Lebron James Won the Fight to have Game 7
The short answer is he is not. NBA teams have financial advantages in keeping their drafted players, but there comes a time in every player’s career where they have made enough money that financial advantages in and of its self is not enough.
Will Barton – The Blazers got a great performance out of Lillard’s teammate, rookie Will Barton, who had 21 points on 8-11 shooting to go with nine rebounds. Barton, at 6’6″, started at small forward and showed that the Blazers have drafted some talent (along with big-man Meyers Leonard).
Leon Powe – The former Boston Celtics (and NBA champion) Leon Powe played just over 11 minutes and scored a single point with the Chicago Bulls in their 66-57 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Powe missed all three of his shots and collected just one rebound. Leon has been trying to work his way back into the NBA after a devastating knee injury.
“(John) is more of a two/one than a one/two,” Casey said. “He is one of our best three-point shooters. He is one of those guys who knows how to play. He has been through the wars. I think he is going to be a pleasant surprise. I know John is going to make a case for himself and it is going to be hard to keep him off of the court.”\'99090
Calipari has gotten four commitments over the course of the last three weeks, and each and every one of those commitments has been by a high school players ranked among the top fifteen prospects in the country. That includes Andrew and Aaron Harrison, Texan twins ranked third and fourth among high school players, as well as James Young (#8) and Marcus Lee (#15).
While Oklahoma City Thunder is just sitting pretty waiting for the team to beat from the East, Lebron James is playing too hard to be that team to beat. On game 6, despite overwhelming pressure and home court advantage from Boston’s TD Garden, James and the Heat team played on fire and finished the game with a 98-79 win forcing the Celtics to face them on game 7.
James leads the Heat with his 45 points (30 points after halftime) and 15 rebounds with the hope that this year would be his year to win an NBA championship. His partner Dwayne Wade added 17. Wade agreed that James played amazingly this time and hope for the same performance on the game 7.
On the other hand, game6 lost of Boston Celtics is a big disappointment as most radio and TV companies had predicted a win and a possible championship appearance after game 6. The Celtics is trying to get to the finals as there are rumours that the “big three” (Pierce, Garnett and Allen) will soon be breaking away from the team.
Whoever wins the 7th game between the Celtics and the Heat will face the very young Oklahoma City Thunder on June 12 for the season’s first NBA championship game.