In any game but especially G7 of the Finals there's a dramatic difference in the amount of pressure behind taking a 3 when you're down versus when you're tied. Not saying Kyrie wouldn't have taken the three regardless, but it's much easier to take that shot knowing you have the security blanket of a tie. The block was arguably more important than the actual 3.
And again, you are not slick. The original argument was that "BOTH Pau and MWP bailed Kobe out" in Game 7. You're trying to reduce it down to just the MWP three in the fourth so you can argue that "they were already up" when he hit it. Not only was that NOT the original argument but they were only up 3 points when MWP hit his shot. You're acting like his 3 was some inconsequential jumper that happened up 15 in the 2nd quarter.And the only reason the Lakers were even up 3 is because Pau went on a 6 point scoring run by himself prior to the MWP shot. The MWP shot happened with about a minute left in the game and gave LA a 6 point lead, which created a lead that was basically insurmountable due to how hard it was to score in that game.
The Lakers started the 4th down and it was Metta World Peace And 1 that tied the game at 61, followed by a Derrick Fisher 3 to tie it again at 64. From the 5 minute mark till the end of the game it was basically all Pau and MWP. After MWP's 3, Ray Allen hits a 3 to chop the Laker lead back down to 3. Then Kobe BRICKED a 3 that woulda gave the Celtics the opportunity to possibly tie the game up, except unsung hero Pau Gasol rebounded Kobe's brick and fed it to him again, where he was fouled for FTs and the game was sealed.
What you're failing to understand is that clutch isn't always about making the obvious basket to win the game. It's about making the momentum swinging plays. Ray's shot is NOTHING without LeBron's three the possession prior. They aren't even in a position tie the game. And what often goes forgotten is the Spurs had 5 seconds left to win and LeBron had a stop on Tony Parker (who was hot that stretch) to send it to OT. In 2016, is Kyrie's level of confidence the same knowing the Cavs are down? Do they even draw up a Kyrie three to begin with knowing they're down? In that G7, Kobe is not responsible for ANY of the momentum swinging plays. No crucial rebounds, no key blocks, no key steals, and definitely no timely baskets.
oh my gawwwwdd
knew when I saw that, the truce over.
