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What to expect in game 4 today

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    What to expect in game 4 today

    The Nets will either double team J.O. when he gets the ball or they might front him, they won't play him the same as they did in game 3. Pacers will need someone to get hot from the outside, Peja, Cro, Jax, someone. Isn't Cro due to hit some shots. He usually has one game per series where he shoots well

    I look for Kidd to have a huge game. That doesn't mean he'll score a lot of points, but he will have a huge impact on the game.

    The key player for the Nets is Nenad, if he has a good game they'll win, otherwise I like the Pacers chances.

    One thing that surprised me is that Granger had a lot of trouble guarding Jefferson, so much so that Fred Jones guarded him in the last 5 or 6 minutes of game 3.


    Here is a pretty good scouting report on game 4 today

    http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/print?...686&type=story


    Scouting report: Pacers vs. Nets Game 4. John Carroll by the way was the longtime assistant coach for the Celts who took over two seasons ago when O'Brien quit.

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    By John Carroll
    Scouts Inc.


    Nets Offense: New Jersey is in deep trouble, and the Nets had better listen to their coach because their offense was horrible in the second half of Game 3. They desperately need Jason Kidd's leadership in Game 4 or there might be an upset brewing in Indiana.


    The Nets cannot afford to have any more offensive lapses in this series. They have played six halves of basketball, and only three have been good ones. After scoring 55 points and shooting 54 percent in the first half, the Nets came out and laid another offensive dud. They rushed on offense, took contested jumpers and missed from long range. This resulted in shooting 9-for-38 (a miserable 23.6 percent) in the second half. Worst of all, Vince Carter was 0-for-10 from the field in that stretch.


    The only good thing the Nets did was outscore the Pacers 15-5 in fast-break points. The Nets must impose their will on the break and get some easy baskets, not allowing this to become just a half-court game. They need to use their wings, Carter and Richard Jefferson, out in the open court. However, when you don't play defense and don't stop your opponent, it is hard to run.

    Nets Defense: New Jersey did not get the job done defensively in Game 3. It had breakdowns throughout the game and had no answers for Jermaine O'Neal. O'Neal caught the ball wherever he wanted and dominated every matchup the Nets threw at him. He put Jason Collins, Clifford Robinson and Nenad Krstic all on the bench with foul trouble while putting up 37 points. Watch for New Jersey to double-team O'Neal in the post if it cannot stop him one-on-one. The Nets cannot allow him to get their whole front line in foul trouble.


    New Jersey had better start respecting Anthony Johnson in Game 4. He has been a Net killer in this series. Kidd and Jacque Vaughn need to pressure and wear him down because he is the only point guard Indy has. In the half-court sets, they must lock him down, not allowing him drives to the rim and open looks. Coach Rick Carlisle used Fred Jones to bring the ball down the court and get the Pacers into sets when Johnson was out and Sarunas Jasikevicius was in the game. Jasikevicius cannot deal with the Nets' pressure, especially from Vaughn. Look for this in the future.


    New Jersey needs to stop looking to the officials for help. The Nets did not recognize the way the game was being called and became frustrated with the refs. Collins, Krstic and Robinson need a big-time effort to limit O'Neal in Game 4; otherwise, N.J. will be heading home down 3-1.

    Pacers Offense: All the pressure was on O'Neal's shoulders, and he responded with a monster game. He proved the Nets have no one to guard him when the refs do not allow the defenders to push, hold and grab him. O'Neal did a much better job moving to receive the ball and facing up for jumpers on the catch. He did not try to get into a grab-and-hold game with the New Jersey defenders, a tack that got him in foul trouble in the earlier games. The Pacers made a real effort to get him the ball, and their entry passes to the post were much crisper and more accurate.

    Johnson is playing the Nets with a chip on his shoulder. With his 25 points, eight assists and zero turnovers, he outplayed Kidd in Game 3 and has totally neutralized what seemed to be a mismatch at the point guard position. To win this series, Indy needs Johnson to continue playing at this high level. In addition to Johnson's drives and open shots, I like the way Carlisle posts him up on the right lane and lets him work.


    Indy must be alert to double-teams of O'Neal in the post in Game 4. Carlisle will be ready and surround him with shooters. Look for Austin Croshere, Peja Stojakovic, Stephen Jackson and Jones to have big games if N.J. decides it cannot play O'Neal one-on-one.

    Pacers Defense: Luckily for Indy, there are two halves of a game. After allowing 55 points in the first half of Game 3, the Pacers came out in the second half and gave a marvelous defensive effort. O'Neal did not allow Krstic to get middle and score easily as he had done earlier in the series. The Indy perimeters held Carter scoreless in the second half.


    The physical play of Scot Pollard has set a tone for the rest of the series. Pollard had four fouls in only 5:18 of play and his elbow to Carter, and his abuse of Krstic, put N.J. back on its heels. Indy needs to continue this physical, defensive effort from the start of Game 4 if it wants to go up 3-1.

