There's been quite a bit of talk about the Magic' poor offensive showing in Game 1, and whether it was due more to just cold shooting on their part, the Lakers' defense, or both. As Kevin Pelton points out at BasketballProspectus:What killed Orlando was a complete and total inability to finish inside the arc; the Magic made 15 two-pointers all game (fewer than Bryant, with 16, had all by himself) and shot 27.8 percent on those attempts, which is appallingly poor.I had noticed this trend myself, ...
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