The Miami Heat got off to the best start they could have hoped for and blew away the New York Knicks 100 – 67 in Game 1 of their opening playoff series.
LeBron James continued his MVP play by getting 32 points, 4 steals, and 3 assists. But to really judge his performance you have to add one more stat, James also had three big-time flops in the game.
In the first flop, James makes a great steal and then falls out of bounds which prompted the ref to call a foul on J.R. Smith. The second was even better when Tyson Chandler set a hard screen on LeBron, who had a delayed reaction fall that earned a flagrant foul call by the referee (0.50).
Commentator Jeff Van Gundy is the most outspoken person about how much he hates flops in the NBA. I have to agree with him on this one, it’s the playoffs which means hard play and putting to bed all of those soft flops.
Van Gundy:
“Pat Riley is rolling over in his seat right now if he thinks this is a flagrant foul”
The performance didn’t end there. LeBron’s probably the strongest player in the NBA, but a hand check by Carmelo Anthony sends him to the floor.
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Haha. Bron learned that one from Shaq