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Around the League => Around the NBA => Topic started by: CelticsFan9 on April 18, 2013, 12:19:15 AM
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Might as well get this thread going.
Favorites matchups (East and West)?
Upsets?
Players to look out for?
For me, it's gotta be Boston-New York and Clippers-Grizzlies. Two series where the teams have bad blood. Gonna be great.
I'm pretty confident Chicago will defeat Brooklyn in the first round, despite not having HCA.
Look out for Harden in the West, and Paul George in the East. These guys are finally the first options for their teams (on the biggest stage); I'm interested to see how they perform.
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Predictions
East
Mia vs Mil - Heat in 4 (Too easy)
Nyk vs Bos - Celtics in 7 (Never picking against KG)
Ind vs Atl - Pacers in 5 (Boringgg)
Bkn vs Chi - Nets in 6 (Unless Rose comes back)
West
Okc vs Hou - Thunder in 5 (Sorry Harden)
Sas vs Lal - Spurs in 7 (No Kobe, no closer)
Den vs GS - Nuggets in 5 (One Curry game)
Lac vs Mem - Clippers in 5 (Unexpected easy series)
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EAST
Heat vs Bucks - Heat in 4.
Knicks vs Celtics - BY MY HEART, Celtics in 6.
Pacers vs Hawks - Pacers in 6
Nets vs Bulls - Bulls in 5
WEST
Thunder vs Rockets - Thunder in 6
Spurs vs Lakers - Lakers in 7
Nuggets vs Warriors - Nuggets in 5
Clippers vs Grizzlies - Clippers in 7
I guess the only series that's most interesting in the East is BOS-NYK hahah, honestly.
The Lakers will take advantage on an unhealthy Spurs team, and finish them off in San Antonio. Also, with the refs on their back, I can't see them losing. They will either blow them out, or get blown out. No Kobe clutch shots in this one. No Fisher 0.3 shots in this one as well. Lakers in 7.
I can't say Thunder will sweep Rockets. But it will be fascinating to see James Harden returning to OKC as a Rocket in the postseason. Houston's a young team, J Lin might not beat Russel Westbrook, but James Harden knows how OKC plays, and might be able to tap in their weakness assuming Coach Brooks didn't change anything significant from last season. Thunder in 6.
Nuggets and Warriors series will feature some high-powered offense and speed showdown. Two athletic teams pummeling one another. However, it's impossible to win at Mile High. Nuggets in 5.
Clippers were able to push Grizzlies to a seven-game series last year. These two teams are quite similar in some ways. Tayshaun Prince finally have a taste of the playoffs ever since 2009, so he should be excited for it. But not excited to get ousted in a long series. Clippers in 7.
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East
MIA vs MIL - Heat in 4
NYK vs BOS - Celtics in 6
IND vs ATL - Pacers in 5
BKN vs CHI - Nets in 5
West
OKC vs HOU - Thunder in 4
SAS vs LAL - Spurs in 6
DEN vs GSW - Nuggets in 5
LAC vs MEM - Clippers in 7
Chicago, San Antonio, Denver and Golden State are all pretty hard to judge because their performance will be dictated by their health.
As for our series, I think New York is the more offensively talented team but I feel that we match up very well with them. Melo will get his. Limit everybody else, JR Smith most of all; if he isn't shooting them into it, he'll be shooting them out of it. Because either way, he's going to shoot.
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East
MIA vs MIL - Heat in 4
NYK vs BOS - Celtics in 6
IND vs ATL - Pacers in 6
BKN vs CHI - Bulls in 6
West
OKC vs HOU - Thunder in 5
SAS vs LAL - Spurs in 7
DEN vs GSW - Nuggets in 6
LAC vs MEM - Grizzlies in 7
I think Nets are overrated. Harden won't allow a sweep that easily. Hawks will give Pacers a fight, but Pacers will be too big/physical for them. Lakers will push San Antonio, especially if D'Antoni keeps feeding Gasol and D. Howard the ball constantly in the low post. Grizzlies want revenge for last year, and they're better since they got rid of Rudy Gay. GSW are a new team to the playoffs, and Nuggets are too good this year. Miami needs no explanation.
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It's here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB0ojz2Ahjw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P45UR1kyG54&feature=relmfu
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Denver should take this series in 5.
Every game will be entertaining, though.
The Nuggets are just better defensively, plus they don't lose at home.
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Iggy is so dangerous in the open court. Really has turned the Nuggets into a very good team
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Is that Bogut playing for Golden State?
That is a nice boost for Golden State. Although, he looks pretty rusty. Not moving well. Maybe it won't be the boost I had initially thought it would be.
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I love Carl Landry's game.
It must be so nice to have a low post scorer like him coming off your bench.
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The Warriors are up with Curry 0-7 so far. I like there chances.
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It must be so nice to have a low post scorer
Fixed
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The Warriors' two best bench players would both be starters on the Celtics.
Just in case you didn't have a clear enough idea of how bad our bench is.
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The Warriors' two best bench players would both be starters on the Celtics.
Just in case you didn't have a clear enough idea of how bad our bench is.
I love Jack and Landry.
I think both a FAs (Landry might have a player option) this summer. Maybe Danny can offload some of our bad contracts (unlikely) and try to get one of them here.
Although I do like them on GS. Such a fun team to root for. Kinda like Sactown circa early 2000's, except Sac was better.
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I still can't get over Denver winning 38 out of 41 home games. Incredible.
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I still can't get over Denver winning 38 out of 41 home games. Incredible.
They were great at home. But without Faried and Gallo they are not the same team, even if they are at home.
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I like Denver putting Wilson Chandler on David Lee. Clever move with Faried out injured.
W.Chandler is quick enough to take away a good chunk of David Lee's mid post and high post game. Plus, is capable of causing Lee problems with his slashing on the other end. I think Denver could get good value from this matchup.
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David Lee tries to attack Wilson Chandler in the low post. Turnover. Travels.
On the other end, Wilson Chandler blows by him and gets to the basket but a bit out of control and throws the ball back out. Turnover. Should have looked for his shot.
Wilson Chandler can get a lot of joy in transition. That is twice in a row that David Lee hasn't tracked back and gave Wilson Chandler opportunities to fill a lane which unfortunately he didn't take. The chances are there for him though. Gotta attack smarter.
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Wow, warriors getting ALL the calls. Nuggets get NOTHING.
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Wow, warriors getting ALL the calls. Nuggets get NOTHING.
Yeah, it's been pretty rough.
Oh yeah McGee! And-one!
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That was indeed nice. I dig McGee.
Also, I think Denver has been the better team so far, just some bad luck.
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Ugly rolling hook by JaVale McGee.
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I think they should post up Landry against W.Chandler. Landry is a tougher and more physical post scorer than David Lee is. I think he can cause Chandler some problems.
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I like the commentator lady. She's a smart cookie.
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I love the Western Conference (sans Lakers) so much. So many exciting teams.
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I like the commentator lady. She's a smart cookie.
I really disliked her the first year or two but she has been one of ESPN's best commentators since then. Doris something. Doris ... looked it up, Doris Burke. There we go.
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You've GOT to love Miller.
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Andre Miller just schooled Harrison Barnes (6-8, 220lbs) in the low post.
A.Miller beat up Jarrett Jack (big PG) in the first half too. Having a great game.
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Andre Miller just schooled Harrison Barnes (6-8, 220lbs) in the low post.
A.Miller beat up Jarrett Jack (big PG) in the first half too. Having a great game.
He just makes pretty basketball plays, doesn't he.
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Niiiiice. Good job Nug's. Keep at it in the fourth, keep attacking.
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I like the commentator lady. She's a smart cookie.
I really disliked her the first year or two but she has been one of ESPN's best commentators since then. Doris something. Doris ... looked it up, Doris Burke. There we go.
Wasn't she the one who broke out to Paul Pierce in that game interview after beating Miami Heat in 2OT that "Rajon Rondo is out for the season with a torn ACL?"
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I like the commentator lady. She's a smart cookie.
I really disliked her the first year or two but she has been one of ESPN's best commentators since then. Doris something. Doris ... looked it up, Doris Burke. There we go.
Wasn't she the one who broke out to Paul Pierce in that game interview after beating Miami Heat in 2OT that "Rajon Rondo is out for the season with a torn ACL?"
I had forgotten about that. Yes, that was her.
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Got to feel for David Lee, if he want play GS is done. Brewer is having a great 3rd quarter as well as Miller
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Curry :') wow.
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Carl Landry and Andrew Bogut on the court together.
I am not sure if I have ever seen these two on the floor at the same time.
Edit: 336 minutes for Bogut alongside D.Lee but only 39 total minutes alongside C.Landry. These two are practically strangers.
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Landry reminds me of Bass
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Landry reminds me of Bass
Except he's better.
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Millerrrrrr! Seriously. The guy's such a smart player.
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Landry reminds me of Bass
Except he's better.
Yeah definitely -- Carl Landry can score in the low post. Can he can face up guys and make 1-2 dribble attacks. He can punish taller defenders by going around them and smaller defenders by overpowering them. A much more refined offensive player who is capable of creating his own offense.
Landry doesn't get lost as often on team defense either. Otherwise, similar defender/rebounders.
In terms of bench players, I think C.Landry is the best interior scorer in the NBA.
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Landry reminds me of Bass
I always thought Bass was one-of-a-kind. :P
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Imagine the Nuggets with Faried back. Force.
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Golden State have done a great job of getting back into this and giving themselves a chance. I thought Golden State were close to dead and buried when they were down eight with about four minutes to play.
And as I say this they give away the ball and a one point game stretches to three. Timeout.
Still, they have shown great heart and determination to keep fighting here despite setbacks.
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Curry!!
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Oh my, Steph Curry. Tie game!
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ANDRE MILLER
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Andre Miller For The Win
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CLUTCH MILLER!
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Why was Draymond Green defending Andre Miller? That makes no sense to me. A big forward defending a PG. Does he do that often? I have never seen him defend PGs before. He should have given up the jumper but Miller beat him off the bounce. Bad defense.
Great play by A.Miller to win Denver the game.
Heartbreaking loss for Golden State. They need to take advantage and get a win or two while Faried is out injured.
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This is already a great series :]
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This is already a great series :]
Agree :)
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Bulls and Nets up next. Derrick Rose is apparently out for the series.
I think the Nets will make short work of Chicago. Five or six games. Always have an extra gear that Chicago can't match. Kinda toy with the Bulls a bit. Not professional enough to finish them off and Chicago dogged enough to take advantage of it but that extra gear will always be there and it'll be the difference.
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Carlos Boozer too focused on Reggie Evans' offensive rebounding. Ignoring his duties as a help defender to stay in position to box out Reggie Evans. Needs to be more attentive as a help defender.
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Lovely jump-shot by Boozer over the out-stretched arm of Brook Lopez.
Two blocks for Lopez already.
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I think the Bulls will make short work of Brooklyn. Five or six games.
:)
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I can't stand the Nets.
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I can't stand the Nets.
They're my least favorite team in the East. Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries, Deron Williams... blegh!
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I like most of the players on the Nets but I find them ugly to watch.
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Wow and my prediction in this series was Bulls in 6...
Surprised that Brooklyn is blowing out Chicago.
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60-35 Bulls getting wooped
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Wow and my prediction in this series was Bulls in 6...
Surprised that Brooklyn is blowing out Chicago.
Without looking at the box score, I'm guessing no answer for D-Will...
19/7...Although he could be putting up hollow numbers.
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Hahah Keyon Dooling drew a technical foul on Ryan Hollins. Ironically, they were both Celtics last season.
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Memphis really is a PP type wing scorer away from a championship.
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Memphis really is a PP type wing scorer away from a championship.
PP minus the turnovers
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Hahah Keyon Dooling drew a technical foul on Ryan Hollins. Ironically, they were both Celtics last season.
That's hilarious ;D
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Memphis really is a PP type wing scorer away from a championship.
PP minus the turnovers
Rudy Gay LOL
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Memphis really is a PP type wing scorer away from a championship.
PP minus the turnovers
Rudy Gay LOL
Rudy Gay and Paul Pierce are honestly nothing alike.
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Memphis really is a PP type wing scorer away from a championship.
PP minus the turnovers
Rudy Gay LOL
Rudy Gay and Paul Pierce are honestly nothing alike.
TP, thanyou.
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Memphis really is a PP type wing scorer away from a championship.
PP minus the turnovers
Rudy Gay LOL
Hah. That made me chuckle a fair bit :]
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Josh Smith is chucking badly. Indiana is going to win if this continues
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David Lee out for rest of playoffs.
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David Lee out for rest of playoffs.
That is a big blow for GSW. Lee was a major weapon for Golden State in a small ball lineup as an undersized center. Tough for Denver to matchup against him there.
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Gerald Green getting some rotation minutes. Indiana is in trouble
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Anybody watching the pacers hawk game?
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This game is boring me to death.
Can't wait for Spurs-Lakers.
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Atlanta-Indiana
*snore*
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Wow Paul George made 14 of his 18 points from the free-throw line.
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Paul George 16-16 from the line. The refs need to swallow there whistle
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San Antonio Spurs vs LA Lakers!
Sadly, I have to go with Magic's prediction and say Lakers in 7. Just no way the Spurs can hang around with Dwight and Gasol and if your sidekick is Tiago Splitter.
But will the Lakers have answers for Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard, or Danny Green in which two of them don't seem to be at 100% yet?
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Spurs in 6.
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Paul George 16-16 from the line. The refs need to swallow there whistle
Triple double despite 3/12 shooting. Queer statline, that's for sure
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The Will.I.Am opening song on ABC...I noticed the Celtics did not take part of it. Or at least that's what I saw.
I think Rondo would've joined them if he wasn't injured.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDYNYvpVri8
BAM BAM BAM
(http://waltzingmorethanmatildadotcom1.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/bam-bam.jpg)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDYNYvpVri8
BAM BAM BAM
(http://waltzingmorethanmatildadotcom1.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/bam-bam.jpg)
For a Center who has low basketball IQ...man I'd take him in the Celtics any day. He showed Bogut what's up hahah.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDYNYvpVri8
BAM BAM BAM
(http://waltzingmorethanmatildadotcom1.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/bam-bam.jpg)
For a Center who has low basketball IQ...man I'd take him in the Celtics any day. He showed Bogut what's up hahah.
Was dominant last year vs Bynum and Gasol too.
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The Lakers are so much more enjoyable to watch without Kobe Bryant (ball-hog).
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Lakers are actually playing defense now. This is intriguing.
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Ooooh, wow, what a dunk by Dwight Howard on that alley oop.
Howard looks so much better physically than he did earlier this season.
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I swear to god I saw a player on the Lakers bench do Keyon's patented "pull-ups" celebration after that Dwight lob.
Can't believe they stole that from us. Scumbags.
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Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both look terrific for San Antonio.
I can't see the Spurs having any trouble disposing of LA with those two in this type of form.
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Bucks in 6
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I'm still impressed that Metta World Peace is out there.
Its still 2 weeks from when they expected him to be back.
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Well, if Ginobili is going to be able to regain his form, the Spurs are still the only other legit contender besides OKC/Mia/NYK.
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Who thinks this might happen again? ;D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbwm2tolAHo
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Who thinks this might happen again? ;D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbwm2tolAHo
Easily the lowest point of Pierce's career.
It's never going to happen because Pierce is much more mature and he fully understands his importance to the team.
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I really hope Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan have a productive and healthy run in these playoffs. I'd love to see them make another deep run without any of their main guys being injured.
A rematch against OKC would be great to watch.
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I really hope Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan have a productive and healthy run in these playoffs. I'd love to see them make another deep run without any of their main guys being injured.
A rematch against OKC would be great to watch.
I hope they beat Oklahoma. I find San Antonio a much more likeable team than the Thunder.
I would love to see Duncan win one more Championship.
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I really hope Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan have a productive and healthy run in these playoffs. I'd love to see them make another deep run without any of their main guys being injured.
A rematch against OKC would be great to watch.
I hope they beat Oklahoma. I find San Antonio a much more likeable team than the Thunder.
I would love to see Duncan win one more Championship.
Yep, we're on the same page. I actually like the Thunder a lot, too. I find Durant just as likable and respectable as Duncan. They both strike me as humble, hard-working, no-nonsense guys who are great teammates and very coachable players.
I'm sure Durant will have his time soon enough, though. I want the Spurs to dethrone the Heat en route to the final, crowning title of the Duncan era.
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Who thinks this might happen again? ;D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbwm2tolAHo
Easily the lowest point of Pierce's career.
It's never going to happen because Pierce is much more mature and he fully understands his importance to the team.
But it's fun getting ejected in the Playoffs! ;D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCsWGQe3Dg
Stupid refs!
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BOOM
Lakers down.
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How many points do the Bucks get blown out by? >:(
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How many points do the Bucks get blown out by? >:(
Negatives, Bucks win.
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How many points do the Bucks get blown out by? >:(
Negatives, Bucks win.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
bucks will lose by 30. maybe. unless in garbage time they make the score look respectable.
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How many points do the Bucks get blown out by? >:(
15
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How many points do the Bucks get blown out by? >:(
Negatives, Bucks win.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
bucks will lose by 30. maybe. unless in garbage time they make the score look respectable.
19 points by the Heat and it ain't even halfway through the first. lol.
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How many points do the Bucks get blown out by? >:(
Negatives, Bucks win.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
bucks will lose by 30. maybe. unless in garbage time they make the score look respectable.
They'll lose in 4 or 5 I think. They played them decent this year. Unless of course yiu didn't watch the games
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Da Bucks Don't Belong
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Blow out!
Blo wout!
Blowo ut!
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5-0 run! Lead is just 8!
FEAR THE DEER!
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Force the turnover, just like that Milwaukee!
Let's do this. BEAT THE HEAT!
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7-0 run! That's what I'm talking about... come on! BEAT THE HEAT!
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Force the turnover, just like that Milwaukee!
Let's do this. BEAT THE HEAT!
Dude. Enough spamming this thread. And seemingly every other thread you participate in.
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Ray just handled through multiple screens and scored in the paint. Why did Doc think Ray didn't play pick and roll well? Not only was he wrong but he couldn't even spare Ray some opportunities? Another thing of Doc's that bugs me. He sticks to his theories and won't budge at all.
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Ray just handled through multiple screens and scored in the paint. Why did Doc think Ray didn't play pick and roll well? Not only was he wrong but he couldn't even spare Ray some opportunities? Another thing of Doc's that bugs me. He sticks to his theories and won't budge at all.
I feel like it's Doc's fault too. From what I've seen of him this year, he still can dribble pretty well while getting to the rack; didn't see that at all in Boston last year.
The injury must of contributed, but you don't just become a HOFer with just three-pointers. He definitely didn't get all the opportunities he could've gotten.
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OK, sorry for the spam guys but I'll say this:
Any team can beat any team in the NBA and the Bucks should be able to steal at least one game in this series. Give the Heat some hard fouls and weaken them... we don't want a healthy Heat team when we meet them in the ECF.
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Beautiful three pointer by Jennings falling out of bounds from the corner.
You get the feeling B.Jennings is the type of guy who will love competing against a team like the Miami Heat. I am expecting a big series from him.
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[dang], Milwaukee's right in this. They are going to win in 6. Lebron will then go to the Australian Outback and not shave for the entire summer just like Dirk did.
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Ray just handled through multiple screens and scored in the paint. Why did Doc think Ray didn't play pick and roll well? Not only was he wrong but he couldn't even spare Ray some opportunities? Another thing of Doc's that bugs me. He sticks to his theories and won't budge at all.
I feel like it's Doc's fault too. From what I've seen of him this year, he still can dribble pretty well while getting to the rack; didn't see that at all in Boston last year.
The injury must of contributed, but you don't just become a HOFer with just three-pointers. He definitely didn't get all the opportunities he could've gotten.
The Truth didn't mind having the ball in his hands less.
KG and the Truth both admit to Rondo being the new face of the franchise without being bitter.
The Jet may have been sucking but he's happy with his reduced role.
Ray Allen and his classy gent act...smh
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[dang], Milwaukee's right in this. They are going to win in 6. Lebron will then go to the Australian Outback and not shave for the entire summer just like Dirk did.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Milwaukee winning would be the biggest miracle in sports history, eh.
Of course, this is extremely unlikely... ;D
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Force the turnover, just like that Milwaukee!
Let's do this. BEAT THE HEAT!
Dude. Enough spamming this thread. And seemingly every other thread you participate in.
Uhhhhh it is an nba playoffs thread, and there happens to be a playoff game on right now. Settle down, a lot of people hate the heat and root for them to lose as.much as a Celtics win.
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Beautiful three pointer by Jennings falling out of bounds from the corner.
You get the feeling B.Jennings is the type of guy who will love competing against a team like the Miami Heat. I am expecting a big series from him.
Add Monta Ellis to that too. Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings both playing at full potential, along with the Ersan Ilyasova of last year as well as LARRY SANDERS! could have been a third or fourth seed.
Wouldn't it be great if everything started clicking right now?
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One of the things I hate most is when refs call two fouls in a period of less than 10 seconds. Two fouls can decide a whole quarter, with the bonus FT rules at what-not. When the two fouls are called on the same player, he may have to sit for the whole quarter, changing the whole game.
It's really annoying and terrible to get two foul calls in such a short period of time. Seems insignificant at the time, but it could ultimately decide the game.
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Seven boards and it isn't even halfway through the second. This is a lesson for every team that eventually plays the Heat in the playoffs. Even a dismal team like Milwaukee can stay in a game with Miami while shooting more than 16% worse than Miami.
Just get the O-boards.
EDIT: just five seconds after posting, it's 9 O-boards.
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Ray just handled through multiple screens and scored in the paint. Why did Doc think Ray didn't play pick and roll well? Not only was he wrong but he couldn't even spare Ray some opportunities? Another thing of Doc's that bugs me. He sticks to his theories and won't budge at all.
I feel like it's Doc's fault too. From what I've seen of him this year, he still can dribble pretty well while getting to the rack; didn't see that at all in Boston last year.
The injury must of contributed, but you don't just become a HOFer with just three-pointers. He definitely didn't get all the opportunities he could've gotten.
The Truth didn't mind having the ball in his hands less.
KG and the Truth both admit to Rondo being the new face of the franchise without being bitter.
The Jet may have been sucking but he's happy with his reduced role.
Ray Allen and his classy gent act...smh
Huh? What are you talking about? What does the ball being in Rondo's hands and Ray getting some opportunities to run pick and roll have to do with each other? There are plenty of possessions for Rondo to both dominate the ball AND for Ray to run pick and rolls? I doubt Ray wanted to run the offense; I think instead of running around multiple screens for 10 seconds all the time, he wanted the chance to do other things. Doc disagreed and I think he was wrong. Ray spent a lot of time playing without Rondo, with Keyon freaking Dooling "running point" and he still had just a limited off-the-ball role.
Ray hardly ever does the run-around-screens for Miami. He spots up in the corner, he runs pick and roll sometimes and when he runs off screens, it's like half the court, instead zig zagging around. Is he playing with fantastic teammates, yes but Spoelstra also uses him better than Doc did.
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Tha Bucks haven't played too bad up until now but if they can regain that energy and pace they had in tha first half and grab more offensive boards they can stay in it.
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It's pretty annoying to watch Kenyon Martin and Chris Anderson help their teams while the two bigs Ainge brought in didn't play a second in game 1. I love Ainge for the KG deal but he's been pretty terrible overall.
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what a stupid trade for Milwaukee, it looked bad back then, but now it looks terrible. They gave Tobias Harris for JJ Redick... smh
The Bucks have no chance, they're an inferior team, and LeTravel will get away with his crab dribble, with shoving the defender and everything, then he'll dunk it and everybody is hyping him as if he was Muggsy Bogues. All while Larry Sanders is sitting with 4 PF. No surprises.
I don't wish injury to anyone, but this is ridiculous, the senior Heat citizens are all healthy? yuck
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It's pretty annoying to watch Kenyon Martin and Chris Anderson help their teams while the two bigs Ainge brought in didn't play a second in game 1. I love Ainge for the KG deal but he's been pretty terrible overall.
I was thinking the same thing watching the Heat game. It disgusts me we didn't get the Birdman or KMart.
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JJ Redick is joining the 3 Stooges next year and that's why he looks older than Ray?
Btw, if we signed K-Mart or the Birdman (please don't), they'd go down injured as they ink their contracts... we just can't be healthy.
Miami fans are almost as annoying as the fakers in the Staples Center.
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Why in god's name did we not give Birdman a tryout
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No surprise here. Miami will sweep Milwaukee.
Milwaukee beating Miami in 6 games? Not a chance. 0.00% chance of beating the Heat by the Bucks. David Stern won't allow that anyways.
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Man i'm sitting here watching this Heat/Bucks games wondering why on earth tha C's didn't give Birdman a chance. Did Danny even give this man a phone call, smoke signal, or pigeon?
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Oh my goodness, LeBron had 10 rebounds and 8 assists to go along with his 27 points on 9-11 FGAs and 8-11 FTAs. Uber-efficient.
He did have 5 turnovers though. At least he did something wrong!
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OKC up 13-2 already.
;D
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I think Milwaukee should go big to start the game. Miami are starting Haslem and Bosh so I would go big with Larry Sanders and Sammy Dalembert together. Give Milwaukee two shot-blockers to protect the paint + two prolific rebounders to beat Miami up on the boards.
I would sync up the minutes for Monta Ellis vs Dwayne Wade + JJ Redick vs Ray Allen (20pts, 5rbs = impressive).
I would look to use Mike Dunleavy against Shane Battier instead of Ersan Ilyasova. I think Battier can contain Ilyasova too easily. Dunleavy is smarter and a more well-rounded offensive threat. I think he can bring more to the table.
When Miami goes to it's bench and uses Chris Andersen at the five, I would go small with Ersan Ilyasova as my center position. I'd sit both L.Sanders and S.Dalembert. Use Ilyasova's three point range to stretch the floor and pull C.Andersen out of the paint to areas of the court where he is less comfortable. Ilyasova is a solid defensive option + rebounding matchup against C.Andersen.
I wouldn't play John Henson or Ekpe Udoh. They are useless in this series.
Mbah a Moute would start at SF and defend LeBron. Marquis Daniels would be my second line defensive option against LeBron. If completely stuck, third option would be Gustavo Ayon.
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Patrick Beverly will now be added to the My Boys list.
That guy is solid effort.
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Patrick Beverly will now be added to the My Boys list.
That guy is solid effort.
What a champ
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Patrick Beverly will now be added to the My Boys list.
That guy is solid effort.
I think he should be getting more minutes than Lin
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Patrick Beverly will now be added to the My Boys list.
That guy is solid effort.
This sounds like an awesome list.
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Patrick Beverly will now be added to the My Boys list.
That guy is solid effort.
This sounds like an awesome list.
Brandon Rush, Jason Smith, JJ Redick, and now Patrick Beverly (Jamal Franklin in the future).
Yep, it is. ;D
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Patrick Beverly will now be added to the My Boys list.
That guy is solid effort.
This sounds like an awesome list.
Brandon Rush, Jason Smith, JJ Redick, and now Patrick Beverly (Jamal Franklin in the future).
Yep, it is. ;D
Ha, TP. I like those guys, too!
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Patrick Beverly will now be added to the My Boys list.
That guy is solid effort.
I think he should be getting more minutes than Lin
I think so. His ball anticipation is spot on. If not for that Ibaka block, i think that steal could be a momentum changer.
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[dang] that was a nice pass across the court to Perkins for a finishing dunk!
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I can't believe only a few short seasons ago, Krstic and Green were the starting bigs for OKC. They are so big and protect the basket so well now.
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I can't believe only a few short seasons ago, Krstic and Green were the starting bigs for OKC. They are so big and protect the basket so well now.
Sam Presti is a basketball genius.
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I can't believe only a few short seasons ago, Krstic and Green were the starting bigs for OKC. They are so big and protect the basket so well now.
Wish we can get Krstic back. His services could be useful these days!
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It's pretty annoying to watch Kenyon Martin and Chris Anderson help their teams while the two bigs Ainge brought in didn't play a second in game 1. I love Ainge for the KG deal but he's been pretty terrible overall.
People keep talking about this as if K-Mart and Birdman would have preferred to play on the Rondo-less Celtics rather than join up with the Heat or the Knicks (the two best teams in the East).
The best veteran players join up with the CONTENDERS guys. I know there are some reports out there that seem to indicate the Celtics might have signed these guys if they wanted to, but I'm skeptical. They ended up on two top teams playing significant roles, and I'm guessing that's where they wanted to be all along.
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Perkins throwing an alley in transition. Love it
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I can't believe only a few short seasons ago, Krstic and Green were the starting bigs for OKC. They are so big and protect the basket so well now.
Wish we can get Krstic back. His services could be useful these days!
Salivating at the idea of a mobile 7 foot big who can marginally rebound and finish rolls. Oh, and can stretch the floor a little along with a nice touch around the basket as well.
Seems that the likely case scenario (with a tint of optimism) for some of the bigs we might end up drafting is Krstic.
I am annoyed. Would have been an even better trade for us if Krstic came back.
Edit (so I don't double post):
I think all the higher seeds won their first games. Just a fun fact...kinda.
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I can't believe only a few short seasons ago, Krstic and Green were the starting bigs for OKC. They are so big and protect the basket so well now.
Wish we can get Krstic back. His services could be useful these days!
Salivating at the idea of a mobile 7 foot big who can marginally rebound and finish rolls. Oh, and can stretch the floor a little along with a nice touch around the basket as well.
Seems that the likely case scenario (with a tint of optimism) for some of the bigs we might end up drafting is Krstic.
I am annoyed. Would have been an even better trade for us if Krstic came back.
Edit (so I don't double post):
I think all the higher seeds won their first games. Just a fun fact...kinda.
Yeah. Imagine if both Green and Krstic are starting today?
And all the home teams blew out the road teams today. Yup, an 11-point loss is also a blowout, Lakers!
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Chicago Bulls are bullying the Brooklyn Nets this time around...hahahah.
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Y'all can add Nazr Mohammed to My Boys list. This dude is going hard for the Bulls right now.
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Is PJ carlisomo actively trying to lose?
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Hopefully we can rebound tomorrow against the Knicks just like how the Bulls are doing it tonight against the Nets.
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What an incredible block by Noah.
Go Bulls!
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Jamal Crawford seems to be in Eff-you mode tonight.
In other news, he finished second to JR Smith in sixth man voting, despite being a heavy favorite for the majority of the season.
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Bledsoe is a terrific bench player. So disruptive defensively. Great energizer.
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Oh boy, Crawford's silky smooth ball-handling and sweet jump-shooting is such a joy to watch when he is in the mood like this. Putting on a show right now.
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Terrific block by Bledsoe. Such a great shot blocker for a guard.
Oh, but he picks up the third foul next time down.
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Strange lineup for the Clippers
G - C.Paul
G - J.Crawford
G - C.Billups
F - B.Griffin
C - D.Jordan
Tayshaun Prince (SF) is going to have a field day against whichever guard tries to defend him in the low post. Currently Chauncey Billups.
Oh good, Matt Barnes is checking in. Wait. Barnes is coming in for Blake Griffin. Darrell Arthur is at power forward for the Grizzlies. TA, Conley and M.Gasol the other three players for Memphis.
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Man, I love a chippy series. Just so much fun to watch teams try to kick the crap out of each other.
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Strange lineup for the Clippers
G - C.Paul
G - J.Crawford
G - C.Billups
F - B.Griffin
C - D.Jordan
Tayshaun Prince (SF) is going to have a field day against whichever guard tries to defend him in the low post. Currently Chauncey Billups.
Oh good, Matt Barnes is checking in. Wait. Barnes is coming in for Blake Griffin. Darrell Arthur is at power forward for the Grizzlies. TA, Conley and M.Gasol the other three players for Memphis.
Ironically, Tayshaun Prince and Chauncey Billups were longtime teammates back in the Pistons! Now they're fighting against each other :)
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I really like DeAndre Jordan. I think he is starting to come into his own.
If the Clippers got him a better head coach, I think he could become one of the best defensive big men in the league next season.
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The Grizzlies/Clippers series is Bruisers vs Floppers.
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Great job by Lamar Odom reading the baseline spin move by Marc Gasol from the low post. Deflection. Turnover. Beautiful defense.
Clippers starting to pull away. Need to finish it off now and get up double digits.
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The Grizzlies offense is entirely too predictable. They really need a perimeter scorer. Conley and Tony aren't going to do it for you.
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Clippers choking ...
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Great game if the Grizzlies win they did it the hard way.
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Great play by Tony!
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Moment of truth...
YEAAAAA
Grizz go far!
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UGHSGSDHKGJSDF:LKJSD:FL
Ugh.
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Hahaha, ohhh, Chris Paul. Love it!
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Cp3 beats the buzzer FTW!!! Ouch!
Great great game.
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There is just no better player with the ball in their hands in the final seconds of a game than Chris Paul.
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Time to take a break from the Celtics' atrocious series.
But man, GSW about to steal one against Denver. A rare road win in Mile High for who knows how long?!
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Game 1, Nuggets narrowly escaped the Warriors.
Game 2, Nuggets were routed out in their own arena by the Warriors.
Oh man, I need Denver to win the series so the Lakers won't get an easy pass to the West Finals (still convinced they will upset the Spurs)...let's see how the Warriors do in Game 3 against Denver. If they can hang around, they are capable of upsetting someone.
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Game 1, Nuggets narrowly escaped the Warriors.
Game 2, Nuggets were routed out in their own arena by the Warriors.
Oh man, I need Denver to win the series so the Lakers won't get an easy pass to the West Finals (still convinced they will upset the Spurs)...let's see how the Warriors do in Game 3 against Denver. If they can hang around, they are capable of upsetting someone.
I'm curious, did you watch game 1 of Spurs vs Lakers at all? I'd be pretty surprised if the Lakers win more than one game in that series.
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Game 1, Nuggets narrowly escaped the Warriors.
Game 2, Nuggets were routed out in their own arena by the Warriors.
Oh man, I need Denver to win the series so the Lakers won't get an easy pass to the West Finals (still convinced they will upset the Spurs)...let's see how the Warriors do in Game 3 against Denver. If they can hang around, they are capable of upsetting someone.
I'm curious, did you watch game 1 of Spurs vs Lakers at all? I'd be pretty surprised if the Lakers win more than one game in that series.
I watched the first half. They actually hung around for quite a bit. I still have the Lakers in 7. Their bigs just match up well against San Antonio. I have a feeling they might steal home court advantage tomorrow though.
But of course, it'll be grateful if the Lakers are eliminated in the first-round as well!
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Warriors.
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Jordan Hill is available for LA tonight.
I'd like to see SAS counter with giving Blair minutes. Hill is an energy guy who attacks the boards. Blair can stop that, while letting Duncan and Splitter play elsewhere on the floor.
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Jordan Hill is available for LA tonight.
I'd like to see SAS counter with giving Blair minutes. Hill is an energy guy who attacks the boards. Blair can stop that, while letting Duncan and Splitter play elsewhere on the floor.
I think Matt Bonner works well against Jordan Hill.
J.Hill doesn't do well far away from the rim defensively and isn't much of a threat offensively. I think San Antonio can get some joy out of that matchup.
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I think Houston are doing the right thing by going small.
They can't compete if they stay big and allow Perk + Ibaka to hang around in the paint defensively and pick apart their offense. They need to force Ibaka out to the perimeter or Perk off the court.
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Imagine a game of one on one between Pat Beverly and Avery Bradley. That would be fun to watch. First to eleven; It could take hours to complete.
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Lots of good games. In particular, OKC v HOU
I'm seeing OKC 4-0 or 4-1 but all close games.
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Oh, so that is why they went with Beverley instead of Motiejunas or Delfino. To get an extra defensive guard out there to check Westbrook and move Lin onto someone else.
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Imagine a game of one on one between Pat Beverly and Avery Bradley. That would be fun to watch. First to eleven; It could take hours to complete.
Winner gets Tony Allen in the finals.
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Beverly was trolling the mess out of Westbrook in the first half and had him angry.
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Parsons growth as a player this season has been very impressive.
Another guy who was a good Most Improved Player candidate. So much better on the ball. Able to create off the dribble. Creates so much more for his team now.
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There is no way Harden can cover Westbrook.
No idea why Westbrook tried to post him up there. Just take him out to the perimeter and go by him. There is no way Harden can cover him. Doesn't have the foot speed.
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Oh my, wow, terrific head fake + dribble drive + dunk by Harden. Special.
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My friend who is a sixers fan and celtics hater just asked me if I saw the highlight where Carmelo asked Garnett if he knew Owen.
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My boy Patrick Beverly outplaying Jeremy Lin.
WOW!
Update:
They should have paid Beverly the same if not more than Lin is getting...
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Clutch three pointer by Delfino.
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Rockets/Thunder looks like an NBA 2K game right now. No plays, forcing fast breaks that aren't there, lol.
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Wow! What a run by Houston!
Yoki, this Beverley kid is going on My Boys team. Such a gamer,
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Plus how many little kids are watching these playoffs, and then being forever tormented by these Falling Skies commercials.
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Plus how many little kids are watching these playoffs, and then being forever tormented by these Falling Skies commercials.
And those disgusting smoking commercials. Those should be outlawed.
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Ah nooo! Oklahoma back in control. Four point lead. Darn.
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Jesus what a pass by Durant
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Lol, Perk doing the little things.
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Plus how many little kids are watching these playoffs, and then being forever tormented by these Falling Skies commercials.
And those disgusting smoking commercials. Those should be outlawed.
Ha, but that's the point of the smoking commercials, hopefully scare people from ever smoking.
but those Falling Skies commercials are just gonna give kids nightmares for years.
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Plus how many little kids are watching these playoffs, and then being forever tormented by these Falling Skies commercials.
And those disgusting smoking commercials. Those should be outlawed.
Ha, but that's the point of the smoking commercials, hopefully scare people from ever smoking.
but those Falling Skies commercials are just gonna give kids nightmares for years.
I'm not even a kid and they give me nightmares
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Are you kidding me? I throw up every time I see those smoking commercials. Why do I have to bear the marginal social cost? >:(
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Perk, you're cool and all but stop playing dirty!!
I want Houston to win this series :(
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Wow! What a run by Houston!
Yoki, this Beverley kid is going on My Boys team. Such a gamer,
Oh yes! He could be on both lists. I like how that dude is playing. He's ultra effort.
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Perk, you're cool and all but stop playing dirty!!
I want Houston to win this series :(
There was a ref right there watching what he did to Parsons and did nothing.
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Spurs playing Matt Bonner (PF) and DeJuan Blair (C) when Dwight Howard (C) is on the court.
Dwight should be ripping the Spurs apart in the paint. What does he do on that last possession? Settle for an elbow jump-shot. C'mon Dwight!
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Did they really just call Dwight for elbowing an opponent?
Is this real life?
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Yup looks like Lakers got Game 2 the way they're clicking.
Steve Blake and Steve Nash pouring down their jump shots. Dwight taking advantage over Matt Bonner.
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Yup looks like Lakers got Game 2 the way they're clicking.
Steve Blake and Steve Nash pouring down their jump shots. Dwight taking advantage over Matt Bonner.
Spurs will win.
LA has no answer for Parker and Ginobili down the stretch.
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Yup looks like Lakers got Game 2 the way they're clicking.
Steve Blake and Steve Nash pouring down their jump shots. Dwight taking advantage over Matt Bonner.
Spurs will win.
LA has no answer for Parker and Ginobili down the stretch.
MSA
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Spurs playing Matt Bonner (PF) and DeJuan Blair (C) when Dwight Howard (C) is on the court.
Dwight should be ripping the Spurs apart in the paint. What does he do on that last possession? Settle for an elbow jump-shot. C'mon Dwight!
Pop playing with Dwight's mind.
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Manu is so amazing. Criminal how little Pop plays him.
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Manu is so amazing. Criminal how little Pop plays him.
Perhaps he is amazing because Pop plays him so little. Manu's game is apparently pretty reckless.
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Jeez, Nash can barely move going back on defense. No way he can cover anybody in this type of shape.
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Pau is so talented. You can still run an offense through him.
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I don't know why the Lakers guards and forwards are dribbling so much and forcing things offensively. Dwight Howard has Tiago Splitter in the post. Give him the ball and attack.
Howard is much stronger than Splitter is and Splitter isn't a guy who normally does well against muscular power-based centers. Give Dwight the ball.
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No spacing/dynamism for the Lake Show offensively - if they cant get it down low they got nothing. Asking way too much from Blake and MWP with Nash hobbled and Kobe out.
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I really hate this J.Hill (PF) alongside D.Howard (C) against T.Splitter and T.Duncan.
I don't like Antawn Jamison any better though. I think I'd go with Ron Artest as my PF. Well, if they have enough perimeter guys to make that work. Maybe Earl Clark if not.
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When the Lakers suffer the world is a better place.
True story
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It's such a different experience to watch another team besides the Celtics. These other teams actually try to have the ballhandlers look to score when they dribble off picks. Balance of scoring and passing is good. It has to be like 85/15 in favor of passing for the Celtics. It's so predictable that it's not effective.
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GO BUCKS!!!
SANDERS!!!
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LARRY SANDERS!
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The Nets are on a Celtic like slump. Missed 23 of the last 25 shots
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The Nets are on a Celtic like slump. Missed 23 of the last 25 shots
even the blind basketball league can hit more shots in a quarter than the Celtic s
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Beautiful drive and dish by Mike Conley. He has been playing very well these past two games.
Good game here between Clips and Grizz.
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I love seeing Blake Griffin take advantage of quickness by blowing past Marc Gasol. Faces him up and beats him with the first step. Gasol can't get back into the play.
Sheer athleticism.
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As much as I would hate to see this, I see the Clips winning. I love the Grizz though... :-\ Conflict of interest ftl
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Ten minutes for Nate Rob ... did I miss something?
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The Nets are an embarrassment to themselves.
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The Nets are an embarrassment to themselves.
It feels good to say that about a team other than the Celtics doesn't it
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Its starting to look like Tony Allen might be getting a nice contract this offseason
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Its starting to look like Tony Allen might be getting a nice contract this offseason
Memphis again please.
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The Nets are an embarrassment to themselves.
I expected them to make the playoffs and get bounced in the first-round by Chicago.
That way, Miami (who is 3-0 in their series) will not get an easy East Semis round.
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The Nets are an embarrassment to themselves.
I expected them to make the playoffs and get bounced in the first-round by Chicago.
That way, Miami (who is 3-0 in their series) will not get an easy East Semis round.
While I think they'd definitely still beat Chicago, Thibs will at least make the Heat work for it like we did last year.
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The Nets are an embarrassment to themselves.
It feels good to say that about a team other than the Celtics doesn't it
Absolutely.
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Clips acting a bit immature here ... not the classiest way to handle a defeat, IMO, (but maybe I'm biased). ;)
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Jason Terry souuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunds a lot better than Keyon Dooling.
Come on Jet. Fly.
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Jason Terry souuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunds a lot better than Keyon Dooling.
Come on Jet. Fly.
Dooling knew what the word "defense" meant :-\
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Spurs in 6.
You really think the Lakers are gonna win 2 games?
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Spurs in 6.
You really think the Lakers are gonna win 2 games?
I actually thought the Lakers were gonna win this series in 7 games. I guess the Spurs might sweep them lol! It would be great if they got swept in their own home floor though!
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I hope this makes people feel a tad bit better. The Lakers are losing by 22 at the Staples Center. They will likely get swept on sunday as well. And they also owe 27 million to an aging superstar that will be coming off a surgery going into next season!
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How about my boy Andrew Bogut.
Silent but major contributions. And everyone thought it was a bad pick to draft him in the 3rd round of the CB.
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I hope this makes people feel a tad bit better. The Lakers are losing by 22 at the Staples Center. They will likely get swept on sunday as well. And they also owe 27 million to an aging superstar that will be coming off a surgery going into next season!
As soon as I saw the score I was about to state the same thing about the Lakers.
That's the only thing that makes me feel a little better about tonight's loss.
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LOL LAKERS
THANKS FOR EASING MY PAIN, MY FRIENDS
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LOL LAKERS
THANKS FOR EASING MY PAIN, MY FRIENDS
So true.
That and my hometown Warriors holding off the Nuggets is making it easy for me to get through the night after our Celtics loss.
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Jeez Duncan. Wow. 12-15.
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I would say most of these first round playoff series are rather boring. BUT, but this Nuggets/Warriors series is very entertaining. The home from each team is exciting, the coaching from each team is awesome, and the tempo is unmatched. And with this Westbrook injury devloping this series just got a little more interesting.
Does anyone think the winner of this series can make a push to the finals? I do, and I would love to watch a finals with a George Karl team in the championship. The finals that Karl partaked in against the Bulls was a great series.
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I would say most of these first round playoff series are rather boring. BUT, but this Nuggets/Warriors series is very entertaining. The home from each team is exciting, the coaching from each team is awesome, and the tempo is unmatched. And with this Westbrook injury devloping this series just got a little more interesting.
Does anyone think the winner of this series can make a push to the finals? I do, and I would love to watch a finals with a George Karl team in the championship. The finals that Karl partaked in against the Bulls was a great series.
The Warriors will win the West.
They can't be behind the Giants and the 49ers and the Sharks (to some extent) when it comes to performance.
It's their time.
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So hey;
No Rose
No Westbrook
No Rondo
No Nash/Kobe
Can we just hand the trophy to the Heat before CP3 and Parker get injured?
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Splitter off with an ankle injury. Better not be serious. >:(
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Splitter off with an ankle injury. Better not be serious. >:(
You're right. He seemed a bit scared.
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How much do the Spurs have to be ahead by before Patrick Mills sees a second of court time? ::)
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How much do the Spurs have to be ahead by before Patrick Mills sees a second of court time? ::)
Hah, fair question.
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Splitter off with an ankle injury. Better not be serious. >:(
You're right. He seemed a bit scared.
The way he punched the basket support after he went down was concerning.
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So hey;
No Rose
No Westbrook
No Rondo
No Nash/Kobe
Can we just hand the trophy to the Heat before CP3 and Parker get injured?
I think Indy and NY has something to say about it. Everyone from the media is saying the East is a Miami cakewalk, i disagree.
NY hasn't played good yet and we see what we can do. Indy can out physical Miami.
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Splitter off with an ankle injury. Better not be serious. >:(
You're right. He seemed a bit scared.
The way he punched the basket support after he went down was concerning.
For his sake it looks like he will not be needed for a good ten days or so
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Boy is this Nugs-Dubs series is fun or what?
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Boy is this Nugs-Dubs series is fun or what?
Ridiculously so.
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Iggy with the costly turnover. I don't know why Ty Lawson didn't have the ball in his hands that possession.
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Iggy with the costly turnover. I don't know why Ty Lawson didn't have the ball in his hands that possession.
I don't know why he rushed that shot with a minute left.
Boy the Chandler three got everyone in the house all quiet.
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Three guys with hands on the ball, yet they get the timeout? Wow.
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5 second violation. What a game
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Boy, sounds like an absolute classic unfolding. :o
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This game is entertaining.
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This is the longest 9 seconds of the IsTheName household. Everyone is standing, error after error.
GSW BALL! PLEASE!
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This is the longest 9 seconds of the IsTheName household. Everyone is standing, error after error.
GSW BALL! PLEASE!
This. Like how many times do you have to look to see it being Golden State.
I saw it the second time.
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This is the longest 9 seconds of the IsTheName household. Everyone is standing, error after error.
GSW BALL! PLEASE!
Haha, sure is a frantic ending :D
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Denver can still get a good shot off with 3.7 seconds
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OMG!
That Iggy heave almost gave me a freaking heart attack.
WIN!
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OMG!
That Iggy heave almost gave me a freaking heart attack.
WIN!
Haha congrats :]
Thriller series!!
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OMG!
That Iggy heave almost gave me a freaking heart attack.
WIN!
Haha congrats :]
Thriller series!!
Yep. It helps coping up with from the Celtics loss.
This is THE series to watch I believe.
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Besides the Warriors/Nuggets series and a little bit of the the Clippers/Grizz series, the playoffs sucks so far.
Love watching the Nuggets and Warriors. Neither team has a superstar, just great team basketball.
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Besides the Warriors/Nuggets series and a little bit of the the Clippers/Grizz series, the playoffs sucks so far.
