency about the Cavs – a lazy arrogance that they can turn it up and overcome lags… It worked in Game 1, so maybe more than one felt it would work in Game 2. I’ll like to see how the Cavs… Read more »
Oh, and also: I think Rasheed read your blog posts about him…
JK: “When the second-best starter is someone the Cavs got for a draft pick a few months ago, there are issues present.”
Get used to it – Jamison being our second best (albeit offensive) starter is not something that should cause shock. He is in Cleveland precisely because Shaq, Mo and Parker are inconsistent both offensively and defensively.
I’m proud of you for not panicking, Krolik. Your attitude is perfect: it was an ass-kicking, but just one game. If anyone really thought we could coast to a championship without taking any hard punches, they have been jolted awake now. Bottom line: we know we can win in Boston, we did it this season in convincing fashion. If the Cavs show up with their A game, and decide to live or die on Rondo jumpers, I still feel pretty good about this series. Given how well they shot the ball (unlikely to happen again, it seems to me), and… Read more »
John – Great post. I agree with the lack of effort being the key. Even saw it during the Bulls series when the Cavs would get up by 8-12 points and take a possession or two off. Can’t have that in the playoffs, and especially can’t have that as you advance in the playoffs. And frankly, it seemed like that was the case in the 3rd quarter. How many times did the Celtics score on an open layup inside 3 feet? Someone missed an assignment or rotation and left a guy in a green jersey all alone stnading under the… Read more »
LeBron was pretty nonchalant at the post-game press conference. He didn’t really seem to mind the fact that we dropped this game… in fact he was actually smiling near the end of the fourth quarter. Apparently, LeBron is not worried about our chances. To be honest, I am not that concerned about the Cavs. If we lose game 3 (or if it comes down to the last shot), I will become genuinely worried. But right now, I still think the Cavs will take it in 6 (splitting the games in Boston, winning game 5 decisively, and then pulling out a… Read more »
Everyone keeps calling Andy’s flagrant stupid, but I thought it was hilarious. Keep smashing into these guys. Buncha limberdicks.
the biggest problem was obviously the cavs attitude.. they had no sense of urgency and think they can come back anytime they want to.. this probably works against teams in the regular season, but this is the playoffs… and o ya shaq has sucked, he isnt a good matchup against the celtics, we only got him for the magic and lakers, NOTE TO MIKE BROWN: PLAY HICKSON AND MOON MORE, they’re the athletic energy players that are useful against the celtics, while you do this trim parker and shaq’s minutes, try to tire out garnett and pierce by running some… Read more »
On a side note: Who would feel about 100x about the day and last nights game if somehow, someway, the Hawks beat the Magic in game 1. I personally feel there is less than 3.8% chance of that happening, but man would it make last nights game a whole lot easier to swallow.
