LeBron James He was very attentive to the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacersand the disastrous closing of the visitors allowed him to come to the fore to show off his tactical skills and, incidentally, continue promoting his basketball podcast with J.J. Redickserious candidate for the bench Los Angeles Lakers next year.
“And do you still want to know why the triple would always be needed?” LeBron wrote to his fans after seeing how the decision not to commit a foul Rick Carlisle and the Pacers in the decisive play allowed Jaylen Brown and the Celtics tied the game and forced overtime, which ultimately allowed them to maintain the victory and maintain home field advantage in the tie.
James then attached his recent conversation in the seventh installment of the Mind the Game podcast with Redick, where they discussed precisely the suitability of avoid the triple tie and lead the outcome of the match to an exchange of free throws. That option is the majority in the world of elite basketball, although Carlisle is known for never having opted for that option in previous stages, where more than once he has found himself in the same situation.
The coach said he was to blame for the defeat, although not precisely because of a bad decision in that situation of defending the rival’s desperate triple, but because of a time-out not taken in the previous play. It is clear that LeBron and Redick, who could be their next coach, see the game through a similar prism… which is not shared by everyone.
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