Love watching the Nuggets and Warriors. Neither team has a superstar, just great team basketball.
Curry. Definitely Curry. Maybe not yet, but in 2 years, he will be.
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Brooklyn should be ashamed at how they have played in this series.
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Brooklyn should be ashamed at how they have played in this series.
Carlisimo is going to be relieved from the head coaching duties.
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Little Superman has had an amazing last 17 minutes
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Incredible made shot by Nate Robinson. Great display from him.
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Nate Robinson's strong play this season really makes you think about what Thibs could have done with the Boston roster versus what Doc has done.
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Joe Johnson is clutch
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Oh my god, Joe Johnson. I love Joe Johnson. Clutch.
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Are the Crooklyn Nets trying to pull another 2009 Celtics first-round? Too bad our's was more classic! ;D
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I really hope they take the replay of possession out of the nba as soon as possible. It really slows the game down
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I really hope they take the replay of possession out of the nba as soon as possible. It really slows the game down
Yes, it is horrible. Hate it.
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The Bulls really have good chemistry. If they had Rose, I think they would give Miami a run
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Chicago's physicality and mental strength is so impressive.
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Seriously. Joe Johnson is the clutchest player in the league.
And I don't like him :(
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I hope this game ends. I really would like to watch the Grizzles and Clippers
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Nate Robinson = Jeff Green
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Is Nate the shortest player ever to foul out?
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gotta give some credit to Kirk Hinrich, he's doing an excellent job running the point. If the celtics had him we'd be on our way to the EFC.
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UGH can't they put the Grizzles on like TBS or True TV
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Is Nate the shortest player ever to foul out?
are you saying Mugsy Bogues or Spud Webb never fouled out?
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Am I the only one who thinks Memphis-Clippers is a boring series? Maybe because I don't like any of the players on either team... except maybe Tayshaun
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Is Nate the shortest player ever to foul out?
are you saying Mugsy Bogues or Spud Webb never fouled out?
I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't
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Triple OT!!
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Is Nate the shortest player ever to foul out?
are you saying Mugsy Bogues or Spud Webb never fouled out?
I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't
I would be, they played a lot of minutes in the NBA an their name is not Lebron James.
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Nets-Bulls is an instant classic.
Reminds me of our 3OT game...
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Is Nate the shortest player ever to foul out?
are you saying Mugsy Bogues or Spud Webb never fouled out?
Spud 4 times, Mugsy 6 times
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Is Nate the shortest player ever to foul out?
are you saying Mugsy Bogues or Spud Webb never fouled out?
Spud 4 times, Mugsy 6 times
wow, thanks for the quick info, TP
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These teams are really tiring themselves out for the Heat
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Refs ruining this game.
Five Chicago players with five or more fouls. The other two have 2 and 3. Come on... go BULLS, boo STERN
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These teams are really tiring themselves out for the Heat
Yea, although I'm not worried about the Bulls, they will bring it if they play the Heat. If the Nets are the team that moves on, then hopefully this series toughens them up a bit.
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These teams are really tiring themselves out for the Heat
Yea, although I'm not worried about the Bulls, they will bring it if they play the Heat. If the Nets are the team that moves on, then hopefully this series toughens them up a bit.
I agree. I don't see the Nets beating the Bulls. Joe Johnson teams never fair well in the playoffs.
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These teams are really tiring themselves out for the Heat
Yea, although I'm not worried about the Bulls, they will bring it if they play the Heat. If the Nets are the team that moves on, then hopefully this series toughens them up a bit.
The Heat destroyed the Nets in the regular season games I saw them play against one another. Miami just overwhelmed them with their quickness and athleticism. They ran them off the court. Blew them out. Brooklyn's slow team couldn't hang with them at all.
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These teams are really tiring themselves out for the Heat
Yea, although I'm not worried about the Bulls, they will bring it if they play the Heat. If the Nets are the team that moves on, then hopefully this series toughens them up a bit.
I agree. I don't see the Nets beating the Bulls. Joe Johnson teams never fair well in the playoffs.
I agree, the Nets lack mental toughness. They would get crushed by the Heat, and I can't see them beating the Bulls.
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@DrayBaltche on the floor.
GAME OVER!
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watching these teams makes me wonder, are the celtics the worst team in the playoffs? I really think the Bucks, Lakers, or Rockets would beat us.
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watching these teams makes me wonder, are the celtics the worst team in the playoffs? I really think the Bucks, Lakers, or Rockets would beat us.
Yeah. None of our games were even close or effort. Especially the previous two.
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watching these teams makes me wonder, are the celtics the worst team in the playoffs? I really think the Bucks, Lakers, or Rockets would beat us.
Bucks... wow
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watching these teams makes me wonder, are the celtics the worst team in the playoffs? I really think the Bucks, Lakers, or Rockets would beat us.
Yes, I think they are. They have been abysmal.
Pierce has been up and down all season and he is deep in a rut right now. Garnett was outplayed by Kenyon Martin in the first two games and has been a shadow of himself in this series. Bradley has been awful offensively. Terry has been a complete no-show. Jeff Green had one strong half of basketball in game one and has been invisible most of the rest of the time. Courtney Lee banged up. Bass is the only one who has really done his job.
Worst team in the playoffs.
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Nazr Mohammed basically won the game for the Bulls in the 3OT.
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Nazr Mohammed basically won the game for the Bulls in the 3OT.
Love how he moved out of the way like a DE trying to get away from a blocker. Crafty.
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And the Bulls win.
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Bulls > Refs.
What a refjob, those OT's.
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This Gasol ZBow front line is a thing of beauty to watch. Neither are athletic freaks, but both very fundamentaly sound
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Deron WIlliams is super overrated. Only 1-8 in 3OT? Some "superstar". Even Rondo would have scored more than that, and he "can't shoot".
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Deron WIlliams is super overrated. Only 1-8 in 3OT? Some "superstar". Even Rondo would have scored more than that, and he "can't shoot".
Deron who? Rondo for President.
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Marc Gasol takes jump shots. But he doesnt jump. So, is his "jump shots" still called jump shots?
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Marc Gasol takes jump shots. But he doesnt jump. So, is his "jump shots" still called jump shots?
He jumps.
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Marc Gasol takes jump shots. But he doesnt jump. So, is his "jump shots" still called jump shots?
He jumps.
Seriously though, outside of that fade away at the end of the third, I didn't see any lift at all. It's like he tip toes and shoots.
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Man that was a soft foul on Blake Griffin.
For a guy who can jump high, he doesnt wanna do it on defense.
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Marc Gasol takes jump shots. But he doesnt jump. So, is his "jump shots" still called jump shots?
He jumps.
Seriously though, outside of that fade away at the end of the third, I didn't see any lift at all. It's like he tip toes and shoots.
I'd call it a set shot.
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The Clippers have underachieved this year. They are a better squad than they have shown.
Need to bring a quality coach to replace Vinny Del Negro. Del Negro is a fine transitional coach but now they need a finisher. Someone who can take them to the next level.
Need to upgrade their starting wings too. Bring in better defensive players. Billups (weak defender) and Butler (below average) are too vulnerable together from a defensive standpoint as a pair of starting wings. Crawford (lousy defender) and Barnes (below average) off the bench doesn't help this situation much either.
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Marc Gasol takes jump shots. But he doesnt jump. So, is his "jump shots" still called jump shots?
He jumps.
Seriously though, outside of that fade away at the end of the third, I didn't see any lift at all. It's like he tip toes and shoots.
I'd call it a set shot.
Yeah, TP. That's right.
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39-23 rebounding....
89-72 Grizz. 18-5 thus far in the fourth (Celtics-esque for the Clippers.)
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I like the size and length of this Grizzlies unit with Quincy Pondexter (SF), Tayshaun Prince (SG) and Darrell Arthur (PF). Nice versatile defenders who can switch as much as they want.
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Re: Nate Robinson. Sad that the way celts are playing I really miss Nate and donkey.
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The Clippers have underachieved this year. They are a better squad than they have shown.
Need to bring a quality coach to replace Vinny Del Negro. Del Negro is a fine transitional coach but now they need a finisher. Someone who can take them to the next level.
Need to upgrade their starting wings too. Bring in better defensive players. Billups (weak defender) and Butler (below average) are too vulnerable together from a defensive standpoint as a pair of starting wings. Crawford (lousy defender) and Barnes (below average) off the bench doesn't help this situation much either.
Coaching and wing play are very obvious weaknesses for the Clips. They definitely need to shore those up moving forward.
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Re: Nate Robinson. Sad that the way celts are playing I really miss Nate and donkey.
I believe it's Nate 'n Shrek ;)
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The Clippers just fell apart after game 2.
Re: Nate Robinson. Sad that the way celts are playing I really miss Nate and donkey.
Man this takes me back to the 2010 playoffs. I loved Shrek and Donkey's energy during that Finals game.
Other than the game that shall not be named, that was a great series.
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Pacers offense is worse than all three of our halves. That's saying something >:(
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I think the Celts would have a chance against the Pacers
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I think the Celts would have a chance against the Pacers
F/2OT
BOS 32
IND 28
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I am looking forward to the Thunder and Rockets later on.
It could be a great mano-o-mano between Kevin Durant and James Harden with Russell Westbrook out of the picture.
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I am looking forward to the Thunder and Rockets later on.
It could be a great mano-o-mano between Kevin Durant and James Harden with Russell Westbrook out of the picture.
Omer ASIK
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Happy to see Atlanta get a win against Indiana. I expected them to give the Pacers a tougher series than they have so far. Hopefully they can continue on from this and play Indiana tougher for the remainder of the series.
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I liked that hard screen from Perk on Beverley. Physical toughness. Intimidation.
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Oklahoma playing with great urgency without Westbrook.
Playing with a lot of passion. Intensity.
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Reggie Jackson with the short floater. Love that shot.
Love seeing Reggie out there contributing for the Thunder too.
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With Westbrook out, Durant is getting a chance to show his full MVP talent, and he's taking full advantage with 27 first half points. OKC is looking good, Reggie Jackson is solid as a starting pg.
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Two huge three pointers by Delfino. One point game.
This is shaping up for a great finish.
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Two huge three pointers by Delfino. One point game.
This is shaping up for a great finish.
Parsons too.
Tie ballgame. Nice.
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Wow. That rip-through thing IS lame.
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DELFINOOOOOO!!! :]
Great game!
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Ohhh, Deflino gives Houston the lead!
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Ohhh, Deflino gives Houston the lead!
Refs aren't giving the Rockets anything though :/ tough, tough game for them.
Hope they win this game!
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Reggie Jackson is just dribbling the ball for 6-8 seconds waiting for Durant to try and get open so Durant can go one-on-one.
Terrible offense from Oklahoma here.
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It's working though =/
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James Harden's ability to get to the foul line is incredible.
10.2 FTAs per game this year. Most FTAs in the NBA. Second most makes behind Durant.
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Ohhh, haha, Francisco Garcia! Wow!
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Man, they weren't hitting them before, but they're red-hot from three now! :D
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Big shot by Garcia.
I'd like to see Garcia backing up Jeff Green for us next season. Good veteran presence.
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[Rajon Rondo] is just dribbling the ball for [10-12] seconds waiting for [Paul Pierce] to try and get open so [Paul Pierce] can go one-on-one.
Terrible offense from [Boston] here.
Sounds too familiar. :P
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Ah no, Houston have shot themselves in the foot here.
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Wow, what a bounce.
This is what Doc Rivers means when he says it's a make / miss league.
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Ah no, Houston have shot themselves in the foot here.
To be honest, over the past couple minutes, they've shot both their feet to bits. Costly, costly turnovers.
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Ah, that one ... that's a heartbreaker. Tough loss for Houston.
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Oh well, that was too much to hope for I guess :)
Still a good game.
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What a way to lose, Harden threw the game away for them
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Ah, that one ... that's a heartbreaker. Tough loss for Houston.
Hard to feel bad for Houston fans. They've got the youngest team in the league with a 23 year old superstar scorer and they're already good enough to be competitive in a series with one of the best teams in the league.
The future is bright in Houston.
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Houston is a really good team with great potential. They just REALLY REALLY need to clean it up. By far the sloppiest team in the league. I've never seen a team turn the ball over so carelessly. Like come on.
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Ah, that one ... that's a heartbreaker. Tough loss for Houston.
Hard to feel bad for Houston fans. They've got the youngest team in the league with a 23 year old superstar scorer and they're already good enough to be competitive in a series with one of the best teams in the league.
The future is bright in Houston.
And let's not forget they have the cap space to add another significant piece this offseason.
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What did Howard do to get ejected? I only see in the box score that he has two techs. I kind of sense that he just quit on the Lakers
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What did Howard do to get ejected? I only see in the box score that he has two techs. I kind of sense that he just quit on the Lakers
The Lakers definitely do not have the 'heart' the Celtics do. Today was a prime example.
The C's fought until the very last second for a victory, and a shred of pride. The Lakers just laid down.
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What did Howard do to get ejected? I only see in the box score that he has two techs. I kind of sense that he just quit on the Lakers
The Lakers definitely do not have the 'heart' the Celtics do. Today was a prime example.
The C's fought until the very last second for a victory, and a shred of pride. The Lakers just laid down.
Injuries really hut them all season. And having Dwight as the team leader hurt them today even more
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What did Howard do to get ejected? I only see in the box score that he has two techs. I kind of sense that he just quit on the Lakers
The Lakers definitely do not have the 'heart' the Celtics do. Today was a prime example.
The C's fought until the very last second for a victory, and a shred of pride. The Lakers just laid down.
That's one reason, the other one is their starting guards are D-Leaguers, and that hurts.
But I won't shed a tear for the Lakers, injuries to our team allowed them to repeat in 2009-2010, so that's part of the game.
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Celtics > Lakers by a mile
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Celtics > Lakers by a mile
More like a thousand miles... but I agree
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TMac is playing now and he's going past the first round for the first time ever.
The Lakers even with injuries just seemed to me to put up the white flag.
I don't know if Dwight is staying in LA after this season.
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TMac is playing now and he's going past the first round for the first time ever.
The Lakers even with injuries just seemed to me to put up the white flag.
I don't know if Dwight is staying in LA after this season.
There was a year in Houston when they made the 2nd round, but he was hurt
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TMac is playing now and he's going past the first round for the first time ever.
The Lakers even with injuries just seemed to me to put up the white flag.
I don't know if Dwight is staying in LA after this season.
There was a year in Houston when they made the 2nd round, but he was hurt
Oh okay, I guess this must be his first time going where he actually can play.
That's all people were talking about when his name came up other than them sweeping the Lakers and Dwight getting trashed by the fan-base out here in LA.
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Andrew Bogut with a FACIAL!
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**** Javelle McGee
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To everyone who participated in last year's CB draft and voted my team out of the Playoffs because of Bogut. Well, how you like him now???
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Yikes!
Is Bogut actually, finally healthy? If so, GS really has a bright future. Too bad about D.Lee, they really could have had something this season.
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Yikes!
Is Bogut actually, finally healthy? If so, GS really has a bright future. Too bad about D.Lee, they really could have had something this season.
He's winded like heck though. LOL.
His ankle is probably holding up, but that conditioning is killing him... But, as long as he's dunking and passing like he is now, Warriors are good, really good.
(and just for the heck of it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuLOWsQib4A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuLOWsQib4A)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1_X4AwJCSQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1_X4AwJCSQ)
Bogut - 1
McGee - 1
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Is it safe to say that Steph Curry is a top 5 PG?
I think I can safely put him over Deron Williams right about now. Heck, I think he's better than Kyrie Irving.
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I honestly thought the Lakers were gonna win in 7 games.
I guess the Lakers backcourt were no match for the Spurs, at all. Steve Nash and Jodie Meeks going down was their demise in the playoffs.
My bad guise, I humiliated myself on this prediction :(
But man how bout them Warriors?!
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Is it safe to say that Steph Curry is a top 5 PG?
I think I can safely put him over Deron Williams right about now. Heck, I think he's better than Kyrie Irving.
He's always had top five potential--the knock on him is that he hasn't had a healthy season until now.
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I honestly thought the Lakers were gonna win in 7 games.
I guess the Lakers backcourt were no match for the Spurs, at all. Steve Nash and Jodie Meeks going down was their demise in the playoffs.
My bad guise, I humiliated myself on this prediction :(
But man how bout them Warriors?!
Yeah m8! I had Denver in that series! Wow! I'm very impressed by them this off-season.
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I honestly thought the Lakers were gonna win in 7 games.
I guess the Lakers backcourt were no match for the Spurs, at all. Steve Nash and Jodie Meeks going down was their demise in the playoffs.
My bad guise, I humiliated myself on this prediction :(
But man how bout them Warriors?!
Yeah m8! I had Denver in that series! Wow! I'm very impressed by them this off-season.
Dude same here! I had Denver in 5. Stunning Dubs. I want the Warriors to win it all now. But the most deserving one is probably San Antonio Spurs. Tim Duncan deserves his 5th ring right about now. It's too bad Spurs and Warriors are likely to face each other in the next round. But that should be an entertaining one.
At least I had Chicago to win the series, and looks like Indiana ain't doing so well on the road. OKC lost my respect after Durant tried to injure Jeremy Lin. I hope they lose in the next round to the Clippers! >:(
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Is it safe to say that Steph Curry is a top 5 PG?
Yep. When healthy.
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I honestly thought the Lakers were gonna win in 7 games.
I guess the Lakers backcourt were no match for the Spurs, at all. Steve Nash and Jodie Meeks going down was their demise in the playoffs.
My bad guise, I humiliated myself on this prediction :(
But man how bout them Warriors?!
Yeah m8! I had Denver in that series! Wow! I'm very impressed by them this off-season.
Dude same here! I had Denver in 5. Stunning Dubs. I want the Warriors to win it all now. But the most deserving one is probably San Antonio Spurs. Tim Duncan deserves his 5th ring right about now. It's too bad Spurs and Warriors are likely to face each other in the next round. But that should be an entertaining one.
Agreed, but the Grizzlies are heading to the next round, not the Clippers. ;)
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Is it safe to say that Steph Curry is a top 5 PG?
I think I can safely put him over Deron Williams right about now. Heck, I think he's better than Kyrie Irving.
*sigh*... I still remember arguing on Ainge's behalf when he tried (and failed) to trade Rondo for Curry. Can you imagine a team with Ray and Curry in the backcourt together?... Our team would have been so dangerous... talk about spreading the floor.
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Dubs were one layup away from a sweep.
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Wow, really surprised to see GSW in three straight to go up 3-1 after losing David Lee to injury.
That is a very impressive achievement. I hope they can close it out now.
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Happy to see Atlanta tie up that series 2-2.
They didn't give a good account of themselves in the first two games. They are a lot closer to Indiana than were given credit for entering the series.
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The Rockets are playing their hearts out tonight.
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Oklahoma look like they are going to get knocked out in the next round.
Whoever wins the Clippers vs Memphis series should be going to the Conference Finals.
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Wow Kevin Durant literally drove through and scored on the whole team.
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Wow fail Ibaka
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My man Reggie Jackson got ROBBED on that final shot.
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My man Reggie Jackson got ROBBED on that final shot.
Only if you don't really know the rules.
Asik has definitely proved his contract to the Rockets.
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My man Reggie Jackson got ROBBED on that final shot.
Only if you don't really know the rules.
Asik has definitely proved his contract to the Rockets.
Oh that's a load. If it had been Durant or Harden going in for that layup with that amount of contact, the refs would've blown the whistle.
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That Rockets team has really won me over. They play hard, and they play some really pretty basketball on the offensive end, lots of ball movement and a number of guys who can get in the lane. I really dig Omer, as well. Offensively, he's fairly inept, but he's one tough customer inside. He reminds me of Kendrick Perkins circa 2008 to 2010.
Oh, and I really like their coach, too.
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How about Carlos Delfino eh?
That guy is a straight up gamer.
No nonsense kind of dude, I saw him punk KD a bunch of times in that game.
From Steals, Dunks, and Clutch 3's
He's a good revelation for the Rockets!
Hope they keep this up!
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That Rockets team has really won me over. They play hard, and they play some really pretty basketball on the offensive end, lots of ball movement and a number of guys who can get in the lane. I really dig Omer, as well. Offensively, he's fairly inept, but he's one tough customer inside. He reminds me of Kendrick Perkins circa 2008 to 2010.
Oh, and I really like their coach, too.
The Rockets are my second favorite team in the league. Morey is the best GM in the league. Now that they have their star scorer, I'm excited to see what they can do once their young players continue developing and they get a complementary star to put next to Harden.
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That Rockets team has really won me over. They play hard, and they play some really pretty basketball on the offensive end, lots of ball movement and a number of guys who can get in the lane. I really dig Omer, as well. Offensively, he's fairly inept, but he's one tough customer inside. He reminds me of Kendrick Perkins circa 2008 to 2010.
Oh, and I really like their coach, too.
The Rockets are my second favorite team in the league. Morey is the best GM in the league. Now that they have their star scorer, I'm excited to see what they can do once their young players continue developing and they get a complementary star to put next to Harden.
Maybe they already have that complementary star in the form of a prettyboy named Chandler.
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That Rockets team has really won me over. They play hard, and they play some really pretty basketball on the offensive end, lots of ball movement and a number of guys who can get in the lane. I really dig Omer, as well. Offensively, he's fairly inept, but he's one tough customer inside. He reminds me of Kendrick Perkins circa 2008 to 2010.
Oh, and I really like their coach, too.
The Rockets are my second favorite team in the league. Morey is the best GM in the league. Now that they have their star scorer, I'm excited to see what they can do once their young players continue developing and they get a complementary star to put next to Harden.
Maybe they already have that complementary star in the form of a prettyboy named Chandler.
Nah. Don't get me wrong, I really like Chandler Parsons, and I think he's a very solid starting SF. I think he's on par with Jeff Green, just a better outside shooter and not as athletic. Much better rebounder, though.
I think that Houston team is an All-Star caliber power forward away from being really good. If you added Josh Smith to that team, or example, I think they'd win a lot of games and be a formidable opponent for anybody.
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My man Reggie Jackson got ROBBED on that final shot.
Only if you don't really know the rules.
Asik has definitely proved his contract to the Rockets.
Oh that's a load. If it had been Durant or Harden going in for that layup with that amount of contact, the refs would've blown the whistle.
Fact of the matter: it wasn't Durant or Harden.
Jackson doesn't deserve that type of respect.
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My man Reggie Jackson got ROBBED on that final shot.
Only if you don't really know the rules.
Asik has definitely proved his contract to the Rockets.
Oh that's a load. If it had been Durant or Harden going in for that layup with that amount of contact, the refs would've blown the whistle.
Fact of the matter: it wasn't Durant or Harden.
Jackson doesn't deserve that type of respect.
He also shied away from the contact
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That Rockets team has really won me over. They play hard, and they play some really pretty basketball on the offensive end, lots of ball movement and a number of guys who can get in the lane. I really dig Omer, as well. Offensively, he's fairly inept, but he's one tough customer inside. He reminds me of Kendrick Perkins circa 2008 to 2010.
Oh, and I really like their coach, too.
The Rockets are my second favorite team in the league. Morey is the best GM in the league. Now that they have their star scorer, I'm excited to see what they can do once their young players continue developing and they get a complementary star to put next to Harden.
Maybe they already have that complementary star in the form of a prettyboy named Chandler.
Nah. Don't get me wrong, I really like Chandler Parsons, and I think he's a very solid starting SF. I think he's on par with Jeff Green, just a better outside shooter and not as athletic. Much better rebounder, though.
I think that Houston team is an All-Star caliber power forward away from being really good. If you added Josh Smith to that team, or example, I think they'd win a lot of games and be a formidable opponent for anybody.
Motiejunas and Jones both look like decent young prospects at the power forward spot.
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My man Reggie Jackson got ROBBED on that final shot.
Only if you don't really know the rules.
Asik has definitely proved his contract to the Rockets.
Oh that's a load. If it had been Durant or Harden going in for that layup with that amount of contact, the refs would've blown the whistle.
Those would be the Jordan rules you're referring to, which conveniently ignore the NBA rules. Specifically verticality:
VERTICALITY-Verticality applies to a legal position. The basic components of the principle of verticality are:
Legal guarding position must be established and attained initially, and movement thereafter must be legal;
From this position, the defender may rise or jump vertically and occupy the space within his or her vertical plane;
The hands and arms of the defender may be raised within his or her vertical plane while the defender is on the floor or in the air;
The defender should not be penalized for leaving the floor vertically or having his or her hands and arms extended within the vertical plane;
The offensive player whether on the floor or airborne may not clear out or cause contact that is a foul;
The defender may not "belly up" or use the lower part of the body or arms to cause contact that is a foul outside his or her vertical plane.
That said, I agree with you--if that had been KD or Westbrook or Harden, it would've been free throws.
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My man Reggie Jackson got ROBBED on that final shot.
Only if you don't really know the rules.
Asik has definitely proved his contract to the Rockets.
Oh that's a load. If it had been Durant or Harden going in for that layup with that amount of contact, the refs would've blown the whistle.
Those would be the Jordan rules you're referring to, which conveniently ignore the NBA rules. Specifically verticality:
VERTICALITY-Verticality applies to a legal position. The basic components of the principle of verticality are:
Legal guarding position must be established and attained initially, and movement thereafter must be legal;
From this position, the defender may rise or jump vertically and occupy the space within his or her vertical plane;
The hands and arms of the defender may be raised within his or her vertical plane while the defender is on the floor or in the air;
The defender should not be penalized for leaving the floor vertically or having his or her hands and arms extended within the vertical plane;
The offensive player whether on the floor or airborne may not clear out or cause contact that is a foul;
The defender may not "belly up" or use the lower part of the body or arms to cause contact that is a foul outside his or her vertical plane.
That said, I agree with you--if that had been KD or Westbrook or Harden, it would've been free throws.
I know that the "verticality" rule exists -- thanks for linking the language, though.
It's just that the rule is not called with any sort of consistency. The refs basically pick and choose when and for whom they are going to invoke it. So it's a rule without much meaning, if you ask me.
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That Rockets team has really won me over. They play hard, and they play some really pretty basketball on the offensive end, lots of ball movement and a number of guys who can get in the lane. I really dig Omer, as well. Offensively, he's fairly inept, but he's one tough customer inside. He reminds me of Kendrick Perkins circa 2008 to 2010.
Oh, and I really like their coach, too.
The Rockets are my second favorite team in the league. Morey is the best GM in the league. Now that they have their star scorer, I'm excited to see what they can do once their young players continue developing and they get a complementary star to put next to Harden.
Maybe they already have that complementary star in the form of a prettyboy named Chandler.
Nah. Don't get me wrong, I really like Chandler Parsons, and I think he's a very solid starting SF. I think he's on par with Jeff Green, just a better outside shooter and not as athletic. Much better rebounder, though.
I think that Houston team is an All-Star caliber power forward away from being really good. If you added Josh Smith to that team, or example, I think they'd win a lot of games and be a formidable opponent for anybody.
Motiejunas and Jones both look like decent young prospects at the power forward spot.
Yes, they do, but I'd be very surprised if either becomes a star.
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That Rockets team has really won me over. They play hard, and they play some really pretty basketball on the offensive end, lots of ball movement and a number of guys who can get in the lane. I really dig Omer, as well. Offensively, he's fairly inept, but he's one tough customer inside. He reminds me of Kendrick Perkins circa 2008 to 2010.
Oh, and I really like their coach, too.
The Rockets are my second favorite team in the league. Morey is the best GM in the league. Now that they have their star scorer, I'm excited to see what they can do once their young players continue developing and they get a complementary star to put next to Harden.
Maybe they already have that complementary star in the form of a prettyboy named Chandler.
Nah. Don't get me wrong, I really like Chandler Parsons, and I think he's a very solid starting SF. I think he's on par with Jeff Green, just a better outside shooter and not as athletic. Much better rebounder, though.
I think that Houston team is an All-Star caliber power forward away from being really good. If you added Josh Smith to that team, or example, I think they'd win a lot of games and be a formidable opponent for anybody.
Motiejunas and Jones both look like decent young prospects at the power forward spot.
Yes, they do, but I'd be very surprised if either becomes a star.
Motiejunas looks like he has a chance at being special. Very skilled for a player his size.
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My man Reggie Jackson got ROBBED on that final shot.
Only if you don't really know the rules.
Asik has definitely proved his contract to the Rockets.
Oh that's a load. If it had been Durant or Harden going in for that layup with that amount of contact, the refs would've blown the whistle.
Those would be the Jordan rules you're referring to, which conveniently ignore the NBA rules. Specifically verticality:
VERTICALITY-Verticality applies to a legal position. The basic components of the principle of verticality are:
Legal guarding position must be established and attained initially, and movement thereafter must be legal;
From this position, the defender may rise or jump vertically and occupy the space within his or her vertical plane;
The hands and arms of the defender may be raised within his or her vertical plane while the defender is on the floor or in the air;
The defender should not be penalized for leaving the floor vertically or having his or her hands and arms extended within the vertical plane;
The offensive player whether on the floor or airborne may not clear out or cause contact that is a foul;
The defender may not "belly up" or use the lower part of the body or arms to cause contact that is a foul outside his or her vertical plane.
That said, I agree with you--if that had been KD or Westbrook or Harden, it would've been free throws.
I know that the "verticality" rule exists -- thanks for linking the language, though.
It's just that the rule is not called with any sort of consistency. The refs basically pick and choose when and for whom they are going to invoke it. So it's a rule without much meaning, if you ask me.
Agreed. My favorite is palming. They could call that on every, single, possession. They called one on KD last night and I was quite shocked.
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Also, thus-far quote of the post-season:
nothing says playoff intensity like weed socks.
;D
http://greenstreet.weei.com/sports/boston/basketball/celtics/2013/04/30/jordan-crawfords-strange-choice-of-socks/
full disclosure:I'm not trying to hate on Crawford here, nor do I believe that his choice in sockwear says anything negative about his character or commitment to winning/Celtic tradition/blah blah blah. I just thought it was a hilarious caption.
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Denver playing so much better than the last three games right now.
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Love how aggressive the Grizzlies are tonight ... keep it up, guys, and steal one at Staples!
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Rooting for the Grizzlies, but the Clips completely wasted a virtuoso Paul performance in Game 5.
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Congrats to Memphis. They have completely turned that series around. From 0-2 down to up 3-2. They are in the driver's seat now.
Clippers imploding.
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Oh my goodness, Scotty Brooks is such a scumbag for going with the extended Hack-a-Asik in the fourth quarter. Good for Omer for making close to 70% of them, and good for McHale for sticking with him.
Go Rockets!!!!
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Harden sure knows how to shut that crowd up!
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Oh my goodness, Scotty Brooks is such a scumbag for going with the extended Hack-a-Asik in the fourth quarter. Good for Omer for making close to 70% of them, and good for McHale for sticking with him.
Go Rockets!!!!
Has the Hack-a-Whoever strategy ever worked? Even once? I can't think of a single time. Not only kinda bush league but not even successful.
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I'm a big fan of how Houston plays. I like their brand of up-tempo basketball. Fun to watch.
Hack-An-Asik was pretty much the opposite of that. Great win.
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Rockets just pulled another Celtics tonight!! ;D
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Oh my goodness, Scotty Brooks is such a scumbag for going with the extended Hack-a-Asik in the fourth quarter. Good for Omer for making close to 70% of them, and good for McHale for sticking with him.
Go Rockets!!!!
Has the Hack-a-Whoever strategy ever worked? Even once? I can't think of a single time. Not only kinda bush league but not even successful.
And then he backs off down the stretch when they need to foul. I don't get it. Is he a complete moron?
Anyway, happy for McHale, Asik, Harden, and the rest of that Rockets squad.
It would be so fun to see both us and Houston force game sevens after starting off down 0 and 3 . . . and then both winning game seven on the road!!!
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Houston really looks like they can win this series. Obviously Durant's the best player in the series and he's been playing at peak form but Harden's a great player in his own right and capable of matching Durant in any game. Without Westbrook, I'd take Harden's teammates over Durant's. If not for Durant's fortunate bounce in game 3, Houston could be up 3-2 right now.
Count me in as loving the way Houston plays. They're always pushing the ball and with Harden's ability to attack the paint and their team-wide three point efficiency, their shot selection is commendable.
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Oh my goodness, Scotty Brooks is such a scumbag for going with the extended Hack-a-Asik in the fourth quarter. Good for Omer for making close to 70% of them, and good for McHale for sticking with him.
Go Rockets!!!!
Has the Hack-a-Whoever strategy ever worked? Even once? I can't think of a single time. Not only kinda bush league but not even successful.
And then he backs off down the stretch when they need to foul. I don't get it. Is he a complete moron?
Anyway, happy for McHale, Asik, Harden, and the rest of that Rockets squad.
It would be so fun to see both us and Houston force game sevens after starting off down 0 and 3 . . . and then both winning game seven on the road!!!
Under the two minute mark, the offensive team chooses the FT shooter.
I don't think Scott Brookes is a great coach, but I do think he knows the rules.
Actual rules from NBA.com:
Section X--Away-From-The-Play Foul
a. During the last two minutes of the fourth period or overtime period(s) with the offensive team in possession of the ball, all personal fouls which are assessed against the defensive team prior to the ball being released on a throw-in and/or away-from-the-play, shall be administered as follows:
(1) A personal foul and team foul shall be assessed and one free throw attempt shall be awarded. The free throw may be attempted by any play-er in the game at the time the personal foul was committed.
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Oh my goodness, Scotty Brooks is such a scumbag for going with the extended Hack-a-Asik in the fourth quarter. Good for Omer for making close to 70% of them, and good for McHale for sticking with him.
Go Rockets!!!!
Has the Hack-a-Whoever strategy ever worked? Even once? I can't think of a single time. Not only kinda bush league but not even successful.
And then he backs off down the stretch when they need to foul. I don't get it. Is he a complete moron?
Anyway, happy for McHale, Asik, Harden, and the rest of that Rockets squad.
It would be so fun to see both us and Houston force game sevens after starting off down 0 and 3 . . . and then both winning game seven on the road!!!
Under the two minute mark, the offensive team chooses the FT shooter.
I don't think Scott Brookes is a great coach, but I do think he knows the rules.
Actual rules from NBA.com:
Section X--Away-From-The-Play Foul
a. During the last two minutes of the fourth period or overtime period(s) with the offensive team in possession of the ball, all personal fouls which are assessed against the defensive team prior to the ball being released on a throw-in and/or away-from-the-play, shall be administered as follows:
(1) A personal foul and team foul shall be assessed and one free throw attempt shall be awarded. The free throw may be attempted by any play-er in the game at the time the personal foul was committed.
I know that rule. But, in the last minute their only chance was to foul, not an off the ball, intentional foul, but they should have been putting the man with the ball in his hands on the line to try to extend the game at that point.
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Has the Hack-a-Whoever strategy ever worked? Even once? I can't think of a single time. Not only kinda bush league but not even successful.
It certainly worked for Popovich against the Clippers. Deandre Jordan is especially prone to this strategy.
One needs only remember how the Bulls were eliminated from the playoffs last season to suspect that intentionally fouling Asik has some merit as a strategy.
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Oh my goodness, Scotty Brooks is such a scumbag for going with the extended Hack-a-Asik in the fourth quarter. Good for Omer for making close to 70% of them, and good for McHale for sticking with him.
Go Rockets!!!!
Has the Hack-a-Whoever strategy ever worked? Even once? I can't think of a single time. Not only kinda bush league but not even successful.
It worked for the Bulls to comeback from 14 points down in 3 minutes just this postseason.
They intentionally fouled both Reggie Evans and Gerald Wallace at the 3:11 and 2:17 mark respectively. They both missed the two FTAs netting the Bulls two TOs effectively.
I know this wasn't quite the same as they did it later in the game, but it was the same principal. Only the two minute rule made them stop in all odds.
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Oh my goodness, Scotty Brooks is such a scumbag for going with the extended Hack-a-Asik in the fourth quarter. Good for Omer for making close to 70% of them, and good for McHale for sticking with him.
Go Rockets!!!!
Has the Hack-a-Whoever strategy ever worked? Even once? I can't think of a single time. Not only kinda bush league but not even successful.
It worked for the Bulls to comeback from 14 points down in 3 minutes just this postseason.
They intentionally fouled both Reggie Evans and Gerald Wallace at the 3:11 and 2:17 mark respectively. They both missed the two FTAs netting the Bulls two TOs effectively.
I know this wasn't quite the same as they did it later in the game, but it was the same principal. Only the two minute rule made them stop in all odds.
Interesting - well I have learned something new today. Still seems to backfire more often than not, though.
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Oh my goodness, Scotty Brooks is such a scumbag for going with the extended Hack-a-Asik in the fourth quarter. Good for Omer for making close to 70% of them, and good for McHale for sticking with him.
Go Rockets!!!!
Has the Hack-a-Whoever strategy ever worked? Even once? I can't think of a single time. Not only kinda bush league but not even successful.
It worked for the Bulls to comeback from 14 points down in 3 minutes just this postseason.
They intentionally fouled both Reggie Evans and Gerald Wallace at the 3:11 and 2:17 mark respectively. They both missed the two FTAs netting the Bulls two TOs effectively.
I know this wasn't quite the same as they did it later in the game, but it was the same principal. Only the two minute rule made them stop in all odds.
Interesting - well I have learned something new today. Still seems to backfire more often than not, though.
I agree, I mean a player who hits just 55% of his FTAs is giving you an 1.1 points per possession, which is a top 5 scoring rate.
This is why the C's never saw people intentionally fouling Rondo very much. Even a 60% free throw shooter was likely to do more damage than our relatively limited offense.
The biggest advantage I can see to it is that it mucks up the flow of the game and hopefully gets the other team's offense mucked up for when you stop hacking.
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Actually I think the strongest place for an intentional foul strategy is if you're up a lot (10 points or more) against a team with a guy like Asik or Howard who they want on the floor.
You don't really make up 10+ point leads by getting 1.1 or 1.2 points per possession on average. Instead its by hitting 3s and 2s all in a row while getting stops.
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The biggest advantage I can see to it is that it mucks up the flow of the game and hopefully gets the other team's offense mucked up for when you stop hacking.
I can see that but it also seems to disrupt the flow for the team that's trying to come back, and they still have to earn their points instead of just making FTs. No stats to support it, though, just my impression.
I agree with Barkley that the time to stop that strategy was when the Thunder got within 6 with 3+ minutes left. Plenty of time left to win the normal way at that point.
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Under the two minute mark, the offensive team chooses the FT shooter.
I have a better idea: learn to shoot free throws. :P
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Another time the strategy was used was when the Spurs played at Denver in a SEGABABA earlier this season. Popovich had his team intentionally foul Javale McGee in the third quarter to slow down the Nuggets and get extra rest for his players. The Spurs cut a 15-point deficit down to three, but Denver held on for the win.
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I love all the yellow jerseys in the crowd for Golden State. Looks fantastic.
Great atmosphere.
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Can't believe Chicago lost to the Nets. Now they force a Game 7 back in Brooklyn.
Chicago better win Game 7 on the road! Make it rough for Miami.
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Brooklyn wins to force a Game 7. Series record is 3-2-1: 3 for Brooklyn, 2 for Chicago, and 1 for Nate Robinson.
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I love all the yellow jerseys in the crowd for Golden State. Looks fantastic.
Great atmosphere.
I like Denver more than Golden State as a team, but I have to admit that a GS-OKC series would have an electric atmosphere. Those are probably the two best home courts in the league.
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Beautiful bounce pass by Bogut from the top of the key off the PnR and baseline cut by Harrison Barnes off the ball for the dunk. Lovely ball and player movement.
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I love all the yellow jerseys in the crowd for Golden State. Looks fantastic.
Great atmosphere.
I like Denver more than Golden State as a team, but I have to admit that a GS-OKC series would have an electric atmosphere. Those are probably the two best home courts in the league.
It's too bad OKC will get bounced in the next round to potentially the Grizzlies ;)
GSW vs SAS West Semis, book it! SAS vs MEM West Finals.
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Two things from this GS-Denver series:
Curry is a lot better than I thought.
Andrew Bogut's presence has changed everything.
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I love all the yellow jerseys in the crowd for Golden State. Looks fantastic.
Great atmosphere.
I like Denver more than Golden State as a team, but I have to admit that a GS-OKC series would have an electric atmosphere. Those are probably the two best home courts in the league.
The Oracle is home to the best fans in the NBA, and if OKC is second they are far behind.
Compare this game's crowd to OKC's last night.
Also, y'all slept on Steph Curry to your own peril. Dude is a phenomenal talent.
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This is the Andrew Bogut people always wanted to see. When he's healthy...wow!
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I love all the yellow jerseys in the crowd for Golden State. Looks fantastic.
Great atmosphere.
I like Denver more than Golden State as a team, but I have to admit that a GS-OKC series would have an electric atmosphere. Those are probably the two best home courts in the league.
The Oracle is home to the best fans in the NBA.
Compare this game's crowd to OKC's last night.
Also, y'all slept on Steph Curry to your own peril. Dude is a phenomenal talent.
They boo'ed Patrick Beverly for every possession he had. I don't understand why the boo...he didn't do anything wrong. If anything, OKC is just butt-hurt because Westbrook went down with an injury and blames it on Beverly when it was unintentional.
And Durant injuring Jeremy Lin in Game 3. Lin's my guy, and OKC and Durant just lost all my respect. Hope they don't see the finals...and those banners belonged to Seattle in the first place. If anything, San Antonio Spurs deserve to win it all this season. But I'd like for GSW a run at it.
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I love watching the Warriors play basketball. And the Nuggets. This series has been great.
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I love watching the Warriors play basketball. And the Nuggets. This series has been great.
Agree. They play an entertaining brand of basketball.
Regarding Curry, he's turning in a fantastic series. Turnovers are down, assists are way up, scoring more on better shooting. He put GS's offense on his back and he's kicking Denver's ass. He's also putting in the effort on defense, which is pleasant to see.
I thought Denver would be able to handle him by putting Iguodala on him, but they haven't been able to slow him down at all. Just an exceptional offensive performance.
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I love watching the Warriors play basketball. And the Nuggets. This series has been great.
Agree. They play an entertaining brand of basketball.
Regarding Curry, he's turning in a fantastic series. Turnovers are down, assists are way up, scoring more on better shooting. He put GS's offense on his back and he's kicking Denver's ass. He's also putting in the effort on defense, which is pleasant to see.
I thought Denver would be able to handle him by putting Iguodala on him, but they haven't been able to slow him down at all. Just an exceptional offensive performance.
Reminds me a bit of Ray when he was on Milwaukee. Complete with the ankle issues.
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Stupid turnovers by Warriors late in the 4th.
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Wow Golden State is definitely choking it...
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First game I've ever saw where both teams choked. Denver misses some easy layups and crucial free throws that could have either tied the game or put them in the lead. Warriors are just giving the basketball away. Crazy game.
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The crowd's not leaving. Rad fans.
Also, Bogut has a great accent. Didn't realize he was an Aussie.
SAS and GSW. That should be another fun series.
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Didn't Brewer save the ball before it went out of bounds?
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Dubs almost blew it. Could not inbound the dang ball. Almost gave me a heart attack. Refs helped them out too with that bogus out of bounds call.
Glad they won, but never was I dissatisfied with a series clinching win like this one. Denver got robbed.
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Congratulations to the Warriors. Didn't think they'd beat the Nuggets.
I don't think they'll beat the Spurs either, but I've already been wrong once. I like the way the West is shaping up. Should be fun to watch that side of the bracket play out.
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Welp looks like I lost my Denver prediction.
But man, them Warriors choking like that? They are going to have a tough time against San Antonio Spurs.
Is this the first time Andrew Bogut made it past the first-round of the postseason too?
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Congratulations to the Warriors. Didn't think they'd beat the Nuggets.
I don't think they'll beat the Spurs either, but I've already been wrong once. I like the way the West is shaping up. Should be fun to watch that side of the bracket play out.
The west is wide open now that Westbrook is gone for the season. Don't think Durant can carry the team to the finals by himself. I know I shouldn't be underestimating the Spurs but I don't think they have what it takes to make it out the West. I wouldn't be surprised if GSW upsets them.
I think the Grizzlies are the favorites to come out the west now
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Welp looks like I lost my Denver prediction.
But man, them Warriors choking like that? They are going to have a tough time against San Antonio Spurs.
Is this the first time Andrew Bogut made it past the first-round of the postseason too?
Yep. He's only been to the playoffs once with the Bucks and they lost to the Hawks in 7, I think.
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So Miami and San Antonio swept, and other than that teams with a chance to close out are 1-7, and the 1 is Golden State. Makes sense.
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It's a good thing these games aren't played on paper.
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We've seen that Golden State cannot deliver in the crucial time. They lack playoff experience. Yet they are in the second-round. They will walk into the hostile San Antonio crowd for the first two games playing an almost healthy team. They just need Splitter back to deal with Bogut. Warriors are explosive, but again, lacking playoff experience will be their demise.
Spurs in 5.
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It's a good thing these games aren't played on paper.
;D
That said, the last time The Dubs won in San Antonio was in 1997.
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If David Lee will play and is atleast 80% of himself, the Dubs will make a series with San Antonio.
I bummed that my boy Brandon Rush is missing this run though. Warriors could reallybuse him and his defense.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMfn6-mb8_4
14 points, 21 rebounds, four blocks and three assists
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMfn6-mb8_4
14 points, 21 rebounds, four blocks and three assists
Yeah, what are they booing it EXACTLY? Hahah. And Monta Ellis is out of the playoffs...so doesn't that tell them anything?
GSW are the winners of this trade. Looking back at this video, too bad karma will bite these fans' behind when the Spurs take over though.
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Delighted Golden State knocked out Denver.
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I really like the Warriors. So many players I like . . . Curry, Jack, Landry, Lee, Bogut.
The Spurs / Warriors series will be a good one.
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The Spurs / Warriors series will be a good one.
I'm skeptical.
Against the Nuggets it was a lot easier to get away with Barnes/Green playing PF than it will be against the Spurs.
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If David Lee will play and is atleast 80% of himself, the Dubs will make a series with San Antonio.
He won't, he was out there and couldn't do anything on the court. Hips don't heal quickly like that.
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If David Lee will play and is atleast 80% of himself, the Dubs will make a series with San Antonio.
He won't, he was out there and couldn't do anything on the court. Hips don't heal quickly like that.
I know.
Was really surprised he even suited up to play. The Warriors could use his rebounding against the Spurs though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMfn6-mb8_4
Yep, ask any Warriors fans in the Bay about this and everyone will tell you "Uh yeah, we shouldn't have done that."
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Having Bogut back is really going to help GSW limit or even negate Tim Duncan.
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Having Bogut back is really going to help GSW limit or even negate Tim Duncan.
So does that mean my CB Draft team will make the Playoffs now?
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Having Bogut back is really going to help GSW limit or even negate Tim Duncan.
So does that mean my CB Draft team will make the Playoffs now?
Bogut only managed to play 32 games this year and even when available Bogut played well below his past level performance wise.
No playoffs.
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Having Bogut back is really going to help GSW limit or even negate Tim Duncan.
Yeah the fact that Bogut is suddenly playing like a difference maker again is really shocking.
Might be more valuable to have him playing this well than a healthy David Lee.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMfn6-mb8_4
14 points, 21 rebounds, four blocks and three assists
At the time, though, the frustration was understandable. They were in the middle of tanking aggressively, despite Mark Jackson's Playoffs commitment, and they'd just traded a guy who was more or less their best player for another perennially injured "could be great" talent.
Remember, last season was when Steph Curry was on the bench for most of the year with ankle problems, and everyone was looking at his contract to start this year with reasonable suspicion.
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If I was a Warriors fan, man would I be excited right now.
Can you imagine how good they might be in a year or two. A healthy Bogut and Lee, with a more experienced Thompson and Barnes, lead by Curry is one scary lineup.
I honestly never thought I'd see THIS Bogut ever again. Truly shocking.
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If I was a Warriors fan, man would I be excited right now.
Can you imagine how good they might be in a year or two. A healthy Bogut and Lee, with a more experienced Thompson and Barnes, lead by Curry is one scary lineup.
I honestly never thought I'd see THIS Bogut ever again. Truly shocking.
