BFRESH44 wrote:Jimmy and Bam had to play with more force. They set the tone in both game 1 and 2 in Boston, and we had the big aberration game in game 3. They set the tone, and the role players feed off it. I need a dominant Bam game in game 5 to make up for this stinker.
Jimmy's the head of this monster. We lean on his toughness & leadership. Tonight he was tight & tentative. Did you see him damn near chew off his fingers on the bench? & to own & punk Grant all series & get blocked by him you know something's up.
I am shocked we were nervous seeing that it was finally the opportunity to exact revenge & we've been killers all PO's....but these close out games pressure hits different.
Now that we've felt that pressure maybe we get it out of our system a little & play bit more looser in the 2nd elimination gm where we are 8pt dogs.
To win it all we need to be tested. A sweep wouldn't have prepared us. Nothing easy, everything earned for our squad who embraced & found beauty in the struggle.