I'm also expecting Ray to bust out of this slump. I don't think we're giving enough credit to Cleveland. They had a great defensive strategy on Ray, showing hard when he ran off screens and doubling him when he was dribbling. Ultimately Pierce burned them on this strategy, LeBron was able to hold him in check for 6 games, but not the seventh. I know Ray should've hit at least one of those two open third quarter looks but his rhythm had been taken away from him at that point.
One thing I noticed, especially when shooting off the dribble, Ray seems to be releasing the shot on the way down instead of at the apex of the jump. I think this might be a technical reason for his slump, as opposed to some of the mental reasoning given here. Ray is a hard worker and a consumate professional, I was wicked mad and negative today when he missed those two 3's, however now that we've won and I'm thinking rationally, I have faith that we will see Sugar Ray before this playoff tournament is over.