Yeah, the Warriors have been one of my "League Pass/Other Conference" teams for a while. This is very exciting stuff!
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If I was a Warriors fan, man would I be excited right now.
Can you imagine how good they might be in a year or two. A healthy Bogut and Lee, with a more experienced Thompson and Barnes, lead by Curry is one scary lineup.
I honestly never thought I'd see THIS Bogut ever again. Truly shocking.
You forgot Draymond Green, who quite possibly won the clincher for the Dubs yesterday with his very underrated play. And he can shoot now.
I was just explaining this to Lakers fans/friends from my motherland as they can't accept the fact that the Dubs could be the best in the Pacific for the years to come. So many young guys who can develop that could stay or be packaged to acquire another all star or superstar level talent. Steph CUrry, Mark Jackson and San Francisco can attract Free Agents as well.
If they play the Salary Cap game right and the young bloods develop, they could very well be contending in the West within the next three years, if not now.
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It sounds like Tiago Splitter may miss the start of the series for San Antonio.
San Antonio will probably start Boris Diaw (Draymond Green) and then have DeJuan Blair (Carl Landry) and Matt Bonner (Harrison Barnes at PF).
Golden State's small lineups should be able to function quite well.
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If I was a Warriors fan, man would I be excited right now.
Can you imagine how good they might be in a year or two. A healthy Bogut and Lee, with a more experienced Thompson and Barnes, lead by Curry is one scary lineup.
I honestly never thought I'd see THIS Bogut ever again. Truly shocking.
And he can shoot now.
This thought could really hurt the warriors.
Sort of how the worst thing for the Hawks is when Smith hits his first two 20 foot jump shots.
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It sounds like Tiago Splitter may miss the start of the series for San Antonio.
San Antonio will probably start Boris Diaw (Draymond Green) and then have DeJuan Blair (Carl Landry) and Matt Bonner (Harrison Barnes at PF).
Golden State's small lineups should be able to function quite well.
Really? Ouch, I hadn't heard his injury was that bad.
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Ok, so we've got four game sixes, each with the possibility of becoming a must-watch, with both sets of conference games occuring con-currently.
AWESOME! I LOVE FLIPPING CHANNELS!
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It sounds like Tiago Splitter may miss the start of the series for San Antonio.
San Antonio will probably start Boris Diaw (Draymond Green) and then have DeJuan Blair (Carl Landry) and Matt Bonner (Harrison Barnes at PF).
Golden State's small lineups should be able to function quite well.
Really? Ouch, I hadn't heard his injury was that bad.
I think it's just game one and possibily game two that Splitter is doubtful for.
I was looking for an update a little earlier on today but most recent report I could find was from 3 days ago. Splitter couldn't make it through practice and was considered doubtful for series opener. Boris Diaw was back on the court and is expected to play though.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he expects reserve forward Boris Diaw will be ready for the start of the second round, while the status of starting power forward Tiago Splitter remains unknown.
(Diaw) did the whole practice, Popovich said after Tuesdays practice. He seems to have come through it pretty good. I would think hell be available. (Splitter) is going to take a little bit longer, I think.
Splitter, averaging 10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds in his first season as a regular starter, sprained his left ankle in the second half of Fridays Game 3 victory. He is listed as indefinite, but the teams medical staff provided an unofficial estimate of 7-10 days.
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I'm getting an odd feeling DRose is returning for Game 7. You heard it here first.
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Yikes. Blake Griffin didn't start tonight for the Clippers. Only 7 minutes so far midway through the third from him. Very bad situation for the Clips.
I was hoping LAC would stretch this to 7 but down in the third and with a banged up Griffin. Hard to see them pulling this one out.
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Go Grizz!
So many small market teams doing the game right.
Go Spurs, Warriors, Rockets, Grizzlies.
Go Bulls too (even though they fall into that Superstar market category).
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Grizzlies playing exceptional defense here. Smothering the Clippers.
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Clippers going small against Grizzlies big men.
G - C.Paul vs J.Bayless
G - W.Green vs T.Allen
F - G.Hill vs Q.Pondexter
F - M.Barnes vs Z.Randolph
C - B.Griffin vs M.Gasol
Clippers getting some joy offensively with Matt Barnes' jump-shooting but there is no way Barnes can cover Z-Bo on the other end.
Blake Griffin with two big offensive rebounds. Simply too quick and athletic for a plodder like Marc Gasol to box out. Gotta keep attacking the offensive glass.
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Two very good games going on right.
Thunder just made a 12-2 run to tie things up in Houston. Rockets trying to force a game seven. Very close game. The Grizzlies fought off a brief Clippers rally to finish the third up 13. They are looking good to clinch the series tonight.
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I wonder if the Clippers just don't have what i takes. They need to move Bledsoe and get a pure scorer in there. Idk i guess they have Crawford for that but i just don't ever see them becoming a finals contender. IDK tough cause they have great talent but need something else not sure what it is.
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Whew, wow, Blake Griffin with the quick spin move on the catch blows by Randolph going baseline and finishes with the dunk on the other side of the rim. Amazing explosive move.
Clippers struggling to make any head way here on this deficit. Memphis holding their lead and keeping it up around 10-13 points.
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flop city going down.
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Oklahoma making a big run here. From around 10 down (midway through 3rd) to up 10 now (midway through 4th). It looks like OKC is going to win this one.
Ah well. None of the teams I wanted to see win today got a result. All lost or are about to lose. Atlanta, Boston, Houston and LAC.
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Huge three pointer by Fisher. 2nd big three in last few minutes.
Played some really good defense on James Harden too. Steal, passes ahead, fastbreak dunk. 15 point game. Big steal by Fisher playing the passing lanes.
Fisher has been a real difference maker for OKC.
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Yeah, that Chris Paul, he's sure some leader. ::)
What a chump. Give me Rondo over CP3 any day.
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Joey "Hitman" Crawford is doing work. Tosses CP3 (Gasol really sold that hit), then tosses Zach Randolph a few seconds later.
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Good ole Joey Crawford getting his share of the limelight!
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Joe Crawford making it all about him as usual.
I have no idea how this clown is still a ref. Every game he officiates is less entertaining because of his presence.
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I wonder if the Clippers just don't have what i takes. They need to move Bledsoe and get a pure scorer in there. Idk i guess they have Crawford for that but i just don't ever see them becoming a finals contender. IDK tough cause they have great talent but need something else not sure what it is.
A coach who can settle on a consistent rotation and defensive scheme might help.
Another couple of years for Griffin and Jordan to develop wouldn't hurt either.
That said, I'm excited for the Grizzlies Thunder series.
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Memphis looking nasty! Have fun OKC...getting bounced next round that is.
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Memphis looking nasty! Have fun OKC...getting bounced next round that is.
Weren't you the guy that said OKC would be so much better without Westbrook? You seem to have abandoned that flawed thought process quickly.
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Memphis looking nasty! Have fun OKC...getting bounced next round that is.
Weren't you the guy that said OKC would be so much better without Westbrook? You seem to have abandoned that flawed thought process quickly.
More about how Memphis is playing than OKC. I'd pick OKC to lose even with West"loser".
Memphis plays big-boy basketball. I'll take that over OKC's style any day.
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Memphis looking nasty! Have fun OKC...getting bounced next round that is.
Weren't you the guy that said OKC would be so much better without Westbrook? You seem to have abandoned that flawed thought process quickly.
More about how Memphis is playing than OKC. I'd pick OKC to lose even with West"loser".
Memphis plays big-boy basketball. I'll take that over OKC's style any day.
Except when OKC beat Memphis two years ago, I assume.
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Memphis looking nasty! Have fun OKC...getting bounced next round that is.
Weren't you the guy that said OKC would be so much better without Westbrook? You seem to have abandoned that flawed thought process quickly.
More about how Memphis is playing than OKC. I'd pick OKC to lose even with West"loser".
Memphis plays big-boy basketball. I'll take that over OKC's style any day.
Except when OKC beat Memphis two years ago, I assume.
Memphis is better now. OKC also does not have Harden, which is the guy they should have kept. OKC traded the wrong guy.
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Memphis looking nasty! Have fun OKC...getting bounced next round that is.
Weren't you the guy that said OKC would be so much better without Westbrook? You seem to have abandoned that flawed thought process quickly.
More about how Memphis is playing than OKC. I'd pick OKC to lose even with West"loser".
Memphis plays big-boy basketball. I'll take that over OKC's style any day.
Except when OKC beat Memphis two years ago, I assume.
Memphis is better now. OKC also does not have Harden, which is the guy they should have kept. OKC traded the wrong guy.
OKC played the same style that you hate though. And Memphis played "big-boy basketball". They both played the same "style".
What you seem to mean is that you'll take Memphis style any day (if they have better players) and you'll take OKC style any day (if they have better players). Which kind of renders the terminology "any day" pointless.
In other words, your conclusion doesn't seem to be based on style at all, just based on who you think has better players at the given time.
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Joey "Hitman" Crawford is doing work. Tosses CP3 (Gasol really sold that hit), then tosses Zach Randolph a few seconds later.
I heard Marc Gasol is still playing with an abdominal tear, which if true means CP3 took a cheapshot.
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Joey "Hitman" Crawford is doing work. Tosses CP3 (Gasol really sold that hit), then tosses Zach Randolph a few seconds later.
I heard Marc Gasol is still playing with an abdominal tear, which if true means CP3 took a cheapshot.
For once I agree with the officials.
There was definitely some unnecessary contact.
He always seems so chippy and whiny. Flops and throws cheap shots. If you want dirty players, don't look in Boston, there's at least one in L.A. and at least another in Miami.
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Joey "Hitman" Crawford is doing work. Tosses CP3 (Gasol really sold that hit), then tosses Zach Randolph a few seconds later.
I heard Marc Gasol is still playing with an abdominal tear, which if true means CP3 took a cheapshot.
For once I agree with the officials.
There was definitely some unnecessary contact.
He always seems so chippy and whiny. Flops and throws cheap shots. If you want dirty players, don't look in Boston, there's at least one in L.A. and at least another in Miami.
Yeah exactly, off a free throw he made a beeline straight for Marc Gasol and tried to run through him with forearms raised. He knew what he was doing. I appreciate that it was a pretty physical series but trying to hurt a guy like that just isn't cricket.
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Memphis looking nasty! Have fun OKC...getting bounced next round that is.
Weren't you the guy that said OKC would be so much better without Westbrook? You seem to have abandoned that flawed thought process quickly.
More about how Memphis is playing than OKC. I'd pick OKC to lose even with West"loser".
Memphis plays big-boy basketball. I'll take that over OKC's style any day.
Except when OKC beat Memphis two years ago, I assume.
Memphis is better now. OKC also does not have Harden, which is the guy they should have kept. OKC traded the wrong guy.
OKC played the same style that you hate though. And Memphis played "big-boy basketball". They both played the same "style".
What you seem to mean is that you'll take Memphis style any day (if they have better players) and you'll take OKC style any day (if they have better players). Which kind of renders the terminology "any day" pointless.
In other words, your conclusion doesn't seem to be based on style at all, just based on who you think has better players at the given time.
Yes, this is true. In my haste, I probably over-exaggerated a bit. I do prefer "big-boy" basketball though.
But yes, if small-ball works, then go ahead and play it. Not as if I can sit here and deny how good Miami is.
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Man, this will be really embarrassing for the Brooklyn Nets if they get knocked out by this Chicago Bulls team minus Derrick Rose.
Down 10 in the fourth. Game 7.
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Excellent hustle by Noah to keep back to back plays alive with his offensive rebounding. Chicago scores off both possessions to go back up 10 after Brooklyn had cut it to 5.
Lovely extra pass by Nate Robinson too to setup Belinelli for that wide open three. Nate could have taken the contested shot in the paint but saw his shooter in space and made a really good play.
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This series is soooo insignificant.
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Big miss by Joe Johnson. They really needed that one. Never looked right going up for that shot. Didn't jump right. Clearly off as soon as it left his hand.
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Brooklyn Nets, built to defeat the Miami Heat.
Gets beat by Chicago Bulls.
Now this is a series that will be interesting! A rematch two years ago!
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Nothin' but respect for the Bulls, such a gritty, tough team. Brooklyn on the other hand, not so much.
Used to absolutely hate Noah, even when he was at Florida. But he's a true warrior and a great player, would love to see him in Celtic green. Jimmy Butler too, love this kid. Solid all around player, tough defender. It's unfortunate that his playing time is going to be dictated by referee whistles against the Heat.
Heat in 5 or 6 against this depleted Bulls team, but the Bulls ain't going down without a fight.
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I have so much respect for the Bulls. That team is injured from top to bottom yet they went to win that series. I used to not like Noah until I realized he reminds me of KG a bit.
They won't beat the Heat, but I bet they will give everything they have and go down fighting.
Joey "Hitman" Crawford is doing work. Tosses CP3 (Gasol really sold that hit), then tosses Zach Randolph a few seconds later.
I heard Marc Gasol is still playing with an abdominal tear, which if true means CP3 took a cheapshot.
For once I agree with the officials.
There was definitely some unnecessary contact.
He always seems so chippy and whiny. Flops and throws cheap shots. If you want dirty players, don't look in Boston, there's at least one in L.A. and at least another in Miami.
I agree with this. I wonder will ESPN talk about this like they do other Celtics players.
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Something about Brooklyn has rubbed me the wrong way all year, even though I don't really dislike any of their players (don't really like any but Wallace either). Couldn't put my finger on it, though.
But it hit me watching this game - they don't really seem to like each other, or playing together. It's like a fantasy team brought to life, just a bunch of individuals who happen to be wearing the same shirts. Such a lukewarm bunch.
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Something about Brooklyn has rubbed me the wrong way all year, even though I don't really dislike any of their players (don't really like any but Wallace either). Couldn't put my finger on it, though.
But it hit me watching this game - they don't really seem to like each other, or playing together. It's like a fantasy team brought to life, just a bunch of individuals who happen to be wearing the same shirts. Such a lukewarm bunch.
Agreed, that team lacked chemistry, lacked that "it factor". I think they fired Avery Johnson too quickly.
I'm not a PJ Carlisimo hater, but that guy ain't creme of the crop as far as NBA head coaches go.
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PREDICTIONS EAST:
Heat in 6
Knicks in 7
PREDICTIONS WEST:
Spurs in 5
Grizzlies in 5
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East
Heat in 5
Knicks in 5
West
Spurs in 6 or 7
Grizzlies in 5 or 6
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Spurs over Heat in 7.
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Anyone think Memphis has a decent shot at beating the Heat?
(If they can make it past Stern's cronies that is)
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Anyone think Memphis has a decent shot at beating the Heat?
(If they can make it past Stern's cronies that is)
Did you forget they have to beat OKC and GSW/SAS first?
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The only Knicks' player that is younger than 27 is Iman Shumpert; The only Pacers' player that is older than 27 is David West.
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Zach Randolph has been stellar in the playoffs so far. 21ppg on 61% TS%.
He is scoring the ball even better than he was two years ago.
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OKC should start Kevin Martin in this series. The Grizzlies have very little scoring on the wings with Tony Allen and Tayshaun Prince. Not much value in a stopper like Thabo out there and the Thunder are desperate for a 2nd scoring option alongside Durant with Westbrook out.
Nick Collison should have a big role too. I think they will need 28-32 minutes a night from him in this series. They need his quick feet and physicality defensively. Plus his passing on offense from the high post.
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Who just saw Quincy Pondexter?? :o :o :o
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Big shot by Derek Fisher. Amazing that he is still making shots like this in the playoffs.
Perk with two big defensive plays to get OKC back to back defensive stops. Two point game with four minutes remaining. Looks like it'll be a good finish.
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Derek Fisher is such a gamer. You can always count on him to hit the big 3
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Oh boy, what a shot by Durant. A step back 22 footer with Tayshaun Prince's hand right in his face out of an isolation. Nothing but net. Wow.
How do you stop that? You can't. Amazing performance here. Three big buckets in the last couple of minutes from Durant.
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The only Knicks' player that is younger than 27 is Iman Shumpert; The only Pacers' player that is older than 27 is David West.
The Knicks are in "win-now" mode. A little stupid IMO because they have no shot at the championship this year.
And hopefully it will bite them in the a$$ down the road when they have no future.
Poor management.
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Beautiful pull up jump shot from 10 feet in transition going left from Durant. Over M.Gasol and T.Prince.
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Fisher pokes it away from Conley, turnover, Oklahoma run up the other end and Durant drops a quick 22 foot jump shot in transition. OKC up one. 11 seconds left.
Huge plays by Fisher and Durant.
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Perkins did a great job not letting Gasol get the ball. And what a shot by Durant
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Pondexter just bailed Reggie Jackson out big time. Got to make the free throws
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Awesome game. Hope this whole series is this entertaining.
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And this is why we learn how to make free throws.
Hear that, Dwight? Rondo? Smith? LeBron? PONDEXTER?
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The Knicks only had one offensive rebound in the first half against the Pacersthe b part. They usually had more than that by the second minute of the game against us.
It's so frustrating that the Celtics have been so bad in one of the most fundamental areas of the game the past four seasons . Hey, at least Ainge tried to address this problem by bringing in terrible rebounders. Rebounds, why should the Celtics care about stinking rebounds? They got all the way to the 2010 Finals without being able to rebound.
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The Knicks only had one offensive rebound in the first half against the Pacersthe b part. They usually had more than that by the second minute of the game against us.
It's so frustrating that the Celtics have been so bad in one of the most fundamental areas of the game the past four seasons . Hey, at least Ainge tried to address this problem by bringing in terrible rebounders. Rebounds, why should the Celtics care about stinking rebounds? They got all the way to the 2010 Finals without being able to rebound.
Indiana were the best rebounding team in the league this year. Boston were the worst.
Night and day for New York.
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Somewhere Jeff Green is still trying to block out Tyson Chandler, not with his back and behind but by face guarding him. In that same somewhere, Chandler is batting the ball out for offensive rebounds or picking up could on Green.
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I love seeing Kenyon Martin (PF) + Tyson Chandler (C) on the floor together.
Terrific defensive combination.
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If Amare gets back in time and is in shape, I think he could do a lot of damage against Roy Hibbert. Amare's quickness and high skill-level would be impossible for Roy Hibbert to check + Amare's jump-shooting would stop Hibbert from just camping out in the paint like he is against Tyson Chandler on so many of these possessions.
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The Knicks only had one offensive rebound in the first half against the Pacersthe b part. They usually had more than that by the second minute of the game against us.
It's so frustrating that the Celtics have been so bad in one of the most fundamental areas of the game the past four seasons . Hey, at least Ainge tried to address this problem by bringing in terrible rebounders. Rebounds, why should the Celtics care about stinking rebounds? They got all the way to the 2010 Finals without being able to rebound.
Indiana were the best rebounding team in the league this year. Boston were the worst.
Night and day for New York.
It really wouldn't surprise me to see the Pacers sweep the Knicks. The Knicks have to face a legitimate NBA team that doesn't totally eschew important aspects of the game. It's got to be jarring.
The Knicks played "small" with Carmelo but they were still bigger than the Celtics since Carmelo is bigger than Bass and a better rebounder to boot.
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I wan't Indiana to sweep these stupid Knicks!
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If Amare gets back in time and is in shape, I think he could do a lot of damage against Roy Hibbert. Amare's quickness and high skill-level would be impossible for Roy Hibbert to check + Amare's jump-shooting would stop Hibbert from just camping out in the paint like he is against Tyson Chandler on so many of these possessions.
Amare wouldn't be too effective defensively against Hibbert or West. He's sure to get killed on the boards and wouldn't put up much of a stand in the post.
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Knicks are absolutely overrated. Only reason we didn't beat them was no offense
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Amare is overrated in my eyes, again its just my stupid eyes.
So its my opinion. I don't care if any of you guys think otherwise.
Amare lost some of his athleticism, and he's always been injury prone. I don't think he can be quite effective as much as he was in Phoenix and his first year with the Knicks.
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Doc Rivers should take many notes in this Knicks-Pacers series.
Early 4th quarter
Indiana REBOUNDS: 37
New York REBOUNDS: 20
Indiana demolishing New York with a 14-point lead.
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They give Hansborough no respect.
Calling all little touch fouls except for that 1 hard foul.
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Knicks switching way too much on defense. Tyson should never switch off of Hibbert unless it is the final 3-5 seconds of the shot clock.
Knicks guards and forwards are simply too small to cover him. Leads to a bunch of unnecessary double teams and wide open shots for the Pacers shooters from behind the arc.
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Hibbert has been fantastic. Excellent rim protection and good offensive play.
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I'm so hoping for a Pacers sweep!
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Whether the Pacers sweep or not, I'd be surprised if they lose the series. They seem over their late season funk and minus a few clunkers in Atlanta, they've played great in these playoffs. For the Knicks to beat the Pacers, they're going to need Carmelo to go off. With the way he's been shooting lately, the chances that he'll do so 4 times in the next 6 games seem very unlikely.
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If the Knicks had rebounded better on both ends, they could easily have won. That's how important scoring and limiting second chance points are. This is why it's so baffling that Ainge and Doc have continued to roll out such a bad rebounding club for so long. Bigs who can't rebound have no place on successful clubs.
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The difference between CS and Pacers is that Pacers GM does like to shop in China...
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Ray Allen was Miami's 2nd leading scorer in the first round.
16.5ppg in only 28.9mpg on 46.7% FG%, 46.4% 3FG% and 100% from FT line. 66% TS%.
D-Wade scored 13.7ppg and Chris Bosh scored 12.8ppg both playing in the low 30s minutes.
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Bulls hanging tough thru 3 quarters. Im waiting for the Heat 12-0 run
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Bulls hanging tough thru 3 quarters. Im waiting for the Heat 12-0 run
5 TP says it ain't gonna happen
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Excited about the San Antonio - Golden State game. Should be a great game.
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Bulls hanging tough thru 3 quarters. Im waiting for the Heat 12-0 run
5 TP says it ain't gonna happen
Im not going to root for the Heat
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Excited about the San Antonio - Golden State game. Should be a great game.
SanAn is so underrated, I wouldn't be surprised if they swept GSW
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The Heat complain no foul about blatant fouls on almost every occasion
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Excited about the San Antonio - Golden State game. Should be a great game.
Looking forward to this series. Finally I get to see this
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If the Spurs go up by 40+, Mills and Baynes might even make it on the court!
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Freaking Heat free throws.
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Ohh oh, Nate Robinson with the cold blooded 22 footer off the crossover from the top of the key.
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Thibs is such a good coach
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Instead of getting Krypto-Nate back, we were stuck with terry and lee.
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OH NATE IS SO SICK!!!!!!!
WHY DID DOC NEVER PLAY HIM ? ::)
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Ray Allen gets taken off of the dribble!!!! lol
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Instead of getting Krypto-Nate back, we were stuck with terry and lee.
This particular version of Nate Robinson we never had.
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Ha, Nate just torched Judas on that last play. I was yelling at my TV "He can't guard you", although I had a few substitute choice words in there, one of which starts with the letter B.
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D-nate Rose-binson
I'm just saying!
He's been on fire this post season.
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Ha, Nate just torched Judas on that last play. I was yelling at my TV "He can't guard you", although I had a few substitute choice words in there, one of which starts with the letter B.
Nate is the story of the playoffs so far...well, maybe him and Westbrook being out.
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Nate the MVP of the playoffs so far
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Bulls take game 1 :) Hopefully Luol Deng is back for the next one.
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and down go the Heat, and their home court advantage is gone!
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OH MY GOD YES.
Heat lose.
Always one of the next best things right now.
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Watching this game I think how the Celtics could use a scoring back up point guard like Robinson.
I don't remember what happened when he left. What caused us not to resign him.
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Watching this game I think how the Celtics could use a scoring back up point guard like Robinson.
I don't remember what happened when he left. What caused us not to resign him.
he was traded with perk for green and fab melo
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Watching this game I think how the Celtics could use a scoring back up point guard like Robinson.
I don't remember what happened when he left. What caused us not to resign him.
he was traded with perk for green and fab melo
And Krstic...ugh. If only he stayed.
And Troy Murphy...ugh
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I'm glad NateRob is carrying on the Celtics tradition of professionally trolling LeBron in the playoffs.
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Bogut playing some good post defense on Duncan.
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I don't want to hear no excuses from the media about the Heat being rusty while looking over how great the Bulls were.
They deserve to get recognition playing as great as they are with injured players left and right.
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If Rose doesn't return...
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I don't like that Matt Bonner vs Draymond Green for San Antonio. Bonner so slow.
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Good job Bulls!
Uh oh, the Heat are about to get serious now for Games 2 and 3.
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And Krstic...ugh. If only he stayed.
Wasn't it reported that Krstic probably would have stayed if not for the threat of an extended lockout?
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Good test here for DeJuan Blair against Carl Landry.
Landry is going to be a tough guy for the Spurs to matchup against. If Blair can do a job on him, it would make a big difference to San Antonio's second unit.
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Ohh, Steph Curry has such a beautiful jump-shot. Lovely step back J over Parker.
Manu Ginobili responds by dropping a 3 right in Draymond Green's face. Two terrific shooters doing their thing.
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Tha Bulls played a good game and hung tight with Miami. Nate Robinson once again came up big for them. I just hate that will be overlooked due to Miami being "rusty" and having "too much rest".
Bulls are a tough bunch tho. To get one on tha road without Rose and Deng is huge.
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Nate the Great pwns RA.
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Lovely move by H.Barnes with the shot-fake, crossover, pump fake in mid-air to get his shot off over the shot blocker but no finish. Shame. Very athletic move.
Golden State looking very good so far.
Excellent backdoor cut by Klay Thompson. He had a nice drive against the smaller Tony Parker along that same baseline earlier too. Nice power move against the smaller guard. Love seeing bigger guards take advantage of smaller players.
Klay Thompson blows by Ginobili like Manu wasn't even there. Klay made Manu Ginobili look old on that play. Driving layup.
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sir Charles.......ray Allen. 72 years old ........ ;D
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My sleeper team (GSW) is far exceeding what I expected of them. I wanted them to make tha playoffs but they made it to tha second round. And they're playing pretty well against these Spurs.
I love tha fight in this team. Mark Jackson really should be coach of tha year.
Can't wait to see that 3 point contest between Shaq and Sir Charles tho.
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San Antonio should go small with Kawhi Leonard at PF. Play Danny Green at SF. Manu at SG.
Having S.Jackson as a backup SF/PF would have been useful against this Warriors team.
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Beautiful midrange pull up jumper over Tony Parker by Klay Thompson again.
Love seeing that. Oh wow, now drops the baseline fadeaway by Klay Thompson from 17 feet over Tony Parker on the left side.
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Great hustle by Klay Thompson. Misses his three from the right side, hustles to the rebound on the baseline, takes a dribble around the shot-blocker and finishes on the other side of the rim. Then gets a steal on the other end to get possession back for his team.
Klay Thompson having himself one heck of a night.
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The Warriors response since losing David Lee to injury has been absolutely spectacular.
Effort. Energy. Intensity. Unity. Focus. Self-belief. Belief in the game-plan. Commitment.
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Oh boy, S.Curry drills a triple right at the start of the offensive set to put GSW up 83-72.
Then for some reason Manu Ginobili (OG) tries to post up Draymond Green (PF/SF). Huh.
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OH MY GOD!!
CURRY IS INSANE!
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Oh ohh, wow, Steph Curry mishandles the ball, falls back to about 8 feet behind the three point line, guy in his face, turns, crossover, pulls up with a hand still in his face about 4 feet back from the three point at the top of the key and knocks down the three pointer with the shot-clock ticking down.
Warriors up 92-75 after that H.Barnes dunk.
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Steph burning the nets in SA.
Lets go Dubs!
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I love seeing GSW take it hard to the rim with Tim Duncan on the bench and no shot-blockers on the floor for San Antonio. Smart basketball.
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Spurs are tiny
C - Diaw
PF - D.Green
SF - Ginobili
SG - Neal
PG - C.Joseph
Warriors are very small themselves.
C - Landry
PF - Barnes
SF - Klay
SG - Jack
PG - Curry
And as soon as I write that, San Antonio changes it lineup. Duncan, Kawhi and Parker in for Manu, Diaw and Joseph respectively.
So Duncan (C), K.Leonard (PF), D.Green (SF), Neal (SG), Parker (PG) for San Antonio.
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Curry having a great game.
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Oh wow.
Warriors-Bulls finals.
Would not mind that.
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I love Draymond Green's game.
Tough defender. Can defend multiple positions. Rebounds the ball well at both forward spots. Has three point range. Smart cerebral player. Decent handle. Good passer. Moves the ball well.
Very good backup PF/SF. Utility player.
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Late Spurs rally, a 13-0 run, to make it a three point game with 1:20 left to play.
Going to be a tight finish. Golden State will be kicking themselves if they give this one away.
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Spurs with the run! woah
this game is amazing
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It's about time for one of them crowd killin 3's from Curry.
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Best game I have seen so far in this year's playoffs.
A lot of very good basketball played by both teams tonight.
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How did I know that Danny Green will hit that shot.
UNREAL!
BEST GAME SO FAR
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Oh my, huge triple by Danny Green.
I loved seeing Kawhi Leonard defending Steph Curry on a couple possessions late in the game for San Antonio. I think his size and length could bother Steph more than San Antonio's guards can.
Overtime!
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You just cannot count the spurs out. Just can't do it.
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Wow. This is a great game. Huge 3 from Green. This Overtime will be a monster.
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Diaw with the three pointer from the corner as the shot clock ticks down to tie the game.
Turnover, Spurs fastbreak, layup, Spurs take the lead.
Impressive finish by Steph Curry over Tony Parker in transition with the left hand. Difficult shot. Great steal reading Manu's pass to create the transition opportunity.
I love seeing Kawhi posting up Jarrett Jack. Goes middle, turnaround jumper over the much smaller Jack and knocks it down. Love it. Spurs up 2.
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These boys are fighting for this game. I love it.
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Ohh, tough hard man's dribble drive and finish at the rim by Jarrett Jack. Tie game.
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Double OT
... Draymond Green with the strong defense on a tricky two guard like Manu Ginobili. Impressive.
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It's only one game, but the bulls IMO have always been the team most likely to knock off Miami in the east. We passed the torch to them a couple years ago as the nba's best defensive team. They were the best team in the league with rose and the team a lot of people were picking as title favorites until rose went down. I've been saying to people for a while that the bulls are the biggest threat to Miami... The ultimate wildcard of rose returning. Even if he came back 80%, he drastically will improve their offense... And their defense is clearly elite as-is.
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Harrison Barnes has been hitting some big 3's. And that was a great spin move by Parker.
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I like the way San Antonio have moved Tony Parker off the ball and run him off multiple screens on the last few possessions.
Trying to take advantage of the taller less mobile defender in Harrison Barnes. Get Barnes caught up on the screens to free up Parker for easier driving opportunities when he catches the ball later in the possession.
A lot of trust from Mark Jackson to put Harrison Barnes on Tony Parker late in this game. Shows how much faith he has in Barnes defensively.
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Tremendous weakside block by Danny Green on Steph Curry's lefty layup drive.
Tony Parker has been superb attacking the Warriors defense on the last few possessions.
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Anyone else hear that woman screaming every play? It's giving me a headache haha
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Huge 3 from Danny Green
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These are the types of games that can cost you a series.
This would be a massive loss for Golden State. It would be such a shame to waste such an excellent effort.
Edit: Nevermind. Great comeback from GSW to go from down 5 to up 1 in the final minute. Only a few seconds left on the clock for SAS to avoid the loss. 4 seconds.
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Anyone else hear that woman screaming every play? It's giving me a headache haha
Aha yeah it's kinda annoying.
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Great job by Bazemore to come in cold off the bench. Defend Tony Parker. Then make that contested transition layup. Tough to keep yourself ready/prepared for to make those plays in such a vital moment late in the game.
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Imagine if this was a Celtic game right now.
Bazemore came thru on that layup. Let's see if they can hold on and win.
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Haha, oh my goodness! Manu Ginobili !!!
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Wow, what a game. Clutch shot after clutch shot.
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Manu left wide open. Bad bad mistake by the Warriors
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Easily the best game of the 2012-2013.
NOW, THIS IS BASKETBALL!
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Ginobliiiii *Charles Barkley Voice*
This is a great game.
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Spurs win. One of the best games I've seen in a long time.
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Very entertaining game, but the defense for both teams was pretty atrocious.
Warriors deserved to lose leaving Ginobili wide, wide open on that inbound play.
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This might be a huge confidence killer for tha Warriors. They gave a great effort and let tha Spurs sneak away with this one.
This was probably tha best game i've seen next to tha Celtics/Nuggets game.
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Wow!! The young point guard has a historic performance, going for 44 and 10 in a heartbreaking overtime loss against a heavily favored opponent.
Sound familiar?
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The rookies who played great sre the very same reason that the Dubs lost. Whoever is covering Ginobili (Bazemore or Barnes) must be hitting hisnhead in the lockers right.
Inexperience is the only thing that can kill this Warriors.
I lost all strength after that Manu three... Cant... even... stand... ugggghhhh.
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Great game. On another note how great would Draymond Green look in Celtic green? We went with potential in Fab Melo, but he would have fit perfect here, with all the small ball we play. And the Spurs wow. They just know how to find guys in the draft and in free agency and develop them into solid players who fit with their core three and in their system.
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Great game. On another note how great would Draymond Green look in Celtic green? We went with potential in Fab Melo, but he would have fit perfect here, with all the small ball we play. And the Spurs wow. They just know how to find guys in the draft and in free agency and develop them into solid players who fit with their core three and in their system.
The problem is...Doc never play much rookies in NBA games, hence most of our drafted guys don't improve or gain any experience from it. All they do is d-league. If they played enough, they would probably be solid in the system. :(
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Great game. On another note how great would Draymond Green look in Celtic green? We went with potential in Fab Melo, but he would have fit perfect here, with all the small ball we play. And the Spurs wow. They just know how to find guys in the draft and in free agency and develop them into solid players who fit with their core three and in their system.
You hearing all this Ainge?
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Great game. On another note how great would Draymond Green look in Celtic green? We went with potential in Fab Melo, but he would have fit perfect here, with all the small ball we play. And the Spurs wow. They just know how to find guys in the draft and in free agency and develop them into solid players who fit with their core three and in their system.
You hearing all this Ainge?
hindsight bias
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Man bummed out that I gave up on the game when it was 16 points and went to sleep.
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Man bummed out that I gave up on the game when it was 16 points and went to sleep.
Welcome to the playoffs, sir.
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I'm expected NY to get most of the calls tonight. Anyone?
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Durant is ridiculously good. 36 points on 11-18 FGAs and 11-12 FTAs along with 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Beautiful move to take advantage of Bayless on the switch in transition to put OKC back up 2 with 3 minutes to play.
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Huge three by Mike Conley.
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Huge three by Mike Conley.
And Conley follows it up with another big hoop. Pull up J from 19 feet going right. Clutch.
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Huge three by Mike Conley.
And Conley follows it up with another big hoop. Pull up J from 19 feet going right. Clutch.
And the rebound. Nicely done Memphis. (Gotta hit those free throws though.)
EDIT--I absolutely thought that Durant prayer was going in. AH!
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Yes, the Thunder lost. I can't stand that team and it's mostly because of Durant. Nobody, not even Lebron, gets as many chintzy calls as he does. He's also still doing the rip-thru every game, getting two free throws when they're in the penalty. It bugs to me no end because it's so annoying when it's overdone but also because nobody does it against him. Come on NBA players, man up, get retribution. If I was a coach, I would direct my players to it against him non-stop until he fouls out of the game after 10 minutes of playing time. Do that enough times and not only will he stop but maybe the NBA will change that move to a non-foul or an offensive foul. How is it a foul on the defender if he's just standing there, as is his right and an opponent just throws his arms into his?
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Yes, the Thunder lost. I can't stand that team and it's mostly because of Durant. Nobody, not even Lebron, gets as many chintzy calls as he does. He's also still doing the rip-thru every game, getting two free throws when they're in the penalty. It bugs to me no end because it's so annoying when it's overdone but also because nobody does it against him. Come on NBA players, man up, get retribution. If I was a coach, I would direct my players to it against him non-stop until he fouls out of the game after 10 minutes of playing time. Do that enough times and not only will he stop but maybe the NBA will change that move to a non-foul or an offensive foul. How is it a foul on the defender if he's just standing there, as is his right and an opponent just throws his arms into his?
For my money, unless you can get the guy in the air, the foul should be on the player that initiates contact.
While I do like that "Saint Kevin" is getting on people's nerves (finally! it only took, what, six years?) the dude is a great player and a lot of fun to watch.
That said, I agree with Chuck--they shouldn't be using him as a point forward as often as they are.
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If Marc Gasol didn't have games where he disappeared offensively, he'd be a top 3 player in the league.
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Not so tough without Westbrook now, are we OKC? ;D
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Another gratifying thing about watching the last four or five Thunder games is seeing Ibaka's shot go south. Now, I don't have anything against him. He doesn't do anything exceedingly annoying like Durant does two or three times over but Ibaka's been a lights-out shooter the past two or three years. I'd be willing to concede that he can shoot, his form is good and all but nailing them again and again and even from three point range like this season? No way. I'm glad to see the pendulum swing away from the Nowitzkiesque mid-range shooting for Ibaka. Finally, finally, finally. If the Thunder are going to win, fine but let's not let that come about because all their players play above their heads at the same time.
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Miami the tough physical team??? ;D
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This is a fun game to watch!
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Miami the tough physical team??? ;D
i think chicago is not intimidated at them, not at all.
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I love how physical Chicago's playing Miami. They aren't as physical as they would like others to think they are. Chicago can knock them off their game and sneak out of Miami with anothr win.
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I'd love to see Chris Bosh attack the offensive boards more often.
Such a good offensive rebounder when he is aggressive.
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Love how Chicago is hanging in this game
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LeBron is focused tonight. Its going to be tough for the Bulls to get this one.
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Carlos Boozer is stinkin up the gym. They got to go with Gibson.
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David $tern is rigging the TV feed to make the Bulls' offense look like hot garbage.
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I don't understand why Rose won't just cop to sitting out the whole season. It's the right move (IMO), but no one is being served by this stupid "well maybe he'll suit up" nonsense.
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Scott Foster is horrible. He should be fined
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Bulls need Deng and Hinrich back ASAP.
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Man I love the bulls
Shocker that the officiating has been a joke...
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103-58 is more than just officiating.
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Man the fans should get there money back after this game.
What a horrible game that the refs butchered from start to finish.
This is why the NBA gets such a bad rep
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Man the fans should get there money back after this game.
What a horrible game that the refs butchered from start to finish.
This is why the NBA gets such a bad rep
The Miami fans got there at the end of the first and left at halftime.
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Looks like Game 1 was just the Heat being rusty lol.
Now the Heat will reclaim home court advantage by stealing one in the United Center!
Sigh.
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Matt Bonner makes the Spurs starting unit so much less athletic. Slow feet.
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Steph and Bogut already have two fouls each. Early trouble for my Dubs...
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I don't know how anyone can't be routing for a Warriors v. Memphis West final.
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I don't know how anyone can't be routing for a Warriors v. Memphis West final.
I'm rooting for Grizz/Spurs.
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I don't know how anyone can't be routing for a Warriors v. Memphis West final.
All the teams in the West are pretty likable for me at the moment. My least favorite is the Thunder and I'm rooting against them just a little so that's saying something.
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Is it just me or Klay Thompson is becoming a good defender?
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Great patience by Harrison Barnes to take advantage of that Tony Parker matchup and work around that show defensively by Duncan on help defense.
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Aren't the Warriors batch of rookies great or what? Man I love how they are playing right now.
Klay is ON FIRE!
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Warriors fans on realgm hate Klay Thompson.
Possibly because they miss Monta Ellis.
They also booed the GM for trading for Bogut.
Lucky *fan*s.
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Warriors fans on realgm hate Klay Thompson.
Possibly because they miss Monta Ellis.
They also booed the GM for trading for Bogut.
Lucky ****s.
They booed the trade because it's for Bogut. But trust me, when it was rumored that Andre Iguodala is going to be traded for Monta, everyone is all hyped.
The hate on Klay, I don't get.
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Spurs looking mediocre if them/thunder/warriors come out the west the Heat might as well get their ring fingers fitted. Memphis is the only team that can upset the Heat or whoever comes out the east.
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Spurs looking mediocre if them/thunder/warriors come out the west the Heat might as well get their ring fingers fitted. Memphis is the only team that can upset the Heat or whoever comes out the east.
I'm not sleeping on the Warriors. These guy are PLAYING great defense.
Add the firepower of the Splash Brothers, a deep bench, I'm not sleeping on that just yet.
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I think Steph's shooting was infectious and was caught by Klay Thompson.
He's shooting that ball like a hot potato once he gets is, and IS MAKING IT.
Love it!
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Do the Warriors live by the 3?
As much as I'd love to watch some of these young guns, time does not allow it.
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Warriors are playing fantastic. Fun team to watch. Its interesting how they've had some bad teams but then every half decade get a great run. Always fun to watch though.
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Warriors fans on realgm hate Klay Thompson.
Possibly because they miss Monta Ellis.
They also booed the GM for trading for Bogut.
Lucky ****s.
They booed the trade because it's for Bogut. But trust me, when it was rumored that Andre Iguodala is going to be traded for Monta, everyone is all hyped.
The hate on Klay, I don't get.
I'm guessing Spurs fans aren't in love with Klay right now either.
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Beautiful one-on-one move by Tim Duncan against Bogut. Faced him up 17 feet out, drive right going middle, tough contested hook shot in the lane.
Amazing that Duncan is still able to drive past people and get hoops.
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Ray Ray still has it. He would have been starting for us at SG this year had we stuck around. He would have been far more effective than any guard we had during the playoffs. Can't blame him for feeling slighted that he got benched for Lil Bradley.
Ray's averaging like 17 off the bench in these playoffs and knockin it down at an efficient rate.
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That Ginobili fastbreak looked like it was in slow motion. Lacks quickness.
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That Ginobili fastbreak looked like it was in slow motion. Lacks quickness.
Efficiency > Quickness.
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A tech for jumping.
Really.
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Refs are making this a comeback.
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San Antonio clawing back into this one. Bogut looking shaky at the FT line.
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San Antonio clawing back into this one. Bogut looking shaky at the FT line.
Hah! Shaky! Understatement of the year :]
Right, the refs started the comeback, the Spurs & Bogut are finishing it.
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Bah, another bad call, shoulda been an and-1.
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Looked like Jarrett Jack was dead in the air there. Brilliant last moment pass to Klay Thompson on the opposite side of the court for the buzzer beating three pointer.
Golden State needed that.
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Looked like Jarrett Jack was dead in the air there. Brilliant last moment pass to Klay Thompson on the opposite side of the court for the buzzer beating three pointer.
Golden State needed that.
Lol yeah, he was a-flyin'.
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GSW giving SAS a bunch of chances here but SAS failing to capitalize.
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Oh wow, what a shot by Steph Curry weaving through 3-4 Spurs defenders in the paint and going off glass, on the way back down, one arming scoop shot. Incredible.
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Series tied 1-1.
Oracle is going to ROAR!!!
Warriors!
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Hope the warriors keep it up
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I don't know how anyone can't be routing for a Warriors v. Memphis West final.
I'm rooting for Grizz/Spurs.
This Warriors team is so fun and entertaining to watch. I can route for anyone on there team.
I like Kawi leonard but man I've had enouh enouhh spurs games in my generation. Plus I love routing for an underdog.
If the Spurs lose this series it would make them look pretty bad. Just a paper tiger. Great regualr seasons and just fall on there face come post season.
What would it be at least 3 playoffs in a row where they habe homecourt and lose?
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The story behind Miami's classiest broad: http://ballislife.com/classy-heat-fan-that-gave-noah-the-finger-is-crazier-and-richer-than-you-think/
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Bulls/Heat is chippy already. Should be fun.
EDIT: Wow, LeBron gets T'ed for throwing off Mohammed, who shoves him, which naturally leads to a flop that would make Chris Paul embarrassed.
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Bulls/Heat is chippy already. Should be fun.
EDIT: Wow, LeBron gets T'ed for throwing off Mohammed, who shoves him, which naturally leads to a flop that would make Chris Paul embarrassed.
That was a world class flop by James
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Van Gundy doing a great job calling this out - if LeBron doesn't flop Mohammed just gets a T, because he does Mohammed gets ejected. Glad someone's willing to say this, way too much officiating is based on reaction over action.
OTOH, this could be just what the Bulls needed.
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oh snap
game on!!!
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chi up over mia
yes!!
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Marco
beast!
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chi is stacked
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Its crazy how Lebron can just throw his elbows and drop his shoulders into defenders and never get an offensive foul.
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Its crazy how Lebron can just throw his elbows and drop his shoulders into defenders and never get an offensive foul.
T to tha P!!!
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Lebron is a big dude..with handles
that alone is almost unstoppable
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I wish this game was on TNT so I could watch the guys rip on LeBron for flopping when Mohammed shoved him. Hopefully Simmons will at least try to sneak something in.
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Weird miami is crying throuhh another half.
Apparently fouling or fouling hard isn't "playing basketball"
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Weird miami is crying throuhh another half.
Apparently fouling or fouling hard isn't "playing basketball"
Meanwhile they're flopping like fish on land.
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Nazr Mohammed. Beast.
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Weird miami is crying throuhh another half.
Apparently fouling or fouling hard isn't "playing basketball"
Meanwhile they're flopping like fish on land.
yes!!
fish fry!
lets go chi town!!
fish and chips
*sipin*
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C'mon NATE! :] Go Bulls :]
It's easy to root for these fellas.
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The Bulls really got the Heat in a funk. I don't know if I have ever seen them turn the ball over like this
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The Bulls really got the Heat in a funk. I don't know if I have ever seen them turn the ball over like this
Against the Cs!
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I love the Bulls interior defense when Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah are on the court together.
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That was a nifty block by Nate btw. Pretty cool.
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nate
a balla
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This Butler kid, wow.
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bosh?
3pt?
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Chris Bosh nailing the corner 3. Love Bosh.
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Refs swallowing the whistle on one end. Typical.
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The Birdman has been huge to start the 4th. Birdman Birdman
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why cant we play like this? Why are all out bench players on the bench?
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Who is going to get the tough baskets for the Bulls?
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Thibs will find a way. He is not DOC
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Refs swallowing the whistle on one end. Typical.
I wonder which ::)
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Thibs will find a way. He is not DOC
bad thing talkin bout Doc
(http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/a/a0/Go_stand_in_the_corner.jpg)
stand in the corner
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LOL Ray stinking up the joint..
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BOOZY!!
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Chicago losing it at the charity strike
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Noah has committed some really dumb fouls down the strech
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Boozer playing great offensively but he is blowing it offensively. Not contesting Bosh's jump shot. Late help on team defense. Giving up defensively whatever he is getting on the other end.
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No Chicago is losing because of Boozer's lack of paint defense... he is killing them, especially last 3 trips (in a row).
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Boozer playing great offensively but he is blowing it offensively. Not contesting Bosh's jump shot. Late help on team defense. Giving up defensively whatever he is getting on the other end.
Minute ago he threw two bad passes on offense too.
They just look tired. All of 'm. From Nate to Noah to 'Nelli.
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I love watching Bosh when he is aggressive on the boards and on defense.
Makes such a big difference to his game.
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I love watching Bosh when he is aggressive on the boards and on defense.
Makes such a big difference to his game.
Heh. I can't stand the guy :]
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Boozer is playoff tested
right now he lackin on his mackin
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I love watching Bosh when he is aggressive on the boards and on defense.
Makes such a big difference to his game.
Heh. I can't stand the guy :]
His mouth piece alone gets under my skin
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I love watching Bosh when he is aggressive on the boards and on defense.
Makes such a big difference to his game.
Heh. I can't stand the guy :]
And that, there, is exactly why I can't stand that weak bum.
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CALL THE BLOODY AND-1 YOU REFS. Idiots. Man this ticks me off.
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I love watching Bosh when he is aggressive on the boards and on defense.
Makes such a big difference to his game.
Bosh is pretty mediocre when he doesn't board or play d. Which is pretty much most of the time.
