Wednesday, November 17, 2004
GAME 8: SUPERSONICS 103, 76ERS 95
I didn't get to see much of this one, considering it was an early start and I worked until 5, and also that I was out buying DVDs and didn't get home until the beginning of the fourth quarter. That said, the Sonics pulled one out again tonight. Apparently they've told Vlad Radmanovic that he's such a good shooter and should always look to shoot first and drive to the basket second. It seemed like he heeded that advice tonight, and was hitting quite a few outside shots. Speaking of outside shots, the Sonics better not be turning to the offensive philosophy of raining threes like mad, because that'll only work so much. However, the Sonics had enough gumption once again to put together a massive run in the second half, able to turn a double-digit deficit into a double-digit lead of their own. Of course, the fact that Allen Iverson was held scoreless in the third quarter was a big help.
Before we go on here, a look at the boxscore: The Sonics outrebounded their opponents again, but this time only by a margin of 39-38. The Sonics shot 39 out of their 77 shots from three-point range. They made 18 threes, one short of tying the NBA record. Ray Allen shot 12-for-24 from the field (7-of-12 from downtown) and had a line of (season-high) 37 pts/5 reb/5 ast. Rashard Lewis had 21 pts/6 reb, Vlad Radmanovic 20 pts/5 reb (6-of-11 from 3), and Antonio Daniels 19 pts/5 ast. The one-sided lines of the night were from Reggie Evans (2 pts/11 reb) and Luke Ridnour (2 pts/10 ast). Danny Fortson used all six fouls up in his 13 minutes, getting called once again for setting an illegal screen. Craig Ehlo says Fortson is now a marked man throughout the NBA, and won't ever get the benefit of the doubt on any calls. As a result, I think the last two games could be (I hope not) what we see out of Danny Fortson for the rest of the year, unless he finds some way to adjust to this. The good news is that Reggie Evans is rebounding like a mofo (Kevin Calabro has already dubbed him The Collector). In the Jerome James Watch, he played 11 minutes, missed the only shot he took, fouled twice, but had two offensive rebounds.
Before we go on here, a look at the boxscore: The Sonics outrebounded their opponents again, but this time only by a margin of 39-38. The Sonics shot 39 out of their 77 shots from three-point range. They made 18 threes, one short of tying the NBA record. Ray Allen shot 12-for-24 from the field (7-of-12 from downtown) and had a line of (season-high) 37 pts/5 reb/5 ast. Rashard Lewis had 21 pts/6 reb, Vlad Radmanovic 20 pts/5 reb (6-of-11 from 3), and Antonio Daniels 19 pts/5 ast. The one-sided lines of the night were from Reggie Evans (2 pts/11 reb) and Luke Ridnour (2 pts/10 ast). Danny Fortson used all six fouls up in his 13 minutes, getting called once again for setting an illegal screen. Craig Ehlo says Fortson is now a marked man throughout the NBA, and won't ever get the benefit of the doubt on any calls. As a result, I think the last two games could be (I hope not) what we see out of Danny Fortson for the rest of the year, unless he finds some way to adjust to this. The good news is that Reggie Evans is rebounding like a mofo (Kevin Calabro has already dubbed him The Collector). In the Jerome James Watch, he played 11 minutes, missed the only shot he took, fouled twice, but had two offensive rebounds.
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