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2014 NBA Playoffs: 1st Round

Fabtrey said:
KD is just amazing. tony allen did a great job trying to bother KD. KD 'only' had 21 pts until he went off late in the 4th and OT. that was hard earned 35pts. that 4pt play was just video game like. ridiculous.

but i like what allen is doing against KD. he tries his best to bother before KD catches the ball. KD's length and awkward body type was actually his downside last night. allen made him uncomfortable. it's like a 6ft boxer fighting 6ft 5 guy with reach, but this 6ft boxer is fighting chest to chest throwing uppercut and not letting him use his reach.

IMO, that's the only way to neutralize KD. no lengthy athlete can bother KD. you just gotta make him uncomfortable right in his face. and when you bother him enough, westbrook on the other side decides to go for it and jack up the shot for himself. most of the night, KD was pretty quiet and didn't have enough touches. westbrook was awesome, but you still want westbrook to beat you, not KD.
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The best thing Allen is doing is keeping Durant from penetrating and getting easy hoops at the rim or drawing fouls. A smaller guy can do that, where he is quicker than anybody near his size and can go by them. Then as you say, on KD's jumpers, he's getting up in him and forcing tough jumpers.

The result is KD is shooting less than 50% FGs and he's only taken 14 fts in the two games.

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seattlejazzfan said:
The best thing Allen is doing is keeping Durant from penetrating and getting easy hoops at the rim or drawing fouls. A smaller guy can do that, where he is quicker than anybody near his size and can go by them. Then as you say, on KD's jumpers, he's getting up in him and forcing tough jumpers.

The result is KD is shooting less than 50% FGs and he's only taken 14 fts in the two games.

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Allen's ball denial last night was epic. It was the difference in the game. He forced OKC to run multiple possessions through Westbrook, which is a much more inefficient option for the Thunder
 
LazyD said:
Allen's ball denial last night was epic. It was the difference in the game. He forced OKC to run multiple possessions through Westbrook, which is a much more inefficient option for the Thunder
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Those ball denials also shortened the shot clock for okc.
They wasted alot of time trying to get the ball to KD
 
it reminded me of how Joe Dumars defended MJ. Bron can't guard MJ. KD can't guard MJ. kobe can't guard MJ. nobody can't guard MJ. dumars was so great at knowing when to help or keep dudes at bay. and he was so instinctive and knew how to bother taller and bigger athletes. he knew you can't make MJ catch the ball and look directly to your eyes. when MJ is squared up it's already over. you gotta get there when he catches the ball. make him be out of his triple threat stance. don't give him any time to jab step. be there and make him worry about how to protect the ball. make him force passing the ball to pippen or whoever else.

i still have OKC in 6, but memphis won't be a tough out. inspiring performance. in a way, we are built alot like memphis especially if we draft randle. we just much worse at what they do. lol hopefully when we draft randle he becomes our zebo and favors turn into gasol. and i'll be content with trey being conley with better decision maker in the 4th and more clutch.
 
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Im really glad the jazz dont have hibbert.

Man, thay sloth-like dude hurtsy eyeballs to watch
 
larry bird needs to put his converse on and start playing because these scrubs are helpless. they are ruining my bracket!!!
 
pacers lol.

they have no excuse for being down at half to the hawks at home. loooool.

the east is a joke.
 
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