He is far down my list of best big men
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this
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FBK-RSvjpmY/UK8JXRYMSdI/AAAAAAAAD2g/kexVFT7BOps/s1600/Mad+mex_nachos.jpg)
nba and a 40oz?
would be bomb Mr Kiorrik
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Bulls got jobbed by the officials
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Ray Allen clanks a free throw.
Marco Bellineli did not foul LeBron...refs rigging it as usual.
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Did anyone else notice the eight second violation that wasn't called on Lebron right before Cole hit that three with around two minutes left? Looked like the shot clock said 15 seconds when he crossed.
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this
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FBK-RSvjpmY/UK8JXRYMSdI/AAAAAAAAD2g/kexVFT7BOps/s1600/Mad+mex_nachos.jpg)
nba and a 40oz?
would be bomb Mr Kiorrik
Hah. I had a coke with that. It was still in the AM bro lol
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Chicago has no choice, find a defensive player(s) in a trade for Boozer. He is barely doing it on offense but to be that bad on defense, on this Bulls team, costs them big time.
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Man, I hate this Warriors-Spurs matchup. Don't know who to root for!!
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Chris Bosh = 20 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal.
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Don't really like Splitter posting up on Ezeli.
Ezeli is a very strong one-on-one and low post defender. Better defender than Splitter is shot creator out of one-on-one situations.
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Impressive move by Diaw using his size well to drive and post up on Draymond Green.
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Love seeing Diaw play well. Draymond Green really hurt golden St.
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Curry is playing an amazing brand of ball. A dynamo.
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Chicago has no choice, find a defensive player(s) in a trade for Boozer. He is barely doing it on offense but to be that bad on defense, on this Bulls team, costs them big time.
He has played like that througout his career borderline allstar regular season, choker playoffs. Waste of money
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Chicago has no choice, find a defensive player(s) in a trade for Boozer. He is barely doing it on offense but to be that bad on defense, on this Bulls team, costs them big time.
He has played like that througout his career borderline allstar regular season, choker playoffs. Waste of money
Boozer had a great run with Utah earlier in his career. Was a much more imposing offensive player when he had more athleticism
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Diaw with the strong post up and short hook over Draymond Green again. Love it.
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Tony Parker was terrific in the first half. Beautiful shot over Draymond Green to end the half.
25 first half points on 11-14 FGAs. Tough to keep up that pace though. Spurs could be primed for a fall in the second half.
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Hope the Spurs run with it in the 2nd half.
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It's not just the Celtics, a lot of NBA playoff teams committing silly, stupid turnovers.
It might have something to do with the playoff pressure, or the intensity of each game, causing players to just play uncharacteristically.
Warriors turned the ball over late in the 3rd quarter after tying it up at 65....gifting the Spurs an 11 point lead.
Now in the 4th quarter the Spurs are giving away the game with silly turnovers, directly jump starting the transition game for the Warriors.
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This Green/Leonard tandem really helping San Antonio box up the Warrior offense. If I'm Mark Jackson I go big with Barnes in place of Jack to force Parker to guard Thompson or Curry.
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Shame for Curry's injury, hopefully nothing serious. History of ankle problems tend to be a lingering issue.
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Looks like it's gonna be a San Antonio vs. Miami final. Can't wait ;D
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A loss and Curry tweaking his ankles yet again.
The Bay Area is not going to be in a good mood tomorrow.
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Looks like it's gonna be a San Antonio vs. Miami final. Can't wait ;D
Memphis gonna be tough for SAS.
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Looks like it's gonna be a San Antonio vs. Miami final. Can't wait ;D
I think the Grizzlies and the Thunder will have something to say about that--both teams can definitely beat the Spurs.
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Chris Bosh = 20 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal.
5 years ago I never thought I'd be looking at a chris Bosh statline and be surprised that he filled it up like that
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I can't stand Jon Barry, what an idiot.
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Chris Bosh = 20 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal.
5 years ago I never thought I'd be looking at a chris Bosh statline and be surprised that he filled it up like that
Chris Bosh did have six 18/18 games back in Toronto. Also had one last year against Milwaukee.
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ahahahah
Seriously Memphis's Defense is annoying as !!!!, they're holding Durant as if he's a terrorist.
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Kenyon Martin is too small to check Hibbert one-on-one in the low post. Gotta double team that.
Or play Camby instead.
It's a pity Sheed got hurt. Sheed would be really good against Hibbert.
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It's a pity 'Sheed got hurt, period.
Love the fella.
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It's a pity 'Sheed got hurt... loved the fella.
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Why are the Pacers even bothering to offensive rebound? I don't get it. What in the world is Hibbert doing? Do they think those second chance points are valuable? Doc claimed that their own stats showed that getting back and forsaking almost all attempts at offensive rebounding was more important in winning. Pacers clearly need better statisticians. They should start by going small, really small just like the Celtics.
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Why are the Pacers even bothering to offensive rebound? I don't get it. What in the world is Hibbert doing? Do they think those second chance points are valuable? Doc claimed that their own stats showed that getting back and forsaking almost all attempts at offensive rebounding was more important in winning. Pacers clearly need better statisticians. They should start by going small, really small just like the Celtics.
the Knicks must be shell-shocked with all of this offensive rebounding after playing the celtics in the first round.
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Why are the Pacers even bothering to offensive rebound? I don't get it. What in the world is Hibbert doing? Do they think those second chance points are valuable? Doc claimed that their own stats showed that getting back and forsaking almost all attempts at offensive rebounding was more important in winning. Pacers clearly need better statisticians. They should start by going small, really small just like the Celtics.
Easier to go big when you have Hibbert and West.
Easier to go small when you have KG and no other rebounders.
Easier still to hate on Doc without analyzing the situation.
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I love to see the Knicks get a dose of reality. They got too cocky after slipping by a depleted celtics team.
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Why are the Pacers even bothering to offensive rebound? I don't get it. What in the world is Hibbert doing? Do they think those second chance points are valuable? Doc claimed that their own stats showed that getting back and forsaking almost all attempts at offensive rebounding was more important in winning. Pacers clearly need better statisticians. They should start by going small, really small just like the Celtics.
Easier to go big when you have Hibbert and West.
Easier to go small when you have KG and no other rebounders.
Easier still to hate on Doc without analyzing the situation.
Pretty much. Kinda hard to go big when KG is the only quality player on the roster over 6'9"
Give us Roy Hibbert and I pretty much guarantee Doc will play him. If he's healthy.
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Why are the Pacers even bothering to offensive rebound? I don't get it. What in the world is Hibbert doing? Do they think those second chance points are valuable? Doc claimed that their own stats showed that getting back and forsaking almost all attempts at offensive rebounding was more important in winning. Pacers clearly need better statisticians. They should start by going small, really small just like the Celtics.
Easier to go big when you have Hibbert and West.
Easier to go small when you have KG and no other rebounders.
Easier still to hate on Doc without analyzing the situation.
I do have to commend you on your analysis. The Celtics are a small team and the Pacers have size, yes, that's true. My criticism wasn't of just Doc though but of Ainge who assembled such a small, terrible rebounding team in the first place.
Doc did however claim that their own internal stats showed that getting back on defense is so much more important that offensive rebounding that he didn't care about it. Maybe that's true but it just floors me that this team has gone away from what worked in 2008 when they were a dominant rebounding team. Yes, Ainge, please sign more undersized power forwards who can't rebound at all. Please.
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Why are the Pacers even bothering to offensive rebound? I don't get it. What in the world is Hibbert doing? Do they think those second chance points are valuable? Doc claimed that their own stats showed that getting back and forsaking almost all attempts at offensive rebounding was more important in winning. Pacers clearly need better statisticians. They should start by going small, really small just like the Celtics.
Easier to go big when you have Hibbert and West.
Easier to go small when you have KG and no other rebounders.
Easier still to hate on Doc without analyzing the situation.
I do have to commend you on your analysis. The Celtics are a small team and the Pacers have size, yes, that's true. My criticism wasn't of just Doc though but of Ainge who assembled such a small, terrible rebounding team in the first place.
Doc did however claim that their own internal stats showed that getting back on defense is so much more important that offensive rebounding that he didn't care about it. Maybe that's true but it just floors me that this team has gone away from what worked in 2008 when they were a dominant rebounding team. Yes, Ainge, please sign more undersized power forwards who can't rebound at all. Please.
well, after being eliminated in round 1, Ainge took full responsibility for not putting the right players around Rondo, KG, Paul, and Doc.
at the same time, the Knicks and their fans thought they had beaten the 2008 celtics team. The Pacers are reminding them of how much they really suck still.
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Why are the Pacers even bothering to offensive rebound? I don't get it. What in the world is Hibbert doing? Do they think those second chance points are valuable? Doc claimed that their own stats showed that getting back and forsaking almost all attempts at offensive rebounding was more important in winning. Pacers clearly need better statisticians. They should start by going small, really small just like the Celtics.
Easier to go big when you have Hibbert and West.
Easier to go small when you have KG and no other rebounders.
Easier still to hate on Doc without analyzing the situation.
I do have to commend you on your analysis. The Celtics are a small team and the Pacers have size, yes, that's true. My criticism wasn't of just Doc though but of Ainge who assembled such a small, terrible rebounding team in the first place.
Doc did however claim that their own internal stats showed that getting back on defense is so much more important that offensive rebounding that he didn't care about it. Maybe that's true but it just floors me that this team has gone away from what worked in 2008 when they were a dominant rebounding team. Yes, Ainge, please sign more undersized power forwards who can't rebound at all. Please.
well, after being eliminated in round 1, Ainge took full responsibility for not putting the right players around Rondo, KG, Paul, and Doc.
Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
And, I hope Doc is watching Indiana and Memphis, they are getting it done with big line ups, and rebounding.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Start by trading Bradley for Gortat. We have plenty of undersized 2 guards that can't shoot or dribble. Ainge could have made that deal earlier this season, and it would have made a huge difference. We would still be playing right now.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sully is 6'9", bro
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Truth. If we have both Sully and Shav, we will need a scoring big. Greg Monroe / Demarcus Cousins type big man.
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When I think about the 2013 Celtics and how they much salary they committed for this past season and next, I wonder, why did they bother? They weren't going to do squat as bad as their rebounding projected to be. If they were going to roll out such a bad rebounding team, they shouldn't have paid out like they had championship aspirations. You can't win if you can't rebound.
I still don't understand what Ainge was thinking when he re-signed Bass. To me Bass represents how far the Celtics have veered from the 2008 championship team. That team was great at rebounding and had role players like Posey and Powe who took charges. With his terrible rebounding and unwillingness to take charges, Bass represents everything the 2008 team wasn't.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
I would like to see you play Randolph 1 on 1.
He's not the greatest but he doesn't "suck" as you put it.
He is a good back up big man. Gets you rebounds gives you hustle and can score when needed.
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Why are the Pacers even bothering to offensive rebound? I don't get it. What in the world is Hibbert doing? Do they think those second chance points are valuable? Doc claimed that their own stats showed that getting back and forsaking almost all attempts at offensive rebounding was more important in winning. Pacers clearly need better statisticians. They should start by going small, really small just like the Celtics.
Easier to go big when you have Hibbert and West.
Easier to go small when you have KG and no other rebounders.
Easier still to hate on Doc without analyzing the situation.
Pretty much. Kinda hard to go big when KG is the only quality player on the roster over 6'9"
Give us Roy Hibbert and I pretty much guarantee Doc will play him. If he's healthy.
Both Hibbert and West have had rather mediocre career stats against Boston.
Hibbert and the Pacers are 4-13 against Boston over the last 5 years, including 0-2 this season.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
I would like to see you play Randolph 1 on 1.
He's not the greatest but he doesn't "suck" as you put it.
He is a good back up big man. Gets you rebounds gives you hustle and can score when needed.
Of course he would crush me, I'm 5'9 with a 2 inch vertical! But as an NBA player he sucks. He doesn't deserve a roster spot on a team that hopes to contend. That's on Ainge. He should have sent Bradley packing in a deal for Gortat or Cousins.
Btw, Doc would probably play me 40 minutes a night.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sully is 6'9", bro
So is David West, Dennis Rodman, and Charles Barkley at 6'4(his real height)
But they are great rebounders and good in the paint.
Bro...
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
I would like to see you play Randolph 1 on 1.
He's not the greatest but he doesn't "suck" as you put it.
He is a good back up big man. Gets you rebounds gives you hustle and can score when needed.
Of course he would crush me, I'm 5'9 with a 2 inch vertical! But as an NBA player he sucks. He doesn't deserve a roster spot on a team that hopes to contend. That's on Ainge. He should have sent Bradley packing in a deal for Gortat or Cousins.
Scott Pollard "sucked" but he was in the 2007-2008 Celtic team.
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Considering that Ainge signed Mark Blount to a 6 year 41 million dollar deal once upon a time, maybe I shouldn't be surprised that Ainge valued Bass so much. He clearly has a thing for bigs who can shoot jumpers but can't rebound, pass and are soft as crap.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
I would like to see you play Randolph 1 on 1.
He's not the greatest but he doesn't "suck" as you put it.
He is a good back up big man. Gets you rebounds gives you hustle and can score when needed.
Of course he would crush me, I'm 5'9 with a 2 inch vertical! But as an NBA player he sucks. He doesn't deserve a roster spot on a team that hopes to contend. That's on Ainge. He should have sent Bradley packing in a deal for Gortat or Cousins.
Scott Pollard "sucked" but he was in the 2007-2008 Celtic team.
Pollard was a legit NBA player who could be trusted on defense. Decent for a 12th man. Randolph is a D-league player who will be back in China before you know it.
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Considering that Ainge signed Mark Blount to a 6 year 41 million dollar deal once upon a time, maybe I shouldn't be surprised that Ainge valued Bass so much. He clearly has a thing for bigs who can shoot jumpers but can't rebound, pass and are soft as crap.
LOL. I know right.
Enough with the undersized over paid jump shooting stretch bigs.
We need to get baskets inside the paint more. I'm sick and tired of "small ball"
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
I would like to see you play Randolph 1 on 1.
He's not the greatest but he doesn't "suck" as you put it.
He is a good back up big man. Gets you rebounds gives you hustle and can score when needed.
Of course he would crush me, I'm 5'9 with a 2 inch vertical! But as an NBA player he sucks. He doesn't deserve a roster spot on a team that hopes to contend. That's on Ainge. He should have sent Bradley packing in a deal for Gortat or Cousins.
Scott Pollard "sucked" but he was in the 2007-2008 Celtic team.
Pollard was a legit NBA player who could be trusted on defense. Decent for a 12th man. Randolph is a D-league player who will be back in China before you know it.
Jason Collins was a legit big man who would have helped off the bench in the playoffs, but Ainge went and traded him for another SG.
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i ate the bone
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
I would like to see you play Randolph 1 on 1.
He's not the greatest but he doesn't "suck" as you put it.
He is a good back up big man. Gets you rebounds gives you hustle and can score when needed.
Of course he would crush me, I'm 5'9 with a 2 inch vertical! But as an NBA player he sucks. He doesn't deserve a roster spot on a team that hopes to contend. That's on Ainge. He should have sent Bradley packing in a deal for Gortat or Cousins.
Scott Pollard "sucked" but he was in the 2007-2008 Celtic team.
Pollard was a legit NBA player who could be trusted on defense. Decent for a 12th man. Randolph is a D-league player who will be back in China before you know it.
Lol. http://www.complexmag.ca/sports/2013/05/the-worst-players-to-win-an-nba-championship/scot-pollard
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
I would like to see you play Randolph 1 on 1.
He's not the greatest but he doesn't "suck" as you put it.
He is a good back up big man. Gets you rebounds gives you hustle and can score when needed.
Of course he would crush me, I'm 5'9 with a 2 inch vertical! But as an NBA player he sucks. He doesn't deserve a roster spot on a team that hopes to contend. That's on Ainge. He should have sent Bradley packing in a deal for Gortat or Cousins.
Scott Pollard "sucked" but he was in the 2007-2008 Celtic team.
Pollard was a legit NBA player who could be trusted on defense. Decent for a 12th man. Randolph is a D-league player who will be back in China before you know it.
Lol. http://www.complexmag.ca/sports/2013/05/the-worst-players-to-win-an-nba-championship/scot-pollard
12 year NBA vet vs a guy we picked up from the China league scrap heap. Yep, I'll take my chances with the 12 year NBA vet.
Also, you are totally missing the point! We counted on Pollard for NOTHING! You are saying we should have counted on Randolph off the bench in the playoffs, which you can't do if you hope to contend. Randolph as your 12th man is another story.
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Sullinger may only be 6:9 but the kid can rebound and has some nice post moves and is tough in the paint. he was averaging 10/10 before his injury..
its easy to blame doc for the lack of rebounding..but he can only do so much with the horses he was given...if Doc had a big like Hibbert/gasol i'm sure he would play them
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sullinger was a rookie, and inured, and Randolph sucks
I would like to see you play Randolph 1 on 1.
He's not the greatest but he doesn't "suck" as you put it.
He is a good back up big man. Gets you rebounds gives you hustle and can score when needed.
Of course he would crush me, I'm 5'9 with a 2 inch vertical! But as an NBA player he sucks. He doesn't deserve a roster spot on a team that hopes to contend. That's on Ainge. He should have sent Bradley packing in a deal for Gortat or Cousins.
Scott Pollard "sucked" but he was in the 2007-2008 Celtic team.
Pollard was a legit NBA player who could be trusted on defense. Decent for a 12th man. Randolph is a D-league player who will be back in China before you know it.
Lol. http://www.complexmag.ca/sports/2013/05/the-worst-players-to-win-an-nba-championship/scot-pollard
12 year NBA vet vs a guy we picked up from the China league scrap heap. Yep, I'll take my chances with the 12 year NBA vet.
Cool story.
I'd take Shavlik in his current state, than Scot Pollard in 2007-08.
To each his own I guess.
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Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds.
Easier typed than done.
Still a glaring need.
I've been a Celtics fan for a long time, and I doubt that Danny Ainge will pull this off, but only one can hope.
Sullinger and Randolph
One more?
Sully is 6'9", bro
So is David West, Dennis Rodman, and Charles Barkley at 6'4(his real height)
But they are great rebounders and good in the paint.
Bro...
Then bro, why'd you say "Ainge should get at least 3 bigmen over 6'10 that are not allergic to boxing out and getting rebounds"?
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Stop the OT talk, and leave this thread for discussing the current games in the NBA playoffs.
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Melo's shooting percentages are horrific... sucks to play Boston, then Indiana.
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New York looks almost nothing like they did in the final stretch of the regular season.
While I understand that the pace slows down in the playoffs historically, they should at least be attempting to play the style that made them a 55 win team... right?
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New York looks almost nothing like they did in the final stretch of the regular season.
While I understand that the pace slows down in the playoffs historically, they should at least be attempting to play the style that made them a 55 win team... right?
Perhaps our suffocating defense was too much for them... they're too tired now to play another defensive stalwart
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The Knicks whole offense is reliant on isolation plays from Melo/smith taking bad shots that go in and the 3-ball
we've seen with the Magic the past few years that you can win alot of games relying on the 3-point shot...but in the playoffs it isnt always so reliable to bring you to the promised land
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Right, but they've completely ignored the strategy that made them a winning team. That's the head scratcher.
They led the league in threes facilitated by frantic, ethusiastic ball movement. They attempted eleven threes in Game three, and got sucked into hero ball. They played A'Mare--who hasn't helped a team with a basketball game since George W. Bush was in office.
And I've been watching the games--Indiana is a great defensive squad, but a lot of it looks like the Knicks are all going "oh, right, this is on national TV... I better try to hit an off-the-dribble 20ft jumper so everyone in TV land knows I'm awesome."
'Melo always does that, of course, but JR Smith should be driving and shooting threes. You know, playing like he was when he won SMOTY.
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Maybe the Knicks just arent ready for the pressure of the playoffs...which is kind of strange though when you consider how many veterans are on that team.
so it seems Melo/Smith want to just jack up a million horrible shots instead of moving the ball and doing what got them the #2 seed in the east to begin with..
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We believe.
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Excellent low post defense by Bogut on Duncan. Blocks the first shot. Strongly contests drive and forces a miss on the second shot. Golden State come down and tie it on the other end.
No idea what San Antonio were thinking going to Duncan on the block against Bogut at that late stage in the game. Gotta put the ball in Tony Parker's or Manu Ginobili's hands. Oh there we go, Parker with the pull up jumper. Spurs up two.
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Great drive by Klay Thompson. Kawhi Leonard was all over him in the corner and defended him well early in the drive. Klay just kept going and finally wiggled free for the banked runner. Beautiful. Tie game.
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Well, I'd say it was pretty fitting GS missed that potential game winner. SA got robbed on the missed out of bounds call against Bogut on the previous play.
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The Bogut for Ellis trade is looking pretty darn good for golden state right now.
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Massive shot by H.Barnes to put GSW up 6. Loved that pull up jumper over Manu.
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Massive shot by H.Barnes to put GSW up 6. Loved that pull up jumper over Manu.
Barnes has come up big today for GS.
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18 rebounds in 28 minutes from Bogut. Played some really tough defense too.
Jarrett Jack was huge off the bench for Golden State also.
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18 rebounds in 28 minutes from Bogut. Played some really tough defense too.
Jarrett Jack was huge off the bench for Golden State also.
He's really a game changer. That defense against Duncan in tegulation was huge.
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I love these Warriors
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I love these Warriors
SO DO I!
Gutted out a win after quarters of bad shooting. Played hard nosed defense and made shotsIn the end.
Worried about Steph's ankles, but hey, because of this win, I'LL BE GOING TO GAME 6 (if there are tickets left).
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too bad David Lee is basically lost to injury. This warriors team would otherwise have a legit shot at the finals.
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You can't shoot your way to a championship
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You can't shoot your way to a championship
the warriors have played excellent defense so far through the playoffs
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too bad David Lee is basically lost to injury. This warriors team would otherwise have a legit shot at the finals.
It still does
Believe!
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The Warriors need to figure out how to play the last two minutes of a playoff game without playing like scared 8th graders if they're getting to the Finals. However, they are fun to watch, potent offensively, and have a lot of tough minded role players, like Jack, Landry, Green, and Ezeli. Mark Jackson has gone a great job with this team, but the GM should get a lot of credit too. This summer, he added five rotation guys, all of them guys you'd want with you in a dark alley in a bad part of town.
If GS did pull off a deadline deal of Pierce for Barnes salary balance like RJ or Biedrins, they would have given away a future building block with a ton of long term potential, but might have snagged a championship this season. Having a halfcourt closer like PP, who can also and threes and run offense, is exactly what this team needs. That move would have helped both franchises, Boston long term, and GS for the next three years as it tries to get over the top.
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The Warriors need to figure out how to play the last two minutes of a playoff game without playing like scared 8th graders if they're getting to the Finals. However, they are fun to watch, potent offensively, and have a lot of tough minded role players, like Jack, Landry, Green, and Ezeli. Mark Jackson has gone a great job with this team, but the GM should get a lot of credit too. This summer, he added five rotation guys, all of them guys you'd want with you in a dark alley in a bad part of town.
If GS did pull off a deadline deal of Pierce for Barnes salary balance like RJ or Biedrins, they would have given away a future building block with a ton of long term potential, but might have snagged a championship this season. Having a halfcourt closer like PP, who can also and threes and run offense, is exactly what this team needs. That move would have helped both franchises, Boston long term, and GS for the next three years as it tries to get over the top.
They made a comeback last game, so they obviously can play in the last two minutes. They out scored the Spurs 13-3 in OT.
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Wow. Just checked the box score. Nate is 0 of 12? Just, wow.
How the hell did they go 19-74 as a team? 25.7%!!!
INSANE!!!
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Wow. Just checked the box score. Nate is 0 of 12? Just, wow.
How the hell did they go 19-74 as a team? 25.7%!!!
INSANE!!!
The Heat can hammer people and not get called for fouls.
That's how.
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It's pathetic how bad Perkins looks on both sides of the ball.
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It's pathetic how bad Perkins looks on both sides of the ball.
and let's compare this Perkins to Jeff Green, and the contracts they both have
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Tony Allen has been relentless.
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Randolph is one of the strongest players in the league and he has no muscle definition at all. It's remarkable.
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Watching Derek Fisher take shots with utmost confidence and miss them, sometimes badly, has been great to watch. So rewarding. Last game he took several shots in the fourth with guys right in his grill; to his credit, he's made a lot of those in his career, which has frustrated me to no end. Even if it's been almost 20 years in the making, it's gratifying to see him miss tough, clutch jumpers.
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Another incredible battle between OKC and Memphis. Grizz by 2, Thunder ball with 10 seconds left.
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WHY GO FOR THE STEAL THERE, TONY?
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That was a huge steal by Tony on that inbound play. He might have just saved tha game for them
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That was a huge steal by Tony on that inbound play. He might have just saved tha game for them
AB, Conley and Tony Allen.
THREE ball thieves, two ball hawks.
How do you stop that?
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That was a huge steal by Tony on that inbound play. He might have just saved tha game for them
AB, Conley and Tony Allen.
THREE ball thieves, two ball hawks.
How do you stop that?
Whistling zebras > ball hawks.
Heat would win.
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Griz!
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That was a huge steal by Tony on that inbound play. He might have just saved tha game for them
AB, Conley and Tony Allen.
THREE ball thieves, two ball hawks.
How do you stop that?
Whistling zebras > ball hawks.
Heat would win.
I was talking about trading AB to the Grizz.
Pretty nice in theory.
As for this year, if the Grizz stay healthy, Lionel Hollins will outcoach Spoelstra...hopefully.
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Has anyone else ever seen Durant get that cold in the second half of a game?
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It's pathetic how bad Perkins looks on both sides of the ball.
He's pretty bad. Thunder fans are now turning on him.
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San Antonio star Tim Duncan claims Australian centre Andrew Bogut is getting away with too much illegal play in their torrid NBA play-offs duel.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/bogut-is-too-physical-complains-nba-rival-20130514-2jjxx.html
Stop whining Duncan, he's never laid a finger on you...
(http://images.smh.com.au/2013/05/14/4271547/ekbogutwide-20130514154925355739-620x349.jpg)
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San Antonio star Tim Duncan claims Australian centre Andrew Bogut is getting away with too much illegal play in their torrid NBA play-offs duel.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/bogut-is-too-physical-complains-nba-rival-20130514-2jjxx.html
Stop whining Duncan, he's never laid a finger on you...
(http://images.smh.com.au/2013/05/14/4271547/ekbogutwide-20130514154925355739-620x349.jpg)
Haha - that's just a wee love choke.
Bogut has been playing very physical this series. But that's playoff ball.
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I LOVE Bogut..........when he's healthy
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Aussie Aussie Aussie :]
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Aussie Aussie Aussie :]
Oi oi oi!
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Aussie Aussie Aussie :]
Oi oi oi!
TP spent ;)
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Given Hibbert, West, and Hans are all better than our bigs, but you can't tell me that Shavlik and Wilcox would not have had an impact against NY
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The Knicks suck big time. Pacers in control.
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tony allen..besides letting go of scalabrine..the second biggest mistake in Celtic's history
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Live by the three die by the three. -New York Knicks
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tony allen..besides letting go of scalabrine..the second biggest mistake in Celtic's history
Yep, losing TA legitimately cost us much more than trading Perk did in the long run
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Live by the three die by the three. -New York Knicks
Why couldn't they die against us >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Live by the three die by the three. -New York Knicks
....aaaaaannnnnddd JR Smith with the stat-padder!
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Depressing to see how well Indiana has shut down Raymond Felton after the way Felton torched the Celtics in the last round.
I am still shocked that Avery Bradley and the C's team defense couldn't do a better job denying Raymond Felton. The C's defense made Felton look so much better than he is.
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Depressing to see how well Indiana has shut down Raymond Felton after the way Felton torched the Celtics in the last round.
I am still shocked that Avery Bradley and the C's team defense couldn't do a better job denying Raymond Felton. The C's defense made Felton look so much better than he is.
I was also surprised at how poorly Bradley defended Felton in that series. That was the biggest factor as to why we lost imo.
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Depressing to see how well Indiana has shut down Raymond Felton after the way Felton torched the Celtics in the last round.
I am still shocked that Avery Bradley and the C's team defense couldn't do a better job denying Raymond Felton. The C's defense made Felton look so much better than he is.
I think Roy Hibbert is the difference. He can recover faster from PnR's than KG is.
That and they are not hitting shots = Indy routing them.
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I didn't think the knicks were impressive at all against us.
Just because they won the first two games doesn't mean that they outplayed us. We could have easily just have won those.
That's the difference sometimes tho. A few less mistakes and you win games.
Also the fact that we had historically the worst offense in the histort of the playoffs and still played 5 out of 6 games extremely close.
Indiana has the d and theu jist had to be a hair better offensively
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Depressing to see how well Indiana has shut down Raymond Felton after the way Felton torched the Celtics in the last round.
I am still shocked that Avery Bradley and the C's team defense couldn't do a better job denying Raymond Felton. The C's defense made Felton look so much better than he is.
The other issue is that the overall rotation of the Pacers is just quicker, quicker close outs on to the 3 point line.
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Depressing to see how well Indiana has shut down Raymond Felton after the way Felton torched the Celtics in the last round.
I am still shocked that Avery Bradley and the C's team defense couldn't do a better job denying Raymond Felton. The C's defense made Felton look so much better than he is.
I think Roy Hibbert is the difference. He can recover faster from PnR's than KG is.
That and they are not hitting shots = Indy routing them.
Not really faster, just more length which clearly is bothering Felton.
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Spurs offense really humming, but Warriors are still hanging around.
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The seas just keep opening apart for miami. The bucks, a totally depleted bulls team, and now likely the pacers as their 1st 3 opponents, with OKC missing Westbrook, GS with no David Lee, possibly waiting in the finals.
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The seas just keep opening apart for miami. The bucks, a totally depleted bulls team, and now likely the pacers as their 1st 3 opponents, with OKC missing Westbrook, GS with no David Lee, possibly waiting in the finals.
(http://www.sonicnation.ca/files/Memphis_Grizzlies_Old.jpg).
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Harrison Barnes is growing up in these playoffs. Playing better and better. Improving all the time. I think he is set to have a really good year next season.
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Harrison Barnes is growing up in these playoffs. Playing better and better. Improving all the time. I think he is set to have a really good year next season.
Yes. I don't see GS wanting to trade him for Pierce as a reasonable possibility anymore. I would prefer Barnes to Pierce from this year forward straight up based on playoff performance.
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Warriors are hanging in there so far. It seems like they took the spurs best punch and are still standing.
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If the Knicks could have limited the Pacers' second chance points the last two games, they could have won both games. It's really nice to see another team other than the Celtics lose games because they can't rebound.
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Can't believe some people were calling the Knicks contenders during our series with them.
Meanwhile just under 9 minutes for Bogut in the 1st half, only 1 foul. Don't suppose he's injured again... ::)
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Harrison Barnes is growing up in these playoffs. Playing better and better. Improving all the time. I think he is set to have a really good year next season.
Yes. I don't see GS wanting to trade him for Pierce as a reasonable possibility anymore. I would prefer Barnes to Pierce from this year forward straight up based on playoff performance.
This is actually the reason why they would not, or according to some reports (or rumors) did not trade him for Paul.
The Warriors are really high on Barnes and his potential, especially defensively.
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I still think Stephen Jackson (SF/PF) would've been really useful in this series.
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I still think Stephen Jackson (SF/PF) would've been really useful in this series.
Definitely.
I understand why he was dropped from their base rotation, but as an option instead of Diaw he'd be useful.
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The next step for Harrison Barnes is to become a better playmaker or just a playmaker at all.
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TMAC SIGHTING!
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Turnovers and great Spurs defense killed the Warriors today.
Dubs looks like dead men walking, even though Game 6 is at Oracle. This is not good news.
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TMAC SIGHTING!
Two Blocks and 1 FGA in four minutes.
The Spanish Inquisition of TMAC stat lines.
No one expected it.
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TMAC SIGHTING!
Two Blocks and 1 FGA in four minutes.
The Spanish Inquisition of TMAC stat lines.
No one expected it.
He had a sweet assist to Dajuan Blair too!
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Anyone else think the Bulls can pull this one off tonight?
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It was a nice effort by the Bulls, but now that Miami has the lead I don't see them relinquishing it.
This series is over.
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It was a nice effort by the Bulls, but now that Miami has the lead I don't see them relinquishing it.
This series is over.
As Lee Corso would say, "Not so fast my friend"
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If Boozer had a Miami uniform on there would have been an over the back call
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Good finish to the game. Good job good effort Bulls
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Dumb Rose wasted the season
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Great effort by the Bulls, they did all they could with the injury issues they were facing...
Jimmy Butler is a baller, I wish he was a Celtic!
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Bulls pulled a Celtics-esque meltdown.
I guess that happens to teams missing their top-10 players in the league.
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We thought Rose was "clutch".
Instead, he lets Miami outscore his team 25-14 in the most important quarter of the season.
Fail.
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Miami is clearly the best team again this year. But I just don't see them as being some all-time great team. They are beatable. Just seems so many other teams in the league right now are either too flawed, or injured.
Hopefully SA or Memphis can expose Miami. I'm pulling for the Grizz.
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Rose will return tomorrow!!
Oh wait...
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Go Grizz, go Grizz, go Grizz :]
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Wow. Perkins really did slip :( Can't even catch a ball that falls on his chest anymore =/
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Wow. Tayshaun with the sledgehammer.
Didn't think those legs had that kind of spring anymore.
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Wow. Tayshaun with the sledgehammer.
Didn't think those legs had that kind of spring anymore.
That slam was SEXY.
The one before it by Tony too though. Great pass on that one!
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Wow Z-Bo missing 3 of 4 free throws giving OKC a golden chance to steal this game and stay alive.
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randolph misses 4 ft's in a run that could have ended it
don;t let durant get an open look from 3.......
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Yikes Durant was wide open for that jump shot. Memphis got lucky to dodge OT.
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Appreciate the OKC chant by the fans there after the final buzzer.
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I find OKC to be one of the most annoying teams in the league but I feel sorry for them that a fluke injury submarined their season. They were a truly dominant regular season team. On the bright side at least, they're still very young, still chock full of intriguing young prospects who hardly played at all this season (Jeremy Lamb and Perry Jones) and even have a lottery pick this season. Now I'm getting annoyed again.
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I would have thought OKC be chanting "BEAT THE HEAT" in the final seconds.
Finally, some new faces heading into the West finals!
I guess it's the Spurs and Warriors that are left.
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Awesome. Amazing to see the Grizz get this far. Such a great team. Love 'm to death. Wouldn't mind seeing them win it all. That'd be a big WIN to creating a team vs throwing together a "big three" of sorts.
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More than anything, I just love Memphis' style of play. That's some serious old school, big-boy, low-post basketball.
I hoping they can prove this style is not dead. To hell with small ball!
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Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh 1h
Kendrick Perkins finished with a NEGATIVE PER in the playoffs. -0.7 = worst ever with 200+ mins. http://bkref.com/tiny/78uvJ
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh 1h
Look, PER isn't the end-all, be-all. But holy smokes was he awful. 24 TOs vs. 24 pts. 39 fouls vs. 5 blocks. -40 for playoffs.
Poor old Perk. :(
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I'm excited about the NY-Indiana game because of this...
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/knicks/2013/05/did-jr-smith-miss-twitter-account-has-it-covered (http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/knicks/2013/05/did-jr-smith-miss-twitter-account-has-it-covered)
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More than anything, I just love Memphis' style of play. That's some serious old school, big-boy, low-post basketball.
I hoping they can prove this style is not dead. To hell with small ball!
tp
I'll take twin towers over small ball any day.
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That Chris Copeland guy can shoot the heck out of a basketball.
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Pacers floppin' and fallin' there near the end of the game.
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That was a change for the Pacers to break the momentum. Missed it on that 5 on 4.
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Seriously, stupid turnovers are killing this Pacers team. Not my favorite team, but I want to see the Knicks lose so it'd be nice if they'd get there act together...
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Missing George Hill really hurt the pacers tonight.
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Missing George Hill really hurt the pacers tonight.
19-33 on free-throws doesn't help either.
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Oh, Curry :)
Nice three there.
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Gotta support the hometown team.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/964843_10200905083445045_1037093519_o.jpg)
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Do you think the Knicks will make history by becoming the next team to come back from a 3-1 deficit?
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Warriors and Spurs, best series of the playoffs this year.
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It's deflating to the watch the playoff teams not put a low basketball IQ player on the floor, or at least not for long stretches and not reflect on the Brandon Bass playing major minutes for the Celtics. A low basketball IQ player negatively affects so many areas of offense and defense that he shouldn't be a rotation player on a playoff team. I hate Ainge more and more every day.
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Curry's off the dribble threes and one-dribble-threes are crazy. They look like prayer heaves, but they just swish.
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Barnes looks really good and he looks really good driving to the basket. Playing in Roy Williams' double-post offense where he made post feed after post feed killed his draft stock and development. I'm not sure he's necessarily improved this year because I think he had the post game and 2-3 dribble drive game within him all along; he just rarely got the chance to show it in college.
It's no wonder that with all the McDonald's All-Americans Roy Williams has recruited over the years, Pierce was the only wing player who developed into an all-star.
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The Warriors have no offense and now Barnes got hurt.
They are in trouble. Big trouble.
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That landing was nasty :( really smacked head first into the court there... hope he's okay.
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Looks like a concussion injury. Recover quick, Barnes!
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The Spurs defense is really clamping the Warriors down...
The Dubs are looking like they are running out of confidence, minute by minute.
Dang!
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I think that was the first time Ginobili didn't flop when he had the chance.
Last game, Bogut tugged at Ginobili in the same area and direction as Landry did and Ginobili ended up being yanked forcibly to the ground. Landry tugged at Ginobili with about ten times the force and Ginobili didn't hit the floor.
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I think that was the first time Ginobili didn't flop when he had the chance.
Hah. True. TP.
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It really feels like the Spurs are just this unstoppable force, and every shot by the Warriors is this small miracle.
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Looking like this one is going to be a photo-finish. Tight game.
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Barnes must not have felt right after coming back in the third quarter. He would be playing in the fourth if he was. Henry Abbott is definitely going to write an article about Barnes being allowed to play after suffering a concussion.
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Looking like this one is going to be a photo-finish. Tight game.
Can't bridge the gap, these War's.
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Looking like this one is going to be a photo-finish. Tight game.
Can't bridge the gap, these War's.
They're trying and San Antonio's trying their best to help them out with turnovers and missing makeable shots.
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The Warriors are catching up.
They have to mature right before our eyes for them to force Game 7. So far, they are giving it a big push to get there. The question would be if this young team can handle the biggest pressure they have so far.
(trying hard to be objective here)
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Looking like this one is going to be a photo-finish. Tight game.
Can't bridge the gap, these War's.
They're trying and San Antonio's trying their best to help them out with turnovers and missing makeable shots.
Oof yeah. An awesome game, this one is.
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[dang], Parker is 1-12 and Ginobili is 1-6. Wow.
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[dang], Parker is 1-12 and Ginobili is 1-6. Wow.
On cue.
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Duncan only played 32 minutes before being pulled. Popovich may have pulled him because he thought Duncan looked tired but it's possible he pulled him because he was playing badly. If it's the latter, he's got some balls.
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I absolutely adore Ezeli. Such an amazing rookie season.
So rare to see a rookie big man play with such physical toughness and discipline. Giving the Warriors great minutes tonight with his defense and rebounding.
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I would love to see GSW go to Carl Landry in the post against Kawhi Leonard.
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So rare to see a rookie big man play with such physical toughness and discipline.
Can't wait to see Sully again ;)
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Ezeli's played very good defense this game. The most recent example was picking up Parker in isolation and contesting his shot very well and forcing a miss. I hope Melo turns into a good defensive center but the Celtics could really have used Ezeli this season. I think he only dropped that far because he got hurt before the season and never fully got back on track. He was a value pick.
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Huge triple by Kawhi Leonard. Could be a back breaker for GSW.
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Don't leave the corner against the Spurs! Under no circumstances should a Warrior stray from the corner. That's what they want. Don't give it to them, please!
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9 point game. That should do it.
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The difference was three point shots.
The in and outs are taking away my strength.
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Awh. Was a nice run.
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I thought the NBA had the strictest concussion protocol. How in the world was Barnes allowed to play after halftime?
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I thought the NBA had the strictest concussion protocol. How in the world was Barnes allowed to play after halftime?
By telling others he was fine? Not feeling dizzy? Not having a headache?
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I thought the NBA had the strictest concussion protocol. How in the world was Barnes allowed to play after halftime?
By telling others he was fine? Not feeling dizzy? Not having a headache?
I presume Barnes had a lot to do with him continuing to play. When Harden got cracked by Artest's elbow last season, I remember he was going to try to play until he felt unwell after trying to warm up after halftime. Barnes had to feel the same way but just didn't tell anyway.
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Yeah, I was very surprised that we saw him back on the court.
Although the fact that David Lee saw any playoff time at all was impressive. I don't know if any of you guys have ever strained or tweaked your hip flexors, but even that would make playing ball really, really difficult. I cannot believe he was able to not only play, but make a difference.
Great run for the Dubs.
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New York rallying behind some hot-shooting from behind the arc.
This is starting to turn into a decent game.
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What a block by Hibbert, and the Knicks again got lost on defense
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Hibbert's been a beast in the playoffs. Another example of why you need a legit big man if you want to contend.
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Come on, go Pacers!
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Pacers starters have already scored 94 points. No big deal.
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Lance Stevenson reminds me of Jeff Green a little bit
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Let's go Pacers. Let's go!
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Those Pacers are a tough bunch. They responded well to tha barrage of 3's tha Knicks were knocking down. Hibbert has been a beast all series and is shown why a big man is important to have. I hope they hold on to win this game and send NY home.
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Pacers v. Memphis would be a crazy series. Stupid Miami
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Bye bye Knicks!!!!
Only one team I don't like is still remaining in the playoffs :D
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hate the knicks... looking forward to all the NY Media overreactions.
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So glad the knicks are out literally hated that team this year.
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Hibbert's been a beast in the playoffs. Another example of why you need a legit big man if you want to contend.
A big is definitely a plus, but you need the necessary pieces around them. Like Lance Stephenson won Game 6 for the Pacers with his penetration and athleticism. They need their pg George Hill, they lost game 5 because he was out and a legit pg really burns and exposes a team like the Knicks. You need a complete team to contend which definitely includes a legit big and other good players.
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Great job Pacers. Beat tha Heat.
My man Stephen A has got to be ballin his eyes out right now.
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I think it's time for the knicks to let JR Smith walk and hand his minutes over to Shumpert. They also have to trade Amare for some younger help up front. Amare, Camby, and Kmart aren't going to cut it.
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Hate the Knicks too.
Glad they're done.
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Hibbert's been a beast in the playoffs. Another example of why you need a legit big man if you want to contend.
A big is definitely a plus, but you need the necessary pieces around them. Like Lance Stephenson won Game 6 for the Pacers with his penetration and athleticism. They need their pg George Hill, they lost game 5 because he was out and a legit pg really burns and exposes a team like the Knicks. You need a complete team to contend which definitely includes a legit big and other good players.
Lot's of teams have the George Hills and Lance Stephensons to do it, very few have players like Roy Hibbert.
Just look at 3 out of the 4 remaining playoff teams.
Memphis: Marc Gasol and ZBo
Spurs: Timmy D and Tiago Splitter
Pacers: Hibbert and West.
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I think it's time for the knicks to let JR Smith walk and hand his minutes over to Shumpert. They also have to trade Amare for some younger help up front. Amare, Camby, and Kmart aren't going to cut it.
Who will take Amare and 1. His contract. 2. His knees? I think they just have to cut their losses and buy him out, if the price isn't to high. No team in their right mind would take him on in his current state.
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Insanely jealous Indiana has Paul George and David West. Love those guys.
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Of the teams in the playoffs, I think the Pacers were the best equipped to give Miami issues. They're deep, versatile, and talented, defensively sound. Hibbert, Hill, and Stephenson are going to make the difference between a 4-1 exit and a 4-3 exit.
It'll be a good series.
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Do you guys think IND has any chance against Miami? It's gonna be mad gritty, that's for one. It'll be Chicago all over again
Three Central Division foes in a row for Miami... Central Division basketball, eh.
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Very envious of the Pacers' size. Their big man rotation of Hibbert, West, Hansbrough and Mahinmi is actually big. When Garnett sat, our "bigs" were Green and Bass. Even when Garnett was on the court, he didn't have a frontcourt partner who helped him out on defense or the boards. This year sucked.
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Hibbert's been a beast in the playoffs. Another example of why you need a legit big man if you want to contend.
A big is definitely a plus, but you need the necessary pieces around them. Like Lance Stephenson won Game 6 for the Pacers with his penetration and athleticism. They need their pg George Hill, they lost game 5 because he was out and a legit pg really burns and exposes a team like the Knicks. You need a complete team to contend which definitely includes a legit big and other good players.
Lot's of teams have the George Hills and Lance Stephensons to do it, very few have players like Roy Hibbert.
Just look at 3 out of the 4 remaining playoff teams.
Memphis: Marc Gasol and ZBo
Spurs: Timmy D and Tiago Splitter
Pacers: Hibbert and West.
True but all have decent or very good pgs. All those teams need a legit game manager (Conley, Parker, Hill are all legit Pgs.) and an X-factor like Kawhi or Lance is good too. Lakers sucked with their supposed bigs.
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I think its going to be a chippy series as it was last year. Depending on how the pacers shoot is if this can actually be a series. The Pacers play great D, but go on spurts of awful offense. If the heat can lock them down outside then pacers will be in trouble.
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Hibbert's been a beast in the playoffs. Another example of why you need a legit big man if you want to contend.
A big is definitely a plus, but you need the necessary pieces around them. Like Lance Stephenson won Game 6 for the Pacers with his penetration and athleticism. They need their pg George Hill, they lost game 5 because he was out and a legit pg really burns and exposes a team like the Knicks. You need a complete team to contend which definitely includes a legit big and other good players.
Lot's of teams have the George Hills and Lance Stephensons to do it, very few have players like Roy Hibbert.
Just look at 3 out of the 4 remaining playoff teams.
Memphis: Marc Gasol and ZBo
Spurs: Timmy D and Tiago Splitter
Pacers: Hibbert and West.
True but all have decent or very good pgs. All those teams need a legit game manager (Conley, Parker, Hill are all legit Pgs.) and an X-factor like Kawhi or Lance is good too. Lakers sucked with their supposed bigs.
Of course, the point guards on all those teams are solid. The lakers had Nash and Kobe though (well until Kobe got injured). They sucked because Gasol mailed it in long ago and Dwight is a selfish idiot who lost some athleticism since his back surgery.
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Of course, the point guards on all those teams are solid. The lakers had Nash and Kobe though (well until Kobe got injured). They sucked because Gasol mailed it in long ago and Dwight is a selfish idiot who lost some athleticism since his back surgery.
Nash is well past his prime. Kobe, as much as he tries, isn't what he used to be. Teams need to be well put together, the Lakers weren't and that was exposed throughout the year. Like KG said about throwing a bunch of stuff together doesn't always work. Good chemistry and a complete team are necessary to contend as well.
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Man I wish we had tha size Indy does.
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Miami will lock the paint and run like hell to cover the perimeter. If the pacers can have 4 decent games at the 3s, they will win.
Go pacers!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkq9T3c52dI
Haha....send it back, Son!!!
Nice game by Roy...the kid became a Man this game.
Amazingly, our KG has played well vs Roy this year.
Good riddance by the Posers from NY...they did get better, but NOT better than a RONDO-LED Celtics Team.
I really hope Danny keeps this group together...Knicks are simply NOT better than BOS with Rondo, and will prove it next season provided Danny gives this group ONE MORE SHOT.
Congrats again to Indy!
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Lance Stephenson has been huge on the boards for Indiana.
8.1 rebounds a game from the SG spot. Leading the team with 7.5 defensive rebounds a game.
9th in the entire league in the playoffs in defensive rebounding percentage from the SG spot. Hibbert only has a 15.3 def reb %. West 16.3%. Heck, Paul George gets more defensive rebounds than those two guys too with 18.3%. Then there is Lance Stephenson way ahead of the pack at 23.9%. 9th best in the entire playoffs. A shooting guard! 9th best defensive rebounder in the entire playoffs.
