nba playoffs 2009: day 4
In Day 4 of the 2009 NBA Playoffs saw an almost 29-point comeback by the Detroit Pistons in the fourth quarter. This was after Lebron James had worn his warmups only to come back in the game to help his team finish the Pistons off 94-82. In the 2nd game, the Utah Jazz played a better game but still lost the game to Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers 119-109. As for the Portland Trailblazers, they finally found a way to win in the playoffs as they beat the Houston Rockets 107-103.
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers VS (8) Detroit Pistons
Cavaliers leads series 2-0
The bench couldn’t hold the Detroit Pistons comeback in the fourth quarter so Lebron James, who was comfortably sitting on the bench, had to come back in the game to hold the Pistons off and get a 94-82 win.
“The first seven quarters of Game 1 and Game 2 were tremendous basketball,” James said. “We’re not going to let tonight’s fourth quarter take away from what we’ve done so far.”
(1) Los Angeles Lakers VS (8) Utah Jazz
LA leads series 2-0
The LA Lakers took a 2-0 lead they were lead by Kobe Bryant’s 26 points and helped tremendously by Pau Gasol’s 22 and Lamar Odom’s 19 points. The Utah Jazz were played better due to Deron Williams’ play as he scored a career playoff high 35 points.
“We played a lot better in Game 2 than we did in Game 1. We still got down by a lot early but we were able to fight back,” Boozer said. “We had chances to win it in the fourth quarter. They just made plays.”
(4) Portland Trailblazers VS (5) Houston Rockets
Series tied at 1-1
Brandon Roy exploded for 42 points as he helped the Portland Trailblazers win their first playoff game in six years. LaMarcus Aldridge also chipped in 27 points in a solid effort by the Blazers.
“We kind of laughed about it, `Man, it’s hard winning games in the playoffs. It takes a lot of work,”’ said Brandon Roy
Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo injured his left leg in the first quarter and left the court on a stretcher after getting tangled with Blazers center Greg Oden.
“For me, basketball is over,” he said.
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Yup, Aldridge really outplayed them tonight but the key really was Roy as he played like this just wasn\\'t his 2nd career playoff game. For the ROckets to recover they really need more of Yao but he needs to stay out of foul trouble. Hey, I really feel bad for Mutombo..it\\'s sad to see his career end this way.
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