He was open, but he was just a bit too far from the basket. Only had about 5 seconds, and it probably was a good shot because they had a chance to get the offensive rebound when he missed.
Major props to the Blazers. I'm proud of them. I don't think they can win this series but tonight is their night. Andre Miller just destroyed the Suns. I wonder if Rudy is gonna wet his pants about sitting out the 4th quarter and being such a small factor. It was good he was cheering, so I guess he took it well. Batum is much more important to their future than Rudy.
rudy fernandez will not be back in portland next year not enough playing time and very small role for him he may also be home sick and may want to go back to spain
Except for the end, Blazers played well. They were more aggressive, which is why they got more calls, more free throws, and got away with more on the defensive end. This is about as well as they can play (other than that attempt at a mini-collapse at the end of the 4th qtr) and they only won by 3. I don't expect Batum and Bayless to put up 18 ppg for the rest of the series and I don't think Andre Miller is going to be putting up career playoffs highs either. I also don't think Amare is going to play this poorly for the duration of the series and to a lesser extent Grant Hill. Not having Lopez is going to hurt the Suns. Collins is garbage. I still think the Suns will win the series, but it's going to be close because Portland definitely does present some match-up problems for them with Camby, Aldridge, and Miller.
Shows why Nash should never be considered a top 5 pg of all time or even top 10, the guy is pathetic on D
i think portland will one more game in the series but thats it phoenix will make some key adjustments such as how to defend miller and get amare more involved in the offense; the suns will look to fast break at any given opportunity push the pace and game tempo and try to run the blazers out of the building in game 2; portland got to hit a better percentage of their freethrows and continue to hit timely 3s especially late in the 4th quarter. suns in 6
Your posts are annoying, unrealistic and have no insight whatsoever. Quit posting. For the Suns to take this in 6 like you're saying.... that means they have to win all 3 games in Portland. I doubt that happens.
Andre Miller is a good basketball player. Never was the most explosive guy out there, not does he have 3 pt ranger, but he is just good at playing basketball.