Other names on that list = Reggie Evans, KG, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, Faried, Bogut, Asik, Bosh. And then Lance Stephenson. After L.Stephenson, Duncan and Boozer.
Incredible company for a two guard to be keeping. Huge work on the defensive glass. 11th best in defensive rebounds per game if you prefer or 3rd best in total defensive rebounds (once you cut out all those guys who got knocked out in the first round).
Amazing.
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Just watching the Knicks/Pacers game 6. Great game overal, impressive work by the Pacers to survive what has been an excellent offensive showing by Carmelo.
Knicks poor efforts in the first half really cost them. They gave up easy layups in transition and on straight line drives with no rotation or even defense! Stephenson alone had 3 of those at least in the first half.
Then poor rebounding effort in chasing down some long rebounds, had position and time to get them but just half efforts allowed Stephenson and others to steal them for extra Pacer possessions.
Shumpert and Melo with great play to get them even at the end of third (where I am right now)
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Lance Stephenson has been huge on the boards for Indiana.
8.1 rebounds a game from the SG spot. Leading the team with 7.5 defensive rebounds a game.
9th in the entire league in the playoffs in defensive rebounding percentage from the SG spot. Hibbert only has a 15.3 def reb %. West 16.3%. Heck, Paul George gets more defensive rebounds than those two guys too with 18.3%. Then there is Lance Stephenson way ahead of the pack at 23.9%. 9th best in the entire playoffs. A shooting guard! 9th best defensive rebounder in the entire playoffs.
Other names on that list = Reggie Evans, KG, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, Faried, Bogut, Asik, Bosh. And then Lance Stephenson. After L.Stephenson, Duncan and Boozer.
Incredible company for a two guard to be keeping. Huge work on the defensive glass. 11th best in defensive rebounds per game if you prefer or 3rd best in total defensive rebounds (once you cut out all those guys who got knocked out in the first round).
Amazing.
Hibbert doesn't really hunt down defensive rebounds, not like he does on the offensive glass. Don't really understand why, no reason he couldn't.
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Copeland is giving the Knicks a real lift, same thing that Novak gave them last year and earlier in the year.
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Lance Stephenson has been huge on the boards for Indiana.
8.1 rebounds a game from the SG spot. Leading the team with 7.5 defensive rebounds a game.
9th in the entire league in the playoffs in defensive rebounding percentage from the SG spot. Hibbert only has a 15.3 def reb %. West 16.3%. Heck, Paul George gets more defensive rebounds than those two guys too with 18.3%. Then there is Lance Stephenson way ahead of the pack at 23.9%. 9th best in the entire playoffs. A shooting guard! 9th best defensive rebounder in the entire playoffs.
Other names on that list = Reggie Evans, KG, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, Faried, Bogut, Asik, Bosh. And then Lance Stephenson. After L.Stephenson, Duncan and Boozer.
Incredible company for a two guard to be keeping. Huge work on the defensive glass. 11th best in defensive rebounds per game if you prefer or 3rd best in total defensive rebounds (once you cut out all those guys who got knocked out in the first round).
Amazing.
It is pretty impressive. I can see why Bird was so high on him.
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Lance Stephenson has been huge on the boards for Indiana.
8.1 rebounds a game from the SG spot. Leading the team with 7.5 defensive rebounds a game.
9th in the entire league in the playoffs in defensive rebounding percentage from the SG spot. Hibbert only has a 15.3 def reb %. West 16.3%. Heck, Paul George gets more defensive rebounds than those two guys too with 18.3%. Then there is Lance Stephenson way ahead of the pack at 23.9%. 9th best in the entire playoffs. A shooting guard! 9th best defensive rebounder in the entire playoffs.
Other names on that list = Reggie Evans, KG, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, Faried, Bogut, Asik, Bosh. And then Lance Stephenson. After L.Stephenson, Duncan and Boozer.
Incredible company for a two guard to be keeping. Huge work on the defensive glass. 11th best in defensive rebounds per game if you prefer or 3rd best in total defensive rebounds (once you cut out all those guys who got knocked out in the first round).
Amazing.
It is pretty impressive. I can see why Bird was so high on him.
Didn't someone say Lance reminded him of Green?
Lance Stevenson reminds me of Jeff Green a little bit
Replicate the reboundin' plz ;D
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OKC really annoys me so I was happy to see them eliminated but I hate the Spurs even more so it has me in a curious position of being glad OKC is out and wishing they were still in and fully healthy and giving the Spurs the business. Oh well.
Normally I'd feel bad for OKC because they were doomed by a fluke play that injured their 1A player but they're still so young with so many collective prime years remaining that I can't feel too bad for them.
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Loving the Spurs blowing out the Grizzlies in Game 1.
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Loving the Spurs blowing out the Grizzlies in Game 1.
Really? I was kinda hoping for 7 insanely tight games :]
Then again, one blowing out the other promises a better series in the finals, I reckon.
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C'mon San Antonio!
Excited for this one. Should be a very good game. Memphis will be much better after their poor performance in game one. Spurs going to have to match their intensity.
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I love watching Tony Allen defend point guards.
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Spurs closing out the half strong. Hopefully they can keep this up and take a 2-0 series lead.
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I think another small run here by the Spurs to put them up 20+ would really break the Grizzlies self-belief.
Even a 5-0 run the other way, in Memphis favour, would put this back in shooting distance. Spurs gotta be careful. Need to extend this lead some more. Don't let them hang around.
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Tony Parker playing some beautiful basketball here.
Two lovely passes to Tiago Splitter for easy finishes inside.
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Assists
Tony Parker 16
Mike Conley 01
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Memphis have been so close but can't get quite there. Good effort at a comeback.
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Oh man, that was a terrible turnover by Manu Ginobili.
Eesh ... that was a hard fall by Tony Allen on the foul by Ginobili. Smart foul by Manu. I don't think that is a flagrant. That would be a heck of a good turn for Memphis if they get a flagrant here. Two shots and possession. Four point game right now. Could swing the tie their way.
Edit: Oh man, they gave the flagrant. Ridiculous.
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Tony Allen flopping like crazy trying to sell a flagrant foul. His head didn't hit the floor at all. Lebron would be really proud of him. The only thing Allen didn't pull from the Lebron flopping playbook is check for blood on his lip. One of Lebron's best flops was when Sam Cassell hit him on the chest and Lebron checked his lip for blood for three minutes.
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Wow, what a controversial flagrant foul. If Allen doesn't roll around on the floor like he fractured his skull, no way that gets called a flagrant.
I'm not complaining however. San Antonio deserves being on the wrong end of nonsense calls. I wouldn't have objected to Ginobili being ejected and suspended for the this playoffs and the next season's playoffs.
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Spurs got screwed there.
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NBA where flopping like a dead fish on the ground gets you a free possession.
What a joke just grab your head after every fall. Abbott is probably already writing a true hoop column calling for a Manu suspension.
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Lost a lot of respect for Tony Allen. But how can you call that a flagrant foul?! Anyway, Spurs scored only 2 points in last 8 minutes of play. They can't blame anyone but themself for giving Memphis a chance to come back.
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Spurs got screwed there.
Yup.
Man that reminds me of the dirk foul years ago by Manu
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Whatever Memphis does, don't leave Ginobili wide open at the three point line like Golden State inexplicably did.
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Good defense by Memphis. Late foul. Smart.
I wouldn't mind seeing that foul to give rule taken out. It does kind of ruin some of these last moment possessions.
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Yeehaw. Suck it Spurs. Hope they lose so this oh so painful playoff collapse can be sealed.
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Another enjoyable aspect of Duncan's miss: That's what the vaunt play creator Popovich came up with, a Duncan 19 foot fadeway? Yeesh. Give me Pierce creating a switch away from Jason Kidd so he can shoot over a 7 footer at the buzzer any day.
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Lovely drive by TD to start OT
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No Ginobili at the start of overtime. Surprising.
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Tony Allen is the X Factor. He is playing great
Edit: As I say that he throws up a classic airball haha
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Conley playing excellent defense on Parker. Has worn him out.
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Tony has been such a drag on Memphis offense.
Huge rebound bu TD should be an and 1
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I take it back. Allen clearly scrambled his brains on the evidence of his airball three.
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That air-ball was way short by TA.
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Tony Allen is the X Factor. He is playing great
Edit: As I say that he throws up a classic airball haha
hHes been a disaster on offense absolute disaster
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Duncan has been terrific here in overtime. Two big buckets. Defensive stops. Rebounds. Big plays.
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Timmy! What a crazy shot, massive OT for Duncan
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Why is Duncan taking shots at the rim and not 19 foot fadeways? Come on!
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Ohohhh, haha, what a shot by Duncan. Friendly bounce.
Champion in action right here. Tim Duncan.
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God I cant help but love watching the Spurs. Timmy D showing why he is a top 10 player of all time
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Why is Duncan taking shots at the rim and not 19 foot fadeways? Come on!
Gasol is tired and has five fouls Timmy reaching back and finding some gas somehow.
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This is a great OT.
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Both teams running on complete fumes. Especially Randolph. He looks like he's been running on E for the last 8 minutes
Memphis seriously lacks scoring.
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So Tony has has to get docked for 10 flopping violations, right? A 50 thousand dollar fine seems about right.
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Grizz still have a pulse
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And thats how you get into a coaches doghouse
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Yikes. I almost feel bad for Bayless after that shot
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Haha. "WOOOO. We did it. We did it!!"
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Delighted for San Antonio. Such a joy to watch.
I'd love to see Tim Duncan get a shot at another Championship. Incredible player.
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Haha. "WOOOO. We did it. We did it!!"
The Spurs seem to have obnoxious fans lately.
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Great win for tha Spurs. Didn't end how they may have wanted it to but they took care of business at home. I'm rooting for them to reach tha finals. I would love to see Parker, Duncan, and Ginobili be crowned champions again.
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I'm glad Memphis made a game of it even if they couldn't complete the comeback in overtime. At least the rest of the series looks more intriguing than it did mid-way through the third quarter.
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Both teams running on complete fumes. Especially Randolph. He looks like he's been running on E for the last 8 minutes
Memphis seriously lacks scoring.
Zach Randolph on E... off his face, dancing to house music, still wearing his headband.
You just made my day, sir.
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Tony Allen flopping like crazy trying to sell a flagrant foul. His head didn't hit the floor at all.
I'll point out that Pietrus had his concussion without his head hitting the floor, so I suppose it is possible that there was some legitimate pain.
And whether or not he hits his head is irrelevant to whether or not it is a flagrant foul.
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Memphis gettin' screwed over by lack of skill. It seems ZBo just isn't good enough to beat the Spurs.
The better team will likely win; that team will likely not be Memphis.
:( :\ :)
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I remember the last time San Antonio had a big lead in the second half, only to lose it, only to pull out a narrow victory putting them up 2-0.
They then lost their next four to OKC.
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Tony Allen flopping like crazy trying to sell a flagrant foul. His head didn't hit the floor at all.
I'll point out that Pietrus had his concussion without his head hitting the floor, so I suppose it is possible that there was some legitimate pain.
And whether or not he hits his head is irrelevant to whether or not it is a flagrant foul.
it should be irrelevant but it's not.
If you don't sell it its not flagrant many times.
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I think Tony oversold it, but I liked the call. That play should be a flagrant every time.
Many smart people have pointed out that whether or not injury results is a terrible way to determine if a foul is flagrant or not because there are too many pieces of randomness that go into an injury, and unintentional fouls can cause terrible injury, clean plays can cause injury (look at that recent hockey play), and dirty plays can have no injury. So, regardless of the injury outcome, you should call flagrants on intent.
And in this case, TA had a clear open layup, and Ginobili had zero chance to make a basketball play, which would either be a play on the ball or positioning to take a charge. He tried neither, instead aiming clearly for only arm. Additionally, he clearly swiped downward with his follow through, which was the decision by him that made the play have incredibly dangerous potential.
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I don't like not giving the benefit of the doubt to a player swinging at the ball. Manu missed the ball by a relatively small margin for players moving full speed.
KG/Perk/Howard etc get whacked WAY harder on the arm all the time. But they don't fall so terribly awkwardly so its a normal foul.
What's different than Manu's swipe than several of Marc Gasols hacks at Spurs players arms. He missed the ball by as much if not more than Manu and followed through very hard. The difference is that the contact resulted in a dangerous fall.
That's why it was called a flagrant. That's why most flagrants get called, hence why Tony rolled around on the floor like a dead fish. (I'm assuming he was faking, as was pointed out it is possible to get a concussion via non head contact if your neck snaps just right)
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I don't like not giving the benefit of the doubt to a player swinging at the ball. Manu missed the ball by a relatively small margin for players moving full speed.
KG/Perk/Howard etc get whacked WAY harder on the arm all the time. But they don't fall so terribly awkwardly so its a normal foul.
What's different than Manu's swipe than several of Marc Gasols hacks at Spurs players arms. He missed the ball by as much if not more than Manu and followed through very hard. The difference is that the contact resulted in a dangerous fall.
That's why it was called a flagrant. That's why most flagrants get called, hence why Tony rolled around on the floor like a dead fish. (I'm assuming he was faking, as was pointed out it is possible to get a concussion via non head contact if your neck snaps just right)
In last night's case i think it was a flagrant for 2 reasons:
1. Positioning. Manu was 100% beat, and had no chance at making a basketball play, and could ONLY get involved in the play by making contact. I like calling flagrants in those scenarios because when you're beat, you're beat, and I hate fouling to make up for bad defense, both aesthetically because it slows the game and makes it choppy, and because it's unnecessary danger. TA earned the free path to the basket that he had. It wasn't the degree of miss, because I agree that a player who'd had better position could actually try to hit the ball, legitimately miss, and hit someone in the same place. But Manu had zero chance of the ball, and had terrible position (was completely behind him), and his only chance was fouling, and fouling was clearly the intent; there was no attempt at the ball.
2. Follow through. It's one thing to open-palm swipe (preferably at the ball) and hit an arm. But manu had a semi-grip on TA's arms and dragged downward on follow through, which is incredibly dangerous. Had he "slapped," even with the terrible defensive postioning, i'd say no flagrant, but he did a grab+swipe opposite of TA's upward momentum. Dangerous.
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I only watched it a few times this am on sportscenter but didnt look like manu swiped really looks like he got hold of the wrist and pulled down.
Anyway how about that sure fire hall of famer Manu? Can't believe people actually compare his career to Pierces at times. Its embarrasing. Hes more of a tashun prince than a Pierce
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I don't like not giving the benefit of the doubt to a player swinging at the ball. Manu missed the ball by a relatively small margin for players moving full speed.
KG/Perk/Howard etc get whacked WAY harder on the arm all the time. But they don't fall so terribly awkwardly so its a normal foul.
What's different than Manu's swipe than several of Marc Gasols hacks at Spurs players arms. He missed the ball by as much if not more than Manu and followed through very hard. The difference is that the contact resulted in a dangerous fall.
That's why it was called a flagrant. That's why most flagrants get called, hence why Tony rolled around on the floor like a dead fish. (I'm assuming he was faking, as was pointed out it is possible to get a concussion via non head contact if your neck snaps just right)
In last night's case i think it was a flagrant for 2 reasons:
1. Positioning. Manu was 100% beat, and had no chance at making a basketball play, and could ONLY get involved in the play by making contact. I like calling flagrants in those scenarios because when you're beat, you're beat, and I hate fouling to make up for bad defense, both aesthetically because it slows the game and makes it choppy, and because it's unnecessary danger. TA earned the free path to the basket that he had. It wasn't the degree of miss, because I agree that a player who'd had better position could actually try to hit the ball, legitimately miss, and hit someone in the same place. But Manu had zero chance of the ball, and had terrible position (was completely behind him), and his only chance was fouling, and fouling was clearly the intent; there was no attempt at the ball.
2. Follow through. It's one thing to open-palm swipe (preferably at the ball) and hit an arm. But manu had a semi-grip on TA's arms and dragged downward on follow through, which is incredibly dangerous. Had he "slapped," even with the terrible defensive postioning, i'd say no flagrant, but he did a grab+swipe opposite of TA's upward momentum. Dangerous.
I can't believe some think it wasn't a flagrant, bizzare.
In any case if it wasn't a flagrant it would have been a clear path foul right? So would have been same result anyway?
By the way if Tony did this to Manu he would instantly be labeled a thug
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It should have been a flagrant but there's no reason it should have been a flagrant 2.
Manu made a smart play. Did whatever he could to prevent a poor foul shooter from finishing a play on the break in a close game. No way should he be ejected for that.
In my opinion a flagrant 2 or a suspension should require clear intent to cause harm to the other player with no attempt at making a basketball play.
For example, if somebody is on the break and you body check them into the stands, or two hand shove them into the stands, that should be a flagrant 2. If all you want to do is prevent the layup you can wrap them up or grab them to stop them from completing a shooting motion. A flagrant 2 should be when a player goes above and beyond what is necessary to make a smart basketball play so that it's clear they're just trying to hurt the other guy.
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*shrug* it was a flagrant because he fell awkwardly and wasn't a big guy.
Maybe some day KG/Howard/etc will get such "protection" when their arms are whacked.
Tons of "blocks" attempts are made by guys who are beat, tons of blocks are made when guys look like they're beat, I hate using "he was beat and out of position" when judging a foul. You're telling players they need to just give up if they're a step behind the ball or they'll be punished.
I get what you're saying on the follow through, but that's not consistently called. The only element you cite that is consistently called is "fall awkwardly and make sure to make a show of it".
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No way should he be ejected for that.
He wasn't.
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No way should he be ejected for that.
He wasn't.
I'm aware, but people are saying it should have been a flagrant 2, which would be an automatic ejection.
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Hes more of a tashun prince than a Pierce
I'm embarrassed for you that you think this is a fair comparison.
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No way should he be ejected for that.
He wasn't.
I'm aware, but people are saying it should have been a flagrant 2, which would be an automatic ejection.
No one in this thread has so what you were saying didn't make sense.
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No way should he be ejected for that.
He wasn't.
I'm aware, but people are saying it should have been a flagrant 2, which would be an automatic ejection.
No one in this thread has so what you were saying didn't make sense.
In last night's case i think it was a flagrant for 2 reasons:
Okay, I see my mistake. I read that as saying "I think it was a flagrant 2 for these reasons"
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No way should he be ejected for that.
He wasn't.
I'm aware, but people are saying it should have been a flagrant 2, which would be an automatic ejection.
No one in this thread has so what you were saying didn't make sense.
In last night's case i think it was a flagrant for 2 reasons:
Okay, I see my mistake. I read that as saying "I think it was a flagrant 2 for these reasons"
Yup purple monkey dishwasher in action! tp
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No way should he be ejected for that.
He wasn't.
I'm aware, but people are saying it should have been a flagrant 2, which would be an automatic ejection.
No one in this thread has so what you were saying didn't make sense.
In last night's case i think it was a flagrant for 2 reasons:
Okay, I see my mistake. I read that as saying "I think it was a flagrant 2 for these reasons"
Yup purple monkey dishwasher in action! tp
I think you're gonna have to explain that reference to me.
edit: Nevermind, I just looked it up.
Funny the tricks your mind can play on you.
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Hes more of a tashun prince than a Pierce
I'm embarrassed for you that you think this is a fair comparison.
Ha you think Manu is closer to Pierce than Manu is to Prince?
Just want ton make sure you read my comment correctly.
You place it side by side and Pierce is the one that clearly stands out above the 3. Like not in the same conversation
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Old simpsons episode they whisper around a room in a game of telephone. The message comes through like it started but added the words "purple monkey dishwasher" at the end.
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Hes more of a tashun prince than a Pierce
I'm embarrassed for you that you think this is a fair comparison.
Ha you think Manu is closer to Pierce than Manu is to Prince?
Just want ton make sure you read my comment correctly.
You place it side by side and Pierce is the one that clearly stands out above the 3. Like not in the same conversation
Pierce and Manu are very different players. I think when you take into consideration Manu's international resume and also the amount of big games he's had for a team that's won 50+ games every year he's been in the league, his career more than stands up next to Pierce.
Tayshaun isn't even in the same conversation as those two guys. Pierce and Manu are both sure-fire Hall of Famers. Tayshaun is just a nice player who was an important piece for that mid-2000s Pistons team.
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I think Pierce and Manu are pretty comprable. Manu just started in the league older, was on a great team from the get go, and probably had a shorter peak (though thats debatable)
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I think Pierce and Manu are pretty comprable. Manu just started in the league older, was on a great team from the get go, and probably had a shorter peak (though thats debatable)
Manu also played shorter minutes throughout his career. Manu has significantly fewer career (regular season) win shares as a result (88 compared to 134).
But if you look at Manu's career per-minute production compared to Pierce, they are very similar.
Both are basically 20-5-5 guys, with Pierce rebounding a bit more and Manu getting a couple more assists.
Tayshaun, on the other hand, is a career 13-3-5 player. Not on the same level at all.
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I think Pierce and Manu are pretty comprable. Manu just started in the league older, was on a great team from the get go, and probably had a shorter peak (though thats debatable)
Manu also played shorter minutes throughout his career. Manu has significantly fewer career (regular season) win shares as a result (88 compared to 134).
But if you look at Manu's career per-minute production compared to Pierce, they are very similar.
Both are basically 20-5-5 guys, with Pierce rebounding a bit more and Manu getting a couple more assists.
Tayshaun, on the other hand, is a career 13-3-5 player. Not on the same level at all.
I just can't get behind a guy who can barely crack 10k points no matter what. In reality Manu would be an extreme after thought if he was on another team.
If we are talking purely NBA career I think its an insult to compare manu to Pierce. Pierce is breaking records writing his name in history.
Pierce is arguably a top 10 small forward ever.
Manu is like a top 30 shooting guard ever.
I just think there's a big difference
Manu is basically a 20-5-5 accept that he isn't and never was
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I think Pierce and Manu are pretty comprable. Manu just started in the league older, was on a great team from the get go, and probably had a shorter peak (though thats debatable)
Manu also played shorter minutes throughout his career. Manu has significantly fewer career (regular season) win shares as a result (88 compared to 134).
But if you look at Manu's career per-minute production compared to Pierce, they are very similar.
Both are basically 20-5-5 guys, with Pierce rebounding a bit more and Manu getting a couple more assists.
Tayshaun, on the other hand, is a career 13-3-5 player. Not on the same level at all.
I just can't get behind a guy who can barely crack 10k points no matter what. In reality Manu would be an extreme after thought if he was on another team.
If we are talking purely NBA career I think its an insult to compare manu to Pierce. Pierce is breaking records writing his name in history.
Pierce is arguably a top 10 small forward ever.
Manu is like a top 30 shooting guard ever.
I just think there's a big difference
Manu is basically a 20-5-5 accept that he isn't and never was
I'm talking on a per-minute basis.
I'd agree with you that Manu is not a Hall of Famer if you look at NBA career alone, but that's not how it works. International career matters, too.
And it's important, too, that Manu has been at his best in the playoffs and during his peak was every bit as valuable to a very successful team as Pierce has ever been.
The main difference I see between Pierce and Manu is that Pierce has always been a guy who plays 34+ minutes a game and is the top offensive option for his team, while Manu has been more of a super-sub who plays 28-32 minutes and is an auxilliary scorer.
Manu has been a better defender and passer throughout his career, and has more big moments on the biggest stage. All of that counts for something.
In their respective primes, I think Manu and Pierce were probably equally valuable as players.
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I didn't think Indy had much of a chance at beating Miami in the playoffs earlier in the year but I wonder with D-Wade struggling, does that give Indiana an opening here?
Can they upset the Heat?
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I didn't think Indy had much of a chance at beating Miami in the playoffs earlier in the year but I wonder with D-Wade struggling, does that give Indiana an opening here?
Can they upset the Heat?
I think so.
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I didn't think Indy had much of a chance at beating Miami in the playoffs earlier in the year but I wonder with D-Wade struggling, does that give Indiana an opening here?
Can they upset the Heat?
Of course they can, but they probably won't. I'd love it if they did.
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Roy Hibbert has to exploit Udonis Haslem. There is no way a 6-8 240lb forward should be able to cover big Roy Hibbert down in the post.
These are usually the types of matchups that Hibbert is good at taking of.
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I like Sam Young. He is a guy I'd like to have on the Celtics someday.
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If David West can play this good alongside Hibbert Miami is in trouble.
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Indiana's size, length and quickness on the perimeter is fantastic.
So effective on help defense + recovering and closing out on shooters.
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Where has Chris Bosh been?
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It's scary how much the Heat flop.
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Frank Vogel looking a little like Carlisle.
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I get wiEdited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline.l when I look at all the size Indiana has. It feels like the Celtics have been playing small ball for 10 years. When a team plays small or has a power forward who rebounds like a guard, the trade off is supposed to be better long-range shooting, improved defensive range, superior passing but nope, the Celtics got none of that. Splendid.
Even if it was possible for the Celtics to pay Bass' entire salary to play somewhere, I don't think the Spurs would take him.
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I get wi****l when I look at all the size Indiana has. It feels like the Celtics have been playing small ball for 10 years. When a team plays small or has a power forward who rebounds like a guard, the trade off is supposed to be better long-range shooting, improved defensive range, superior passing but nope, the Celtics got none of that. Splendid.
Even if it was possible for the Celtics to pay Bass' entire salary to play somewhere, I don't think the Spurs would take him.
No Sullinger.
Darko was a mistake...on Doc or Danny's part. Probably Danny.
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Indy playing great defense on Lebron right now ... he's going to get a tres once-in-a-while.
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Even if it was possible for the Celtics to pay Bass' entire salary to play somewhere, I don't think the Spurs would take him.
Didn't the Spurs try to sign Bass in the past?
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I'm veeerrry impressed by Indiana.
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Even if it was possible for the Celtics to pay Bass' entire salary to play somewhere, I don't think the Spurs would take him.
Didn't the Spurs try to sign Bass in the past?
I don't think so. I'd be very surprised if they did. For as long as I can remember, their role players have had high basketball IQs and/or been able to shoot from threes. Bass couldn't be further from a Spurs type player.
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Bosh and that super sick 0 rebounds.
Lance Stephenson (6'5") has got 9.
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Indiana's bigs have been great. West is scoring so efficiently through a smattering of outside jumpers and beasting on the offensive boards. And Hibbert's been a force on defense and the offensive boards. Even Hansbrough's been really good.
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Mario Chalmers (bruised left shoulder) is questionable to return to tonight's
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DJ Augustin has just become one of my favorite players. I mean flopping against the Extraordinary League of Floppers? Yes, yes yes!
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Am I the only one here who likes Tyler Hansbrough's rough physical and ultra effort play?
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Even if it was possible for the Celtics to pay Bass' entire salary to play somewhere, I don't think the Spurs would take him.
Didn't the Spurs try to sign Bass in the past?
I don't think so. I'd be very surprised if they did. For as long as I can remember, their role players have had high basketball IQs and/or been able to shoot from threes. Bass couldn't be further from a Spurs type player.
There was some talk last summer that the Spurs had some interest in Bass as an upgrade on Dejuan Blair, but that they would have had to work out a sign-and-trade to make that happen.
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DJ Augustin has just become one of my least favorite players. He couldn't be more flat-footed on defense in not rotating to Bosh. Yes DJ, let Hibbert defend 2-on-1 even though you're a foot away.
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Am I the only one here who likes Tyler Hansbrough's rough physical and ultra effort play?
KG doesn't like it, that's for sure.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO634h8Vihw
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Am I the only one here who likes Tyler Hansbrough's rough physical and ultra effort play?
Definitely. Very aggressive and very physical. An instigator.
Intelligent player too. Smart and full hustle. Good combination.
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George "Courtney" Jesse "Lee" Hill
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HOLY!
Hansbrough got decked in the face and HE GETS THE FOUL!?
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Shane Battier really struggling to box out T.Hansbrough.
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Rebounds
Indiana 32
Miami 22
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Even if it was possible for the Celtics to pay Bass' entire salary to play somewhere, I don't think the Spurs would take him.
Didn't the Spurs try to sign Bass in the past?
I don't think so. I'd be very surprised if they did. For as long as I can remember, their role players have had high basketball IQs and/or been able to shoot from threes. Bass couldn't be further from a Spurs type player.
There was some talk last summer that the Spurs had some interest in Bass as an upgrade on Dejuan Blair, but that they would have had to work out a sign-and-trade to make that happen.
No way. For one, they wouldn't have been seeking an upgrade on DeJuan Blair but Boris Diaw who had supplanted Blair in the starting lineup. And two, it's incomprehensible. Bass is one of the most anti-Spurs players in the game.
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Psycho-T keeping the pacers ahead. If they can stay close until West and Hibbert come back in, I like Indiana's chances.
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David West
20/4
Roy Hibbert
13/8
Tyler Hansborough
10/6
Chris Bosh
12/0 (Zero.)
Udonis Haslem
2/7
Chris Anderson
8/2
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Am I the only one here who likes Tyler Hansbrough's rough physical and ultra effort play?
Definitely. Very aggressive and very physical. An instigator.
Intelligent player too. Smart and full hustle. Good combination.
Good enough to be added to the My Boys list. Man, he's becoming a game changer right now. Rebounds after rebounds, then hustle plays.
We should show our bigs how Tyler plays, every shot that has been taken he's boxing out or fighting for position. Setting hard screen AND rolling hard too.
I'm loving me some Psycho T.
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LeBron pulls a Pierce... misses two free throws in a row :3
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Seriously, can anyone imagine Bass in the Spurs ball movement offense? Everyone who plays for them can pass. It leads to beautiful basketball. Bass is one of the worst passers in the game. He could singlehandedly screw up their fantastic offensive continuity.
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Indiana giving Miami all they can handle (so far).
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So Indiana has the strongest point guard in the game in Augstin who is capable of plowing through Lebron as well as the strongest power forward who is capable of pulling Lebron down to the floor at incredible velocity. Marvelous.
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Big plays by Chris Andersen.
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Whenever Miami "turns up the intensty" on defense, it's just Wade and Chalmers and James attacking and fouling the opposing ball-handlers and not getting called for it, leading to turnovers and transition opportunities.
The Heat are not THAT good a defensive team, but they're allowed to play a different kind of defense once the game gets tight in the second half.
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It's about time George took it to the hoop. He's been awful so far.
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Birdman is killing it.
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Pacers are blowing a lot of opportunities here.
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Wow Roy Hibbert. He has to be better than missing that pass. That was an easy 2 and the lead.
I understand that he's trying to get ready for the rebound but he has to be more focused on the ball.
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I really don't like the way the Heat play. Hackers on one end, floppers on the other, and a lot of whining and complaining to the refs.
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Big hoop by Chris Bosh. I love seeing him take advantage of his quickness and attack Roy Hibbert.
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George should've been pressuring Lebron on that last Wade basket so his vision isn't clear. Miami runs that play all the time, where Lebron or Wade hold the ball, waiting for a cutter to get open. It's like a football play. Lebron is looking to pass all the way there.
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West is the man on the pacers!
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George and Hill have been disappointing tonight.
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MAN IS THE A GAME OR WHAT!?
Entering crunch time, just hope the refs don't blow this, because I have a bad feeling they will.
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MAN IS THE A GAME OR WHAT!?
Entering crunch time, just hope the refs don't blow this, because I have a bad feeling they will.
Can count on that happening, aye :(
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George and Hill have been disappointing tonight.
George Hill has been doubly disappointing.
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how the heck does Wade get a layup in that situation? That's terrible!
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how the heck does Wade get a layup in that situation? That's terrible!
Ask Sam Young who blew that defensive assignment completely. Nothing Hibbert could do about that.
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Ah, the threat of Ray Allen on the pick and pop screwed up Indy's D.
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how the heck does Wade get a layup in that situation? That's terrible!
Yeah, nvm the refs - the Pacers will wreck themselves -_-
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Pacers inability to score all year will either haunt them now, or be disproved.
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Paul George WAT.
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If the Pacers can get a healthy Granger back next year they will be a legit contender.
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Paul George WAT.
The commentating crew had a very good insight about this. I think George really got confused. His bench was standing and Sam Young was in full uni, must have thought he had an open guy.
Well, he was wide open actually.
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That guy missed a free throw? Wow.
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Now's the time for Indy to break out the Flagrant foul four point possession.
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Now's the time for Indy to break out the Flagrant foul four point possession.
nah...miami will never get called for a flagrant
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Now's the time for Indy to break out the Flagrant foul four point possession.
I don't know, can Hibbert sell being hurt like Tony Allen did. Not sure about that.
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You know, when you think about it, how much better is this Heat supporting cast for James than the '07 Cavs?
Larry Hughes '07 Playoffs: 11.3 pts, 2.4 ast, 3.4 reb
Dwyane Wade '13 Playoffs: 13 pts 5.4 ast 4.8 reb
Big Z '07 Playoffs: 12.6 pts 9.7 reb .8 blks
Bosh '13 Playoffs: 13.2 pts 8.3 reb 1.2 blks
Bosh and Wade are more efficient. Wade is obviously much better than Larry Hughes. But with Wade looking more and more like a very talented player and less and less like a superstar, is this Heat team really that loaded? Is LeBron not in much the same position as he was in Cleveland, being THE MAN all the time?
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WOW!!!!!
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OH MY GOD
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Haha - what a lucky shot by Paul George!
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he pulled that out of his rear end!!!!
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(http://www.thehiredguns.com/blogs/files/2012/10/omg.jpeg)
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YOWSA! In your face Lebron, in your face!
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Wow!
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Paul George for 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OH LORDY :] that was AWESOME. The most broken of plays :]]
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.7 seconds . . . time for anything but an alley-oop?
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Ray missing that FT really cost Miami.
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Mr. Ray Allen, thank you for your free throw miss.
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YOWSA! In your face Lebron, in your face!
This gets a TP.
Lucky or not, what an amazing shot that was by Paul George. He vindicated himself from that turnover.
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When George passed it off to West when he had Haslem on him, I thought the game was over. Rub it in Indiana, please.
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paul george is a baller. the faces in the miami crowd just gave me such a deep satisfaction. is that evil?
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Paul George my 2010 draft binky... ;(
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Pacers should just give it to West or Hibbert every single possession and try to get fouled or get a good shot (or second chance opportunity) inside.
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Good point Kerr. Loved George rushing the ball up and getting West the ball after he'd established deep post position on Battier. They've had troubling getting West the ball in the second half otherwise.
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Great defense by Stephenson on Lebron there. I thought Lebron had shuffled his feet too.
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Birdman is making an impact
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great defense by George
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Paul George's defense is surreal.
Held LeBron pretty tight, got switched to cover Wade and still mange to hold him off and actually stole the ball.
Edit.
And he's scoring in the clutch. A star is shining bright tonight.
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George has arrived.
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Paul George is taking over, I love it
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will Lebron actually foul out?
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1-8 for Ray with a huge missed free throw. What, did Szerzbiak guard him or something? What happened? Whomp, whomp, whomp.
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idk why and idk if it's even accurate but paul george reminds me of a young pierce. i think his ceiling is similar to pierce. bold statement i know but this kid is young and good
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What a huge play by Chris Bosh.
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Bosh got away with a pushoff on Hibbert
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That woman was wearing a white shirt with white jeans. What? Who in their right mind does that? I know this is a "White-Out" for them but come on. There are limits. I would've denied her entry if I was a security guard.
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I'd love to see Bosh attack the offensive glass more often.
There is no way Roy Hibbert can box Bosh out effectively. Bosh is simply too quick and agile for Hibbert to keep a body on him consistently. Bosh is such a good offensive rebounder when he is aggressive and attacks the glass. I wish he'd do it more often.
I wish Spoelstra would push him harder in terms of rebounding.
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especially if BOSH is allowed to push Hibbert like that Indiana if the lose this just got robbed.
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Bosh got away with a pushoff on Hibbert
Not surprised.
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idk why and idk if it's even accurate but paul george reminds me of a young pierce. i think his ceiling is similar to pierce. bold statement i know but this kid is young and good
I don't really see it. George is more athletic and longer, which allows him to be a much better defender than Pierce was early in his career. I also don't think George will ever be the offensive weapon that Pierce was in his prime.
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Dumb, dumb move by Vogel taking Hibbert out. Did Doc possess him on that timeout? Good night Indiana.
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Easy to say this in hindsight, but taking Hibbert out of the game there was an absolute blunder by Vogel. Roy Hibbert is the most important piece of that defense (which is saying something, because George is very good defensively as well).
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i love how obvious it is that reggie wants the pacers to win. haha i have never heard an announcer criticize miami so much even though he's not wrong. i love it !
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frank vogel was coaching well until that last bonehead decision. take hibbert out and play to miami's strengths ? gah idk why you would do that.
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Come on Vogel. If Indy is so inept at defending threes or small ball with Hibbert out there, how do they manage the other 47 minutes of the game. He did this late against the Knicks in their last game. Don't take out a player who should've at least been Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
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Seriously!!?!?!?!?! They foul George taking a deep desperation three?????
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WOW. What an awful, awful, awful foul by Wade.
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if paul george makes all of these free throws i will buy his jersey tonight
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Hit these!
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Why the hell did Wade foul George when he is 3 feet behind the three point line taking a contested pull up jump-shot? Ridiculous defense by Wade.
That shot probably had less than 25% chance of going in. Can't foul that crap.
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CLUTCH.
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WOW. What an awful, awful, awful foul by Wade.
That's an understatement.
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add him to my collection
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Give it to Ray Spoelstra!
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add him to my collection
I like the way you think, haha. TP.
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One
More
Stop
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Don't take Hibbert out!
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ugh!!!!
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Really?
REALLY!?!?!?
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Wow. 2 seconds left and you give up a layup.
Inconceivable. You knock his ass out before you let that happen.
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Haha, oh my, what a twist. Crazy finish to this game. Amazing.
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Once again Hibbert was on the bench and the Pacers give up a layup. Great job Vogel!
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[dang] was hibbert not out there again ?
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Frank Vogel cost his team the win tonight. That was one of the dumbest coaching blunders I've seen in some time.
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ARE YOU F'N KIDDING ME VOGEL?
You leave Hibbert out after Lebron drove straight to the rim last time ?
Moron
These kind of moves should get a coach fired
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJS3a20rUVM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJS3a20rUVM)
Pow
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Frank Vogel cost his team the win tonight. That was one of the dumbest coaching blunders I've seen in some time.
and that says a lot considering we watched Doc for years now.
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I don't think Hibbert would have effected that drive anyways. Miami had the floor well spaced out. No way Hibbert could hang around near the hoop. And if he did, he would've left a wide open three point shooter. Either way Indiana was giving up a high percentage shot.
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why oh why oh why do coaches play to the heats strength ? no one can play heat ball better than the heat. you keep your rim protector in the game and make them hit a jump shot not a freakin warm up lay up. back back times. im freakin like the c's just lost
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WOW!
What a very convinient time to lapse on D.
The Hero got beat off the dribble.
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Pacers deserve to lose if that's the shot they're gonna give LeBron with 3 seconds left.
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Huge huge mistake by Vogel taking out Hibbert TWICE
Both layups!
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why oh why oh why do coaches play to the heats strength ? no one can play heat ball better than the heat. you keep your rim protector in the game and make them hit a jump shot not a freakin warm up lay up. back back times. im freakin like the c's just lost
Yes!
All these coaches continue to let Miami dictate the matchups. Good luck beating them that way.
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How do you not square LBJ up George? You come out shading him to one side and basically show him the way to the hoop. Again Hibbert not out there. Terrible coaching decision and just horrible focus and execution by George.
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WOW!
What a very convinient time to lapse on D.
The Hero got beat off the dribble.
ah im trying to not let this ruin george's great game but man you need to make lebron into a jump shooter. gah ill still buy his jersey for the heart he showed out here.
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I don't think Hibbert would have effected that drive anyways. Miami had the floor well spaced out. No way Hibbert could hang around near the hoop. And if he did, he would've left a wide open three point shooter. Either way Indiana was giving up a high percentage shot.
Nah, you give up the three if it allows you to cut off the layup attempt. Much more difficult play to accomplish in 2 seconds - drive, kick, catch, shoot. A lot needs to happen.
They just let LeBron dive to the hoop for an uncontested layup. Inexcusable.
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I don't think Hibbert would have effected that drive anyways. Miami had the floor well spaced out. No way Hibbert could hang around near the hoop. And if he did, he would've left a wide open three point shooter. Either way Indiana was giving up a high percentage shot.
Steve Kerr made a great point that if Hibbert was on the floor it could have gave Bosh an open jump shot, which he's on fire.
LeBron's first step made the difference, nothing Indy can do about that. I think Paul George got beat because he committed too much and LeBron just made a very good play.
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Frank Vogel cost his team the win tonight. That was one of the dumbest coaching blunders I've seen in some time.
and that says a lot considering we watched Doc for years now.
LOL TP
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I don't think Hibbert would have effected that drive anyways. Miami had the floor well spaced out. No way Hibbert could hang around near the hoop. And if he did, he would've left a wide open three point shooter. Either way Indiana was giving up a high percentage shot.
I agree with that, but I'd have put Hibbert on the inbounder, which perhaps with his height and length, makes the Heat throw the pass further away from their basket then what we just saw.
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That is not clutch, Lebron. Even someone like Norris Cole can make that.
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really indy? They gave up 3 wide open layups. One to wade near the end of the 4th. Two to Lebron at the end of OT. Basketball God's got them back for the bad call on wade though.
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That is not clutch, Lebron. Even someone like Norris Cole can make that.
I don't think Norris Cole will have the presence of mind to recognize that Paul George over committed on defense...
I understand that it was an easy layup, but LeBron's recognition and fast reacting to what the defense gave him was superb, something I think Norris Cole might not be able to do.
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How do you not square LBJ up George? You come out shading him to one side and basically show him the way to the hoop. Again Hibbert not out there. Terrible coaching decision and just horrible focus and execution by George.
That was the fastest hero to zero I've seen in an NBA game.
He will learn from experience. I just hope this mistake in his learning process doesn't cost them the series.
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losses like these bring such bad qualities out of me haha. i need to say some hateful ish. time to go to 2k put it on easy and ball on lbj to make me feel better
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Well, so much for the Heat losing a series this year.
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I was impressed that the pacers were able to push the heat to the max in spite of giving up 20 turnovers. birdman isn't going to shoot 7 for 7 in the next game. If the pacers can stay strong mentally, they can push miami in this series.
The last play was hard to watch though. No matter what, whatever you do don't let LJ get to the rim. Foul him hard on the way in at least. He is the best finisher in basketball. Make him shoot something other than a layup. Even an uncontested 17 footer would be better.
I know lebron is the best player in the nba and is almost unguardable at times, but you gotta do better than that D if you want to beat the heat. Paul G from Indiana was pretty stellar the whole night, so the effort is there. Just a bad angle / decision on D.
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heat gonna have a hard time with this series but they'll take it but lol at judas wanting a bigger role. decoy/spot up shooter = bigger role. ;D
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Vogel while great throughout the playoffs blew this game so stupid
And yea big mistake by George there too of course
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Losing Game 1, Pacers?
No Finals for you.
This was their chance.
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Losing Game 1, Pacers?
No Finals for you.
This was their chance.
their chances are fairly equal as they were before game 1, sorry
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Well, so much for the Heat losing a series this year.
I must say, I was disappointed by the Pacers letting the opportunity to win game 1 slip, too, but your reaction was not mine.
Looking at the Heat in this game I can't help thinking that with Dwyane Wade playing at about 60% of his previous effectiveness, the Heat are not that scary a team anymore. I'm not sure this Heat team is really that much better than any of those Cavs teams (that, by the way, also won 65+ games in the regular season).
In my mind, you need 4 things to beat the Heat:
1. An elite penetrator at point guard who can score some
2. A wing who is an excellent defender with good size who can also score some
3. A big man who can lock down the paint and also pass / post-up on offense
4. Playoff experience (goes for coaching staff too)
The Spurs have all four of those things. The Grizzlies have 2, maybe 3 of those things. The Pacers are mainly missing #1 and #4 (imagine if you swapped George Hill out for a healthy Rondo -- HUGE difference).
I don't expect the Pacers to beat the Heat, but I still think either of their potential Western Conference opponents have a shot at beating them.
Based on that list, it's worth noting that the Thunder, even at full strength, are missing a key component -- either Ibaka needs to develop a post game so that he can create his own offense down low, or they need to get a center who can score a bit.
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Well, so much for the Heat losing a series this year.
I must say, I was disappointed by the Pacers letting the opportunity to win game 1 slip, too, but your reaction was not mine.
Looking at the Heat in this game I can't help thinking that with Dwyane Wade playing at about 60% of his previous effectiveness, the Heat are not that scary a team anymore. I'm not sure this Heat team is really that much better than any of those Cavs teams (that, by the way, also won 65+ games in the regular season).
In my mind, you need 4 things to beat the Heat:
1. An elite penetrator at point guard who can score some
2. A wing who is an excellent defender with good size who can also score some
3. A big man who can lock down the paint and also pass / post-up on offense
4. Playoff experience (goes for coaching staff too)
The Spurs have all four of those things. The Grizzlies have 2, maybe 3 of those things. The Pacers are mainly missing #1 and #4.
I don't expect the Pacers to beat the Heat, but I still think either of their potential Western Conference opponents have a shot at beating them.
Based on that list, it's worth noting that the Thunder, even at full strength, are missing a key component -- either Ibaka needs to develop a post game so that he can create his own offense down low, or they need to get a center who can score a bit.
That's all well and good, but I just feel like they (the Pacers) just wasted their best shot at this series.
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Well, so much for the Heat losing a series this year.
I must say, I was disappointed by the Pacers letting the opportunity to win game 1 slip, too, but your reaction was not mine.
Looking at the Heat in this game I can't help thinking that with Dwyane Wade playing at about 60% of his previous effectiveness, the Heat are not that scary a team anymore. I'm not sure this Heat team is really that much better than any of those Cavs teams (that, by the way, also won 65+ games in the regular season).
In my mind, you need 4 things to beat the Heat:
1. An elite penetrator at point guard who can score some
2. A wing who is an excellent defender with good size who can also score some
3. A big man who can lock down the paint and also pass / post-up on offense
4. Playoff experience (goes for coaching staff too)
The Spurs have all four of those things. The Grizzlies have 2, maybe 3 of those things. The Pacers are mainly missing #1 and #4.
I don't expect the Pacers to beat the Heat, but I still think either of their potential Western Conference opponents have a shot at beating them.
Based on that list, it's worth noting that the Thunder, even at full strength, are missing a key component -- either Ibaka needs to develop a post game so that he can create his own offense down low, or they need to get a center who can score a bit.
That's all well and good, but I just feel like they (the Pacers) just wasted their best shot at this series.
Of course they did. But I don't think they really had a shot at winning this series anyways, considering what I wrote above.
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Well, so much for the Heat losing a series this year.
I must say, I was disappointed by the Pacers letting the opportunity to win game 1 slip, too, but your reaction was not mine.
Looking at the Heat in this game I can't help thinking that with Dwyane Wade playing at about 60% of his previous effectiveness, the Heat are not that scary a team anymore. I'm not sure this Heat team is really that much better than any of those Cavs teams (that, by the way, also won 65+ games in the regular season).
In my mind, you need 4 things to beat the Heat:
1. An elite penetrator at point guard who can score some
2. A wing who is an excellent defender with good size who can also score some
3. A big man who can lock down the paint and also pass / post-up on offense
4. Playoff experience (goes for coaching staff too)
The Spurs have all four of those things. The Grizzlies have 2, maybe 3 of those things. The Pacers are mainly missing #1 and #4.
I don't expect the Pacers to beat the Heat, but I still think either of their potential Western Conference opponents have a shot at beating them.
Based on that list, it's worth noting that the Thunder, even at full strength, are missing a key component -- either Ibaka needs to develop a post game so that he can create his own offense down low, or they need to get a center who can score a bit.
That's all well and good, but I just feel like they (the Pacers) just wasted their best shot at this series.
Of course they did. But I don't think they really had a shot at winning this series anyways, considering what I wrote above.
I'm going to own up to my foolish mistake here, and without any excuses tell you that I only read your full post after I posted my response to it.
Sorry buddy. First and last time that's happened, promise ;)
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I'm interested to see what MIA does with West. Do they let him get his, or do they double and make Stephenson make open jump shots?
