What adjustments need to be made for Game 2?

[NBAWestFan]

I think they will let them play like in Game 1. what i mean is the refs will let PJ Brown push Gasol or whoever to get position. They won't let Kobe get too many free throws.

Lakers need to play more physical.

they might not win the battle of the boards but they need to keep it close.

Kobe needs to get it going.

They need to give Ariza some time to see if he is a gamer.

this is a physical defensive series. The Lakers need to punch back.

Ronny needs to get more time. Walton needs less time and Farmar needs more play so Fish can be ready for the 2nd half.

**** Careful of the Pick n roll **** Paul Pierce picked that one off and Boston seems to be waiting for Kobe to dish it to Gasol and will try to pick off themselves. Throw it high if a smaller defenders is on Gasol.

Spread the floor if the pick and roll has a double on Gasol.

Odom needs to drive in without charging into players.

Kobe needs to drive in and take it to the hole even if he gets blocked sometimes.

When it is crunch time the Lakers will need their best Athletic gamers on the floor. Ariza, Odom, Kobe, Fish and also a Rested Gasol.

Phil needs a way to keep Gasol fresh and not to get so tire by the end of the game.


My last but not least comment is I think we need Ariza to have a shot at winning this series. Ariza needs to be out there because he is so athletic, quick and a great defender. It is about his D. Roll the dice Phil.

[DEEP3CL]

Actually the pick and roll punished the Celtics, but it got sloppy when the angles were bad on the passes.

The rebounding has to be better. The Celtics out rebounded the Lakers by 10 but trust me the stats are misleading because a lot of there offensive boards came from balls being tipped by Laker players then grabbed by Celtic players. But at the same time they got to box and seal guys away.

The next adjustment is not getting in the penalty too early, in that third thats what happened. the Lakers led 62-58 with 6:49 left in the 3rd when Peirce came back then the fouls started coming quicker.
They have to stop fouling especially Luke and Ronny.

Last but not least I suspect we should stop wishing for Trevor to play, bottom line is if he was going to play a heavy role Phil would have given him useful minutes in the Spur series. That was the first series that he was there for the beginning and didn't see too much time.

So if he didn't go to him tonight odds are he won't play this series either. Phil really did some odds things tonight.

[Miami's Finest]

Kobe needs to stop settling for jump shots, attack more or pass. This Phil Jackson quote from his book about Kobe in the detroit series describes tonight exactly.

"Kobe scored 25, but needed 27 field-goal attempts. Instead of driving to the hoop, Kobe settled for difficult shots with Prince in his face. He simply didn't know how to attack the kid."

[phat_24]

I do NOT want to see nba finals 2004 kobe this series. This is what Boston is baiting him into by cloggin up the lane.

Kobe's chosen to bite in the first game when it comes to the jumpers. Will he adjust? I hope the mature Kobe comes out with better shot selection and more attacking drives to the hoop. Easier said than done because of the Celtics bigmen that lie in waiting, however, this is where our role players step in.

The pick and roll needs to be ready in the second half of games and for the love of god we need to box out. If the first game is any indication then Boston's D, hustle and execution in the all important 3rd qtr will win them the series if the Lakers don't make the adjustments.

[tylrrr]

Lamar Odom should probably learn how to make a layup. And Kobe need to not go 2/8 to start the game.

[Erik Eleven]

Since this team's offense seems to be what triggers their defense, I'd prioritize it like this:

[tylrrr]

I thought they should have kept exploiting the pick and roll, Boston wasn't defending it all too well.

[Teen Girl Squad]

We need to run. The Celtics are not a good transition team and in the 2nd it was our early offense that stymied them.

[kobela32]

we need to goddamn rebound to even think about competeing the lack of boxing out and hussle on the boards made me sick. and the lack of hussle on d, just giving posey a wide open 3 towards the end, wtf were they thinking. they had way many oppurtunities late in the game and none of them could capitalize, f'ing disgraceful.

