We definitely need to buckle down low when it is crunch time and take the three only when the hand is hot! The slams by Sheed down low were more of a back breaker than the threes (4-13)??? Some body has to stop passing him the rock.... Every long missed three is rebound for the opposing team and they got us by 15 in that category>ouch! The late jumpers by Rip were clutch as we went away from the Sheenanigans!

Good to see Delk get some minutes, but where was Delfino? Already in LA warming up? We will definitely need him tomorrow, as four of the staters played 39+ minutes. Prince hit some shots, but 1 rebound and no trips to the FT line? Speaking of the FT line> Ben 1-8??? Does he ever practice or does he just like embarrassing himself. Some of the shots are wide left and some don't even make it to the rim

Yeah, Ben's FT's are getting downright embarrassing. No excuse for him not to be able to hit 1 of 2 fairly consistently. How can he air ball so many times? Is it a lack of focus or technique? He looked much better at the start of the season.

He's all wrist flick. He needs to provide some lift with his legs and shooting arm. He's a stubborn man. Part of Shaq's problem is that his hands are so big, that it is like a normal person shooting a baseball. But Ben doesn't have that problem. He should be able to improve.

I bet he shoots 60% in practice when he's not winded.

Ben is around 90% in pre-game warmups. Just one of those things where you have to do it in the game and think too much.

I was not happy with the way they played at all. Props to Rip for hitting shots when it counted, but it shouldn't have come to that. The perimeter guys need to start doing some of the dirty work, and Chauncey/Sheed need to do something about their shot selection.

wins like that ain't no good. Close, got outrebounded again- by a team that is not known for being dominant on the boards.
Makes our record look better than we are playing and gives Flip the feeling as if everything would be ok- but it surely isn't, that's obvious.

The crazy thing is, even with Sheed chucking, he finished with a double double. It's absolutely how scary good he could be when he is "ON".

30 + 14? We know it is possible.

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How did we not lose that game?

On the road, we did the following:

1) Allowed Seattle to shoot 49%, including over 50% (with 27 points) in the final quarter
2) Were outrebounded 48-30
3) Missed 10 of our 23 FTs
4) Shot way too many threes, especially down the stretch

That may work against Seattle, but in the postseason we'll need to do better.

That shot by Rip was huge.

If we can beat LA tonite, I think we'll be ok down the stretch. Fatigue will be less of a factor, because we have a few days off and then an average of about a game every two days. Additionally, the majority (13 of 23) will be at home, including 9 of the last 14. I think that should allow us to get up a head of steam, as well as get the starters some rest because Flip will probably be more comfortable playing the bench when we're at home.

i'm hoping the rebound problem is because of rest. the jmpers might be too because we're too tired to bang in the paint. this was our 7th game in 11.

Great recap

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