Also, I don't think MIA can expect Birdman to score as much as he did in G1. Somebody else needs to step up.c I think if Chalmers is still hurt (his shoulder), that guy is Norris Cole.
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Continued to watch that lebron bucket George misshap last night.
George shoukd be the only one really at fault here. Not vogel or anyone else.
He played the worst defense he possibly could have. There were 2 seconds left and he complletely blitzed lebron kike he was going for a steal.
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Watching it on mute.
Whistles whistles whistles.
Rather: Pause pause pause.
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Sam Young got a T for breathing in LeBron's general direction.
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Indiana playing well. They would be up double digits if not for a few mental gaffes.
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Bosh flails his arms around, gets bailed out, and flexes and does his T-Rex roar.
Thank you NBA. This is the drama I want. The passion.
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(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/944262_617752951569217_443782990_n.jpg)
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This officiating is absolutely absurd smh
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scott foster is just giving Miami points now ......
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I like the way Spoelstra is switching up the defensive matchups on David West. Giving him a lot of different looks between Haslem, Bosh, Battier and C.Andersen. Something new and different for D.West to solve every few minutes. Helping disrupt his rhythm.
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Bosh flails his arms around, gets bailed out, and flexes and does his T-Rex roar.
Thank you NBA. This is the drama I want. The passion.
I hear you. I don't see why the arm-flailing thing isn't covered under the same umbrella as flopping. It's still acting, and that's not entertaining.
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How does Spoelstra not get a T?
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It's fun to see this trapping and pressure defense from Miami.
It is a pity we couldn't see them do this under the old hand-checking rules. Wade and LeBron would be so much more disruptive defensively than they already are.
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Paul George got WHACKED. No way Wade jumped fast enough against a George under the basket.
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Great job by Indiana to keep playing through the officiating.
Judas sure knows how to disappear in playoff games.
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Sam Young got a T for breathing in LeBron's general direction.
On the other end, LeBron tells off a ref and then proceeds to bump Lance Stevenson while talking a bunch of trash.
Nothing.
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Sam Young got a T for breathing in LeBron's general direction.
On the other end, LeBron tells off a ref and then proceeds to bump Lance Stevenson while talking a bunch of trash.
Nothing.
That's what bothers me so much about the league these days. If they want to stop trash talking and overal complaining to the refs after every little call/non call, which they should stop, they have to start with the star players, not with the scrubs.
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2 rubbish calls for Bosh on West. Jeez. No fun watching this.
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Really enjoying this series. The Pacers are doing a great job of pushing the Heat. Both teams forcing each other to raise their games and answer the challenge. Love it.
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A bit too much Big Three here for Miami. Need to get their role players - especially their shooters - more involved.
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darn! The pacers players are falling like flies here!
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That was a nice drive and finish by Ray Allen.
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Holy. What a dunk by George.
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No masked profanity, means no abbreviated profanity either. We run a family-friendly site here.
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Holy. What a dunk by George.
Pg24 goes hard!
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Excellent drive by Ray Allen. Just outmuscled the much quicker George Hill right there.
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I hope someone decks Battier when the series shifts to Indiana.
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That little LeBron/George hand slap really disappointed me. Not consistent with what playoff basketball is and should be.
KG would have spit in LeBron's stupid face.
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LeBron James has been immense.
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LeBron James has been immense.
Yeah, but how 'bout them Pacers :] Actually making it hard on Mia, even with the reffing being lopsided!
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I hate Miami so much
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God I still have nightmares about Bosh hitting 3's in game 7 of last years ECF
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Oh man, Chris Bosh! I love those corner threes from Bosh. A back-breaking shot.
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God I still have nightmares about Bosh hitting 3's in game 7 of last years ECF
I as well, my friend
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Indiana have been terrific. A little reminiscent of those 2004-2006 Detroit Pistons teams. Tough physical basketball. Dominant defensively. Strong on the boards. Multiple contributors; balanced rather than top heavy. Needs a little more cohesiveness offensively though.
Very impressive showing in these first two games. Growing up. Maturing as a team.
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I love LeBron James defending David West. I think he could take his game up another notch if he defended the four spot more often and made more of an effort to get on the glass and be a 10-12 rebounds per game player.
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Wade with a dirty elbow to Stevenson's head. Usual Wade tactics.
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Indiana have been terrific. A little reminiscent of those 2004-2006 Detroit Pistons teams. Tough physical basketball. Dominant defensively. Strong on the boards. Multiple contributors; balanced rather than top heavy. Needs a little more cohesiveness offensively though.
Very impressive showing in these first two games. Growing up. Maturing as a team.
Yeah they seem a bit impatient every now and then, or just making the wrong decisions.
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Surprise...Wade with a dirty play
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Wade is so dirty. Forearm to the head? Yeah, I'm sure that was an accident.
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How is that inadvertent? The Wade elbow?
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Rondo would be thrown out and have a two game suspension if he did what Wade just did
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How is that inadvertent? The Wade elbow?
wasnt threw an elbow at a guys head.
I assume he'll get hit with a fine and nothing more. Dirty player who just gets away with it.
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Just once in my.life I want to see wade get his you know what kicked. Just once. He's the only player I wish blows out his knee every time he goes up.
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Rondo would be thrown out and have a two game suspension if he did what Wade just did
yep, and Wade didn't even get a foul called on him. Unbelievable. I hope someone takes him out hard.
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Roy Hibbert has done great work on those pick and rolls going to the rim. Patient finishing.
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Love indies style. They just keep going.to the rim.
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Stevenson is really hurting the Pacers on offense tonight
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3-on-2 fastbreak and you run to the corner for a three? Yuck.
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no foul?????
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Make your FT's!!!
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Hack a Hill !!! He was 0-3 tonight before those two
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Keep Roy Hibbert on the floor, Frank!
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Vogel should yank Hibbert just to give the middle finger to all his critics
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Keep Roy Hibbert on the floor, Frank!
Anyone got his phone number? I think the whole world should text him about that right now.
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Indiana have been so good in these first two games. Credit to them.
They have really taken it to Miami.
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Tyson Chandler: NBA Champion
David West: In the conference finals
Chris Paul: Still never left the 2nd round.
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Man Indiana is BRUTAL at closing minutes
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Stevenson is really hurting the Pacers on offense tonight
He's played terrible since that elbow to the head. I wonder if he's concussed.
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why do they put the ball in Hill's hands in the closing seconds? They should let George run the offense.
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Ugh Hill took way too long to get George the ball
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Stevenson is really hurting the Pacers on offense tonight
He's played terrible since that elbow to the head. I wonder if he's concussed.
it's possible
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Excellent defense!
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Nice hands by Lance!
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Ha ha queen. Hope they add that to your clutch montage
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Miami should be down 2-0
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Awful turnovers by LeBron down the stretch.
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Hill with two clutch FTs to put the Heat away!
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This is a great series!
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Awful turnovers by LeBron down the stretch.
West's hands were already up when James threw the pass.
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Really? You're checking that?
C'mon.
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To think Indiana could be up 2-0 and have won both in Miami. Their size really does mess with this Heat squad. I really do believe the Pacers have a chance to win this series in 6-7
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This Pacers team is so easy to root for.
On a side note, I wonder if Granger has sold his home in Indiana yet?
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Yep, off Wade. Karma Mr. Wade.
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What do you know? You keep Hibbert in the game and he prevents Lebron from going to the rim. Quite a concept, Frank.
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Great win for Indiana!
Hibbert showing what a difference a talented big man can make.
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What do you know? You keep Hibbert in the game and he prevents Lebron from going to the rim. Quite a concept, Frank.
at least he learned, some coaches never learn
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Miami should be down 2-0
That was my first thought upon seeing the final score tonight. It's nice for Indiana to steal one in Miami, but man, it's frustrating when I think they could be halfway there right now.
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This is a great series!
Yup, two great games to start it off.
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A Pacers-Spurs Finals would be awesome. Some old school NBA basketball in the spotlight with both teams having a dominant big man.
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To think Indiana could be up 2-0 and have won both in Miami. Their size really does mess with this Heat squad. I really do believe the Pacers have a chance to win this series in 6-7
Eh, Paul George had to hit a miracle three to tie that game and send it into OT and have the refs actually call wade for a foul late in the game to take their one point lead they blew.
Two one possession games in the last 2 minutes, 1-1 series. Sounds right to me, games that close are coin flips when both teams are locked in like this.
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A Pacers-Spurs Finals would be awesome. Some old school NBA basketball in the spotlight with both teams having a dominant big man.
And allow the ratings to plummet into nothingness?
Remember 2003 LA/Sacramento? If Miami got down to an elimination game against Indy, the fix will be put on and boom.....no SA/Indy Finals.
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Should be 2-0 Indy right now.
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What do you know? You keep Hibbert in the game and he prevents Lebron from going to the rim. Quite a concept, Frank.
After everyone went after his head about that, he knew better than to try that again.
Also I'm happy the Pacers won.
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A Pacers-Spurs Finals would be awesome. Some old school NBA basketball in the spotlight with both teams having a dominant big man.
And allow the ratings to plummet into nothingness?
Remember 2003 LA/Sacramento? If Miami got down to an elimination game against Indy, the fix will be put on and boom.....no SA/Indy Finals.
Now Stern needs to make sure Memphis wins tomorrow to make the flow of the playoffs balanced lol!
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A Pacers-Spurs Finals would be awesome. Some old school NBA basketball in the spotlight with both teams having a dominant big man.
If the Pacers pull off this upset, I'll be happy regardless of how the finals turn out. I wouldn't mind seeing any of the other three teams win it all.
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To think Indiana could be up 2-0 and have won both in Miami. Their size really does mess with this Heat squad. I really do believe the Pacers have a chance to win this series in 6-7
Eh, Paul George had to hit a miracle three to tie that game and send it into OT and have the refs actually call wade for a foul late in the game to take their one point lead they blew.
Two one possession games in the last 2 minutes, 1-1 series. Sounds right to me, games that close are coin flips when both teams are locked in like this.
It would not have come to that if they had called BOSH on the blatant push off on the play before the three.
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On NBA Countdown, the guys were discussing Wade's elbow to Stephenson.
"Dwyane Wade ain't like that [being a dirty player]." - Magic Johnson
"Rajon Rondo's elbow would disagree." - Bill Simmons
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On NBA Countdown, the guys were discussing Wade's elbow to Stephenson.
"Dwyane Wade ain't like that [being a dirty player]." - Magic Johnson
"Rajon Rondo's elbow would disagree." - Bill Simmons
the fact that they even discussed it means Wade's reputation as a dirty player must be growing fast
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On NBA Countdown, the guys were discussing Wade's elbow to Stephenson.
"Dwyane Wade ain't like that [being a dirty player]." - Magic Johnson
"Rajon Rondo's elbow would disagree." - Bill Simmons
the fact that they even discussed it means Wade's reputation as a dirty player must be growing fast
They discussed it because the NBA is reviewing it.
Wilbon though he'd get a fine, Magic, as I quoted, defended him, Bill said he leads the league in most dirty plays that look inadvertent, and Jalen just laughed at what Bill said (in agreement, I think).
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On NBA Countdown, the guys were discussing Wade's elbow to Stephenson.
"Dwyane Wade ain't like that [being a dirty player]." - Magic Johnson
"Rajon Rondo's elbow would disagree." - Bill Simmons
the fact that they even discussed it means Wade's reputation as a dirty player must be growing fast
They discussed it because the NBA is reviewing it.
Wilbon though he'd get a fine, Magic, as I quoted, defended him, Bill said he leads the league in most dirty plays that look inadvertent, and Jalen just laughed at what Bill said (in agreement, I think).
Glad that Bill Simmons was there to speak the truth. I'm disappointed in Magic, he knows better.
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On NBA Countdown, the guys were discussing Wade's elbow to Stephenson.
"Dwyane Wade ain't like that [being a dirty player]." - Magic Johnson
"Rajon Rondo's elbow would disagree." - Bill Simmons
the fact that they even discussed it means Wade's reputation as a dirty player must be growing fast
They discussed it because the NBA is reviewing it.
Wilbon though he'd get a fine, Magic, as I quoted, defended him, Bill said he leads the league in most dirty plays that look inadvertent, and Jalen just laughed at what Bill said (in agreement, I think).
Glad that Bill Simmons was there to speak the truth. I'm disappointed in Magic, he knows better.
Well, Magic is a Laker homer so he's trying his best to defend Wade.
Bill Simmons doing the right thing for the world, agreeing and arguing that Wade is the dirtiest player in the league. Second is Metta World Peace.
Not because I'm a Celtics fan defaming the Lakers and Heat, but coincidentally, they both play dirty on the court.
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On NBA Countdown, the guys were discussing Wade's elbow to Stephenson.
"Dwyane Wade ain't like that [being a dirty player]." - Magic Johnson
"Rajon Rondo's elbow would disagree." - Bill Simmons
the fact that they even discussed it means Wade's reputation as a dirty player must be growing fast
They discussed it because the NBA is reviewing it.
Wilbon though he'd get a fine, Magic, as I quoted, defended him, Bill said he leads the league in most dirty plays that look inadvertent, and Jalen just laughed at what Bill said (in agreement, I think).
Glad that Bill Simmons was there to speak the truth. I'm disappointed in Magic, he knows better.
Well, Magic is a Laker homer so he's trying his best to defend Wade.
Bill Simmons doing the right thing for the world, agreeing and arguing that Wade is the dirtiest player in the league. Second is Metta World Peace.
Not because I'm a Celtics fan defaming the Lakers and Heat, but coincidentally, they both play dirty on the court.
Yea, but Wade is not, and never was a laker. Come on Magic, tell the truth!
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Wade is the worst... says Ramon Sessions lol
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Goodness gracious, MEM generates TO's way more than I thought they did.
The Grindhouse is ROCKING tonight.
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The best offense MEM is going to get is running after every board, or forcing TOs..
They're doing both in G3, and have an 11-point lead. Nice.
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Ugly start to this one. I hope San Antonio doesn't dig themselves to deep a hole. I think they can come back from this if they can keep it in the 12-15 point range.
If it balloons up to 20+ points, it'll be tough to get back.
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Memphis and Indiana would be a crazy Finals.
If SanAn goes, they'll probably be 5-0 in Finals.
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Ugly start to this one. I hope San Antonio doesn't dig themselves to deep a hole. I think they can come back from this if they can keep it in the 12-15 point range.
If it balloons up to 20+ points, it'll be tough to get back.
It starts on defense, I think. SAS perimeter players are not fighting through screens, and aren't putting their hands up on jump shots.
Pop has to be furious with the start so far.
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Mike Conley with five steals after the first quarter.
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Nice run by the Spurs to cut it to a 9 point deficit.
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Oh man, this could be brutal.
Allen and Prince both hurt. Prince hobbled right to the locker room. Allen is still in.
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This game is almost as bad to watch as some of those NY/Celtic classics from earlier in the playoffs. Griz offense has been pathetic since the end of the first.
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it ain't even 'bout the points no more.. it's 'bout who don't score no points no more
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when matt bonner scores on you in the paint, you know youre screwed
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Why not attack Matt Bonner's defense? No way Bonner can box out Z-Bo either. Randolph pushing him around like a rag doll off the ball under the glass.
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Bayless hurts the the team more than he helps. Takes too many shots, and most are poor shots.
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Duncan's amazing
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Duncan's amazing
less amazing since I said that
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More replays ... yuck
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Pondexter will be a loss if this goes to overtime.
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Well, we are talking about Ricky Ledo and his scoring abilites in the Draft thread, right.
I guess I found a team who could use him. The Grizzlies.
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First basket so important in OT. Who gets it? Tim Duncan.
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Brilliant play by the Spurs. Tony Parker with some heady play in the pick and roll. Tim Duncan making buckets and facilitating offense from high post. Splitter scoring inside.
Taking it to the Grizzlies here in overtime.
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I understand why tha San Antonio fans are high are their Spurs.
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I would love to see tha Pacers meet tha Spurs in tha Finals
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Duncan is amazing. Still the epicenter of that franchise on both offense and defense.
Honestly it probably contributes to whether or not KG retires. He's clearly a poor man's Tim Duncan... it's gotta be hard for KG to walk away while his peer is still dominating games and leading teams to the Finals.
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Duncan is amazing. Still the epicenter of that franchise on both offense and defense.
Honestly it probably contributes to whether or not KG retires. He's clearly a poor man's Tim Duncan... it's gotta be hard for KG to walk away while his peer is still dominating games and leading teams to the Finals.
Certainly among the most amazing if you have no appreciation for the "sweet science" of basketball. I'd prefer watching obsolete sports over a Duncan-lead Spurs team, any day. We pay for 40" verticals, not cornballs. Probably would've been an even more remarkable accountant.
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Duncan is amazing. Still the epicenter of that franchise on both offense and defense.
Honestly it probably contributes to whether or not KG retires. He's clearly a poor man's Tim Duncan... it's gotta be hard for KG to walk away while his peer is still dominating games and leading teams to the Finals.
Certainly among the most amazing if you have no appreciation for the "sweet science" of basketball. I'd prefer watching obsolete sports over a Duncan-lead Spurs team, any day. We pay for 40" verticals, not cornballs. Probably would've been an even more remarkable accountant.
Your avatar suggests that you don't mind if a player has a vert less than that :p
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Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder why Tony Allen wasn't playing much in overtime, if at all? I thought he did a good job on Parker. Then it didn't seem like he was playing during the overtime and Parker was back to generating offense and causing havoc. I know he missed a couple of free throws, but his D when he was guarding Parker was having an impact.
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Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder why Tony Allen wasn't playing much in overtime, if at all? I thought he did a good job on Parker. Then it didn't seem like he was playing during the overtime and Parker was back to generating offense and causing havoc. I know he missed a couple of free throws, but his D when he was guarding Parker was having an impact.
Spurs just double relentlessly off Tony Allen. It really kills their offense and spacing. Makes it very difficult to get the ball to,the post.
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Duncan is amazing. Still the epicenter of that franchise on both offense and defense.
Honestly it probably contributes to whether or not KG retires. He's clearly a poor man's Tim Duncan... it's gotta be hard for KG to walk away while his peer is still dominating games and leading teams to the Finals.
Eh except Duncan has had some down years in that regard since kg was a Celtic and going deep in the playoffs....with that said kg could never hold duncans Jock, why would it matter now?
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Duncan is amazing. Still the epicenter of that franchise on both offense and defense.
Honestly it probably contributes to whether or not KG retires. He's clearly a poor man's Tim Duncan... it's gotta be hard for KG to walk away while his peer is still dominating games and leading teams to the Finals.
Certainly among the most amazing if you have no appreciation for the "sweet science" of basketball. I'd prefer watching obsolete sports over a Duncan-lead Spurs team, any day. We pay for 40" verticals, not cornballs. Probably would've been an even more remarkable accountant.
Not me.
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Duncan is amazing. Still the epicenter of that franchise on both offense and defense.
Honestly it probably contributes to whether or not KG retires. He's clearly a poor man's Tim Duncan... it's gotta be hard for KG to walk away while his peer is still dominating games and leading teams to the Finals.
Eh except Duncan has had some down years in that regard since kg was a Celtic and going deep in the playoffs....with that said kg could never hold duncans Jock, why would it matter now?
I think they both look at each other and are driven out of rivalry somewhat.
Duncan looks fantastic this year, so much better than the past two years.
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I am shocked that San Antonio is able to put Matt Bonner on Z-Bo for long stretches. Just shocked that Z-Bo isn't abusing them to the point of going away from that match up.
Z-Bo got a few fouls and offensive boards on Bonner, but that's it.
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I think Memphis should go big on the wings more often and play Pondexter instead of TA. Slide Tayshaun down the SG position. Get that extra shooting on the floor and another matchup problem for San Antonio to deal with at SG with Tayshaun's post game.
Well, so long as that injury/knock Tayshaun suffered isn't too bad.
Move away from those Bayless/Conley backcourts and some of those units where TA's lack of shooting is holding them back.
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I love the physical way the Pacers are playing the Heat. I love that they are forcing the game to be played at their pace. They are not afraid to foul....and are making their fouls count: good hard ones, not dirty, but remembered the next time down the court.
Home Court to Pacers! Wow! Whatever happens now, those were two terrific games. I am looking forward to Game 3.
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Love seeing Haslem knock down that 16 foot jump shot. Such an important shot for Miami's spacing offensively.
Edit: Haslem with a jump hook in the lane. Looking spry tonight. Like he did 4-5 years ago.
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I wish Paul George was better able to take advantage of his size advantage over D-Wade. He should be able to score at will on Wade down in the post ... if he had a post game.
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Jeez, you know bad things are going to happen when Lance Stephenson waves off Paul George in the post late in the shot clock to go one-on-one against LeBron James.
Air ball.
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the Pacers with back-back turnovers to close the quarter. They keep throwing away chances to build a lead.
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Miami wants this game more than Indiana.
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Miami wants this game more than Indiana.
I don't know about that. I think it's miami's experience showing
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Attack the rim! Forget the threes...the refs are calling the fouls. Go get them.
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George is not very effective so far against LeBron. Pacers aren't taking very good care of the ball.
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Pacers, undefeated at home. Undefeated against Miami at home.
Miami, undefeated on the road.
Who's gonna give?
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what happened to Hibbert?
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Nice post move by Mahinmi.
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Mahinmi looks like he's from the Boston Celtics school of boxing out.
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Bosh has made too many jumpers.
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why doesn't this "verticality rule" apply to the celtics defenders? I've never seen it called before watching this series.
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Miami's big men coming out strong tonight and really taking it to the pacers.
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Haslem and Anderson are playing to well for Indiana to win
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wow, what an awful call
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It's safe to say that the Pacers need some major defensive adjustments for the 2nd half.
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Miami has a switch. It's now on.
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Pacers need to regroup during this halftime and make some adjustments to get back into this game.
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Well, now we get to see what the Pacers are really made of.
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Is it me or does James always hover around tha refs?
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Man...the celtics really missed out by not getting West a few years ago.
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Is it me or does James always hover around tha refs?
he's like an insecure girlfriend
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Is it me or does James always hover around tha refs?
he's like an insecure girlfriend
It's the whole Heat team, plus Melo
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Is it me or does James always hover around tha refs?
he's like an insecure girlfriend
It's the whole Heat team, plus Melo
the heathers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathers
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Roy Hibbert looks like Tracy McGrady
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crucial part of the game here for the Pacers. They have to keep the momentum going.
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Roy Hibbert looks like Tracy McGrady
but supersized
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big play by Chalmers
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time to put a fork in the pacers
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Even though Miami has a ton of points this game, I love how Indiana doesn't switch and gets back to their base defensive assignments no matter what. It's like watching Thibs defense. If this were the Celtics versus the Heat, there would be a lot of switches and Lebron being able to isolate against Bass for however long he wanted.
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Pacers have been struggling
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Hm. I wonder why don't they ever call those fouls when James bulldozes his way through players
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Game pretty much all but over.
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Game pretty much all but over.
and likely the series too
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I think Hansborough gets smacked around more than any other player in the league
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And just like that...Miami Heat reclaimed home court advantage.
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Why do they keep saying Lebron's been working on a floater? He hit a bunch of ridiculous 14 foot floaters last year against the same Pacers in the playoffs. He's taken and hit the longest floaters I've ever seen and done them against bigs like Hibbert and Bynum. It's not really that hard to remember.
On a side-note: I just can't stand Kerr. It's aggravating enough to hear him repeat the same cliches ("a few years ago, I don't think player X would have done that") and spout inaccuracies like "driving to the basket is Brandon Bass' game" (What? WHAT? OMG) but he's actually praised for his analysis. He's fantastic on NBATV's roundtable but he seems to lose all his sense and hold on scouting reports from the studio to the court.
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Memphis has no offense.
If opposing teams can make Zach a non-factor, the Grizzlies have to depend on offensive juggernauts in Mike Conley, Tayshaun Prince and Tony Allen.
The Grizzlies miss Mayo and Gay big time.
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You know which broadcasters I enjoy listening to?
Mike Tirico and Hubie Brown.
They're just a great duo.
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Memphis has no offense.
If opposing teams can make Zach a non-factor, the Grizzlies have to depend on offensive juggernauts in Mike Conley, Tayshaun Prince and Tony Allen.
The Grizzlies miss Mayo and Gay big time.
Funny, they had a guy who can create his own offense but got rid of him because he was "overpaid".
That dude could be really of use right about now.
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Quincy Pondexter has really emerged this season.
I think he is going to make a fine starter for somebody in the near future.
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Very impressive showing by the Spurs. Sweep, wow. Terrific display.
Delighted to see San Antonio back in the NBA Finals.
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Spurs are gonna kill Miami.
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Spurs could really give the heat trouble. The height they have is great, they spread you out which hurts the heat, and they have a PG that can get into the lane. I would not be surprised the least if the heat threw LeBron on Tony Parker right off the bat. Let Chalmers run around and chase danny Green. Thats what i think the heat should do. Would play to their strengths the most. But we'll see. Really hope Spurs win though. I used to hate the spurs and how they were so boring and were such a plan ol' team. Thats when i was 15. After years of watching how basketball should be played from teams like the spurs and Celtics, Man i can really respect them.
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Spurs are gonna kill Miami.
I really hope so.
The Heat seem to have a higher gear or two that they go to sometimes after they get a wakeup call (i.e. they lose) and they seem otherworldly. Other times, they don't look much better than any of the many good teams LeBron has led in the past that have failed to win championships.
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I never ever thought I'd see the day where TMac is in the finals..
However, its good to see the Spurs make the finals again, they really epitomise what I love about basketball.
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San Antonio Spurs are on a 4-series winning streak in NBA Finals series.
Will that streak continue? Or will the potential-finals candidate Heat be the first ones to end that as LeBron hoists another ring?
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The Grizzlies really disappointed me. Can't believe they couldn't get a single game. Congratulations to the Spurs. I think Spurs/Heat goes to 7, I'm not picking a winner.
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Wow!! That was a stunning performance by the Spurs. I watched most of that third quarter with my jaw dropped at the way the Spurs were balling, only to realize that the Grizzlies actually played them even. I've got to tip my hat to the Memphis Grizzlies. They play with fight and tenacity. That was probably the most competitive sweep I've ever seen.
Man, the Spurs are in a zone. I really hope they can keep it up against, presumably, the Heat in the finals. Still pulling for the Pacers to pull off the miracle (it seems like that's what'll it'll take at this point) upset.
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Spurs could really give the heat trouble. The height they have is great, they spread you out which hurts the heat, and they have a PG that can get into the lane. I would not be surprised the least if the heat threw LeBron on Tony Parker right off the bat. Let Chalmers run around and chase danny Green. Thats what i think the heat should do. Would play to their strengths the most. But we'll see. Really hope Spurs win though. I used to hate the spurs and how they were so boring and were such a plan ol' team. Thats when i was 15. After years of watching how basketball should be played from teams like the spurs and Celtics, Man i can really respect them.
I feel just the same! As a matter of fact I thought the 2007 finals were boring and I was rooting for LeBron after how he took over the detroit series but after following the Cs closely over time, the spurs have won me over this season.
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hope the pacers can beat up the heat some more.
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Spurs are gonna kill Miami.
Congrats to the Spurs and this would be great ;D
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LOL oh yeah the Lionel Hollins sit your a** down shove to Bayless was hilarious
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Spurs are gonna kill Miami.
Hmm I don't think so. I think it will go 6 or 7 games, with either team having the same chance of winning.
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Spurs are gonna kill Miami.
I really hope so.
The Heat seem to have a higher gear or two that they go to sometimes after they get a wakeup call (i.e. they lose) and they seem otherworldly. Other times, they don't look much better than any of the many good teams LeBron has led in the past that have failed to win championships.
The Heat do have an extra gear or two, but with Wade's health issues and overal decline, I'm not sure they have that extra gear anymore. Ray looks a shadow of his former self, and Mike Miller is just a mascot now. They will need Birdman and Haslem to come up big against the Spurs fantastic frontcourt for 4 games, and I don't think they can do it. It will come down to if Bosh can step it up another gear himself.
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Memphis has no offense.
If opposing teams can make Zach a non-factor, the Grizzlies have to depend on offensive juggernauts in Mike Conley, Tayshaun Prince and Tony Allen.
The Grizzlies miss Mayo and Gay big time.
Funny, they had a guy who can create his own offense but got rid of him because he was "overpaid".
That dude could be really of use right about now.
The problem was for whatever reason Gay had regressed steeply the past two years. His shooting just fell off a cliff.
I do think the trade was a mistake, especially with Randolph's age.
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How do you rank TP these days? I was reading this comparison between TP and Rondo from 2011 http://www.celticsblog.com/2011/8/10/2356634/rajon-rondo-vs-tony-parker-who-ya-got (http://www.celticsblog.com/2011/8/10/2356634/rajon-rondo-vs-tony-parker-who-ya-got)
and thought that TP really has the edge when it comes to controlling the offense of a team.
Let's hope the spurs can finish it off and win the title.
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How do you rank TP these days? I was reading this comparison between TP and Rondo from 2011 http://www.celticsblog.com/2011/8/10/2356634/rajon-rondo-vs-tony-parker-who-ya-got (http://www.celticsblog.com/2011/8/10/2356634/rajon-rondo-vs-tony-parker-who-ya-got)
and thought that TP really has the edge when it comes to controlling the offense of a team.
Let's hope the spurs can finish it off and win the title.
I'll take Rondo if only because he's four years younger than Parker. I've always seen Parker and Rondo's career paths as being on very similar trajectories.
As good as we've already seen him, there's a strong possibility that Rajon Rondo will be playing his best ball 3 to 5 years from now. That's something to be very excited about.
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San Antonio must keep its perfect record in the Finals going!
timmy for 5
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What a shame to see West Finals in 4 games. In my opinion Memphis is avery overrated team. Was better for the NBA fans to see Denver or LAC playing in the finals Vs SAS
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What a shame to see West Finals in 4 games. In my opinion Memphis is avery overrated team. Was better for the NBA fans to see Denver or LAC playing in the finals Vs SAS
That awkward moment when they both got ousted in the first round ;D
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Funny thing is I'm more confident with Memphis against Miami than I am with Spurs against Miami
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Funny thing is I'm more confident with Memphis against Miami than I am with Spurs against Miami
Memphis does not even have a chance to beat MIAMI...No way. SAS have experience to be a champion team.
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Let's go Pacers!
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Wow, nothing like having Larry Bird publicly question a teams toughness to get them going!
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Good start by Indiana. 9-0 Pacers.
Smart timeout by Spoelstra. Crowd pumped up right now. Clearly feeding the players energy and vice versa. Take some of the steam out of them.
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Indiana playing with a lot more energy compared to 2 nights ago so far.
Lebron cleanly blocked 3 times in a row down in the paint, refs feel bad and give the poor guy a foul call.
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Joe Crawford look like dude from that Six Flags Commercial. Not sure if anyone remembers that.
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Indiana threw away that good start pretty quickly. Worrying.
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Paul George should really take advantage of Ray Allen when Ray's checking him. Take him of the dribble and drive young fella!
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There is no way Ray Allen can successfully pressure the ballhandler. Stevenson will take him to the hole every time.
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Celtic fans thinking about how we missed out on Tim Duncan. What we should be thinking about is how we missed out on Larry Bird and brought in Rick Pitino instead that was the major fumble of the 90s
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Stephenson has the right idea, attack Ray Allen every time.
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I would be calling Hibbert's number every time down the floor until they committed two people to him constantly. Then I would change up but how Hibbert isn't averaging 20 shots a game in this series befuddles me. Miami has zero answer for Hibbert once he establishes his position within 5-8 feet from the basket.
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Very good second quarter for Indiana. Taken control of this game.
Miami needs to regroup. Not giving a good effort tonight.
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Vogel doesn't seem to understand that taking Hibbert off the floor makes it too easy for Lebron to drive to the basket. What's the point of matching up at all five positions size-wise if Lebron is just going to do it all himself for an easy layup? Vogel really overthinks. Just play your best players.
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Ohhh, beautiful move by Ray Allen. Drove down the paint off the pick and pop with LeBron and challenged Roy Hibbert at the rim finishing with his left hand. Beautiful finish by old man Ray Allen over Big Roy Hibbert.
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Miami fans just had a coronary worrying about Lebron's sprained ankle.
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Miami getting help in the end of the 3rd..
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Wow! Huge shot by Stephenson. That offensive foul on lebron really cost Miami.
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Stephenson finally hit one of his miracle attempts. He's got to be 1/100 now on those now.
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Much needed burst to end the 3rd!! What a pass and shot by Stephenson.
Always a sense of glee when Lebron finally starts getting called for crap he gets away with half the time.
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Much needed burst to end the 3rd!! What a pass and shot by Stephenson.
Always a sense of glee when Lebron finally starts getting called for crap he gets away with half the time.
Can't complain about the refs tonight. Lebron has a tech and that offensive foul, and Wade has 4 fouls.
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So it looks like Ray's idea of breaking out of a slump is to take it to the basket. One nice layup aside, that's not an effective strategy against the Pacers bigs.
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Ohhh, beautiful move by *** *****.
NO. >:( No beautiful moves by TRAITORS!
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3 fouls in 1 minute and 30 seconds wow....
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Dang, Mahimni's two off the ball fouls might really cost Indiana later in the quarter.
He then makes up for them a bit with a nice putback. Are putbacks even allowed? I don't think the Celtics were aware.
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Dang, Mahimni's two off the ball fouls might really cost Indiana later in the quarter.
He then makes up for them a bit with a nice putback. Are putbacks even allowed? I don't think the Celtics were aware.
LOL I probably saw only 2 putbacks from the Celtics this whole season.
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Miami faltering. Pacers taking advantage.
I'd love to see Indiana tie up this series 2-2 heading back to Miami.
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BALL HIT THE RIM!! WHAT THE HELL?! THEY NEED TO REVIEW THAT PLAY
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That ball was closer to going in the [dang] hole than missing the rim!!
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Those 2 points will be a big factor in tonights outcome..
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Love seeing Wade and LeBron run the floor.
I still think Miami should be playing at a faster tempo than they do. In general and specifically in this series. They still don't take full advantage of their speed.
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I can't honestly believe all 3 refs failed to see the ball hit the rim on that play. It's impossible, it clearly hit the rim!!!!
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Pacers are done... sadly. Now all I can hope for is SA to win but I doubt they will. I hate that Ray is soon a 2x champ (turncoat). Yea, I know games gotta be played but you can just see that Mia is going to win it all. They look too good.
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Pacers are done... sadly. Now all I can hope for is SA to win but I doubt they will. I hate that Ray is soon a 2x champ (turncoat). Yea, I know games gotta be played but you can just see that Mia is going to win it all. They look too good.
Paul George says, not yet..
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Ohhh, haha, Ray Allen! What a shot.
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stephenson is like a bigger and better jordan crawford. lol
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This would be a really bad game for Indiana to lose. They have gotten so much out of Lance Stephenson, George Hill and Roy Hibbert offensively (18 points apiece).
It would be a shame if they lost because Paul George (10 points) and David West (13 points) didn't score enough to get it done.
Gotta take advantage of nights like this.
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I can't honestly believe all 3 refs failed to see the ball hit the rim on that play. It's impossible, it clearly hit the rim!!!!
This missed call is looming large now.
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Let's go Celtics!
Wow, I'm so used to typing that... I meant Pacers! :P
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whatever the final score is, add 2 for indiana.
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whatever the final score is, add 2 for indiana.
if only it worked that way :-\
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Why Indy is bringing hibbert out for high screens and not setting him in the low post to feed him offensively is baffling.
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Good stuff. Both teams are putting in max effort.
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Why Indy is bringing hibbert out for high screens and not setting him in the low post to feed him offensively is baffling.
Miami have had huge problems dealing with Hibbert rolling to the rim off the PnR. Especially when in their small lineups.
I think they are doing the right thing attacking this way.
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HIBBERT IS A BEAST
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Hibbert is BIG
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You go Hibbert!
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Hibbert is such a joy to watch
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Did they just foul Lebron out on a screen ;D
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LeBron James is OUT
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They've got 'em. Just got see it out. Huge turnover.
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This is huge if the Heat get a final play for the win or draw
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It's as though they're sending a reverse fix in to quell the conspiracy theorists.
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Lebron has not fouled out in a whole year. lol
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Why Indy is bringing hibbert out for high screens and not setting him in the low post to feed him offensively is baffling.
Miami have had huge problems dealing with Hibbert rolling to the rim off the PnR. Especially when in their small lineups.
I think they are doing the right thing attacking this way.
Against this team, I think having West set a low post screen freeing up Hibbert to establish position in the low post within 5-6 feet, especially on a switch on the low post screen, is their best option late in the game. I don't want Hibbert rolling and getting the ball to far from the basket this late.
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Hibbert is making them look like puny little men
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Lebron has not fouled out in a whole year. lol
We have witnessed history.
Of course a 2-2 series with SA sitting back helps the NBA ratings like crazy over the next two games.........so........
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definitely walked there
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My eyes say that was Pacers ball, but hey welcome to the NBA where dubious calls are acceptable ???
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Haha. Those are two strange turnovers to make so late in a game for Miami. Disappointing.
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Wade traveled!
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Lebron has not fouled out in a whole year. lol
We have witnessed history.
Of course a 2-2 series with SA sitting back helps the NBA ratings like crazy over the next two games.........so........
hahahaha witness. i see what you did there..
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Is this an alternate universe? Lebron fouled out on a moving pick in the clutch and now Wade actually called for a travel in the clutch?
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It looked like a double dribble to me.
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Is this an alternate universe? Lebron fouled out on a moving pick in the clutch and now Wade actually called for a travel in the clutch?
agreed. history is being made today
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Is this an alternate universe? Lebron fouled out on a moving pick in the clutch and now Wade actually called for a travel in the clutch?
agreed. history is being made today
I could get used to this
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It didn't look like Wade traveled. It's still right that he got called for a phantom travel after all the phantom fouls he benefited from.
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and the Miami post-game whining begins in 3...2...1....
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Is this an alternate universe? Lebron fouled out on a moving pick in the clutch and now Wade actually called for a travel in the clutch?
Marshall law is about to occur
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It didn't look like Wade traveled. It's still right that he got called for a phantom travel after all the phantom fouls he benefited from.
He clearly traveled, they just usually let him get away with that. You cannot move your pivot foot after you pick up your dribble. They let players do that hop, which is illegal, when they are moving towards the basket, but he did it to move backward to get behind the 3 pt line. Nice try Wade.
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Bosh is really letting Miami down in this series. He needs to up his game.
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Glad this is a Series, blowouts are dull. Still, should have been 101-92 ;)
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and the Miami post-game whining begins in 3...2...1....
You know this. I bet the refs will be a factor in why they lost tonight and some players might speak about this (probably won't get fined too).
While some of those calls were not good, now they can see what some other teams go through.
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Whew, I'm so glad I was wrong... I can't believe the officials actually did their jobs. I think I might have been warped into an alternate universe when they made those CORRECT calls!
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and the Miami post-game whining begins in 3...2...1....
You know this. I bet the refs will be a factor in why they lost tonight and some players might speak about this (probably won't get fined too).
While some of those calls were not good, now they can see what some other teams go through.
..and its not like the Pacers had dubious calls. This game had an almost absurd amount of foul calls both way, seemed like both teams were in the bonus 5mins into each quarter.
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and the Miami post-game whining begins in 3...2...1....
You know this. I bet the refs will be a factor in why they lost tonight and some players might speak about this (probably won't get fined too).
While some of those calls were not good, now they can see what some other teams go through.
Those calls were all legit calls. Lebron set a moving pick, and Wade slid both feet to get behind the 3 pt line. They are just used to getting away with it.
The refs must have mistook Lebron for Garnett on that moving pick.
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Bosh is really letting Miami down in this series. He needs to up his game.
He is basically a spot up shooter that cannot defend his position at this point.
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Bosh is really letting Miami down in this series. He needs to up his game.
He is basically a spot up shooter that cannot defend his position at this point.
did someone say Raef Lafrentz?
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That was a really soft 6th on LeBron. Surprised to see it called in the final minute. It's noteworthy that Crawford has worked both of LeBron's playoff DQs now.
Wade clearly traveled, though it is the kind of travel guys get away with a lot. If he hadn't hitched before making the jump it probably would've worked.
But either way, fresh series! Glad we'll get a little drama in the East.
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Is David Stern alright?
His Miami Heat are in danger of being eliminated...he needs a Spurs-Heat finals, right?
Oh well, good news for Heat-hater fans!! ;D
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Bosh is really letting Miami down in this series. He needs to up his game.
He is basically a spot up shooter that cannot defend his position at this point.
did someone say Raef Lafrentz?
Oh, but Bosh is a Hall of Famer! lol.
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Rest up San Antonio, rest up.
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What a win by the Pacers, so resilient and they're bigs were so tough. Hibbert was just a monster. I thought the max deal he got a few seasons ago was an overpay but he's definitely worth it right now.
That 2008 draft was amazing. Rose, Westbrook, Love, Hibbert, Ibaka, Gallinari, Javale, Eric Gordon, Batum, George Hill, Petkovic, Asik, Chalmers, DeAndre Jordan, Ryan Anderson, Bayless, Mayo. That's an extremely long list of solid to above average to superstar players from one draft.
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That was a really soft 6th on LeBron. Surprised to see it called in the final minute. It's noteworthy that Crawford has worked both of LeBron's playoff DQs now.
Wade clearly traveled, though it is the kind of travel guys get away with a lot. If he hadn't hitched before making the jump it probably would've worked.
But either way, fresh series! Glad we'll get a little drama in the East.
The refs had to make up for the terrible shot clock violation call when they ball clearly hit the rim, that took away a basket, changed the momentum and let the Heat back in the game.
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watching the replay of Lebron's 6th foul, all I can think of is he learned that from KG
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Rest up San Antonio, rest up.
Usually the teams who rest the longest while waiting in the NBA Finals for the other candidate tend to lose the NBA Finals, I've just noticed...
Uh oh. Hope I'm wrong! :-X
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Rest up San Antonio, rest up.
Usually the teams who rest the longest while waiting in the NBA Finals for the other candidate tend to lose the NBA Finals, I've just noticed...
Uh oh. Hope I'm wrong! :-X
normally yes, but in the Spurs case, it's a totally different story. Duncan and Ginobili especially need all the rest they can get.
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I hope Indiana wins but it's too bad San Antonio made the Finals because I don't think Indiana stands a shot against them. San Antonio has the size to neutralize Indiana's big men on the block and on the boards. From there, San Antonio's just better.
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San Antonio has the size to neutralize Indiana's big men on the block and on the boards. From there, San Antonio's just better.
True that.
My money is still on the Heat, but my heart is with the Spurs.
Funny, 'cuz I used to really dislike them.
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The NBA REALLY wants this series to go the distance, huh?
No way LeBron fouls out otherwise.
It'd be a travesty for the NBA if both conference finals series ended in 5 games or fewer.
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San Antonio has the size to neutralize Indiana's big men on the block and on the boards. From there, San Antonio's just better.
True that.
My money is still on the Heat, but my heart is with the Spurs.
Funny, 'cuz I used to really dislike them.
Ya know, that's kind of funny. The longer I have been a Celtics fan, the less I hate the other teams...even the Lakers. I have just become a fan of good basketball. Some of my favorite memories were watching (or listening to) Celtics/Lakers games...so how can you hate that? (But still love the Celtics most!)
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San Antonio has the size to neutralize Indiana's big men on the block and on the boards. From there, San Antonio's just better.
True that.
My money is still on the Heat, but my heart is with the Spurs.
Funny, 'cuz I used to really dislike them.
Ya know, that's kind of funny. The longer I have been a Celtics fan, the less I hate the other teams...even the Lakers. I have just become a fan of good basketball. Some of my favorite memories were watching (or listening to) Celtics/Lakers games...so how can you hate that? (But still love the Celtics most!)
Makes a lot of sense to me. I had never thought of it that way - obviously my change of heart about the Spurs lies in the same vein; it's because I'm starting to appreciate what they're doing more and more... which in turn stems from a better understanding of the game. (or so I'd like to think haha)
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San Antonio has the size to neutralize Indiana's big men on the block and on the boards. From there, San Antonio's just better.
True that.
My money is still on the Heat, but my heart is with the Spurs.
Funny, 'cuz I used to really dislike them.
Ya know, that's kind of funny. The longer I have been a Celtics fan, the less I hate the other teams...even the Lakers. I have just become a fan of good basketball. Some of my favorite memories were watching (or listening to) Celtics/Lakers games...so how can you hate that? (But still love the Celtics most!)
The hate between the two teams have softened lately imo. But of course, living in LA, I get the glares from Laker fans. But I'd usually bring up things to down on the Lakers ;D.
I do see some Heat fans here and there in LA, particularly guys wearing the #6 jersey. That's when they get my attention!
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Impressive how Hibbert has upped his game in the playoffs. Second year in a row he's done that.
Averaging 16/10/2 on 49.5% FG% and 56.6% TS%. Up from 12/8/2.5 on 45% FG% and 49% in the regular season. Maximizing his defensive talent too.
Hibbert did the same last year but I chalked that up to matchups since he was going against a 6-9 Glen Davis and a 6-8 Udonis Haslem + undersized backup centers. But his performance this year against Tyson Chandler in particular as well as Al Horford and Chris Bosh has been really impressive.
It continues to surprise me how Hibbert continues to improve and just how much he has already managed to achieve despite being so limited athletically and with a fairly mediocre skill-level. Truly getting the most out of what talent he has.
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Impressive how Hibbert has upped his game in the playoffs. Second year in a row he's done that.
Averaging 16/10/2 on 49.5% FG% and 56.6% TS%. Up from 12/8/2.5 on 45% FG% and 49% in the regular season. Maximizing his defensive talent too.
Hibbert did the same last year but I chalked that up to matchups since he was going against a 6-9 Glen Davis and a 6-8 Udonis Haslem + undersized backup centers. But his performance this year against Tyson Chandler in particular as well as Al Horford and Chris Bosh has been really impressive.
It continues to surprise me how Hibbert continues to improve and just how much he has already managed to achieve despite being so limited athletically and with a fairly mediocre skill-level. Truly getting the most out of what talent he has.
saw another interesting Hibbert stat tweeted out this morning
RT @tomhaberstroh: LeBron has driven at Hibbert 18 times this series, passed 11 times and made 1 basket
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Rest up San Antonio, rest up.
Usually the teams who rest the longest while waiting in the NBA Finals for the other candidate tend to lose the NBA Finals, I've just noticed...
Uh oh. Hope I'm wrong! :-X
normally yes, but in the Spurs case, it's a totally different story. Duncan and Ginobili especially need all the rest they can get.
Rest usually comes back to bite teams in the ass. It's usually a disadvantage than an advantage. And I don't think the old guys like Duncan should have a long rest. Rythm is very important and ninety nine percent of the times, that is usually lost when given too much rest
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Impressive how Hibbert has upped his game in the playoffs. Second year in a row he's done that.
Averaging 16/10/2 on 49.5% FG% and 56.6% TS%. Up from 12/8/2.5 on 45% FG% and 49% in the regular season. Maximizing his defensive talent too.
Hibbert did the same last year but I chalked that up to matchups since he was going against a 6-9 Glen Davis and a 6-8 Udonis Haslem + undersized backup centers. But his performance this year against Tyson Chandler in particular as well as Al Horford and Chris Bosh has been really impressive.
It continues to surprise me how Hibbert continues to improve and just how much he has already managed to achieve despite being so limited athletically and with a fairly mediocre skill-level. Truly getting the most out of what talent he has.
A bigger Okafor with attitude?
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Game 3 = 0 fouls
Game 4 = 6 fouls
How did we get to there?!! :o
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The flopping by Miami has just been disgusting over these couple games they should be embarrassed James, Chalmers, but worse of all Battier. I know that's his style but he's never been THAT bad there's no place for the crap he does. If you watch him he's freakin flopping every rebound every screen and every slight bit of contact. I don't know how he hasn't been fined.
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I like how West sees LeBron flop and immediately breaks out the counterflop. Ladies and gentlemen, the 2013 NBA!
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I bet Memphis really wishes they kept Rudy Gay
They SORELY missed a one on one off the dribble scorer
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San Antonio has the size to neutralize Indiana's big men on the block and on the boards. From there, San Antonio's just better.
