Dirk, Bird, Lebron - Case of the 8 point games

[StrongLurk]

Dirk round 1 2007 playoffs against Warriors (elimination game)
-8/10/2 on 2-13 shooting, 0-6 from three

Lebron Game 4 in the 2011 Finals
-8/9/7 on 3-11 shooting, 0-3 from three

Bird Game 3 AND Game 4 in the 1981 NBA finals
-Back to Back 8 point games.

Just brutal stuff from these legends - can't even get started on Kobe.

[pastis]

difficult operation for dirks father during the series. his father stayed at the intensive care unit the whole series

[Dr Hawk]

difficult operation for dirks father during the series. his father stayed at the intensive care unit the whole series

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[HOoopCityJones]

difficult operation for dirks father during the series. his father stayed at the intensive care unit the whole series

[pastis]

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[QUOTE]... while the top-seeded Mavericks were getting shocked by Golden State in the first round of last spring's playoffs, the public never knew that Nowitzki's father, J

[DMAVS41]

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It is true, but it was also an awful game.

However, winning in GS was a pipe dream for that Mavs team after going down 3-1 and the only reason it wasn't over in 5 was because Dirk went nuts late in game 5 to extend the series.

[feyki]

13 reb , 10 ast , 5 stl , 2 blk and won by 94-71 .

Dirk struggled against Don Nelson . Don Nelson was his master , who adapt Dirk to the NBA .

No reason for Lebron . Definitely choke .

[Champ]

Spare us the BS that Bird played poorly just because he scored 8 points in those games. In fact, he only took 11 shots in each of those games, but his presence was felt everywhere else on the court.

Game 3 stat line includes:
- 13 rebounds (against a prime M. Malone, also led team)
- 10 assists (led both teams, his total equaled the 'entire' Rockets squad)
- 5 steals (led both teams)
- 3 blocks (led team)
- 44 minutes (led both teams)

Game 4 stat line includes:
- 12 rebounds
- 7 assists (led team)
- 3 steals (led team)
- 43 minutes (led team)

One the biggest myths on this forum, propagated by jlauber and select others, is that Bird had bad series against Houston in '81. Many contend he should've been the series MVP for his all-around play and clutch moments.

[swagga]

Spare us the BS that Bird played poorly just because he scored 8 points in those games. In fact, he only took 11 shots in each of those games, but his presence was felt everywhere else on the court.

Game 3 stat line includes:
- 13 rebounds (against a prime M. Malone, also led team)
- 10 assists (led both teams, his total equaled the 'entire' Rockets squad)
- 5 steals (led both teams)
- 3 blocks (led team)
- 44 minutes (led both teams)

Game 4 stat line includes:
- 12 rebounds
- 7 assists (led team)
- 3 steals (led team)
- 43 minutes (led team)

One the biggest myths on this forum, propagated by jlauber and select others, is that Bird had bad series against Houston in '81. Many contend he should've been the series MVP for his all-around play and clutch moments.

this board only does PPG. defense and other contributions are lost on these people, they'd rather have a 24/3/2 40% game on bad defense than a 10/8/9 40% on great defense, even though both performance contribute the same offensively(from a numeric standpoint) while performance B also guarantees more ball movement (thus other teammates get better options) or a a coaching tactic of denying bird/lebron/dr J the ball.

good effort tho

[ralph_i_el]

difficult operation for dirks father during the series. his father stayed at the intensive care unit the whole series

LeBron never had a dad....that probably evens out

[sd3035]

Lebald was battling personal demons with his hairline

[StephHamann]

LeBron never had a dad....that probably evens out

[choppermagic]

Spare us the BS that Bird played poorly just because he scored 8 points in those games. In fact, he only took 11 shots in each of those games, but his presence was felt everywhere else on the court.

Game 3 stat line includes:
- 13 rebounds (against a prime M. Malone, also led team)
- 10 assists (led both teams, his total equaled the 'entire' Rockets squad)
- 5 steals (led both teams)
- 3 blocks (led team)
- 44 minutes (led both teams)

Game 4 stat line includes:
- 12 rebounds
- 7 assists (led team)
- 3 steals (led team)
- 43 minutes (led team)

One the biggest myths on this forum, propagated by jlauber and select others, is that Bird had bad series against Houston in '81. Many contend he should've been the series MVP for his all-around play and clutch moments.

Exactly. Posters now adays like to isolate a single stat and treat that like it's the be-all and end all to judge players by. Context is important. Players who do the things that their team NEEDS to win are more important than those that value their own personal stats (like Lebron and efficiency) over the good of the team.

[swagga]

LeBron never had a dad....that probably evens out

Lebron had at least 2 superstar dads, can you imagine the pressure?

[Pointguard]

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Don't really know. Never verified by any responsible press who would look it up and verify it. Nor were there people leaking to the press that they saw Dirk at the ICU during the playoffs. Still is possible.