E il sogno diventa realtà : si va a gara 7

Titolo articolo Boston.com : Hollywood Flop

Basterebbe il plus minus per spiegare l'andamento di gara 6 : +110 totale in casa LA, -110 totale in casa C's.
No, non basta per spiegare la grande prestazione dei Lakers.
Dobbiamo aggiungerci dei particolari :
a) C's tenuti al 33% dal campo e al 21,7% dalla lunga distanza;
b) Rondo forzato a prendere una vagonata di tiri.(5/)15 in totale = top team (14 di Allen, Pierce e Garnett);
c) Ennesimo dominio dalla lunetta (17 vs 6 realizzati);
d) Grandissimo lavoro dei lunghi.Gasol a un passo dalla tripla doppia (17+13+9) e un Odom in ottima serata.Nota dolente : il ginocchio di Bynum sembra arrivato alla fine;
e) Bryant che produce lo strappo nel primo quarto (11 punti), per poi utilizzare la squadra egregiamente;
f) Buonissima panchina;
g) Ultima, ma prima per importanza : la difesa messa in campo...allucinante.La difesa vista allo staples in gara 6, sembra quella dei C's al TD Garden in gara 4 e 5.

Se i Lakers giocheranno così pure in gara 7, anello sicuro.Non ci sarà genialata di TT in grado di fermare tale corazzata.

Dichiarazioni :

"I was very happy," Bryant said after the defending champions stretched the Finals to the limit for the first time since 2005. "We did a great job defensively. We kept them out of the middle, kept them out of the paint, did a good job on the boards. It was a solid effort by us."

"Our defense was good, our rebounding was better," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said.

"We didn't get in any rhythm early, and it affects our chemistry," said Allen."We each tried to make the home run play early. As a starting unit, we take responsibility. We have to do a better job next game."

"We want to carry everything we did tonight to [Game 7], and then I think we'll be in a very good place to win," Gasol said.

"To me, the game is over," Rondo said. "We have one game [left]. They have one game. All or nothing. [Game 6] is in the past."

“We never gave ourselves an opportunity offensively because we didn’t trust tonight,’’ Rivers said. “Everybody was trying to make their own plays. You know, when we’ve done that this year, we’ve lost games. We’ve been blown out in some of those games, and if you do that against a team like the Lakers and a team like the Lakers who are really ready to play and play desperate, you’re going to lose.’’