True that.
My money is still on the Heat, but my heart is with the Spurs.
Funny, 'cuz I used to really dislike them.
Ya know, that's kind of funny. The longer I have been a Celtics fan, the less I hate the other teams...even the Lakers. I have just become a fan of good basketball. Some of my favorite memories were watching (or listening to) Celtics/Lakers games...so how can you hate that? (But still love the Celtics most!)
The hate between the two teams have softened lately imo. But of course, living in LA, I get the glares from Laker fans. But I'd usually bring up things to down on the Lakers ;D.
I do see some Heat fans here and there in LA, particularly guys wearing the #6 jersey. That's when they get my attention!
The hate still exists...to the point I have not been to a game here in Florida yet. Heat and Magic fans are not shy telling you what they think of you when they find out you are a Celtics fan. I happen to feel the hate is overdone and misplaced. But it is effective enough to keep me away.
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I like how West sees LeBron flop and immediately breaks out the counterflop. Ladies and gentlemen, the 2013 NBA!
Yep. The (semi-)rare "double flop".
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I like how West sees LeBron flop and immediately breaks out the counterflop. Ladies and gentlemen, the 2013 NBA!
Yep. The (semi-)rare "double flop".
I believe that is actually known as the "flopino effect", where one flop directly leads to another. We had a great classic double-flop earlier in the playoffs:
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Now I want to start a flopping dictionary. Of course if the Spurs play the Heat it'd probably have to be totally rewritten afterward to accommodate all the emergent flopping. Every contested rebound's gonna end up looking like the last half of a Harlem Shake video at a vertigo clinic.
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Really enjoying this Pacers vs Heat series. Close hard fought series.
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George got whacked in the face by Battier.
Of all the great plays by the Pacers, they show Chalmers flopping.
Pacers should be up by more. Only a matter of time!
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George got whacked in the face by Battier.
Of all the great plays by the Pacers, they show Chalmers flopping.
Pacers should be up by more. Only a matter of time!
The Edited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. eating grin after Chalmers got up after that *questionable* fall is what irked me.
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Holy smokes George and Hibbert...
And people wonder why we didn't get "Birdman"? Imagine this without the coddling the Heat get from the refs.
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Wow, all of the Pacers' points so far from two players
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What should happen: Birdman gets ejected.
What will happen: double techs.
Ugh.
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What should happen: Birdman gets ejected.
What will happen: double techs.
Ugh.
If he were on the Celtics, they'd eject 3 of our players for being in the vicinity of the play without hesitation.
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Double Tech? smh
That was all on the Birdman
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Terrible double tech
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Sternba and his cronbaies
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Wow, all of the Pacers' points so far from two players
Now Hansbrough makes one.
And West!
Floodgates hopefully.
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How did Birdman not get tossed? He took out Hansborough, then assaulted him, and then had to be held back by the ref. The ref shouldn't hold a player back and have to pull him all the way to the bench, he should eject him.
The tech on Hansborough is absolutely awful.
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Yeah that chris andersen play was a clear flagrant 2 to me I've seen a lot weaker ones where guys have got thrown out.
Think it should be a flagrant 2 as well. Player in a completely defensless position gettimg blindsided legitmately checked. Hansborough a big boy didn't flop. He hit the floor hard.
No doubt if he did that to hobbert or if someone did that to Lebron that the person would absolutely be thrown out (and I'd agree then)
For example this was worse than the Nazr mohammed push
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How did Birdman not get tossed? He took out Hansborough, then assaulted him, and then had to be held back by the ref. The ref shouldn't hold a player back and have to pull him all the way to the bench, he should eject him.
The tech on Hansborough is absolutely awful.
Birdman still being in the game is absurd and it's sad.
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Steve Kerr and Reggie making great points.
How was Nazr ejected but not Birdman? LeBron sold it, and Hansbrough stood up for himself. That's the difference. I'm going to go cry now.
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Great job by Mahinimi challenging LeBron at the rim. Very quick defensive rotation and excellent shot contest. Impressive defensive play.
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Does wade still play for the heat? Dudes an embarrasment
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Steve Kerr and Reggie making great points.
How was Nazi ejected but not Birdman? LeBron sold it, and Hansbrough stood up for himself. That's the difference. I'm going to go cry now.
Nazr*
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The message the NBA just sent... you'd better flop, or else.
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Steve Kerr and Reggie making great points.
How was Nazi ejected but not Birdman? LeBron sold it, and Hansbrough stood up for himself. That's the difference. I'm going to go cry now.
Nazr*
Stupid autocorrect. Thanks, I'll fix that. TP.
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Birdman will be suspended for Game 6.
Wade should have been suspended for Game 3 after what he did to Stephenson.
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The message the NBA just sent... you'd better flop, or else.
Or "you'd better make us some big bucks".
Is Spoelstra still a great coach?
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Birdman will be suspended for Game 6.
Wade should have been suspended for Game 3 after what he did to Stephenson.
TP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll vomit if Birdman is allowed to suit up for G6.
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Ouch ray haha
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Birdman will be suspended for Game 6.
Wade should have been suspended for Game 3 after what he did to Stephenson.
TP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll vomit if Birdman is allowed to suit up for G6.
Its fairly sad that there is no consistency, even when you can review plays 5 minutes at a time during the game.
It just makes it look real bad for the NBA if they suspend him. Just shows that refs can't make the right call even with replay, when its not a "bang bang" play
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West and Hibbert are just beating the Heat up inside the paint. They're like a couple of bullies inside there, it's almost comical.
Ray Allen is a liability. Really not feeling bad about the Celtics not having him this year.
The Heat need to get really hot from outside to beat the Pacers, it seems.
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LeBron is just shooting jump shots now. Here's how you play D.
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I know it's a bit late, but Birdman should've been ejected just like Nazr.
I'm glad Reggie and the announcers called it and other analysts and even players are saying the same thing.
Birdman will be suspended for Game 6.
Wade should have been suspended for Game 3 after what he did to Stephenson.
TP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll vomit if Birdman is allowed to suit up for G6.
He shouldn't even be in there right now. If they kept it consistent then he would've been tossed out like Nazr did.
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Spoelstra did a bad job preparing this team to defend and rebound against big frontlines.
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Miami always comes out of the half with a torrential run. Hopefully Indiana can withstand it and keep doing what's been working.
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The message the NBA just sent... you'd better flop, or else.
Except he didn't flop when he got blind sided and checked. Fell on his face.
Aren't there new rules in hockey hittig someone in a defensless position? Wasn't that what this was except this is basketball haha
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Spoelstra did a bad job preparing this team to defend and rebound against big frontlines.
Not sure how he can combat that really, given his personnel. Bosh is a poor rebounder and Andersen is an "energy" rebounder, not a guy who get position inside and does work in the paint. They really don't have a player like that on their roster.
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Spoelstra did a bad job preparing this team to defend and rebound against big frontlines.
relied on Battier to guard PFs and team rebound too much. Now Battier can't do either and is also cold from deep.
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Major red flag: Spoelstra going big a ton that half. Shows that Miami isn't trusting what's worked all year (and last year).
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Pacers... small lead. -.-
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This fuc... junky Birdman has to be suspended for at least 3 games, beacuse he did 2 brutal flagrant fauls in 2 seconds
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Spoelstra did a bad job preparing this team to defend and rebound against big frontlines.
Not sure how he can combat that really, given his personnel. Bosh is a poor rebounder and Andersen is an "energy" rebounder, not a guy who get position inside and does work in the paint. They really don't have a player like that on their roster.
I don't think Bosh is a bad rebounder. I think he is a talented rebounder. A good defensive rebounder and an excellent offensive rebounder. I don't think Spoelstra pushes Bosh hard enough either as a defender or as a rebounder. To fulfill Bosh's potential and become more consistent in both areas.
Ditto with LeBron. Spoelstra lets him off the hook. Doesn't challenge him to become a top defensive PF which LeBron is fully capable of being. Forces the smaller and less talented defender/rebounder in Shane Battier to handle those duties.
Spoelstra doesn't challenge his star players enough. To improve. Lets them skate by.
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go psycho tee
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Spoelstra did a bad job preparing this team to defend and rebound against big frontlines.
Not sure how he can combat that really, given his personnel. Bosh is a poor rebounder and Andersen is an "energy" rebounder, not a guy who get position inside and does work in the paint. They really don't have a player like that on their roster.
I don't think Bosh is a bad rebounder. I think he is a talented rebounder. A good defensive rebounder and an excellent offensive rebounder. I don't think Spoelstra pushes Bosh hard enough either as a defender or as a rebounder. To fulfill Bosh's potential and become more consistent in both areas.
Ditto with LeBron. Spoelstra lets him off the hook. Doesn't challenge him to become a top defensive PF which LeBron is fully capable of being. Forces the smaller and less talented defender/rebounder in Shane Battier to handle those duties.
Spoelstra doesn't challenge his star players enough. To improve. Lets them skate by.
Wasn't HOFer big man Bosh averaging.. 2rpg at some point? LOL
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LeBron's shoes are what's been holding him back?
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.
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That Heat dude (Wade?) just jumped over Hibbert's back and made hella contact...
No foul?
Reminds me of the no-calls the C's get against this dirty joke of a team.
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LeBron's shoes are what's been holding him back?
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.
naw.....his hair
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If the Pacers don't win this game, I might explode.
Quote me on that, seriously.
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Spoelstra did a bad job preparing this team to defend and rebound against big frontlines.
Not sure how he can combat that really, given his personnel. Bosh is a poor rebounder and Andersen is an "energy" rebounder, not a guy who get position inside and does work in the paint. They really don't have a player like that on their roster.
I don't think Bosh is a bad rebounder. I think he is a talented rebounder. A good defensive rebounder and an excellent offensive rebounder. I don't think Spoelstra pushes Bosh hard enough either as a defender or as a rebounder. To fulfill Bosh's potential and become more consistent in both areas.
Ditto with LeBron. Spoelstra lets him off the hook. Doesn't challenge him to become a top defensive PF which LeBron is fully capable of being. Forces the smaller and less talented defender/rebounder in Shane Battier to handle those duties.
Spoelstra doesn't challenge his star players enough. To improve. Lets them skate by.
Wasn't HOFer big man Bosh averaging.. 2rpg at some point? LOL
Yep, I think it was 3rpg through 4 games in this series.
Bosh has been awful against Indiana.
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Here's that run.
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Here's that run.
By the Pacers.
They always have an answer.
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Here's that run.
By the Pacers.
They always have an answer.
Every game except G3.
Vogel is great at settling his guys down.
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Why am I surprised Hill got that offensive foul?
And watch West get ejected.
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And here comes the ref assistance
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Hibbert will get called for a foul this next play. Guarantee it.
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Terrible PG play by DJ Augustin. Can't be giving Hibbert the ball that far out from the rim with a lead pass for a dribble drive. Awful.
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I love Mario Chalmers. Such a cool shot-maker under pressure.
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I love Mario Chalmers. Such a cool shot-maker under pressure.
Chalmers has been much more valuable than Wade in this series.
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I love Mario Chalmers. Such a cool shot-maker under pressure.
If he wasn't such a you know what I'd love him as Rondo's backup.
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I love how Marc Davis was about to call an offensive foul there. I'm cracking up right now. This is so sad.
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Ray Allen is so bad
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Haslem is a version of Brandon Bass who can rebound and defend. It sickens me that Miami has Haslem while the Celtics have a version of Haslem who can only hit a mid-range jumper. Lovely.
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Indiana throwing in the towel
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14. Tough. Doable. Tough.
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No toughness on Indiana's part. They should have kept pounding the ball inside and forced the issue.
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Nice early three pointer by Paul George. Gotta get it to single digits as soon as possible.
Nice. Tyler Hansbrough with the putback. 8 point game.
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I left and came back right when LeBron hit that 3 to make them go up 14.
I thought it was over then but I guess I was wrong because the Pacers are coming back now.
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Floooooop.
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That is a big blow for Indiana.
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HOW CAN THE REF NOT SEE THE BALL GO OFF JAMES TWO FEET IN FRONT OF HIM ?
Just gave the heat 3 points
man the NBA is so comical and predictable....
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Nice move by Spoelstra to have Ray out there being guarded by West instead of Battier. Battier is not that difficult for West to guard because he doesn't move around at all, mostly just standing for entire possessions in the corners or the wing. All West has to do is not stray too far. Battier's been bothered by West's extremely long arms contesting his shot.
Ray presents a bigger challenge because he moves all over the court and can also take West off the dribble.
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the Pacers are done. Bring on the Spurs.
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the Pacers are done. Bring on the Spurs.
Yep. That's what happens when you play against a bad Heat team in the first half and have nothing to show but a four (FOUR) point lead.
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Who wants to bet Stephenson gets a worse penalty than Wade for that elbow?
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Lead is down to 11. Last chance to win the series is now.
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Oh well, maybe the Pacers will force a Game 7. Wear the Heat down as much as possible.
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Lead is down to 11. Last chance to win the series is now.
Miracle time? ::)
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Hibbert shouldn't be taking running contested lefty floaters off the dribble.
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Already trying to delude myself that the Spurs match up better with the Heat anyway.
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The Pacers big men are great practice for the Heat to get ready for San Antonio's bigs.
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Already trying to delude myself that the Spurs match up better with the Heat anyway.
The Spurs are a more talented, smarter, and better coached version of the Pacers. They have a legit shot at taking that series.
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I love how Indiana's defenders stay with their man at the three point line when Lebron drives. So many teams just sink down and let Lebron find wide open shooters again and again. It's refreshing to see Indiana be responsible on defense. They are so well coached.
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How about calling a tech on LeBron?
I'm done. See you guys for G6.
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I love how Indiana's defenders stay with their man at the three point line when Lebron drives. So many teams just sink down and let Lebron find wide open shooters again and again. It's refreshing to see Indiana be responsible on defense. They are so well coached.
It helps that they have a legit shot blocker in the middle to rely on though.
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Ray Allen is still playing for the Celtics!! He's trying to sabotage the Heat hahahah
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If you replace Stephenson with a healthy Granger the Pacers would run away with this series.
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If that was Bass instead of Haslem on Stephenson's last drive, guaranteed Bass would have picked up a foul, jumped out of the way or not even been in position. It's comical how soft Bass is on defense. Stand in and take a freaking charge to help your team.
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Hopefully they can take game 6.
All I want now for some reason is that Lebron doesn't get another triple double.
I knew this game was over when they couldn't even get it past 8 points.
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If you replace Stephenson with a healthy Granger the Pacers would run away with this series.
Disagree. George is best at SF and Granger is not the defender that Stephenson is.
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Already trying to delude myself that the Spurs match up better with the Heat anyway.
The Spurs are a more talented, smarter, and better coached version of the Pacers. They have a legit shot at taking that series.
Do they have a rim protector though that will discourage guys from driving which is the Heats strength? I don't think Duncan is that guy anymore, hopefully im wrong but something tells me LeBron and Wade will just live in the paint against the Spurs.
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I love how Indiana's defenders stay with their man at the three point line when Lebron drives. So many teams just sink down and let Lebron find wide open shooters again and again. It's refreshing to see Indiana be responsible on defense. They are so well coached.
It helps that they have a legit shot blocker in the middle to rely on though.
Sure but whether there is a shot blocker in the middle or not, straying too far off your man is not going to bother Lebron. All it does is just leave you vulnerable to open threes. So many teams are just irresponsible when they play against Lebron. They commit the same breakdown again and again. It's repulsive.
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If that was Bass instead of Haslem on Stephenson's last drive, guaranteed Bass would have picked up a foul, jumped out of the way or not even been in position. It's comical how soft Bass is on defense. Stand in and take a freaking charge to help your team.
It's awesome how Bass gets trounced on here for his play even when he's not playing, and his team is not even playing.
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Already trying to delude myself that the Spurs match up better with the Heat anyway.
The Spurs are a more talented, smarter, and better coached version of the Pacers. They have a legit shot at taking that series.
Do they have a rim protector though that will discourage guys from driving which is the Heats strength? I don't think Duncan is that guy anymore, hopefully im wrong but something tells me LeBron and Wade will just live in the paint against the Spurs.
Duncan is absolutely still that guy. He is still an outstanding rim protector who annoys me because he can do it without fouling or getting called for fouls. His block percentage was 6.4 compared to Hibbert's 6.7. His defensive rating was actually better than Hibbert, 95 versus 97. Duncan's still playing like he's in his prime. It's ridiculous.
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I can't believe how great Duncan was this year without the 4.5 x 10 x 4.5 x 10 plan Garnett was on. Imagine what Duncan could be doing this postseason if he had been on the Garnett minute plan. Wilt's 100 point record would be in jeopardy every night. There would be a campaign to take away Lebron's MVP and give it to Duncan instead. Thank goodness Popovich is a stupid coach who doesn't know how to keep Duncan fresh.
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The Pacers were played even in the rebounding battle, didn't generate many turnovers, and got zero production from their bench and starting guards. It's easy to see why they lost.
They need to dominate the glass, force turnovers, and get some help from at least one of their roleplayers (Stephenson, Hill, Augustin).
Really need to build some depth in the offseason. Getting Granger back will help, whether they use him or trade him for multiple quality bench players.
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Already trying to delude myself that the Spurs match up better with the Heat anyway.
The Spurs are a more talented, smarter, and better coached version of the Pacers. They have a legit shot at taking that series.
Do they have a rim protector though that will discourage guys from driving which is the Heats strength? I don't think Duncan is that guy anymore, hopefully im wrong but something tells me LeBron and Wade will just live in the paint against the Spurs.
Duncan is absolutely still that guy. He is still an outstanding rim protector who annoys me because he can do it without fouling or getting called for fouls. His block percentage was 6.4 compared to Hibbert's 6.7. His defensive rating was actually better than Hibbert, 95 versus 97. Duncan's still playing like he's in his prime. It's ridiculous.
Huh, ok stat wise he's right there with Hibbert and no doubt he's been playing great. I just see him slower to the ball and then you know he's not going to play the minutes Hibbert does. We don't know yet but if it is Heat/Spurs the obvious advantage for SA is going to be Parker could see him destroying Miami.
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Already trying to delude myself that the Spurs match up better with the Heat anyway.
The Spurs are a more talented, smarter, and better coached version of the Pacers. They have a legit shot at taking that series.
Do they have a rim protector though that will discourage guys from driving which is the Heats strength? I don't think Duncan is that guy anymore, hopefully im wrong but something tells me LeBron and Wade will just live in the paint against the Spurs.
Duncan is absolutely still that guy. He is still an outstanding rim protector who annoys me because he can do it without fouling or getting called for fouls. His block percentage was 6.4 compared to Hibbert's 6.7. His defensive rating was actually better than Hibbert, 95 versus 97. Duncan's still playing like he's in his prime. It's ridiculous.
Huh, ok stat wise he's right there with Hibbert and no doubt he's been playing great. I just see him slower to the ball and then you know he's not going to play the minutes Hibbert does. We don't know yet but if it is Heat/Spurs the obvious advantage for SA is going to be Parker could see him destroying Miami.
The Spurs also have Splitter, who is a very good rim protector in his own right. If they play their minutes right (and I expect Popovich to do so) they should do pretty well at contesting shots in the paint.
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If that was Bass instead of Haslem on Stephenson's last drive, guaranteed Bass would have picked up a foul, jumped out of the way or not even been in position. It's comical how soft Bass is on defense. Stand in and take a freaking charge to help your team.
It's awesome how Bass gets trounced on here for his play even when he's not playing, and his team is not even playing.
He deserves to get trounced for how soft he is. The real culprit is of course Ainge for signing him. How did Ainge manage to commit the same mistake he made with Mark Blount about nine years later? Blount and Bass are almost the same exact players except Bass commits half the turnovers Blount did. That's all. Ainge and Rivers deserve each other frankly. Just like Rivers hasn't bothered to expand the offensive scheme at all the past five seasons, Ainge just continues to draft swingmen who can't dribble and falls in love with big men who can only hit mid-range jumpers.
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Missed the game, anyone wanna fill me in with details? thanks
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Missed the game, anyone wanna fill me in with details? thanks
Close game until Lebron outscored Indiana by himself in the 3rd, scoring 16 and pushing the lead to double digits. That's it.
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Indiana had also missed 10 possible points from lay-ups and putbacks by the half.
Stephenson and George were too cold for Alaska, let alone Miami.
Also, for all the criticism that Rondo gets hit with, at least he's successful bringing the ball up the court under pressure. That seems unremarkable, but I've been watching a lot more George Hill recently...
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Missed the game, anyone wanna fill me in with details? thanks
Close game until Lebron outscored Indiana by himself in the 3rd, scoring 16 and pushing the lead to double digits. That's it.
that pretty much summed it up, Indy let LeBron run wild, with the help of refs, once again fouls were taboo on the King.
unless the refs call fouls on James , or play the game equal , then there is little chance for Indy to wiin
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Indys can still beat MIAMI if they play with the confidence of game 4
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Indys can still beat MIAMI if they play with the confidence of game 4
I just don't see anybody beating Miami in a Game 7 in Miami, between LeBron taking over and the refs being on their side.
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Indys can still beat MIAMI if they play with the confidence of game 4
I just don't see anybody beating Miami in a Game 7 in Miami, between LeBron taking over and the refs being on their side.
You are right about refs. But Indys played very well first 2 game @ Miami. Lost game in in last 3 secs, and winning game 2
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One thing everybody knows:
an underdog giving up a big lead and losing in game one is a guarantee of a lost series no matter what it looks like will happen.
TP to anyone who can disprove that... akanobody
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One thing everybody knows:
an underdog giving up a big lead and losing in game one is a guarantee of a lost series no matter what it looks like will happen.
TP to anyone who can disprove that... akanobody
You mean like Memphis this year against Oklahoma City.
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One thing everybody knows:
an underdog giving up a big lead and losing in game one is a guarantee of a lost series no matter what it looks like will happen.
TP to anyone who can disprove that... akanobody
You mean like Memphis this year against Oklahoma City.
Haha
Its kind of a ridiculous claim anyway.
An underdog losing any game one is probably likley to lose the series.
Some one prove me wrong that if a team goes down 3-1 ththat thwy have almost no chance of coming back
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One thing everybody knows:
an underdog giving up a big lead and losing in game one is a guarantee of a lost series no matter what it looks like will happen.
TP to anyone who can disprove that... akanobody
You mean like Memphis this year against Oklahoma City.
Was Memphis an underdog after Russ got hurt? lol
seemed like the media portrayed them on even ground
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To make it competitive, they have to go back to attacking and defending...and the refs be darned...Miami gives it much better than they take it...
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Grant Hill just retired like 30 minutes ago on TNT.
Congrats to him on a great career.
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refs embarrassing themselves! Overwhelmed by Heat marketing machine...
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6/7 from 3pt smh
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That was a great play from Hill.
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Pacers! Pacers!
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Miami should acquire another power forward. Maybe someone like Darrell Arthur. Someone who can play alongside Bosh (C) without forcing Miami to go with a small forward.
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Ray Allen blocked by Roy Hibbert. Would be a sweet end to his career.
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Nice pull up jumper by Norris Cole from 16 feet. Love those midrange shots.
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Nice pull up jumper by Norris Cole from 16 feet. Love those midrange shots.
You are too unbiased.
Every Heat play burns my eye holes.
But then again I might be the one who's too biased.
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Ugh. Flip that in.
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Pacers have missed a lot of make-able shots this first half.
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Pacers have missed a lot of make-able shots this first half.
Yep. If they make a few of those and give David West some chicken soup and a shot of whisky at half time, they are all set.
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Another LeFlop.
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Reggie Miller really giving it to Lebron on that flop. Love it!!
What a horrible sequence of Heat basketball with the double missed layups, turnovers and a flop.
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Wow, missed the third quarter. Indiana blowing Miami out in the period.
From down one to up 17.
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David West with a pass that a guy with a respiratory infection would make....well, that and Sheed.
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That was just a terrible play from West. There was no need to risk anything when they're were still up by double digits. Gave away 2 more unnecessary points.
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and now the human white flag/victory cigar, Mike Miller, is in.
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Pacers letting Miami back in.
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No way exists for the Pacers to lose.
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Mike Miller has resurrected the Heat. Wow, he actually did have something saved up. I had my doubts but he has brought it.
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I LOVE THE NBA!!!!
James FINALY getting called for a charge AND the tech for whining/throwing a tantrum. I LOVE IT!!!
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I love this , but I'm afraid of the Heat winning next game
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Big response by Indiana. They are looking good. Looking strong.
Game Seven.
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I love this , but I'm afraid of the Heat winning next game
don't be afraid, the pacers are legit
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Indyyyyy
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Man, I wish Game 6 had gone like this for the Celtics last year. Oh well.
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I'm loving Indiana's effort in this game. They have responded to game 5 very well. Indy has a lot of heart and fight in them. How great would it be to see them win this series
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No fear in Hibbert...used up his fouls. Good Work Pacers!
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I'm feeling good about my DKC choice right now.
To be completely honest, I don't think the Pacers can win a Game 7 in Miami. But I'm looking forward to watching them try. I like the way they play. Hibbert has accepted the challenge and has looked like the best big man in the league for five of the six games in this series.
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Good job Indy. Great win.
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Great sports night. Bruins shutout the Penguins, the Sox kill the Yankees, and the Pacers cream the Heat.
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Rebounds are huge.
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Nice pull up jumper by Norris Cole from 16 feet. Love those midrange shots.
You are too unbiased.
Every Heat play burns my eye holes.
But then again I might be the one who's too biased.
At work, I browse without usernames/avatars/signatures/tommy points/etc so I can't see who posts what.
I found though, that if a post has the name of a Heat player, plus the word "love" in it, 100% of the time, it's a post by Who.
In other words: don't mind him, it's being done on purpose.
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Nice pull up jumper by Norris Cole from 16 feet. Love those midrange shots.
You are too unbiased.
Every Heat play burns my eye holes.
But then again I might be the one who's too biased.
At work, I browse without usernames/avatars/signatures/tommy points/etc so I can't see who posts what.
I found though, that if a post has the name of a Heat player, plus the word "love" in it, 100% of the time, it's a post by Who.
In other words: don't mind him, it's being done on purpose.
Yeah, only Who.
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Great sports night. Bruins shutout the Penguins, the Sox kill the Yankees, and the Pacers cream the Heat.
Yup.
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So anybody want to guess the free throw disparity in game 7? I'm guessing the Heat attempt 30 more than the Pacers.
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So anybody want to guess the free throw disparity in game 7? I'm guessing the Heat attempt 30 more than the Pacers.
27-15 last year... I think it's around equal this year.
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Heads up that Roy Hibbert might be getting a fine for collctively referring to all the journalists at the post game conference as Y'all MotherEdited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline.ers.
LeBron is currently whinging that the charge call was a bad one by the refs.
http://www.nba.com/live1/
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In reality, the Indiana Pacers have advanced to the NBA Finals to visit the San Antonio Spurs for Game 1 on Thursday!
No wait, they decided not to put Roy Hibbert in near the end of Game 1 and LeBron James made that driving layup at the buzzer.
It's now Game 7, and this game shall greatly haunt them! :(
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Heads up that Roy Hibbert might be getting a fine for collctively referring to all the journalists at the post game conference as Y'all Mother****ers.
LeBron is currently whinging that the charge call was a bad one by the refs.
http://www.nba.com/live1/
Did he really do that, come on dude you got to be smarter than that. The refs/league has been respecting you. He's been able to play aggressive and had lots of calls go in his favor. Don't go blow that now by acting like this good luck winning in Miami.
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Nice pull up jumper by Norris Cole from 16 feet. Love those midrange shots.
You are too unbiased.
Every Heat play burns my eye holes.
But then again I might be the one who's too biased.
At work, I browse without usernames/avatars/signatures/tommy points/etc so I can't see who posts what.
I found though, that if a post has the name of a Heat player, plus the word "love" in it, 100% of the time, it's a post by Who.
In other words: don't mind him, it's being done on purpose.
Who can be in Celtic game threads "pulling" for opposing coaches to make said adjustment or put certain guys on ours that are going off it's a bit head scratching at times. LOL
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Heads up that Roy Hibbert might be getting a fine for collctively referring to all the journalists at the post game conference as Y'all Mother****ers.
LeBron is currently whinging that the charge call was a bad one by the refs.
http://www.nba.com/live1/
Did he really do that, come on dude you got to be smarter than that. The refs/league has been respecting you. He's been able to play aggressive and had lots of calls go in his favor. Don't go blow that now by acting like this good luck winning in Miami.
To put it into context, a journalist asked Hibbert if he thought he should have ranked higher than 10th in the MVP voting. His reasoning was along the lines of not being able to rank higher because journalists don't watch Indiana.
Video: www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php?topic=462516.0
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Sloppy ugly grind. Pacers have the bigs to play this game.
Edit: Bosh missing his jump shot, the "signature" diva pair alley oop (ugh) not connecting. Collapse! Choke!
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12-6 Pacers!!
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Great start by the Pacers
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If Bosh had a spine, this series would be over in favor of the Heat. Fortunately, he doesn't.
He's average 3.7 rebounds in this series over 32 MPG. That is pathetic for a 7 footer in his prime.
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Miami shouldn't go to Chris Bosh much while David West is on him. Wait for Hibbert or Mahinmi to switch onto him. Attack those matchups instead.
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Does a Heat loss tonight forever stop the talk about Lebron being one of the best ever?
There's Russell and Jordan. Then there's Bird, Magic, Kareem, Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, (especially if Duncan wins another).
I'm not sure Lebron even gets into that 2nd group if he doesn't pull off a win this year.
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Let's go Pacers
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If Bosh had a spine, this series would be over in favor of the Heat. Fortunately, he doesn't.
He's average 3.7 rebounds in this series over 32 MPG. That is pathetic for a 7 footer in his prime.
Trade Rondo for Bosh while Bosh's stock is low! lol
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Does a Heat loss tonight forever stop the talk about Lebron being one of the best ever?
There's Russell and Jordan. Then there's Bird, Magic, Kareem, Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, (especially if Duncan wins another).
I'm not sure Lebron even gets into that 2nd group if he doesn't pull off a win this year.
No, I don't think so. There is still so much time left in LeBron's career. Too early to pin him down as outside that top tier of players.
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Haslem is a warrior. If the Heat win, it will be him and Chalmers that make the difference.
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Does a Heat loss tonight forever stop the talk about Lebron being one of the best ever?
There's Russell and Jordan. Then there's Bird, Magic, Kareem, Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, (especially if Duncan wins another).
I'm not sure Lebron even gets into that 2nd group if he doesn't pull off a win this year.
No, I don't think so. There is still so much time left in LeBron's career. Too early to pin him down as outside that top tier of players.
I honestly think his two Finals losses have moved him out of that top tier. Notice I don't have Chamberlain in either tier. Without a bunch more Finals wins, I don't have Lebron breaking the 2nd tier, never mind the first tier of two.
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Does a Heat loss tonight forever stop the talk about Lebron being one of the best ever?
There's Russell and Jordan. Then there's Bird, Magic, Kareem, Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, (especially if Duncan wins another).
I'm not sure Lebron even gets into that 2nd group if he doesn't pull off a win this year.
No, I don't think so. There is still so much time left in LeBron's career. Too early to pin him down as outside that top tier of players.
I disagree.
Not when he won 66 games, his team is projected to steam roll in the East and he loses to an Indiana team that while very good, no one thought will be there with them.
That's a setback for him.
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Wow! Bosh averaging 3 boards a game in this series. Did not know that.
I would call Bosh a little girl but I think that would be an insult to little girls who play basketball.
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Ha. Read George's lips after he drained that 3? "Stop flopping" to Chalmers.
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Heat fans talking hella trash for 2 seconds and then promptly shut up.
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Indy needs to take better care of the ball. Playing well aside from that.
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come on guys we are in CHAT come to chat and follow the game... come ON
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Pacers have 8 turnovers in the first quarter and are leading.
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Lebron explains in a press conference that a ref call of a foul against him isn't a foul because he went straight up with his hands and body when defending a player.
Suddenly, Lebron kills his ability to get to the line as much as refs stop calling that foul against all the players that do that to Lebron but get called a foul on them for doing it.
That actually might be better than the $25,000 fine he should have received.
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Yikes, 9 turnovers for Indy already. If they can tighten that up, they should have this one in the bag playing as they are.
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Lebron explains in a press conference that a ref call of a foul against him isn't a foul because he went straight up with his hands and body when defending a player.
Suddenly, Lebron kills his ability to get to the line as much as refs stop calling that foul against all the players that do that to Lebron but get called a foul on them for doing it.
That actually might be better than the $25,000 fine he should have received.
Yeah, I really enjoy the irony of a superstar explaining the vertical rule. How many points per game would LeBron average if he didn't benefit so much from the way that rule is called (or not called)?
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Yikes, 9 turnovers for Indy already. If they can tighten that up, they should have this one in the bag playing as they are.
Was about to post the same thing.
They need to get that in order because those turnovers can hurt them in the end.
Other than that, they're doing well.
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Dumb foul by C.Andersen. DJ Augustin was out of control. Bailed him out.
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Wow, Paul George has to grow a pair here, the corpse of Mike Miller just ripped the ball easily out of his hands.
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Pacers look like a young team playing in a game 7 on the road. Could have the lead but have turned it over too much and allowed Heat role players to get going.
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Turned it over too much is an understatement
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Pacers absoutely need to get points on the board.
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Dumb turnovers
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You've got to make a run here while LeBron sits.
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LeBron is sitting?
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Like I said before, those turnovers are going to kill them if they don't get it under control.
You can tell they've never been through this before while the Heat have the experience for this.
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Playing right into their hands settling for jumpshots. Come on Pacers!
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Attack the rim.
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Bosh really aint that good to be talkin smack
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I don't like that head on three from Bosh early in the shot clock. He made it but that isn't a good shot for him.
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I don't like that head on three from Bosh early in the shot clock. He made it but that isn't a good shot for him.
It was a heat check.
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oh I hate that d bag bosh screaming anytime he hits a shot, which is not very often .
>:(
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Of course Bosh hits some clutch outside jumpers in Game 7. Flashbacks to last year.
He's such a front-runner. Plays like a wet rag for 3 games and then his team is up and he hits a 3 and suddenly he's a pro-wrestler.
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Of course Bosh hits some clutch outside jumpers in Game 7. Flashbacks to last year.
He's such a front-runner. Plays like a wet rag for 3 games and then his team is up and he hits a 3 and suddenly he's a pro-wrestler.
Yep. 3-10 but he hit one three so he goes all brontosaurus.
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Bosh has panicked twice now going up against Roy Hibbert at the basket. No confidence.
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Bosh has panicked twice now going up against Roy Hibbert at the basket. No confidence.
Except when he hits an uncontested outside jumper. Then he can't stop letting you know how great he is. From a distance.
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ray
wow
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Roy Hibbert is killing me, man.
He's 7-2, he should raise the ball up everytime he does a move in the paint to avoid that ball getting snatched.
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Seeing David West and Hibbert doing work side by side in the paint is a thing of beauty. Really wish the Celtics had guys who could do that.
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Ray Allen giving Miami a major lift off the bench.
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Ray Allen giving Miami a major lift off the bench.
Guys like Ray, Mike Miller, Haslem, and Andersen are why the Heat are so dangerous in a Game 7 at home. Those guys can just play off LeBron and get all kinds of energy from the crowd. If those guys get going the Heat become unstoppable.
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Seeing David West and Hibbert doing work side by side in the paint is a thing of beauty. Really wish the Celtics had guys who could do that.
Sully is the next David West , watch.....
KG avereaged like 12 rpg in the playoffs
Add a good rebounding Jefferson or Millsap to that and now we're talking
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Percetnages are crazy.
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Seeing David West and Hibbert doing work side by side in the paint is a thing of beauty. Really wish the Celtics had guys who could do that.
Sully is the next David West , watch.....
KG avereaged like 12 rpg in the playoffs
Add a good rebounding Jefferson or Millsap to that and now we're talking
KG grabbed a lot of boards and a small / injured New York front line. Even then he wasn't getting many points in the paint. KG isn't much of a threat to score inside much anymore.
David West is a nice comparison to Sullinger, though I think David West has a much bigger wingspan which is part of why he plays so much bigger than he is.
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Chris Bosh is such a terrific offensive rebounder. That wiry frame of his combined with quick feet and excellent mobility makes him so difficult for many opposing centers to box out. Forwards box him out much better than centers do.
It's a shame Bosh doesn't attack the offensive glass more often. Wasted talent.
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horrible 3rd foul on Hibbert
he went straight up......
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Chris Bosh is such a terrific offensive rebounder. That wiry frame of his combined with quick feet and excellent mobility makes him so difficult for many opposing centers to box out. Forwards box him out much better than centers do.
It's a shame Bosh doesn't attack the offensive glass more often. Wasted talent.
Bosh clearly has the talent to be a franchise player, he's just never had the stuff between the ears to really make the most of it. Which is why he's content to play 3rd fiddle on this Heat team and have multiple chances at a ring that he'd never have gotten as a #1 or #2.
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Chris Bosh is such a terrific offensive rebounder. That wiry frame of his combined with quick feet and excellent mobility makes him so difficult for many opposing centers to box out. Forwards box him out much better than centers do.
It's a shame Bosh doesn't attack the offensive glass more often. Wasted talent.
Bosh clearly has the talent to be a franchise player, he's just never had the stuff between the ears to really make the most of it. Which is why he's content to play 3rd fiddle on this Heat team and have multiple chances at a ring that he'd never have gotten as a #1 or #2.
I would have loved to have seen what Phil Jackson could've done with Chris Bosh if that A.Bynum for Bosh had of gone through.
I think we would have seen a much better player than we've gotten with Spoelstra as Bosh's teacher. Bosh hasn't had a positive coaching relationship since Sam Mitchell left Toronto. It's a shame.
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as expected the refs hand game to Miami
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That awkward moment when you're getting outrebounded by the Heat.
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Chris Bosh is such a terrific offensive rebounder. That wiry frame of his combined with quick feet and excellent mobility makes him so difficult for many opposing centers to box out. Forwards box him out much better than centers do.
It's a shame Bosh doesn't attack the offensive glass more often. Wasted talent.
Bosh clearly has the talent to be a franchise player, he's just never had the stuff between the ears to really make the most of it. Which is why he's content to play 3rd fiddle on this Heat team and have multiple chances at a ring that he'd never have gotten as a #1 or #2.
I would have loved to have seen what Phil Jackson could've done with Chris Bosh if that A.Bynum for Bosh had of gone through.
I think we would have seen a much better player than we've gotten with Spoelstra as Bosh's teacher. Bosh hasn't had a positive coaching relationship since Sam Mitchell left Toronto. It's a shame.
Yeah. Bosh has the tools to be on the same level that Pau Gasol was during those championship runs with the Lakers, but I think we're probably past the point where that can happen. Pau is made out of tougher stuff, I think, for all of the criticism he's gotten for being "soft." Pau is titanium compared to Bosh.
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I still think the Spurs have a great chance to beat this Heat team. They won't collapse under the weight of collective mental mistakes like this Pacers team. They have the size to exploit the Heat inside and they have great penetrators in Parker and Ginobili, which is something the Pacers don't really have.
The Heat will have to step up their play in the Finals if they want to beat the Spurs.
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Pacers, make a comeback. Now.
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Seeing David West and Hibbert doing work side by side in the paint is a thing of beauty. Really wish the Celtics had guys who could do that.
Sully is the next David West , watch.....
KG avereaged like 12 rpg in the playoffs
Add a good rebounding Jefferson or Millsap to that and now we're talking
KG grabbed a lot of boards and a small / injured New York front line. Even then he wasn't getting many points in the paint. KG isn't much of a threat to score inside much anymore.
David West is a nice comparison to Sullinger, though I think David West has a much bigger wingspan which is part of why he plays so much bigger than he is.
Sully has an impressive wingspan too which is why the comparison makes sense.
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Big five point swing there. A David West reverse layup blocked by Bosh leading to an awful brick against the shot clock. Then Miami come down and LeBron hits a spot up three pointer. Could've cut it to 10 with some nice momentum instead Miami get it back up to 15 and kill Indiana's small bit of momentum.
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Miami need to stop showing so hard on Indiana's big men's midrange jump shots. They are just throwing up fakes every time in an effort to get closer to the basket for an inside basket.
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The Pacers are done. Bring on the Spurs.
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Bah, another year I won't be watching the Finals.
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pacers seem afraid
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so what happened to Wade's jumpshot this year? He's been afraid to even take it.
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Bah, another year I won't be watching the Finals.
Spurs - Heat is going to be a good series. A better series than Spurs - Pacers would have been.
The Pacers are a nice team but they're flawed. The Heat should have finished them off way before now, honestly.
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so what happened to Wade's jumpshot this year? He's been afraid to even take it.
Wade doesn't have the same lift he once had, so he's tentative doing a lot of things.
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Time to start bombing threes.
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so what happened to Wade's jumpshot this year? He's been afraid to even take it.
Wade doesn't have the same lift he once had, so he's tentative doing a lot of things.
Knee issues?
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so what happened to Wade's jumpshot this year? He's been afraid to even take it.
Wade doesn't have the same lift he once had, so he's tentative doing a lot of things.
Knee issues?
Yes
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This game is JUNK >:( Pacers, make a comeback dangit!!!
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Paul George and Hibbert with 5 fouls, no chance of a comeback at this point (if that was possible).
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That's it, time to be objective...
NBA is rigged! Heat suck! LeBron sucks! Boston will go on a 10-peat next year!
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Ugh. Pacers getting outworked every possession. It's like they weren't ready.
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I wanted to believe this game would be close but unfortunately this result isn't that surprising. You take a young team that hasn't played a Game 7 yet and put them on the road against a veteran, championship proven team full of veterans who have gone the distance and you should pretty much expect the veteran team to run circles around the young guys.
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Anyone else here blaming the refs?
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Love it. Miami toyed with them like they did with us last year. Clearly a team with an on/off switch.
Looking forward to Miami vs San Antonio. That should be an excellent series.
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Who knew that the closest sporting event on TV tonight wouldn't be Bruins/Pens or Heat/Pacers but Daniel Brien vs Ryback on WWE?
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Love it. Miami toyed with them like they did with us last year. Clearly a team with an on/off switch.
Looking forward to Miami vs San Antonio. That should be an excellent series.
Yep. Miami will have to keep that switch "on" against the Spurs if they want to win. Will be interesting to see if they can do it.
Honestly, I'm actually glad the Heat won. The Finals will be much more exciting now.
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Anyone else here blaming the refs?
For what? The Pacers inexperience killed them tonight.
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The Heat just wanted it more tonight. They played with a lot of heart out there tonight and although I hate them, I gotta give them props.
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This game has been a dud. Least entertaining of a very good series.
Game 7s should be more exciting than this. Disappointed.
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I really love that in the NBA, the best of the best always makes it to the big dance. You don't get stuck with Memphis vs Atlanta... You get champion vs champion. If you have a superstar and a solid supporting cast, few teams can stop you. I love that the integrity and the quality of the game remains unsullied by underdog Cinderella teams and parity. In the NBA, you always know who is king. I love that.
Right now this is Lebron's league. But I'll equally enjoy seeing Tim Duncan get ring #5 and takin the "best of his generation" title from Kobe.
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This game has been a dud. Least entertaining of a very good series.
Game 7s should be more exciting than this. Disappointed.
Definitely disappointing, but like I said before, not surprising. The veteran team is going to win 9 times out of 10 in this situation.
At the end of the day, it's really hard to go to the Finals when your offense is as weak as the Pacers' offense.
The Celtics had the same issue last year.
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This game has been a dud. Least entertaining of a very good series.
Game 7s should be more exciting than this. Disappointed.
Definitely disappointing, but like I said before, not surprising. The veteran team is going to win 9 times out of 10 in this situation.
At the end of the day, it's really hard to go to the Finals when your offense is as weak as the Pacers' offense.
The Celtics had the same issue last year.
Agreed.
The experience from this run plus having Granger back next year should really help them though. I can see them making the finals next year.
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I really love that in the NBA, the best of the best always makes it to the big dance. You don't get stuck with Memphis vs Atlanta... You get champion vs champion. If you have a superstar and a solid supporting cast, few teams can stop you. I love that the integrity and the quality of the game remains unsullied by underdog Cinderella teams and parity. In the NBA, you always know who is king. I love that.
Eh . . . I have no problem with underdogs or there being parity, so long as it doesn't come at the expense of good play.
In March Madness, there's "parity" because it's so random with everything being single elimination.
If a team like the Pacers goes on a nice run in the post-season to get to the Finals, or even a title, that's exciting, especially if it comes at the expense of superteams like the Heat.
But you're right that in the NBA, you can be pretty sure the best team won 99% of the time.
I do think the league could take some steps to make things more even. I don't agree that having most of the top talent concentrated in 5-10 teams is good for the league.
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This game has been a dud. Least entertaining of a very good series.
Game 7s should be more exciting than this. Disappointed.
Definitely disappointing, but like I said before, not surprising. The veteran team is going to win 9 times out of 10 in this situation.
At the end of the day, it's really hard to go to the Finals when your offense is as weak as the Pacers' offense.
The Celtics had the same issue last year.
Agreed.
The experience from this run plus having Granger back next year should really help them though. I can see them making the finals next year.
I think they're better off with George at SF, so they should trade Granger. Ideally to get some bench depth. The Pacers' bench was ATROCIOUS this year and was a huge part of why they ultimately fell short. If they had a more capable bench they might have gone to the Finals.
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Why not make Granger your 6th man? They are unlikely to get equal value in a trade. They need to keep West and sign a legit pg. They should pick up Udrih.
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I really love that in the NBA, the best of the best always makes it to the big dance. You don't get stuck with Memphis vs Atlanta... You get champion vs champion. If you have a superstar and a solid supporting cast, few teams can stop you. I love that the integrity and the quality of the game remains unsullied by underdog Cinderella teams and parity. In the NBA, you always know who is king. I love that.
Eh . . . I have no problem with underdogs or there being parity, so long as it doesn't come at the expense of good play.
In March Madness, there's "parity" because it's so random with everything being single elimination.
If a team like the Pacers goes on a nice run in the post-season to get to the Finals, or even a title, that's exciting, especially if it comes at the expense of superteams like the Heat.
But you're right that in the NBA, you can be pretty sure the best team won 99% of the time.
I do think the league could take some steps to make things more even. I don't agree that having most of the top talent concentrated in 5-10 teams is good for the league.
I like it. I like the fact there are eras. Russell era, bird/magic era, Jordan era, shaq/Duncan era... And now the lebron era. I love it. It would have been lame if Denver randomly upset Jordan back in the day and won a fluke championship. Thankfully, it doesn't happen. You might get a big underdog like Boston last year take Miami to 7... Or you might see Atlanta take Boston to 7 in 2008, but we know who is winning. The best of the best make it to the big dance.
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I really hope the finals will be good. This ending is a bit of a letdown.
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I really hope the finals will be good. This ending is a bit of a letdown.
yea, hopefully the Heat can win a game or two and make a series out of it before the Spurs beat them down.
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Gotta give credit where it's due: Miami addressed their issues, came out tonight, and CRASHED the boards hard.
Go Spurs.
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We all knew Mia was the better team all along, why they like to put themselves in a corner I'll never understand.
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Next year, we're gonna beat the Pacers in the ECF. Count on it.
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We all knew Mia was the better team all along, why they like to put themselves in a corner I'll never understand.
C R E A M
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We all knew Mia was the better team all along, why they like to put themselves in a corner I'll never understand.
C R E A M
I don't think the NBA made it a 7 game series for money, if that's what you mean.
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I really love that in the NBA, the best of the best always makes it to the big dance. You don't get stuck with Memphis vs Atlanta... You get champion vs champion. If you have a superstar and a solid supporting cast, few teams can stop you. I love that the integrity and the quality of the game remains unsullied by underdog Cinderella teams and parity. In the NBA, you always know who is king. I love that.
Eh . . . I have no problem with underdogs or there being parity, so long as it doesn't come at the expense of good play.
In March Madness, there's "parity" because it's so random with everything being single elimination.
If a team like the Pacers goes on a nice run in the post-season to get to the Finals, or even a title, that's exciting, especially if it comes at the expense of superteams like the Heat.
