Oh, we are supposed to shoot BEFORE the clock expires?

As the Blazers were running out to a 32-16 first quarter lead the Rose Garden was rocking, every time out was greeted with a standing ovation by the ecstatic fans, and I turned to my wife and said, "They are going to lose this one." That 32 point explosion was fools gold...as was the paltry 16 points the Celtics were in the process of scoring. > Even though they were scoring seemingly at will there were signs the Blazers offense was in deep trouble. It seemed like every possession they were scoring with 1 - 2 seconds left on the clock with a bail-out long range jumper against tough defense. Even worse, that seemed to be by design. > The Blazers seldom hurry to get the ball upcourt. Whereas the Suns want to shoot in 6 seconds or less, 6 seconds is less time that it takes Portland to get the ball across the mid-court stripe. Once they do they are still in no hurry to get into their offense. Typically Brandon Roy, Jarrett Jack, or Steve Blake will dribble outside the 3-point line until about 10 ... [link]