    Indy must be alert to the Danny Granger-Richard Jefferson matchup. Granger cannot guard Jefferson, and neither can Stojakovic. If the Nets go at this matchup in Game 4, the Pacers might have to counter with a different look.

    Game 4 is the biggest game of the series. If New Jersey can not respond with a huge effort, look for the Nets to go down 3-1. However, I have seen firsthand how Kidd can carry a team on his shoulders at the most important time. Look for Kidd to respond with a huge game and even this series at 2-2.

    Pick:Changing my prognosis. Looks as though this is going 7. NJ still, but in 7.


    ESPN.com's Scouts Inc. will provide detailed scouting reports for each NBA playoff series and each NBA playoff game.


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  • #2
    Re: What to expect in game 4 today

    During the last game, I thought that the Pacers did a pretty good job of taking smart shots and dishing the ball off during double-teams. Hopefully JO will keep dishing the ball off for some easy lay-ups. I'd also like to see Pollard get a few more minutes.

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    • #3
      Re: What to expect in game 4 today

      This is a key game today........I can totally see the Nets pulling off a huge win tonight....cuz they MUST win this game today or they will be screwed BIG TIME.

      A few key things that I think are important:

      - LIMIT TURNOVERS
      - JONeal / Foster / Harrison must stay out of foul trouble
      - LIMIT TURNOVERS
      - Key bench players like Croshere / Freddie / Granger should be more aggressive on the offensive end and not pass up an open shot in favor of passing the ball to JONeal / AJ / SJax / Peja.
      - LIMIT TURNOVERS
      - JONeal must recognize that when he is double teamed and pass out when he is in trouble.
      - LIMIT TURNOVERS
      - Play Frickin Defense.
      - LIMIT TURNOVERS

      They are now the proverbial "trapped animal backed into the corner" and we have to take that seriously. Being a veteran and experienced Nets team.....we have to play them like this is the final game in the series.....more like we did in the 2nd half of yesterday's game. If we lose tonight.....I can seriously see us losing the next 2 games and the series.
      Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.

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      • #4
        Re: What to expect in game 4 today

        Pollard needs to play

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        • #5
          Re: What to expect in game 4 today

          I don't know what to expect, but I do know nobody wants to play the Nets.........




          PSN: MRat731 XBL: MRat0731

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          • #6
            Re: What to expect in game 4 today

            I am going to the game, ive seen about 70 pacer games in the past ten years. They have lost 3 times, twice to philadelphia out of all those games.

            they will win. the other game i saw the pacers lose was that boston game, i think it was game 6.
            *removed* Just keep politics and religion completely out of it, please.

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            • #7
              Re: What to expect in game 4 today

              If the Nets want to win then Kidd has to have a huge game. So far he's been playing scared, AJ has totally blown his confidence.

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              • #8
                Re: What to expect in game 4 today

                I see NJ fronting JO with weakside help outside and doubling him in the post.

                Which you guys should love because it means NJ's reacting to you.

                There are two passes generally available with weakside help and both involve reversing the ball from the post. One's to the opposite corner and one's to the opposite wing - it'll depend on NJ's defensive rotation.

                The other set - which is really cool because you do it right and you can't defend it - is send Foster up high - elbow - to set a screen. Jeff's man will probably be rotating to help on JO. Foster sets a pick for Peja or Jackson (call it Peja for brevity) They flash above the foul line to use it. If the man's open, JO can get him the ball for the open 3. Meanwhile Jeff flashes toward the basket. Do it quick enough and he's a big target for JO to get the ball to. All of this requires a lot of weakside space.

                The other play is where Peja curls around the pick like he wants the shot and just keeps on curling to the basket. The man on Jeff either has to go with him or leave him alone and pray. The problem is Foster can't shoot - otherwise you have him open from 15 feet with a smaller man scrambling to guiard him. If you had a center who could step out and ...

                And of course the quick perimeter pass really hurts when a team doubles.

                OK - anyway, should be a fun game. The key will be Jackson, AJ & Peja because the Nets won't let JO be the key this time, though he will have to find the right people out of the double.
                The poster formerly known as Rimfire

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                • #9
                  Re: What to expect in game 4 today

                  I'll be looking for a few things.

                  The first is pace. If New Jersey is allowed to put points up in a hurray, the game is over if they get more than 5 point lead IMO. We can not allow this to become anything even resembling a track meet.

                  The second is shot selection by the Nets. Do they settle for perimeter shots, or do they force it inside? If we make them shoot the vast majority of their shots from outside, we will win or lose by how hot they are. My bet is they won't stay hot all game long, much like Game 3 where they were in the first half, but were crap in the second half.

                  The third thing I look for is foul trouble on JO. If he is allowed to stay on the floor (and doesn't earn the whistles himself), I feel much better about our chances. We can not afford to have him sitting out for long stretches of time like in New Jersey. Peja's just not going to explode in this series because of his knee, so it's going to come down to JO to carry us; just hope Peja can hit about 5-6 good shots to keep us afloat.

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                  • #10
                    Re: What to expect in game 4 today


                    You guys just dont know, we got to win today. Vince Young and a Pacers win today. OHH BOY.

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