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The Edge: Power forwards
June 5, 2000
SportsLine.com staff
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| 1999-00 Stats |
| G |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STL |
BLK |
| 74 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
0.9 |
52 |
94 |
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| 1999-00 Stats |
| G |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STL |
BLK |
| 82 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
53 |
18 |
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| Playoff Stats |
| G |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STL |
BLK |
| 17 |
8.1 |
11.9 |
0.6 |
9 |
25 |
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| Playoff Stats |
| G |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STL |
BLK |
| 17 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
13 |
3 |
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| The 6-11 forward gets the toughest task of his NBA life, likely drawing the majority of the time guarding Shaquille O'Neal. O'Neal didn't have much problem with Portland's 300-pound center Arvydas Sabonis who has about 70 pounds on Davis. He won't with Davis, either, but the 6-11 Pacers forward is quick enough to make Shaq run in the open court -- and tire him a bit -- and he's been an excellent low-post scorer in the playoffs, hitting 51 percent of his shots.
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The rumblings started midway through the West finals. It was time to bench the 36-year old Green and start Robert Horry. Phil Jackson stuck with the 6-9 power forward, though Green's minutes did dip against Portland and Horry got the majority of them (27.0 to Green's 17.6). If Green continues to be a liability on the offensive end, the minutes could lessen more in the Finals.
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| Breakdown: Green has been the weak link in the Lakers' run to the Finals. Sacramento's Chris Webber torched him in the first round (24.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists per game), Portland's Rasheed Wallace dominated him in the West finals (23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds). The pattern will continue with the Pacers All-Star taking control. Davis isn't the scorer those other two are, but he's a better rebounder and could grab 15 a game in the series.
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Edge: Pacers
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