"good" being a relative term in this case of course. I thought Battier made LBJ work for his points at least. You've obviously seen LBJ a lot more than I have this season, so would you say he had to work harder than usual for them?
Honestly, I didnt think Battier was all that much a factor(on defense). I do respect him though and think highly of him as a defender. LeBron shot a good percentage tonight with probably 3-4 bailout shot attempts due to terrific team defense by the Rockets. Battier was not bad though, don't take it that way. I'm spoiled as heck watchin LBJ most every game. He just makes our whole offense go to a point, he has to work hard every night. Or our offense doesn't work. I put more emphasis on team defense against him, which you did well. Battier made up for it by making LeBron pay on defense when he'd undercut screens. Battier has too good of a shot to give him that space. Also, I wish we had Varejao in this one just to see him and Scola go at it. I felt that's the matchup we missed out on most, seeing Scola chase down those long rebounds.
