Below was the posting prior to Game 7 of the Cletics vs. Orlando Magic series. You can read about how the fallacy of teamwork crept in to TNT's pre-game analysis.
The evidence showed that, as expected, the bench was not the deciding factor and that the stars' play determined the outcome.
Boston's Paul Pierce -- the Most Valuable Player of last year's NBA Finals -- did not play like a star. He made only 4 of 13 field goal attempts and 7 of 10 free throws. He went almost an entire half of basketball (from early 2nd quarter to early 4th quarter) without a field goal.
So, as suggested here and based on evidence, deciding Game 7s are impacted by the play of the stars much more than that of the bench. Sure, Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller will say that Orlando's reserves outscored Boston's, 25-12. That wasn't the deciding factor. Paul Pierce's sub-par play doomed Boston.
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