Tyson Chandler steps up for Mavericks.
Tyson Chandler battles LeBron James for the rebound.Dirk Nowitzki has done his thing again and again for the Dallas Mavericks during the NBA Finals. Many scribes wondered if Nowitzki would get any help from his teammates against the trio of LeBron, D-Wade and Chris Bosh.
Tyson Chandler came up big with 13 points and 16 rebounds in Game 4, and the Mavericks hope for the same tonight in Game 5.
Dwain Price of Star-Telegram.com writes:
"We need Tyson to play the way he did," point guard Jason Kidd said. "He was big offensively, defensively, and also being able to be a playmaker.
"When we got him the ball he made the right reads, and we're going to need that in Game 5."
Big game James?
Yahoo.com reporter Dan Wetzel wonders what LeBron James will do tonight against the Dallas Mavericks? Will James continue to cringe under pressure in the fourth quarter? Or will James step up and dominate during prime time?
James has no more excuses. This isn’t last year, when he was panned for similar disappearing acts in the playoffs against the Boston Celtics. Then, he and his apologists could point to a team that wasn’t good enough, to a supporting cast in Cleveland that didn’t properly complement him.
Rather than face that challenge and build the Cavaliers up, he left. It didn’t sit well with many, who are reveling in his stumbles and hoping for a Dallas upset. James was free to choose the new style way to a title, however, and he teamed up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form an instant contender. Eleven months later here they are.
Breaking down LeBron
No matter how much LeBron James disappointed you with his decision, Bill Simmons of ESPN writes that The Decision was the best thing that happened to the NBA in 15 years.
Fact: The Decision special drew a better rating than the 2008 Finals, became an iconic moment, turned Jim Gray into a punching bag, gave bloggers a month of free shots at ESPN and turned "Taking my talents to South Beach" into a jack-of-all-trades phrase.
Simmons also writes how LeBron is hot and cold when it comes to pressure moments.
He starts throwing hot-potato passes, stops driving to the basket, shies away from open 3s, stands in the corner, hides as much as someone that gifted can hide on a basketball court. It started happening in Game 3, then fully manifested itself in Game 4's stunning collapse, when he wouldn't even consider beating DeShawn Stevenson off the dribble.
Barkley remains anti Heat
The series between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks is tied at 2-2 and Charles Barkley has not swayed on who he hopes wins.
In fact, when it comes to the Miami Heat, Barkley would never support them.
"If the Miami Heat were playing the Washington Generals, I would pick the Washington Generals," Barkley said Wednesday during an interview with the ESPN radio affiliate in Chicago, referring to the hapless patsies who play as the foil to the Harlem Globetrotters.
Why?
"It's something about that team that annoys me," he said.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2011/06/nba_finals_am_links_1.html
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