[hermes]

rebounding needs to improve
kobe attack more
get out and run
continue the pick and roll, that worked pretty good
stop rondo penetrations

[snaquille oatmeal]

Kobe needs to stop settling for jump shots, attack more or pass. This Phil Jackson quote from his book about Kobe in the detroit series describes tonight exactly.

"Kobe scored 25, but needed 27 field-goal attempts. Instead of driving to the hoop, Kobe settled for difficult shots with Prince in his face. He simply didn't know how to attack the kid."

I am starting to get tired of people judging Kobes stats without context.

sure he shot 26 fieldgoals and only made 9, but what needs to be understood is that the majority of those missed shots were good look shots, he just missed them.

there were very few where he could have kicked it to the open man.

if he would have hit 50% of his missed shots when he had a good look at the basket then noboby would be saying s**t. he just had a bad shooting night, heck the whole team had a bad shooting night.

[Desiderium]

i'd like to see a lineup of gasol turiaf odom in the front court to help us with our rebounding. or at least put mbenga in there to get some boards. we got killed on the boards last night

[tracey_nice]

Since this team's offense seems to be what triggers their defense, I'd prioritize it like this:

[Tonyism74]

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I am starting to get tired of people judging Kobes stats without context.

sure he shot 26 fieldgoals and only made 9, but what needs to be understood is that the majority of those missed shots were good look shots, he just missed them.

there were very few where he could have kicked it to the open man.

if he would have hit 50% of his missed shots when he had a good look at the basket then noboby would be saying s**t. he just had a bad shooting night, heck the whole team had a bad shooting night.

I agree..if they were going in. But they werent..when he missed most of his outside shots in the first 5 minutes of the game, you have to change up and attack. If you dont attack, you get no one in foul trouble and your outside game will not open up.

Some of those shots like the in between his legs, triple pump mocha jumper and holding the dribble forever stagnating movement on the offensive were poor decisions.

[monk302]

We need to rebound and hit our free throws. Have you noticed Gasol is scared of any contact inside?

[hermes]

the celtics are probably going to come out and hit the lakers in the mouth in the beginning trying to put a lot of pressure and build up a big lead, forcing us to continue to shoot jumpers, lakers need to take the challenge head on and fight back

[CX44]

Its offensive that needs to be looked at and the Lakers were out rebounded on the offensive end by 3. The rebounding was fine and the Lakers would have had more had Boston not had 5 more turnovers than LA. The Lakers need better ball movement. They did this in the 2nd quarter and outscored Boston by 9 points. They also need to drive to the hoop more especially if Perkins is out.

[hermes]

if the lakers can run their offense they can beat the celtics, hit their shots, pass well and penetrate are keys

i'm hoping someone goes off from 3 on sunday

[Sedition]

My adjustment: I was drinking some Sam Adams piss water for yesterdays game. Never again will I touch a Boston lager for a Lakers-Celts game. My bad guys.

[Miami's Finest]

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I am starting to get tired of people judging Kobes stats without context.

sure he shot 26 fieldgoals and only made 9, but what needs to be understood is that the majority of those missed shots were good look shots, he just missed them.

there were very few where he could have kicked it to the open man.

if he would have hit 50% of his missed shots when he had a good look at the basket then noboby would be saying s**t. he just had a bad shooting night, heck the whole team had a bad shooting night.

They were not good looks at all imo even though he may be capable of making most of them, esp. if they're not falling early like Tony said. Boston is playing him man and forcing him to be a high volume shooter, all his jumpers were contested and the majority from deep. When you have that high a skill level and that amount of talent around you, shooting 9 for 26 on jumpers should not happen. Attack the basket, Boston might block 1 or 2 but its a much higher % shot or FTs and it will lead to open teammates when he drives and dishes. Just b/c Kobe defended himself by saying they were good shots doesn't mean they were, I think Boston would gladly love Kobe to settle for the same 26 shots all series.