My biggest and easiest fix: Stop force feeding Shaq who is playing against one of the very best post defenders in the league, and instead take that time to give the ball to Jamison to abuse, yes abuse, Garnett. Every single time Jamison puts the ball on teh floor he is by Garnett in a dribble. Why on Earth the man has a total of 17 shots is beyond me. Garnett has 41. He is 17-41 to be exact, not exactly lighting the world on fire, but yet he has outplayed Jamison ONLY because Jamison isn’t seeing enough of the… Read more »
@RBD Honestly I think Boston needs more fans like you and I love that you posted with respect on an opponents wall. Every Cleveland fan sees what you see, but seemingly the cone of blurred vision extends just past the Cavs bench and into the third row. What it comes down to is playing to your strengths. Boston has done an excellent job of realizing our weakness at the beginning of games and setting the pace, putting the Cavs on catch-up duty. They know their role here. Cleveland has come out flat twice and has almost no idea what to… Read more »
Regardless of what lineup we use….itd be great if this team has a ton of energy and cares about winning for 48 minutes…not go thru motions for a little bit then decide to pick it up when in a dire situaiton….maybe i dont understand professional basketball…maybe theres games in which the players arent going all out knowing its a long series…but man…to me this is the playoffs…whether you’re talented like Lebron or just a hard working scrappy guy like Delonte..at the very least all I ask for is effort and getting in the face of the opponent…there were way too… Read more »
David, if you think Shaq not being in the line-up is going to change the outcome of last night’s destruction, i dunno what to tell you. To point to a single problem and exclaim that that is the area of biggest concern, is going to miss way to many problems. Who here was saying Mike Brown shouldn’t start Shaq before the series? And now, after a game 2 loss, everyone is suddenly acting like they are John Wooden and that Mike Brown is a complete moron for starting the guy. After the game 1 win, who here was saying Shaq… Read more »
-All I know is Booby is a MUCH better defender than Mo, and a more reliable shooter. If the argument for starting Mo is that he can create of the dribble, it’s pretty much moot when he can’t keep the 1 guy who is single handedly killing us in front of him AND no showing on offense AND not creating for anyone else. -Why Mo ever bites on a Rondo pumpfake is beyond me. LET him shoot. So what if he makes a couple, it’s a shot you can live with as long as you keep him out of the… Read more »
Listening to the 1st quarters of the 1st two games was awful. I lost count of how many times I heard ‘(Shaq, LeBron, Jamison) put it up on the rim – NO!’ followed up by Rondo ‘put’s it on the floor, down the lane, to the rim-GOOD!’ I just hope that the butt whoopin’ and the embarrassment wakes them up because their coach can’t. Doc Rivers called out Sheed publicly and got what the team needed out of him. Let’s hope Brown does the same with Shaq and Mo and it works. If not we’re done in 6.
TNT had all four coaches miked up last night. Man, does Doc Rivers sound good in a huddle. If I wear wearing tearaway sweatpants while watching the game last night, I probably would’ve torn them off and reported to the scorer’s table in my kitchen. He’s that inspiring.
Only so much you can tell as an outsider looking in, but I’d imagine he’s a GREAT coach.
Tom Pestak wrote a long comment in the thread below this one (the preview that also includes a lot of post-game analysis in the comments) and I found myself nodding through the entire thing. It’s worth going back and finding it if you get a chance. My thoughts: I am scared that Mike Brown might not know which five players should be on the floor from series to series. It’s the main thing holding them back. If you play the right five guys, several problems go away: *The tempo will dramatically increase. *The perimeter defense will improve. *Lebron will be… Read more »
The reason I was unwilling to write off the Celtics as easily as others was Playoff Toughness. The Celtics have a lot more of it than the Cavs. Go down the starting five of Celitcs and find a player who you wouldn’t consider mentally tough. You can’t. And they’re proven champs, even if they’re older. Now go down the list of Cavs and find a player who isn’t mentally tough. You can. I’m not convinced that Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, Antawn Jamison, and even Delonte West cannot match the mental toughness of the Celtics. I think the Cavs will still… Read more »
Dude, Rich, I think “Shaq would be more effective as a bench player against Glen Baby Davis who he owns than against Perkins who was genetically engineered to make going to players like Shaq less effective, but that’s pretty much it” is a much more useful comment than “It’s everywhere people, the team just doesn’t care.” The first one is a basketball related observation which makes sense. The second is crazy hand wringing and voodoo. If I wanted crazy voodoo sports psychology, there are plenty of places to get that. Siefer’s argument is insanely easy to understand, although it’s overstated.… Read more »
Shaq was not a bench player when we won 13 in a row, so I don’t even understand the arguement you’re making siefer. I’d love to pinpoint the problem from last night, but it was everywhere people. You can’t look here or there and say, yep, that’s it. It was a total lack of effort, which flowed on into LBJs presser, i nwhich he said it wasn’t a big deal and he lives in the paint and a whole bunch of other nonsense that didn’t sound like a player who seemed to care all that much. Shaq starting or not… Read more »
Also PD Parr is right. Shaq should be a bench player like he was most of the season and when we went on our huge win streaks. He doesn’t work out there on the court with us.
