Kevin Garnett vs Lakers Game 3 & Garnett vs Kings Game 3

[purch]

Kevin Garnett vs Sacramento Kings 2004 Playoffs Game 3 30/15/5/3/3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfVQwMl2NDI

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200405100SAC.html


Kevin Garnett vs Los Angeles Lakers 2003 playoffs Game 3 33/14/4/4/2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc8jjcJUkco

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200304240LAL.html


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[Greenbean]

Wow...he was soo fast. I forgot about his end to end speed.

[Fan from VT]

That Kings-Wolves series should be the end-argument for how much teammates matter in a Superstar's team success. That roster was terrible for being at that stage in the playoffs, just awful. So much worse than the Kings. Swap KG with any other player of that era, and he is not title-less before coming to Boston, he could do things no one else could.

[jdub1660]

That Kings-Wolves series should be the end-argument for how much teammates matter in a Superstar's team success. That roster was terrible for being at that stage in the playoffs, just awful. So much worse than the Kings. Swap KG with any other player of that era, and he is not title-less before coming to Boston, he could do things no one else could.

TP. Spree and Cassell were great for KG, but they weren't the Allstars that our Big 3 were when they joined. Plus the TWolves bench was terrible. Szerbiak,Hudson,Olawakandi,Hassell.
Had the team stayed healthy, they would have beat the "Dream Team Lakers" of Shaq/Kobe/Payton/Malone, and won the Championship b/c Detroit couldn't stop them either.
If I remember correctly, Hudson was out with ankle issues,Szerbiak with his back(in a cast playing at some point) and Cassell with an injury. Hated to see that team fall out in the WFC.

[buellj814]

i actually forgot that he would play point guard for stretches o the game... simply amazing

[GreenFaith1819]

Thanks for post, purch.

Incredible....his hanging "and 1" vs Divac was eerily similar to that same play he had vs Lamar Odom in our Game 6 clincher in 08.

Considering how that Kings team was a great team in itself, and this was a road game, KG's play was amazing.

[jdpapa3]

Yea, anyone who immediately will say that Duncan is better than KG without a lot of thought and immediately spews the Championships angle should be forced into a room for 24 hours to look at an endless stream of pictures/plays of KG's Minny teammates.

[PosImpos]

i actually forgot that he would play point guard for stretches o the game... simply amazing

exactly what i was thinking

[Who]

Considering how that Kings team was a great team in itself, and this was a road game, KG's play was amazing.

That was the year Chris Webber missed most of the season with injury, and, after he came back he had lost nearly all of his athleticism and couldn't barely move on the court.

Kevin Garnett had a massive advantage in one-on-one matchups against Webber as a result and just as big an advantage against the old and slow Vlade Divac and the slow Brad Miller.

None of Sacramento's big men were remotely able to stop Kevin Garnett in isolation situations. All Kevin had to do was face up and either drive or shoot ... nothing they could do to deny him a high percentage shot attempt.

You rarely see a playoff team so incapable of defending a star talent ... as Sacramento were in defending Garnett. Just too quick and too athletic for any of their guys.

Kevin Garnett should have destroyed that Sacramento squad.

There was nothing they could do to stop Garnett. They just didn't have the man power. Their bigs were too slow and too vulnerable defensively when matched up against a player like KG (an explosive athlete + skilled offensive face up big man).

[mgent]

Same moves, less blocks.  I love how on the last shot KG was basically ignored on the pick and pop, just to get the ball back in traffic with like 4 seconds on the shot clock, and he hit the fade anyway.

[dpaps]

Kevin Garnett should have destroyed that Sacramento squad.

He did.

[guava_wrench]

He really had a different confidence level on offense when he was faster and could jump higher. He committed to penetration moves to the lane a lot more. Now, he is reluctant as he seems to fear that someone might stuff him - which they can do more now that he is an easier cover.

[housecall]

2004 MVP Award Kevin Garnett...also KG is one of(4)players that has won both,the MVP Award&Defensive Player of the Year Award.The other three are Jordan,Olajuwon and D.Robinson.TP

[RebusRankin]

KG was great that year and if Cassell doesn't get hurt I truly believe the Wolves would have been champs. KG in his prime was outstanding.

[Kwhit10]

Man I had forgotten how quick he was back then.