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This time, the most relevant questions in the NBA world are answered 15 minutes journalists Rokas Pakėnas and Marius Milašius, TV3 Sports NBA commentator and analyst Tautvydas Šležas, and comedian, TV host and NBA fan Justinas Jankevičius.
Reuters / Photo by Scanpix / LeBron James
Who will win the NBA Finals: Miami Heat or Los Angeles Lakers?
Rokas Pakėnas: “The Miami team is better prepared to stop the constellations of the Lakers: the zonal defense is perfect and the mobile athletes of the Heat shine under the personal supervision of the rivals. I think an important moment of the series will be the battle for the bounced balls, in which Frank Vogel’s company will have a clear advantage, and the decisive points will be scored by the two Lakers, who have the best basketball players in this series. The Heat team is the biggest sensation of this bubble and of the season, captivating many with his fighting and harmonious play, but LeBron has no right to let go of this fourth ring opportunity. I guess the Lakers will triumph 4-2. “
Marius Milašius: “2004 The story and the Detroit Pistons’ triumph over Shaq and Kobe will have a competitor this year in remembrance of the most unexpected champions, as Miami won the series.
The Lakers have two of the best players in the series, but the other four, or even five, basketball players belong to the Heat.
Also, I daresay that the Heat are probably the best team to play against the Lakers: Bam Adebayo will dream of Anthony Davis in a nightmare, and LeBron certainly won’t have an easy life against Jae Crowder, Andre Iguodal, Jimmy Butler and even the Bama himself.
Plus, the Heat have another significant advantage in this series: Erik Spoelstr. The specialist, who brilliantly pushes his players, has already driven Gianni to despair with his wall built, took the Celtics off the field with field defense, and in the final, I think, he will prepare surprises for LeBron, whom he knows. like skinned.
Don’t be mad, LeBron, but you’ll have to wait until next year, the Heat will win 4-2. “
Tautvydas Šležas: “Both teams have very ‘deep’ benches and a full line of injuries. It will be the NBA Finals of the highest level of tactical ability, individual and team spirit. It is possible to philosophize all night about such a match and all its factors and several duels. I think the scenario is just as clear: the Lakers are winning the rings, LeBron is becoming MVP and with tears in his eyes he gives the title to Kobe, at the same time that he lifts the shirt in his third NBA team franchise But in sports, I don’t like the previously written stories and I choose the Miami team with the best coach in the league and his “son” Erik Spoelstra, who inherited the champion mentality from Pat Riley. It will take 7 matches. “
Justinas Jankevičius: “To my knowledge, LeBron has already sent the fingertips from both himself and his teammates, and the champagne has already been ordered and boxed. There are no questions for LeBron, no one has any doubts that the Los Angeles Lakers will become champions.
The only ones who have doubts are Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. It is good to see that each team position is already consolidated in the league. beeand the other is a young player who wants to crown him.
The final is waiting, but as we know from history, that young blood has yet to be confirmed. Michael Jordan also lost to Larry Bird early on. It would be a lot of fun if the Heat won twice. The Lakers have two of the best players in the series, so I guess they will win 4-2. “
Photo by Scanpix / LeBron James and Anthony Davis
Who will become the MVP of the final series?
R.Pakėnas: “Although Anthony Davis will have his arguments, the NBA will not take away LeBron’s fourth final MVP award, which will fit very well in the home section along with the fourth ring and four regular season MVP titles. It’s a boring answer, but the Los Angeles Lakers leader is timeless, and at 35, he still manages to surprise fans and journalists alike and the entire NBA community. If the regular season MVP is out of control, the king of this bite is definitely not letting go. This year’s accomplishments will allow LeBron to continue ghost hunting in Chicago. “
M.Milašius: “In a few weeks, Goran Dragičius will be able to boast not only the European Championship, but also the MVP statuette of the NBA Finals.
Name me a Lakers player who can stop this tank more, rather than a player who remembers the generally non-athletic defenders of Europe. You can not? Yes, because there are none.
Bam Adebayo will be too busy defending Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler will be able to measure points and content between his legs in the final minutes of the game with LeBron James, and Dragičius will continue to score points, which he has done so far, averaging 20.9 points in the playoffs.
