Kevin Garnett Clutches up For the Win

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Searching For a Name: The Return of Tyler Thigpen
Published 5/7/2008 by TBird41 at The Ragnarok
... When I wasn't watching the bonus coverage of the Twins' game on ESPN (I don't know why they chose the Twins feed over the awful White Sox announcers, but after I realized they had, it was the happiest I've been with ESPN in a long time), I was watching Kevin Garnett actually outplay another NBA star in crunch time of a playoff game, the first time he's done so since he dominated the fourth quarter of Game 7 against the Kings. Watching his post game interview only reinforced my feelings of hatred for Kevin McHale--I'm still a KG fan, even if I want the Celtics to lose horribly. ...

Cavs' Poor Defensive Decisions Late Cost Them Game 1
Published 5/7/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... didn't call a timeout, which left Joe Smith isolated on KG. Bad match-up, no double team, and an easy bucket for Garnett which was essentially the game winner. With Pierce and Allen having such atrocious games offensively, this may have been Cleveland's best and only chance to steal a game in Boston. But because of their bad defense down the stretch, they let this game -- and possibly the series -- completely slip away. [via X's & O's of Basketball]   Permalink | Email this ...

Cavs' Poor Defensive Decisions Late Cost Them Game 1
Published 5/7/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... 72, Doc Rivers didn't call a timeout, which left Joe Smith isolated on KG. Bad match-up, no double team, and an easy bucket for Garnett which was essentially the game winner. With Pierce and Allen having such atrocious games offensively, this may have been Cleveland's best and only chance to steal a game in Boston. But because of their bad defense down the stretch, they let this game -- and possibly the series -- completely slip away. [via X's & O's of Basketball]   Permalink ...

Cavs' Poor Defensive Decisions Late Cost Them Game 1
Published 5/7/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... 72, Doc Rivers didn't call a timeout, which left Joe Smith isolated on KG. Bad match-up, no double team, and an easy bucket for Garnett which was essentially the game winner. With Pierce and Allen having such atrocious games offensively, this may have been Cleveland's best and only chance to steal a game in Boston. But because of their bad defense down the stretch, they let this game -- and possibly the series -- completely slip away. [via X's & O's of Basketball]   Permalink ...