Co-sign the red.
I kept thinking the EXACT same thing while watching this game.
And 3 things really stood out to me...
1. Poor Chemistry.
J. Nelson was NOT the solution in this game. At first he did ok, but I thought they gave him way too much playing time, because Orlando was playing much better without him overall - in every other series, imo.
Not convinced that he's that ONE 'magic bullet', or unstoppable scorer, or point guard 'leader' that this Magic team simply cannot play well without. (like a Chauncey Billups, Chris Paul, or Deron Williams)
So I thought Van Gundy should have limited his minutes considerably.
Just get him more involved slowly - game by game.
2. Piss Poor Shooting.
They live & die by the '3' and they couldn't hit any outside shots tonight.
I figured they would get SUPER COLD at some point in the finals, just didn't expect it to be Game 1...
Because they were hitting EVERYTHING against Cleveland.
That was ridiculous.
3. Kobe Torched 'Em.
Gotta give credit where credit is due. Kobe did his thing.
Hung 40 on 'em and almost got a triple-double.