Accomplishing what they wanted
I thought it was strange when, after Game 1, Lakers coach Phil Jackson and shooting guard Kobe Bryant complained about the officiating, even though Los Angeles shot 46 free throws, including a franchise-record 23 by the new MVP.
Jackson and Bryant were upset with the the Jazz's offensive rebounding tactics, which allowed them to stay in the game until the final minutes.
According to the Bryant, the key to the Jazz's rebounding was their ability to use "two hands in the back" against the Lakers. Jackson agreed, saying Utah enjoys turning play under the basket into a "scrum."
Was someone listening?
In Game 2, Carlos Boozer played 6:50 in the first half because of foul trouble. His second foul came with just over six minutes left in the first quarter when he was called for -- you guessed it -- pushing while trying to grab an offensive rebound.
Boozer went to the bench, returned at the start of the second quarter and played one possession. He missed a reverse layup and -- you guessed it -- was called for a foul while going after the offensive rebound.
-- Steve Luhm
Jackson and Bryant were upset with the the Jazz's offensive rebounding tactics, which allowed them to stay in the game until the final minutes.
According to the Bryant, the key to the Jazz's rebounding was their ability to use "two hands in the back" against the Lakers. Jackson agreed, saying Utah enjoys turning play under the basket into a "scrum."
Was someone listening?
In Game 2, Carlos Boozer played 6:50 in the first half because of foul trouble. His second foul came with just over six minutes left in the first quarter when he was called for -- you guessed it -- pushing while trying to grab an offensive rebound.
Boozer went to the bench, returned at the start of the second quarter and played one possession. He missed a reverse layup and -- you guessed it -- was called for a foul while going after the offensive rebound.
-- Steve Luhm
10:15 PM
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2 Comments:
The Jazz didn't play well enough to win this game, but if you give us as many free throws as the Lakers then all of a sudden the Jazz have a chance.
Brothers wanted to redeem his Kirilenko flop game and didn't even blow his whistle when the Jazz had the ball.
Gasol was able to smack Millsap in the head and no foul called. Williams was jacked every time he went to the hole and no foul called.
Its getting harder and harder to believe that the NBA is not scripted to some degree.
It's not all bad: Boozer was AWFUL for the majority of the game. Luckily, Millsap was fantastic. So really, Booz being forced to go to the bench wasn't the worst thing that could have happened.
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