--Adrian Wojnarowski
BOSTON – As the NBA’s longest winning streak of the season unraveled in the Staples Center, Doc Rivers seethed as his players missed layup upon layup. The Boston Celtics pushed past those Los Angeles Lakers guards, reached the rim and yet over and over the surest of shooters betrayed soft touches. To the naked eye, the Celtics appeared wound too tightly.
And hours later, when Rivers would watch tape of the game, the Celtics coach squinted closer and understood that these weren’t nerves. “It was because of that big [expletive] running around,” Rivers marveled Sunday.
It was Bynum. Andrew Bynum. Yes, he changes everything. The Celtics had it far easier in the NBA Finals with so little muscle and might protecting the rim, but the Lakers had become basketball’s most complete team. Yes, Bynum changed everything for them.
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And y'all thought I went a little overboard blaming the 2-7 slump on the purple.
This guy whittles it down to one Laker.
1 comment:
What a joke some of the media is. I believe the Celtics beat the Lakers in a reg. season game last year with Bynum, but lets just throw away that pesky fact. Laker loving idiot media. Sick of it!!!
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