This from Hollinger, written before the game: “The good news for this weekend’s losers is that home-court teams that win the opener often lower their guard in Game 2 — they have only a 67.4 percent success rate in Game 2s after winning the opener. The bad news? Only 12 of the 42 road teams (28.6 percent) to win Game 2 after a Game 1 loss went on to win a second-round series, which doesn’t bode well for Boston or Utah, even if they win Game 2. The numbers for the road team don’t improve much if you include all… Read more »
The team plays too slow! We should go with the small ball lineup and run it. Mo has to stay in front of Rondo. This team looks nothing like the team we looked like in the regular season. No great passing. No pick and rollgs. No Lebron creating for other players. We are playing horribly. Where is the coaching?????
I’m sort of glad the Cavs got it handed to them the way they did. Better to lose this way than for them to play really well and lose by like 2. To a man they were bad, as a team they were bad, and some of the Celtics had career games. It’s a series now, and a wakeup call. Some serious adjustments need to be made, especially the disease that is “let’s get shaq involved against kendrick perkins” but mostly if the Cavs play with urgency and Dirk Nowitzki doesn’t dress up in a Rasheed Wallace suit again, the… Read more »
Vortex of Evil is deleting all of my long-winded comments!
@JK: Nice post. The appropriate level of disgust and disappointment, juxtaposed with an adequate amount of doubt and skepticism. I particularly liked the “enough with the elbow” point, as I think this has been overblown. To me it just seemed like Lebron was being passive and not dictating the flow of the game, which he’s done in plenty of games without the elbow injury.
@RBD: excellent and well thought out comments. That kind of contribution is always welcome here.
I’m still pretty angry at this game. I mean, Mike Brown cussed during a post-game interview. That’s like Barney trying to right hook Fred Flintstone…..ah, you see, I can’t even write with sense at this point. Great Recap…RBD is right about the small ball lineup, but that’s old news. We should know by now that it works. The only problem is Mike Brown is 40 years old, and Shaq is 38, and I don’t see Shaq telling Mike…’Yo, put me on the bench so I can rip up the Celtic backups at the start of the 2nd quarter and 4th… Read more »
Normally I would disagree with RBD, but after watching the first two games, I think he’s right. This thing has become Boston’s to lose. Now, if the Cavs come out with energy and take game 3, I may think differently. But, as of right now, we have no reason to believe it will happen. Although, I will say the Cavs DO have the guy to cling to Ray Allen. His name is Delonte West. That guy was right with Ray every step of the way, and it is amazing to watch him maneuver through all the screens. I hate to… Read more »
Celtics fan here. This is a strange series. Coming into it, I had picked Cavs in 6, which is still pretty reasonable but would not be shocked at all by the Celtics winning in the same number of games. Or more. Or less. I do think the teams are going to split the games in Boston. Ultimately, I think the series rests with the Celtics, regardless of what the Cavaliers do. The Celtics are more capable of winning it and equally capable of giving it away. They’re better, but sloppier. I can’t tell you how terrified we all were in… Read more »
Oh, and I like HIckson and what he brings, but how does he still have the same problems he had from the start of the year? Two games with a grand total of 3 rebounds…HOW ON EARTH IS THAT POSSIBLE JJ??!?!?
Rasheed was full of crap when he said it. That is one good game amongst 6 horrible games from him in the playoffs. One out of seven isn’t saving it, it’s just what happens. Love the recap, pretty much vents my frustrations entirely. Jamison should be getting 15+ shots a night against Garnett. He should be wearing him out. Instead, we are two games in and Jamison has a grand total of 17 shots. Why on earth did we trade for him if we aren’t going to utilize him when it counts? Garnett had more shots tonight than Jamison has… Read more »