Tuesday, May 23, 2006
13 vs. 81
I came across a YouTube clip of T-Mac's 13 points in 35 seconds to defeat the San Antonio Spurs from last year. It was absolutely amazing. Bruce Bowen - arguably the best perimeter defender in the NBA - was all over him. He did everything but grab McGrady by the arms and slam him down on the ground... and yet McGrady scores 13 points in 35 seconds. The Rockets were down by double digits with less than a minute to go, and T-Mac miraculously scores 13 points in the last 35 seconds to beat the 3-time NBA Champions, Spurs. Have I mentioned that he scored those 13 points in 35 seconds with Bruce Bowen all over him? Well, he did.
Now this got me thinking, how did this feat compare to Kobe's 81-point explosion to bring the Lakers back from a 26-point hole against the Raptors?
Kobe's 81:
Now this got me thinking, how did this feat compare to Kobe's 81-point explosion to bring the Lakers back from a 26-point hole against the Raptors?
Kobe's 81:
- Many would remind you that 81 points is second to only Wilt Chamberlain's NBA record, 100 points. Kobe also brought the Lakers back from a 26-point deficit. Being behind by 26 points is a whole other matter compared to being down by 10.
- Kobe's shots just kept going in. To sustain that over the course of one quarter, much less three quarters, is simply amazing. Never mind 35 seconds. Kobe did it for more than 35 minutes.
- With an entire second half, the Raptors had the opportunity to constantly change Kobe's looks. On one possession, he'd have Mo-pete on him. The next, Jalen Rose. Sure, none of them are Bruce Bowen, but Kobe was able to take whatever they gave him and take it to his advantage.
- He did it against the San Antonio Spurs. That fact alone counts for a lot. The Raptors are no San Antonio Spurs. And T-Mac didn't just do it against the San Antonio Spurs; he was matched up with Bruce Bowen. C'mon. No on scores 13 points like that against Bruce Bowen.
- This was all in crunchtime. A large chunk of Kobe's points came after the Lakers had already secured the win. All of McGrady's shots went in with his team down, except for that last miracle shot that gave them the lead with 1.7 left.
- He did it against the San Antonio Spurs. 13 points in 35 seconds against the San Antonio Spurs in crunchtime.
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t-mac hands down. iba talaga crunch time sa 35 minutes. a LOT can happen between those quarters, look at how detroit and the spurs closed large leads in their game 7s recently.
in 35 seconds, little can happen. as in. you have to count those mistakes, and the correct timing of each of his shots(including that almost impossible 4 point play).
besides, i don't think you can compare the two. mas ok ata icompare kung parehong crunch time, like reggie miller's 6 pts over how many seconds. or yung shot ni rip hamilton over the celtics(yung nagsaya agad sila dahil kala nila panalo na. may 1 second pa pala)
in 35 seconds, little can happen. as in. you have to count those mistakes, and the correct timing of each of his shots(including that almost impossible 4 point play).
besides, i don't think you can compare the two. mas ok ata icompare kung parehong crunch time, like reggie miller's 6 pts over how many seconds. or yung shot ni rip hamilton over the celtics(yung nagsaya agad sila dahil kala nila panalo na. may 1 second pa pala)
Just to give some perspective:
The T-Mac barrage, like Reggie Miller's 7 points in 25 secs, was indeed awesome. But consider the possibility that the Spurs were just shellshocked as the events were happening. At the end of the game, they were similarly stunned. The argument is that the Spurs were unable to make adjustments and looked on as innocent bystanders as T-Mac absolutely crushed them into nothingness.
He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named on the other hard, did his feat over the course of a game. Sure, he did it by hogging the ball, generally ignoring his teammates and mentally willed the team to play non-existent defense (to get the ball back faster) but it was still an awesome achievement. Consider that the Raptors were throwing multiple defenders at him combined with some exceptionally difficult shots made and we can argue that this feat is equally good, if not better.
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The T-Mac barrage, like Reggie Miller's 7 points in 25 secs, was indeed awesome. But consider the possibility that the Spurs were just shellshocked as the events were happening. At the end of the game, they were similarly stunned. The argument is that the Spurs were unable to make adjustments and looked on as innocent bystanders as T-Mac absolutely crushed them into nothingness.
He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named on the other hard, did his feat over the course of a game. Sure, he did it by hogging the ball, generally ignoring his teammates and mentally willed the team to play non-existent defense (to get the ball back faster) but it was still an awesome achievement. Consider that the Raptors were throwing multiple defenders at him combined with some exceptionally difficult shots made and we can argue that this feat is equally good, if not better.
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