rough for arenas. he carries those guys but then with the blown timeout last game and these blown free throws this game he ends up feeling like he shoulders the loss. he's pretty clutch when he doesn't have to think, but i'm not sure i want him doing my thinking in the clutch. he's a flow player.

i like caron butler, it would have been something if he hit that last shot.

oh well, someone had to lose.

Gorgeous shot at the end of regulation, though.

When he was on the line and they showed a close up I was thinking, man he has some long fingers for a guard. Then they pan back, and they're Lebron's hands all over him!

I said this before especially on realgm, that the style of ball arenas and Jamison play is just not one that wins, they take a ton of rushed, bad shots.... Arenas hit that big 3, but to me he is good at that, taking shots without thinking, but when he had to hit those FT's, he crumbled. I think arenas is a nice guy off the court and a very talented guy on the court, but his style of play to me is not one that wins in the playoffs...

Posted by Elite:

he choked twice.. missed layup and 2 FT... too bad i wanted a game 7

layup was goaltending. you can't put your hand up through the hoop like that.

was that really what lebron said?

I think some here are over reacting on Gilbert. Arenas played a maginficent game, and that shot he hit at the end of regulation was just incredible. I was SHOCKED to see him miss those free-throws because he is usually ice from the line, but I'm not sure he choked. He seemed more surprised, but not defeated, after he missed those shots. Plus he did have calls go against him that may have affected things as well.

I think Arenas was, himself, shocked he missed the first FT because he is usually water from the line and in the clutch. His facial expressions he gave may have given that away, Lebron may have noticed and taken advantage, planting another mental seed.

The Wizards really are a good team, they just have flaws like most NBA teams, just not as many as the bad ones. Jamison plays well, but he is not enough to be a #2 scorer on a really good team and as someone else said, has no go to move. Butler did well also, but he's really a role player 3rd or 4th option type. Arenas is the star, and deservedly so, but they need someone else to help with the # 2 scoring, plus a post player, and maybe more importantly more consistent defense. I mean Lebron had too many easy layups a few times, and they just didn't seem to have a real inside presence other than Jefferies who's not even a center. Haywood does not control the middle, so they need (like MANY NBA teams) a physically imposing person to guard the paint. One wonders why they didn't use Etan Thomas a bit more because of defense, but maybe something else was going on.

Arenas being AI-Lite may also be an issue, but I'm not so sure he is guaranteed to be like that his whole career...yet. Anyway, it was a great game to watch regardless.

an NBA GM once said that "Arenas would be kobe if he was 6-7"

Lebron has arrived.

Posted by rojasmas:

No matter what he did in the series, you just can't miss those two foul shots. It is unfathomable for a player so good.

True, but that 3 to send it to OT was just so clutch and amazing and there never would have been those 2 free throws without it.