First and foremost, I loved LMA's game tonight. Thats two nights in a row of double digit rebounds and he is murdering teams on the off. glass.

The matchup with Sheed was intriguing if for no other reason than the similarity of styles. But LaMarcus has a long ways to go yet. He scores off of

1. Turnaround J's
   
2. rebound and putback
   
3. freethrow line J's
   

He doesn't face up and take people of the dribble, ala Bosh. And he doesn't have a polished back to the basket game, ala Duncan and Brand.

Another thing I noticed is that Nate ran a high screen and roll with Fred E. Jones and Outlaw that worked well two consecutive plays in a row. Outlaw has developed a somewhat consistent J and Jones has just enough handle and athletic ability to keep teams honest on this play. Anything that allows the second unit another viable option in the halfcourt is a good thing, because they struggle when a team has good transition d.