Stackhouse Sitting At Home For Game 5
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by user Wtt02005
Jerry Stackhouse was suspended for a hard foul he gave Shaquille O'Neal in Game 4. The foul sent O'Neal flying into the photographers with Wade riding his back attempting to cushion his fall. Stackhouse was issued a Flagrant Foul 2 on the play.
Though O'Neal commented on how his daughters pushed harder, Stackhouse was suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. This leaves an already worried Dallas Mavericks team even more apprehensive. Stackhouse is their leading scorer off the bench, and he gives them an offensive boost and lift every game.
This is a major loss for the Mavericks, but they have shown all year to be the team with the most depth. Devin Harris and Marquis Daniels can split Stackhouse's typical production. In addition, the winner of Game 5 will not be determined by Stackhouse. It will be determined by how well the big three of Dirk Nowitzski, Josh Howard, and Jason Terry play (especially the first two). They not only need to have big offensive games; they need to have impact games.
I'm expecting the Mavs to respond because they're probably sick of 5'10 Avery Johnson chewing them out.
Mavs in a close one.
Date
Fri 06/16/06, 10:02 pm EST