T.Šležas: “Bamas Adebayo, who has improved incredibly and invented the ‘player-center’ position with Nikola Jokičius, is the main propeller of all this incredible team play. If in the near future the tall man starts to hit steadily from a long distance, it will be possible to boldly record it in the composition of the invincible monsters of the movie Space Jam. “
J. Jankevičius: “You want to guess LeBron, but he really wanted to have Anthony Davis on the team. I wouldn’t rule out the scenario that LeBron will do everything he can to make David’s stats shine. It would be like a symbolic transmission of a torch. But what does James do in the playoffs? It wasn’t that good on the Miami Heat. Brandus bee, after which everything changes, almost like Domantas Sabonis. Although the MVP has to win Bronius, he can pass it on to A. Davis. “
„Scanpix“ nuotr./Tyleris Herro
Which player will be the “X factor” in the final?
R.Pakėnas: “We can find a lot of potential ‘X-factors’ in the Miami team, but I choose District Rondo. Subsequently, the player who joined the ‘bubble’ team became a very important lynchpin of the game. An experienced defender now hits perfectly from distance (average 44.8 percent of the three-point zone), reliably organizes the game and divides passes (average 7.2). Rondo, a lanky man, is famous for his good defense and ability to put opponents under skin, I think those qualities will be strong in the final, when it is necessary to exclude Tyler Herro or Goran Dragicti from the game.
M.Milašius: “I will highlight an X factor from both teams. In the ranks of the Lakers, this will be the Rondo District. The Lakers, who have been dubbed the Rondo of the Playoffs a few years ago, may not accumulate 20 points apiece, but their defense against Goran Dragicti and sharp passes against the Heat Square defense can become a key player on the team. both in attack and defense. Also, it will be very important if R. Rondo will be able to score at least another triple so that he can keep the Heat defenders close to him and not closer to other players.
Team Heat’s X factor will be Jae Crowder and his 3s. I have no doubt that Duncan Robinson, Tyler Herro and Goran Dragic will throw their own pitches, but the precision of J. Crowder’s hand worries me. In the series with the Bucks, he shot 43.2 percent. In the conference final against the Celtics, the Miami forward’s precision was not reminiscent of the NBA player’s triple, but the fat of the curd: During the last four games of the series, J. Crowder scored just 4 of 28 (14.3 percent). ). Given that this player will need a defense against LeBron on the court, Miami can only hope that he will benefit from the other side of the court. “
T.Šležas: “The players of both teams are put to the test in the blood of the fans, the reviewers and the coaches of the Miami and Los Angeles teams preparing for the game, so I think it will be difficult to surprise someone and become a factor X “. The Heat team defends the zone most of the time and leads the NBA league in this indicator. If the Lakers’ main pitching sights get stuck, maybe JR Smith, who’s watching a shoe game on the back of the bench, will he shoot? “
J.Jankevičius: “If Bam Adebayo gets angry and will remove Davis, and unmotivated evil Jimmy Butler manages to get inside LeBron’s head, which is unlikely but could happen, these guys could become the X-factors of the series. If one had to be chosen, I take the defense of Bamo Adebayo against David.
Of course, if Tyler Herro gets the good steroids he took before Game 4 of the series with the Boston Celtics, he could also become an X factor. “
Scanpix Photo / Bamo Adebayo Block
Which episode of the “bubble” will be remembered most vividly?
R.Pakėnas: “First you have to put your hat against the NBA organization, which has created a quality poster that is inaccessible to other leagues. The product was fantastic – there was no shortage of fans, lots of intriguing matches, and impressive episodes. If I had to choose one, I’d go up the rooftop from Bamo Adebayo to Jayson Tatuma. In terms of importance and beauty, this is the second block in NBA history, second only to LeBron’s lesson to Andre Iguodala in the seventh super final. “
M.Milašius: “There were many surprising episodes: the still difficult march of the Phoenix Suns without losses, the explosion of Damian Lillardo in the attack, the Denver Nuggets not dying, the collapse of the Los Angeles Clippers, which caused pleasant emotions to many fans of the NBA, or the history of the Miami Heat.
But what will remind me the most is how the NBA has faced a situation that is destroying the entire world. Not a single (!) Case of coronavirus in a bubble in three months is incredible, given that there were only more than 350 NBA players, not to mention thousands of team members and service personnel.
In terms of conditions, the NBA product was flawless: the league did everything possible to make the lack of fans felt as little as possible and proved once again that it is probably the best sports organization in the world.
T.Šležas: “Everyone probably created a very successful and high-quality ‘bubble’ product, which fully demonstrated its effectiveness in every way and also highlighted real basketball and its beauty. Everyone’s attention was only on the events on the field, not on foreign affairs, which already have a lot to do with the NBA League and its businesses. “
J.Jankevičius: “Bamo Adebayo Block by Jayson Tatuma. It’s a full episode of “all good”. This is one of the most beautiful things that has happened in the NBA. Bam said he didn’t feel two fingers after that episode. That young man will continue to show what he is paying for. “
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