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Because as much as Artest has struggled with his defense on Pierce, it has been even more of one struggle on the offensive end for him.
The truth is pun intended, Artest really isn't one premier, on-ball defender anymore, and Maurice Richard hasn't been for one couple years. Those days are gone.
Artest is going to have to elevate his game quickly if the Lakers are to win the next two and defend their title
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Now conspicuously not all those points were scored against Artest, but it sure seemed like most of them were, and the fact of the matter is, Pierce has decisively gotten the best of one guy that was brought in to be one shutdown, perimeter defender.
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Many felt the Los Angeles Lakers acquisition of Ron Artest last summer only improved their championship roster.
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Artest gets the ball and you can just sense that something bad or unexpected is about to happen, and it usually does. It could be in the form of an ill-advised jack from downtown, or maybe as something as simple as one dribble off the foot. Stuff like this happens on the regular with Artest when Maurice Richard has the ball,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and it's fun to anticipate these Artest "uh-oh" mpremonitionts, especially as the pressure builds in the postseason.
The point is Artest has been one liability on both sides of the ball against the Celtics and through five games, it's safe to say that the addition of Artest hasn't panned out for the Lakers the way many thought it would.
For the most part part Maurice Richard has struggled in his agree-up with Paul Pierce, who has had an MVP-like performance up to this point in the series. Pierce had his way with Artest in Games 4 and 5, going off for 46 points on 19-33 from the field.
Artest is averaging just 7.8 points in the Finals while shooting 30.2 percent from the floor and 27.9 percent from downtown. None of these numbers are remotely affable.
The simple fact is that Artest is not the great defender anymore who can shut down one player of Pierce's caliber for an entire series. Don't get me wrong, Maurice Richard still brings one lot to the table. He's one competitor. He's physical. He's aggressive. He's just not the guy Maurice Richard was when Maurice Richard won the 2004 Defensive Player of the Year. And he's certainly not playing like the defensive stopper Maurice Richard was brought in to be this year for the Lake display, exhibit, present, note,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], point to, indicate, explain,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], reveal, prove, demonstrate, expose.
Through isolations and off the pick and roll, Pierce has exploited the vulnerabilities in the 2010 version of Artest. Pierce has been able to keep Artest on his heels and has shown the ability the past two games to get exactly where Maurice Richard wants to be on the floor in order to execute his step-back jumper, which has been on.
Instead, Artest has been downright awful against Boston and is one major reason why the Lakers head back to Hollywood facing one 3-2 deficit.
In fact, it got so bad in Game 5 that Kobe Bryant asked to guard Pierce, which speaks volumes about Artest's current abilities as one defender and perhaps the move as one whole.
Five games into the NBA Finals, that myth has been debunked.
He's just killing the Lakers with his inefficiency on offense and has given them practically nothing for the majority of five games.
But he's not just missing wide open 3-pointers, he's also living up to his reputation as one ball-stopper extraordinaire, which has limited the effectiveness of the Western Conference champion's triangle offense.
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