But you're right that in the NBA, you can be pretty sure the best team won 99% of the time.
I do think the league could take some steps to make things more even. I don't agree that having most of the top talent concentrated in 5-10 teams is good for the league.
I like it. I like the fact there are eras. Russell era, bird/magic era, Jordan era, shaq/Duncan era... And now the lebron era. I love it. It would have been lame if Denver randomly upset Jordan back in the day and won a fluke championship. Thankfully, it doesn't happen. You might get a big underdog like Boston last year take Miami to 7... Or you might see Atlanta take Boston to 7 in 2008, but we know who is winning. The best of the best make it to the big dance.
See, to me, my favorite NBA champions are like the Mavs in 2011, the Celtics in 2008, or the Pistons in 2004. I'd be happy if every year you had another team that came together at just the right time and figured out how to play together and you had that one star who's been fighting to break through for a while who has the playoffs of his career on the way to a title. I'd take that every year over the super team winning.
If I had spent my late teens and early 20s in the 90s, I probably wouldn't have been an NBA fan. Seeing the same team win practically every year, or the same two teams alternate from one year to another, is only fun if you're a super casual fan, or if the team with the super-duper-star is your own.
To me the absolute worst thing that could happen to the game would be seeing LeBron win 5 out of the next 9 or 10 championships.
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everything I predicted happened , game was over before half time, heat play their best at home and don't lose two in row . all the guys I figured would show up for the heat when it counted, same as last year .
Spurs an Parker don't fall apart under pressure as easy .
Spurs got this.
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Please Spurs, get this
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Spurs over Heat in 7.
Witness.
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This series is going to be awesome.
Spurs vs Heat is going to be like if Lennox Lewis had fought Mike Tyson while Tyson was still in his prime.
Take that to mean exactly what it means.
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This series is going to be awesome.
Spurs vs Heat is going to be like if Lennox Lewis had fought Mike Tyson while Tyson was still in his prime.
Take that to mean exactly what it means.
That you're not much of a boxing fan? ;D
Neither team fits the Tyson mold in this scenario, but I can appreciate where you're going with the analogy. TP
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I did call Heat in 7 against the Pacers, miraculously I was right ;D
Calling it now- Spurs in 6
Celebrate their NBA Championship on Miami's home floor! LeBron James walk out of the arena without shaking hands as always.
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This series is going to be awesome.
Spurs vs Heat is going to be like if Lennox Lewis had fought Mike Tyson while Tyson was still in his prime.
Take that to mean exactly what it means.
That you're not much of a boxing fan? ;D
Neither team fits the Tyson mold in this scenario, but I can appreciate where you're going with the analogy. TP
How isn't it accurate? This is how a boxing fan summed up Tyson vs Lewis:
Prime or not, Tyson always loses to Lennox Lewis. Allow me to explain.
Lewis wasn't afraid. Tyson usualy beat opponents who came in the ring intimidated. The worst thing you can have before a fight is fear. As a result, many of Tyson's opponents were out before the fight even began in most cases. Lewis would never be intimidated by ANYONE, let alone someone smaller than he.
Also, keep in mind, Tyson was 5 foot 11 inches tall with a 71 inch reach. Lewis had a reach of 84 inches. He was able to keep Tyson at bay in their fight by utilizing his superior jab, and landing his right from a distance, while tying up Tyson when he tried to get inside. It would be a mismatch at any point in either man's career.
Lewis KO8 Tyson
Another fan sums it up like this:
lewis would win similar to the way he beat a past it tyson, u see lewis could box and jab and move and had the tools to frustrate tyson. Lewis power is maybe just as strong as Tyson's power. Also u have to remember tyson never beat a top class prime heavyweight. To small, could only be great for 4-5 rounds, and at his best never met anyone near the quality or size and strength of lennox lewis.
Also when lewis beat tyson, it was not a case of young prime lewis v old past it tyson. Lewis himself was past his peak and actually the elder of the 2.
I rest my case
Lewis was dominant, but boring. Severely underrated because of how methodical he was. He beat everyone. SI ranks him the #10 heavyweight of all time... Tyson didn't crack the top 10. Boxingscene has Lewis ranked #9 and Tyson #13. Lewis was far bigger than Tyson. Far more skilled. Spurs are Lennox Lewis in this scenario. Much bigger... definitely will not be afraid of the Heat... champions who have consistently won throughout their entire career... and yet boring. Nobody likes the Spurs, because the Spurs aren't fun to watch. Nobody liked Lewis, because Lewis wasn't fun to watch.
Meanwhile... LeBron's Heat is clearly Tyson in his prime. Can knock anyone out. Global superstar. Perception of dominance. Will scare most opponents... and yet, potentially flawed. They struggle against bigger opponents. THey aren't going to be able to intimidate the Lennox Spurs.
Question is... would freak-of-nature Tyson have been able to beat Lewis in his prime? Will LeBron be able to knock out the Spurs? We'll see.
I find it totally fitting. Unless you were poo-pooing it, because you don't think it's fair to compare King James to lowly Mike Tyson.
In this series, I wouldn't be shocked to see the Heat completely knock out the Spurs. I also wouldn't be shocked to see the Spurs just pick apart the Heat, overpower them with size, methodically frustrate them with constant jabs, and outclass the Heat in every way. Lennox vs Tyson.
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This game was a letdown for me. With tha way Indy played on Saturday, I thought they would have made this game competitive down to tha last minute but they folded. Hats off to Indy tho for their effort and tha way they fought in this series.
Finals time now and I have tha Spurs winning this series. They're one of tha few teams that do things right. Tony Parker will run circles around Chalmers and Cole and I don't know if Spoelstra is ready for tha greatness that is Gregg Popovich. While they needed it - I do worry about tha amount of rest they've had but tha rust (if any) won't hinder them for long. I look forward to traveling to San Antone from Houston to see tha Spurs play. Go Spurs.
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Refs will help HEAT like yersterday. Hibbert got 3 fauls in first 21 minutes.
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Refs will help HEAT like yersterday. Hibbert got 3 fauls in first 21 minutes.
Really the refs had nothing to do with last night's outcome and the only game that officiating may have effected in the series went Indy's way. I'm an NBA conspiracy theorist and even I can't say the refs helped the Heat win this series.
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Refs will help HEAT like yersterday. Hibbert got 3 fauls in first 21 minutes.
Really the refs had nothing to do with last night's outcome and the only game that officiating may have effected in the series went Indy's way. I'm an NBA conspiracy theorist and even I can't say the refs helped the Heat win this series.
Refs help HETA...Remember game 5, when BirdMAN was not ejected
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This series is going to be awesome.
Spurs vs Heat is going to be like if Lennox Lewis had fought Mike Tyson while Tyson was still in his prime.
Take that to mean exactly what it means.
That you're not much of a boxing fan? ;D
Neither team fits the Tyson mold in this scenario, but I can appreciate where you're going with the analogy. TP
How isn't it accurate? This is how a boxing fan summed up Tyson vs Lewis:
Prime or not, Tyson always loses to Lennox Lewis. Allow me to explain.
Lewis wasn't afraid. Tyson usualy beat opponents who came in the ring intimidated. The worst thing you can have before a fight is fear. As a result, many of Tyson's opponents were out before the fight even began in most cases. Lewis would never be intimidated by ANYONE, let alone someone smaller than he.
Also, keep in mind, Tyson was 5 foot 11 inches tall with a 71 inch reach. Lewis had a reach of 84 inches. He was able to keep Tyson at bay in their fight by utilizing his superior jab, and landing his right from a distance, while tying up Tyson when he tried to get inside. It would be a mismatch at any point in either man's career.
Lewis KO8 Tyson
Another fan sums it up like this:
lewis would win similar to the way he beat a past it tyson, u see lewis could box and jab and move and had the tools to frustrate tyson. Lewis power is maybe just as strong as Tyson's power. Also u have to remember tyson never beat a top class prime heavyweight. To small, could only be great for 4-5 rounds, and at his best never met anyone near the quality or size and strength of lennox lewis.
Also when lewis beat tyson, it was not a case of young prime lewis v old past it tyson. Lewis himself was past his peak and actually the elder of the 2.
I rest my case
Lewis was dominant, but boring. Severely underrated because of how methodical he was. He beat everyone. SI ranks him the #10 heavyweight of all time... Tyson didn't crack the top 10. Boxingscene has Lewis ranked #9 and Tyson #13. Lewis was far bigger than Tyson. Far more skilled. Spurs are Lennox Lewis in this scenario. Much bigger... definitely will not be afraid of the Heat... champions who have consistently won throughout their entire career... and yet boring. Nobody likes the Spurs, because the Spurs aren't fun to watch. Nobody liked Lewis, because Lewis wasn't fun to watch.
Meanwhile... LeBron's Heat is clearly Tyson in his prime. Can knock anyone out. Global superstar. Perception of dominance. Will scare most opponents... and yet, potentially flawed. They struggle against bigger opponents. THey aren't going to be able to intimidate the Lennox Spurs.
Question is... would freak-of-nature Tyson have been able to beat Lewis in his prime? Will LeBron be able to knock out the Spurs? We'll see.
I find it totally fitting. Unless you were poo-pooing it, because you don't think it's fair to compare King James to lowly Mike Tyson.
In this series, I wouldn't be shocked to see the Heat completely knock out the Spurs. I also wouldn't be shocked to see the Spurs just pick apart the Heat, overpower them with size, methodically frustrate them with constant jabs, and outclass the Heat in every way. Lennox vs Tyson.
But that's exactly it--it's a lazy comparison. Tyson was a force, yes, and Lewis was more technical, but specifically on the Tyson-Heat end of it Tyson was scary in a way that the Heat never are going to be. He wasn't redefining the way to box the way the Heat have been adjusting basketball, with their fully-realized smallball game and spacing, he was just coming at you with a supreme amount of force, fury, and will. Simply put, LeBron & Co. are having too much fun to elicit a truly meaningful Tyson comparison.
Some of that is the difference in sport, sure, but there are certainly players who play/have played with a Tysonian edge and anger. None of them are on the Heat.
Like I said, I can see where you're going with it, and it's not too far off, it's just lazy.
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This series is going to be awesome.
Spurs vs Heat is going to be like if Lennox Lewis had fought Mike Tyson while Tyson was still in his prime.
Take that to mean exactly what it means.
That you're not much of a boxing fan? ;D
Neither team fits the Tyson mold in this scenario, but I can appreciate where you're going with the analogy. TP
How isn't it accurate? This is how a boxing fan summed up Tyson vs Lewis:
Prime or not, Tyson always loses to Lennox Lewis. Allow me to explain.
Lewis wasn't afraid. Tyson usualy beat opponents who came in the ring intimidated. The worst thing you can have before a fight is fear. As a result, many of Tyson's opponents were out before the fight even began in most cases. Lewis would never be intimidated by ANYONE, let alone someone smaller than he.
Also, keep in mind, Tyson was 5 foot 11 inches tall with a 71 inch reach. Lewis had a reach of 84 inches. He was able to keep Tyson at bay in their fight by utilizing his superior jab, and landing his right from a distance, while tying up Tyson when he tried to get inside. It would be a mismatch at any point in either man's career.
Lewis KO8 Tyson
Another fan sums it up like this:
lewis would win similar to the way he beat a past it tyson, u see lewis could box and jab and move and had the tools to frustrate tyson. Lewis power is maybe just as strong as Tyson's power. Also u have to remember tyson never beat a top class prime heavyweight. To small, could only be great for 4-5 rounds, and at his best never met anyone near the quality or size and strength of lennox lewis.
Also when lewis beat tyson, it was not a case of young prime lewis v old past it tyson. Lewis himself was past his peak and actually the elder of the 2.
I rest my case
Lewis was dominant, but boring. Severely underrated because of how methodical he was. He beat everyone. SI ranks him the #10 heavyweight of all time... Tyson didn't crack the top 10. Boxingscene has Lewis ranked #9 and Tyson #13. Lewis was far bigger than Tyson. Far more skilled. Spurs are Lennox Lewis in this scenario. Much bigger... definitely will not be afraid of the Heat... champions who have consistently won throughout their entire career... and yet boring. Nobody likes the Spurs, because the Spurs aren't fun to watch. Nobody liked Lewis, because Lewis wasn't fun to watch.
Meanwhile... LeBron's Heat is clearly Tyson in his prime. Can knock anyone out. Global superstar. Perception of dominance. Will scare most opponents... and yet, potentially flawed. They struggle against bigger opponents. THey aren't going to be able to intimidate the Lennox Spurs.
Question is... would freak-of-nature Tyson have been able to beat Lewis in his prime? Will LeBron be able to knock out the Spurs? We'll see.
I find it totally fitting. Unless you were poo-pooing it, because you don't think it's fair to compare King James to lowly Mike Tyson.
In this series, I wouldn't be shocked to see the Heat completely knock out the Spurs. I also wouldn't be shocked to see the Spurs just pick apart the Heat, overpower them with size, methodically frustrate them with constant jabs, and outclass the Heat in every way. Lennox vs Tyson.
But that's exactly it--it's a lazy comparison. Tyson was a force, yes, and Lewis was more technical, but specifically on the Tyson-Heat end of it Tyson was scary in a way that the Heat never are going to be. He wasn't redefining the way to box the way the Heat have been adjusting basketball, with their fully-realized smallball game and spacing, he was just coming at you with a supreme amount of force, fury, and will. Simply put, LeBron & Co. are having too much fun to elicit a truly meaningful Tyson comparison.
Some of that is the difference in sport, sure, but there are certainly players who play/have played with a Tysonian edge and anger. None of them are on the Heat.
Like I said, I can see where you're going with it, and it's not too far off, it's just lazy.
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Tyson playing angry = LeBron throwing powder in the air. Tyson was never as dominant at boxing as LeBron James is at the game of basketball. I think it's a fair comparison. :)
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It's game day America!!
Who ya'll got for Game 1 tonight?
I think the Heat will take Game 1 since they got less rest than the Spurs. Sorry, but reverse psychology wins on this one ;D
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Not surprised that ESPN are all selecting the Miami Heat to win it all.
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Anyone see that NBA 2K14 commercial?
Surprised it took them this long to get LeBron on the cover.
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Not surprised that ESPN are all selecting the Miami Heat to win it all.
I was just sitting here saying that.
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Anyone see that NBA 2K14 commercial?
Surprised it took them this long to get LeBron on the cover.
now Lebron has officially made it
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Anyone see that NBA 2K14 commercial?
Surprised it took them this long to get LeBron on the cover.
Sellout player for a "sellout" game (game stopped caring about true basketball fans after 2k11).
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Anyone see that NBA 2K14 commercial?
Surprised it took them this long to get LeBron on the cover.
Yea. I'll tape tha 2k12 cover over it
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Anyone see that NBA 2K14 commercial?
Surprised it took them this long to get LeBron on the cover.
Sellout player for a "sellout" game (game stopped caring about true basketball fans after 2k11).
Lakers, Heat, and Nets were pretty much unbeatable in 2K13.
That's why I now take the time to personally edit the attributes of all players in the game. It's time-consuming, but worth it.
GO SPURS!
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Excited for the Finals to get going.
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Spurs slicing the Heat so far.
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LeAirball
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Great start, let's go Spurs!!!!
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This is the start I wanted to see.punch them in the mouth boys!!!!!
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Anyone see that NBA 2K14 commercial?
Surprised it took them this long to get LeBron on the cover.
Sellout player for a "sellout" game (game stopped caring about true basketball fans after 2k11).
Lakers, Heat, and Nets were pretty much unbeatable in 2K13.
That's why I now take the time to personally edit the attributes of all players in the game. It's time-consuming, but worth it.
GO SPURS!
I heard you hold the Left trigger and the X button on defense you will flop...
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I would love to see Duncan get one more title.
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Spurs are a lot like the 2011 Mavericks with their ball movement and floor spacing.
Well equipped to exploit Miami's scrambling defense.
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Spurs are a lot like the 2011 Mavericks with their ball movement and floor spacing.
Well equipped to exploit Miami's scrambling defense.
yes but the heat ate better now. That was a clear charge.
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How was that not a foul on james
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How was that not a foul on james
Did you forget?
This is the almighty LeBron James we're talking about!
He NEVER fouls!
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How was that not a foul on james
The contest on Parker?
Been saying all along. Ugh. The non-calls, TOs and momentum killers are also part of the bad refereeing.
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Spurs are a lot like the 2011 Mavericks with their ball movement and floor spacing.
Well equipped to exploit Miami's scrambling defense.
yes but the heat ate better now. That was a clear charge.
Their offense is better. Their defense isn't. Same flaws in their defense. Spurs have similar capacity to exploit those flaws as Dallas did two years ago.
Question is can San Antonio contain Miami's offense. I think the Spurs can do so if they can keep Miami playing bigger lineups with two big men on the floor. If not, I don't know. It will be very tough for them.
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The Spurs are a well oiled machine. I expect Parker to be the same kind of pest that Rondo was last post season to the Heat
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The non-calls, TOs and momentum killers are [all] part of the bad refereeing.
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I would love to see Duncan get one more title.
This is why I'm rooting for the Spurs. I would love to see Tim get one more and possibly go out like David Robinson.
Also most of my family are rooting for them because of Kawhi Leonard (my father told me about him when he was drafted).
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LeBron is just one of those guys you seem happy to root against.
You would think he should be more likeable given how talented he is.
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LeBron is just one of those guys you seem happy to root against.
You would think he should be more likeable given how talented he is.
If he never whined after every call I would like him more.
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If Ray Allen keeps guarding Manu Ginobilli, he will be put on skates. Lol.
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I don't think San Antonio made enough use of their interior when Duncan and Splitter where on the floor together. They need to get more out of them when they play together.
Punish Miami. Keep Miami away from those small ball lineups that fuel their offense so much.
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Ray Allen coming alive.
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Ray Allen coming alive.
Such a beautiful shooter. Still makes me light up when he knocks one down.
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Too many Miami shooters knocking down shots ... Spurs are in trouble.
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I love how Duncan takes the pressure and looks to lead once his team gets in some trouble.
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Too many Miami shooters knocking down shots ... Spurs are in trouble.
They are only down 4 and miami won't keep up that 3pt shooting. I like the Spurs chances.
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Too many Miami shooters knocking down shots ... Spurs are in trouble.
Danny Green has a response. I love that dude.
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yup.....just like what happened to pacers......heat packing it in not lettin spurs inside
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Spurs just aren't quick enough on defense. Miami will have a much easier time scoring on offense in this series compared to the last.
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Popovich is getting outcoached so far, and Stern has his hands all over this game. Looks like a Miami championship is a fait accompli.
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Ray Allen coming alive.
Such a beautiful shooter. Still makes me light up when he knocks one down.
Makes me cry.
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Difference in game: FASTbreak points.
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Popovich is getting outcoached and Stern has his hands all over this game. A Miami chip at this point may just be a fait accompli.
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Norris Cole is such a pest defensively. He's like Avery Bradley-lite.
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Duncan is abusing both Bosh and Andersen.
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Duncan has been terrific over the last few minutes. Keeping San Antonio in this one.
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Popovich is getting outcoached and Stern has his hands all over this game. A Miami chip at this point may just be a fait accompli.
I think its pretty fair so far. They are letting both sides play
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Miami should be worried they haven't buried San Antonio yet.
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Miami forcing Spurs to play their way.
Winning battle for style of play + lineup / matchup decisions.
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Parker>>Rondo
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Wow, Duncan
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Clutch duncan
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Spurs didn't play that well yet only down 3. Hmmmm
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Wade looks rejuvinated tonight. That's a great sign for the Heat.
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Wow great half of basketball
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Miami should be up more. Props to San Antonio (Duncan in particular) for weathering the storm.
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Let's go Spurs. Let's go.
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Duncan with 12/9 already. Dude just keeps rolling even in his late 30's.
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Duncan with 12/9 already. Dude just keeps rolling even in his late 30's.
12/9 would have been a solid playoff game for KG this year
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pace is too fast for spurs, need to slow it down an punish them
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The Spurs ball movement is incredible, it looks like they're just passing to a spot and they know someone is gonna be there.
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winner wins it all
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Leonard for George Hill was a steal for the spurs.
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This is some good basketball. Both teams playing unselfish.
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Good basketball and good officiating so far.
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Leonard with back to back chances to take the lead and he missed both.
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Spurs lucky to still be in this one.
I think this is a bit of a dangerous patch for San Antonio now. Early fourth. Duncan on the bench. Playing small. Good opportunity for Miami to make a run and get some separation on the score-board. Big few minutes here for San Antonio.
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Leonard's three ball has disappeared.
Parker sat a ton in the third.
Spurs hanging around, yet they can't quite take the lead. I think they do so in the fourth.
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Why are they taking all these terrible shots????????
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Spurs missing a ton of open threes. Any one of those would have given them the lead right now.
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Spurs 6-21 from 3 in this game and it seems like the Spurs aren't doing that amazing a job defending the 3.
Heat are lucky to still have the lead, methinks.
My prediction for this series is Heat win a close game 1, Spurs win game 2 and game 3, Heat win game 4, then Spurs win 5 and 6.
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Spurs take the lead!
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What a move by Parker!
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Leonard's long arms with a big steal on Lebron
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Ohhh that spin layup by Parker was nasty.
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That spin move by Parker was beautiful
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Beautiful move by Parker, such a treat to watch
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Tony, don't do 'em dirty like that, son!
What a filthy spin.
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The Spurs have hung tight all game without turning the ball over and now are capitalizing. You got to love the poise of the Spurs
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Nice!!!
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Ohhh that spin layup by Parker was nasty.
Incredible body control
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Doc would have kept Rondo in the whole second half. Pop sits Parker a long time in the 3rd and knows he needs to be fresh for the 4th. Thats a great coaching move
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Tony Parker!!! Huge shot!
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Parker is definitely the best Point Guard in the NBA right now.
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Spurs just know how to close a game out.
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Going to.have to be careful of the mandatory lebron parade to the ft line that will start in the next minute
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LeBron making a lot of non-scoring plays here. Defensive stops, rebounds in traffic, pushing the ball in transition, finding open teammates.
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Going to.have to be careful of the mandatory lebron parade to the ft line that will start in the next minute
You already know... Hahaha.
I was expecting this too.
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That was a really big shot by Parker to put them up 6.
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The Spurs are ridiculously good. Seriously.
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spurs look unstoppable
i wasnt even watching the game, just the score. they kept up with miami and just kicked it into a higher gear out of nowhere.
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Ugh! Fouling Ray on a 3pt shot
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Choke
Ray
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I hope Ray Allen chokes on his free throws, like he did his last year with us
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Dang Lebron has got 17 boards and that was a really bad foul on Green
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Dumb, dumb shot by the Heat to have Bosh shot a 3 there
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bosh thinks he can shoot 3's. hero ball fails again
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Dumb, dumb shot by the Heat to have Bosh shot a 3 there
that was bosh's decision ahah.
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Ha ha ha bosh you're trash
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bosh thinks he can shoot 3's. hero ball fails again
He was making those shots against the C's last year. :(
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Wade has been missing from action in the second half
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How the hell did he make that?!
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WOW PARKER!
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WOW!!!!!! Tony Parker with the play of the year!!!
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Tp I could kiss you man!!!!! Q
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That's NBA Finals history highlight reel material right there!
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Thats just insanity!! Wow
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That was awesome
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Wow. Miracle shot.
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Tony Parker, best PG.
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Unbelievable shot by Parker
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this is how you become an nba champion, making shots like that
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Tony freaking Parker. I love you.
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Parker really is an amazing player...very elite
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Incredible ball-handling by Tony Parker to keep his dribble alive while falling over and maneuvering through a crowd. Huge shot but absolutely incredible skill just to keep his dribble alive and get a shot off.
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Excellent win by San Antonio. They were really up against it in this game. Surprised they pulled it out.
Miami wasted a golden opportunity.
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And now for my third most favorite thing to do in life....watch a dejected heat presser.
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Incredible ball-handling by Tony Parker to keep his dribble alive while falling over and maneuvering through a crowd. Huge shot but absolutely incredible skill just to keep his dribble alive and get a shot off.
That was Bob Cousy like. Totally highlight reel material for the ages.
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The Spurs is an Amazing team, they know how to close games.
Unreal game.
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san antonio looks scary. if we had rondo we'd be able to challenge them better than the heat can.
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Spurs closed the deal unlike Indiana. This is going to be an excellent series.
Spurs didn't shoot the ball particularly well but still won.
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That Parker last-second shot was Jordan-esque. That's right. Jordan-esque.
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Just the way the NBA Finals with Miami in them are meant to be watched; just the last 10 minutes (real time). Looks like I saw all I needed to.
Very pleased with the outcome tonight!
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
He's having flashbacks of the last time he faced the Spurs in the finals and got swept.
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That Parker last-second shot was Jordan-esque. That's right. Jordan-esque.
Yep, totally Jordan-esque.
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
He and Bosh took some ill-advised threes in the fourth.
Other than that LeBron was fantastic down the stretch.
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Spurs closed the deal unlike Indiana. This is going to be an excellent series.
Spurs didn't shoot the ball particularly well but still won.
Spurs had 4 turn overs the entire game, great stat.
Especially in comparison to that Gm7 when Indiana had 15 by the first half.
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tony parker remembered this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5xM8Z618zI
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Tony Parker is the best PG in the NBA today.
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
He and Bosh took some ill-advised threes in the fourth.
Other than that LeBron was fantastic down the stretch.
Where was Wade in the 4th? He totally disappeared.
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
Yeah. When the Heat were struggling early and midway through the period, I would have liked to see LeBron step up and answer the bell like Timmy Duncan did in the 2nd quarter for San Antonio when the game was getting away from the Spurs. Didn't do it.
Started to make a lot of non-scoring plays after that though. Big defensive plays. Huge rebounds in traffic. Very good passing. Too talented a scorer to take a backseat though. Waited too long. Miami needed him to step up more.
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Parker's shot was fantastic.
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
He and Bosh took some ill-advised threes in the fourth.
Other than that LeBron was fantastic down the stretch.
Where was Wade in the 4th? He totally disappeared.
More like the entire second half.
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1 down, 3 to go for the Spurs!
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
He and Bosh took some ill-advised threes in the fourth.
Other than that LeBron was fantastic down the stretch.
Where was Wade in the 4th? He totally disappeared.
More like the entire second half.
So Wade was MIA, Lebron didn't want to shoot, and Bosh was chucking threes. The Spurs were in their heads big time.
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LeBron James, the best and most athletic player on the planet, the current league MVP and a dominant scorer, finished with a triple double and shot only four free throws in a 4 point loss.
Maybe all of the LeBron James Conspiracy Theorists will calm down for at least a game or two? Let's hope we can all just enjoy the series instead of making conspiracies out of thin air.
Anyway, great win for the Spurs without playing an overwhelming game. The Spurs can replicate this type of performance three more times and win this series.
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
He and Bosh took some ill-advised threes in the fourth.
Other than that LeBron was fantastic down the stretch.
Where was Wade in the 4th? He totally disappeared.
More like the entire second half.
So Wade was MIA, Lebron didn't want to shoot, and Bosh was chucking threes. The Spurs were in their heads big time.
The issue was that SAS came back. When Leonard made that putback to give them the lead, MIA folded. Like they played very different the rest of the game.
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LeBron James, the best and most athletic player on the planet, the current league MVP and a dominant scorer, finished with a triple double and shot only four free throws in a 4 point loss.
Maybe all of the LeBron James Conspiracy Theorists will calm down for at least a game or two? Let's hope we can all just enjoy the series instead of making conspiracies out of thin air.
Anyway, great win for the Spurs without playing an overwhelming game. The Spurs can replicate this type of performance three more times and win this series.
The scary thing is SAS weren't making many of their outside shots and still won.
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Am I the only one here who thought LeBron was passing the ball too much in the 4th?
He and Bosh took some ill-advised threes in the fourth.
Other than that LeBron was fantastic down the stretch.
Where was Wade in the 4th? He totally disappeared.
The Spurs didn't turn the ball over and rebounded. Thats where Wade has been doing his damage lately.
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And now for my third most favorite thing to do in life....watch a dejected heat presser.
Third. Nice. 1 = Celtics win presser, 2 = Lakers loss presser?
Or are we talking other activities as well? ;)
Regardless, GO SPURS!!!
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LeBron James, the best and most athletic player on the planet, the current league MVP and a dominant scorer, finished with a triple double and shot only four free throws in a 4 point loss.
Maybe all of the LeBron James Conspiracy Theorists will calm down for at least a game or two? Let's hope we can all just enjoy the series instead of making conspiracies out of thin air.
Anyway, great win for the Spurs without playing an overwhelming game. The Spurs can replicate this type of performance three more times and win this series.
The scary thing is SAS weren't making many of their outside shots and still won.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. This wasn't even an A+ or an A performance out of San Antonio on offense. This type of performance can definitely be replicated (or surpassed) three more times.
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If the Spurs play like that again and just hit 35% or better of their threes . . . game won't be close.
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LeBron James, the best and most athletic player on the planet, the current league MVP and a dominant scorer, finished with a triple double and shot only four free throws in a 4 point loss.
Maybe all of the LeBron James Conspiracy Theorists will calm down for at least a game or two? Let's hope we can all just enjoy the series instead of making conspiracies out of thin air.
Anyway, great win for the Spurs without playing an overwhelming game. The Spurs can replicate this type of performance three more times and win this series.
The scary thing is SAS weren't making many of their outside shots and still won.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. This wasn't even an A+ or an A performance out of San Antonio on offense. This type of performance can definitely be replicated (or surpassed) three more times.
I think SAS is going to have to slow it down though. There were times where I felt they were playing right into MIA's hands.
I trust Pop to made the right adjustments.
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So are Wade and Bosh really that much better right now than '07 Larry Hughes and Big Z?
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LeBron James, the best and most athletic player on the planet, the current league MVP and a dominant scorer, finished with a triple double and shot only four free throws in a 4 point loss.
Maybe all of the LeBron James Conspiracy Theorists will calm down for at least a game or two? Let's hope we can all just enjoy the series instead of making conspiracies out of thin air.
Anyway, great win for the Spurs without playing an overwhelming game. The Spurs can replicate this type of performance three more times and win this series.
If the Pacers series didn't stop it, nothing that happens here will.
This is shaping up to be a brilliant series. Spurs had every chance to drop that game but they kept executing and scrapping, stayed within striking distance and then rolled over them in the 4th. Finally we get to see the Heat matched up against a truly great opponent.
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So are Wade and Bosh really that much better right now than '07 Larry Hughes and Big Z?
Fun fact: Larry Hughes scored a total of 2 points in the 2007 NBA Finals. He missed Game 3 and Game 4 due to injury and shot a combined 1-10 in Game 1 and Game 2 (while contributing little else). Larry Hughes also averaged 7 PPG in the Conference Finals.
So to answer your question, yes. Wade and Bosh haven't been impressive in the playoffs, but they are really that much better than '07 Larry Hughes and Big Z.
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I get jealous whenever i watch the Spurs.
I keep thinking to myself we could be just as good.
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Big Rondo fan here but I hope he's home watching and taking notes on how to balance being a facilitator and a scorer.
The only way Boston is a contender is if rondo is our number one scoring option like Parker is for SA. Pierce can't be a number one option but he's a very good number two option with green and kg as your third and fourth.
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And now for my third most favorite thing to do in life....watch a dejected heat presser.
Third. Nice. 1 = Celtics win presser, 2 = Lakers loss presser?
Or are we talking other activities as well? ;)
Regardless, GO SPURS!!!
Haha, I'll say yes, I don't want to get banned.
And kids, sometimes lying is ok.
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So are Wade and Bosh really that much better right now than '07 Larry Hughes and Big Z?
Fun fact: Larry Hughes scored a total of 2 points in the 2007 NBA Finals. He missed Game 3 and Game 4 due to injury and shot a combined 1-10 in Game 1 and Game 2 (while contributing little else). Larry Hughes also averaged 7 PPG in the Conference Finals.
So to answer your question, yes. Wade and Bosh haven't been impressive in the playoffs, but they are really that much better than '07 Larry Hughes and Big Z.
Okay, I didn't know that about Hughes, but at least considering stats up until the Finals, the difference isn't huge.
Big Z was definitely better than Bosh.
The Heat actually don't have a third big who's as productive as Drew Gooden. Chris Andersen, maybe. Haslem on a good day.
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(http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0606/nba_g_tony-parker2_mb_576.jpg)
C'est magnifique!
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(http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0606/nba_g_tony-parker2_mb_576.jpg)
C'est magnifique!
Hahaha, tres bien, tres bien!
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As Johnny Most said, get ready for a basketball battle of the World Series of Basketball: the NBA Championship
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C'est magnifique!
Hahaha, tres bien, tres bien!
Merci beaucoup, monsigneur.
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(http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0606/nba_g_tony-parker2_mb_576.jpg)
C'est magnifique!
Hahaha, tres bien, tres bien!
Merci beaucoup, monsigneur.
Pas de problčme!
Mais je ne parle pas de Franįais, so that's pretty much the extend of my French lol And some words like piscine, l'ordinateur and oodles of French words the Dutch stole from France :]
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thank you Tony Parker. ;)
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Big Rondo fan here but I hope he's home watching and taking notes on how to balance being a facilitator and a scorer.
The only way Boston is a contender is if rondo is our number one scoring option like Parker is for SA. Pierce can't be a number one option but he's a very good number two option with green and kg as your third and fourth.
To compare Rondo with Parker is the same like comparing Maradona with David Bechkam
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Big Rondo fan here but I hope he's home watching and taking notes on how to balance being a facilitator and a scorer.
The only way Boston is a contender is if rondo is our number one scoring option like Parker is for SA. Pierce can't be a number one option but he's a very good number two option with green and kg as your third and fourth.
TTo compary Rondo with Parker is the same like comparing Maradona with David Bechkam
I'm not sure that either compares to Maradona. ;)
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Big Rondo fan here but I hope he's home watching and taking notes on how to balance being a facilitator and a scorer.
The only way Boston is a contender is if rondo is our number one scoring option like Parker is for SA. Pierce can't be a number one option but he's a very good number two option with green and kg as your third and fourth.
TTo compary Rondo with Parker is the same like comparing Maradona with David Bechkam
I'm not sure that either compares to Maradona. ;)
Totally agreed. I'd much rather party with Maradona.
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BTW is anybody at all surprised that Chris Bosh wound up being one of those big men who made a couple 3s and fell in love with the shot despite having no business shooting it regularly? He may never post up again.
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Man it was great watching the Cheat get their butts beat last night and sa wasn't even playin as well as they could have. Miami threw the house at them and try still fell short. Hate u so much Miami floppers!!!!
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BTW is anybody at all surprised that Chris Bosh wound up being one of those big men who made a couple 3s and fell in love with the shot despite having no business shooting it regularly? He may never post up again.
Not surprised at all. Bosh is way too content to be on the periphery of things, literally and figuratively.
As Celtics fans we have to be careful about criticizing opposing big men for drifting out to the perimeter too much despite having the size and talent to score more inside, since our own beloved KG has had that issue to some extent. Many non-Celtics fans would probably say KG fell in love with his jumper too much, too.
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BTW is anybody at all surprised that Chris Bosh wound up being one of those big men who made a couple 3s and fell in love with the shot despite having no business shooting it regularly? He may never post up again.
Not surprised at all. Bosh is way too content to be on the periphery of things, literally and figuratively.
As Celtics fans we have to be careful about criticizing opposing big men for drifting out to the perimeter too much despite have the size and talent to score more inside, since our own beloved KG has had that issue to some extent. Many non-Celtics fans would probably say KG fell in love with his jumper too much, too.
While KG may drift outside on offense, there's nothing at all soft about him defensively, unlike Bosh.
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BTW is anybody at all surprised that Chris Bosh wound up being one of those big men who made a couple 3s and fell in love with the shot despite having no business shooting it regularly? He may never post up again.
Not surprised at all. Bosh is way too content to be on the periphery of things, literally and figuratively.
As Celtics fans we have to be careful about criticizing opposing big men for drifting out to the perimeter too much despite have the size and talent to score more inside, since our own beloved KG has had that issue to some extent. Many non-Celtics fans would probably say KG fell in love with his jumper too much, too.
While KG may drift outside on offense, there's nothing at all soft about him defensively, unlike Bosh.
That is unequivocably the case. But I do think a fair criticism of KG is that he's fallen in love with his jumper a bit too much as his career has progressed. Whereas I look at a guy like Tim Duncan and I think man, how good could KG have been if he learned the fundamentals like Duncan did and worked his game inside more?
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BTW is anybody at all surprised that Chris Bosh wound up being one of those big men who made a couple 3s and fell in love with the shot despite having no business shooting it regularly? He may never post up again.
Not surprised at all. Bosh is way too content to be on the periphery of things, literally and figuratively.
As Celtics fans we have to be careful about criticizing opposing big men for drifting out to the perimeter too much despite have the size and talent to score more inside, since our own beloved KG has had that issue to some extent. Many non-Celtics fans would probably say KG fell in love with his jumper too much, too.
While KG may drift outside on offense, there's nothing at all soft about him defensively, unlike Bosh.
And KG posted up quite a bit during our run last year. I'd also say a midrange jumper for a big man is usually a better approach than chucking 3s. It is a fair criticism, though.
I loved how blatantly the Spurs were ignoring Bosh when he spotted up at the 3 point line. Pop seems very happy to let Bosh take those shots.
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BTW is anybody at all surprised that Chris Bosh wound up being one of those big men who made a couple 3s and fell in love with the shot despite having no business shooting it regularly? He may never post up again.
Not surprised at all. Bosh is way too content to be on the periphery of things, literally and figuratively.
As Celtics fans we have to be careful about criticizing opposing big men for drifting out to the perimeter too much despite have the size and talent to score more inside, since our own beloved KG has had that issue to some extent. Many non-Celtics fans would probably say KG fell in love with his jumper too much, too.
While KG may drift outside on offense, there's nothing at all soft about him defensively, unlike Bosh.
And KG posted up quite a bit during our run last year. I'd also say a midrange jumper for a big man is usually a better approach than chucking 3s. It is a fair criticism, though.
I loved how blatantly the Spurs were ignoring Bosh when he spotted up at the 3 point line. Pop seems very happy to let Bosh take those shots.
Speaking of KG, i think he should get more touches in our offence, he shouldn't be an afterthought when shot lock runs downs. more like Duncan.
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KG might be in love with that mid range jumper but he is also very good at it shooting almost 48% from 12-20 feet over the last two years. Granted, that is the worst shot in basketball to fall in love with but if you can hit it at 48%, that's really, really good.
Would still rather have him in the post more playing the inside out game or running a pick and roll play but since KGs knee injury, he just hasn't been doing that as much.
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KG might be in love with that mid range jumper but he is also very good at it shooting almost 48% from 12-20 feet over the last two years. Granted, that is the worst shot in basketball to fall in love with but if you can hit it at 48%, that's really, really good.
Would still rather have him in the post more playing the inside out game or running a pick and roll play but since KGs knee injury, he just hasn't been doing that as much.
Can't he do some of both? KG is deadly anywhere within the three-point line, whether it be screens, shots or rebounds.
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I'm still jacked about that win. A heat loss is almost as good as a Celtics win for me.
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Ohhoh, Danny Green beats the shot clock with the pull up three.
Third triple to open the game for Danny Green.
Edit: Then makes a great defensive play in transition D to break up the 2-on-1 with Wade and LeBron. Breaks up the lob pass. Creates a turnover. Terrible job by Wade running the break. Never made the defender commit.
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If Popovich is smart, he'll take out Duncan during this time out. I hope he's a Doc disciple.
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Wade getting by Ginobili far too easily.
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Gino is old
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Some lousy defensive possessions here from San Antonio.
Giving up too many high percentage shot attempts.
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Wow Duncan was man handled and no call but Chalmers get that call 5 secs later? Good old NBA officiating
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[dang], Ginobili just tried the God Shammgod but Bosh foiled it. I love how Ginobili lets his creativity flow during games.
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Wow Duncan was man handled and no call but Chalmers get that call 5 secs later? Good old NBA officiating
Play before that with the foul for Haslem's and-1 was rubbish too.
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Lebron did the Courtney Lee save the ball under your own basket play but unlike the Knicks, the Spurs didn't make him pay for him, yet.
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Wow Duncan was man handled and no call but Chalmers get that call 5 secs later? Good old NBA officiating
Totally expecting this. SA is going to be playing Miami and refs tonight.
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Who could've foreseen that Miami's third option, Chris Anderson, behind Shavlik Randolph and DJ White, would be so effective for them?
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Leonard has actually been playing really good defense on Lebron so far. Not liking Ginobli so far this game, way too sloppy with the ball and questionable decision making.
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I love the poise of the Spurs. This is what the Pacers were missing. Nothing rattles them.
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Kawhai Leonard for finals mvp
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Someone must have talked to Popovich about giving Doris Burke one-word answers in the Memphis series. He's been very cordial these two games.
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Ginobili struggling with tha ball tonight
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I love Mike Miller. Great to see him back on the floor for Miami.
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Chris Andersen is doing a great job out-working the Spurs bigs (Duncan, Splitter) on the offensive glass. Beating them for position on a regular basis. Activity and quickness.
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Momentum swinger 3 Neal knocked down.
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Miami just can't seem to pull away can't they? This is a matter of Miami's will being strong or weak. Seems like the Spurs are staying put and still on the driver seat, as bad as they are playing.
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Momentum swinger 3 Neal knocked down.
the Spurs have poise, every single one of them
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I love Mike Miller. Great to see him back on the floor for Miami.
Any guy that wears a hairband deserves nothing but venom and hate
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I love Mike Miller. Great to see him back on the floor for Miami.
Any guy that wears a hairband deserves nothing but venom and hate
a 'barrette"
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Ginobiliiii
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Ginobili can usually pull off these difficult dribble moves but he might want to put them away right now.
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Beautiful pass by C.Bosh to C.Andersen for the dunk.
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Is Spoelstra going to be smart enough to play Andersen more minutes together with Bosh? Nope!
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Tony Parker tearing Miami apart since coming back on in the 2nd. Slicing and dicing.
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I've only seen one other player shred Miami like TP is right now.
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Is Spoelstra going to be smart enough to play Andersen more minutes together with Bosh? Nope!
I don't know. I think Spoelstra is right to stick with his smaller lineup. They were able to force the tempo in game one and create the matchups they wanted for the most part.
The lost game one because their leaders didn't step up and perform at a high enough level. Not because his coaching strategy was wrong. I thought the strategy created good opportunities.
Edit: There see Popovich choose to matchup and go small (Kawhi@PF, three guards, one center) against Miami's small lineup instead of playing big. Miami is winning the battle of establishing the tempo, lineup and matchups they want in this series.
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Bosh needs to keep attacking Duncan on the offensive glass. Great job there to keep that possession alive and Miami get a basket out of it.
Duncan doing a terrible job of boxing out C.Andersen and C.Bosh. Too slow to keep a body on them. He is playing catchup on so many of these rebounding opportunities as he gets beat to the spot.
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I actually like Crawford reffing this game. His hate for both Duncan and Lebron is very obvious. At least it keeps him from being biased since hes targeting the two equally
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Duncan does not look good tonight. Tired legs. Running on fumes.
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Lebron looks like he's pacing himself, saving it for the 4th quarter.
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LeBron is pretty quiet offensively in the first half. Something's up...
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Go Spurs!!!! Look out for Lebron in the 2nd half.
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Miami is bungling transition plays like Ray used to here all the time. He's finally infected them.
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Let's go Spurs!
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Danny Green is shooting threes like Ray in game 2 of the 2010 Finals.
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Spurs never falter even after questionable calls like Lebron's charging, down by 8 and suddenly cut it to 1. Love the way they play
Is there a better bench cheerleader than Patty Mills? That guy is so fun to watch cheering his teammates on
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Is there a better bench cheerleader than Patty Mills? That guy is so fun to watch cheering his teammates on
Eddie House used to be a lotta fun to watch ;)
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Beautiful pass from Ginobili there.
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Ooh, that was nice. The step back fadeaway off glass by Chris Bosh.
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Amazing how close these two games have been.
Neither team able to get any large separation on the scoreboard.
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Dang it, Ray Allen. Time to start choking.
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I'm really really glad that Battier is out of the Heat rotation. The game is so much more enjoyable without his flopping.
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Chalmers, the 2nd best player on the Heat
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As annoying as Chalmers is, he's not a bad player. A nifty finisher, very good shooter, solid passer and ballhandler. I can't believe Ainge chose Giddens over him. Nice going Ainge.
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Looks like James is gonna try to stack up his assist points tonight!
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Bah. Pretty sure that's game.
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Bah. Pretty sure that's game.
One more quarter to go.
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Weird game tonight. Two of the all-timers, Lebron and Duncan, are both 3-13 from the field while Chalmers and Green lead their respective team in points with 17.
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As annoying as Chalmers is, he's not a bad player. A nifty finisher, very good shooter, solid passer and ballhandler. I can't believe Ainge chose Giddens over him. Nice going Ainge.
You really have an axe to grind with Ainge and Doc, don't you?
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I would like to see San Antonio run Gary Neal off some screens with Mike Miller defending him. I think Neal is too quick and agile for Miller to keep up with him. And I think Neal is a good enough catch and shoot shot maker to punish Miller.
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I sure hope the next game is more exciting than this.
Basically, the Spurs are daring the Heat role players to make outside shots and they are making them.
Couple that with Spurs ball-handlers messing up and the Heat are up by a lot. Boring.
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Crazy run here by Miami. Has really turned the game on it's head.
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Bah. Pretty sure that's game.
One more quarter to go.
Yeh but it looked to me like the Spurs were "keeping up" all the time, by trying very hard. They seem a bit tired. Doubt they'll overcome.
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Crazy run here by Miami. Has really turned the game on it's head.
The Spurs' gameplan is going to result in times like this.
They swarm LeBron to force the role players to make shots. When the role players make shots, the Heat will go on big runs.
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Time to waive the white flag for the Spurs, WOW
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RIDICULOUS BLOCK BY LEBRON!
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Think I just threw up in my mouth
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30-5 run.
Oddly reminiscent of Celtics vs. Thunder the game before last year's All-Star break.
Still can't forget that game; we let OKC go on a 30-3 run
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One hell of a sequence for LeBron there.
Question: was Hibbert's block on Carmelo better than LeBron on Splitter?
I'm seriously debating this.
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30-5 run.
Oddly reminiscent of Celtics vs. Thunder the game before last year's All-Star break.
Still can't forget that game; we let OKC go on a 30-3 run
Teams with an athletic superstar and complementary shooters against older teams that rely on execution and discipline. Good parallel.
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Let's hope Game 3 is more entertaining.
Still believe the Spurs can do this in 6.
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30-5 run.
Oddly reminiscent of Celtics vs. Thunder the game before last year's All-Star break.
Still can't forget that game; we let OKC go on a 30-3 run
Teams with an athletic superstar and complementary shooters against older teams that rely on execution and discipline. Good parallel.
And look where that got us. A quarter away from the NBA Finals.
Spurs will win this series.
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It's TMac time. He's scorin' 20 tonight, comeback time.
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TMAC will score 40 in 6 minutes.
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TMac knows not to shoot... :(
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the Heat should really take their key players out. You don't want an injury at this stage of the game
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TMac knows not to shoot... :(
I'm disappointed in T-Mac. This is the time to try to at least channel to his old self, see what he can do and there's nothing to lose at this point and everything to gain confidence wise.
Where are those off the dribble pull-ups.
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TMac knows not to shoot... :(
I'm disappointed in T-Mac. This is the time to try to at least channel to his old self, see what he can do and there's nothing to lose at this point and everything to gain confidence wise.
Where are those off the dribble pull-ups.
those were gone years ago, he's just a towel waiver now
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30-5 run.
Oddly reminiscent of Celtics vs. Thunder the game before last year's All-Star break.
Still can't forget that game; we let OKC go on a 30-3 run
Teams with an athletic superstar and complementary shooters against older teams that rely on execution and discipline. Good parallel.
And look where that got us. A quarter away from the NBA Finals.
Spurs will win this series.
I still believe it. But you're gonna have times like this.
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This game went way out of whack. I liked Danny Green's effort tho. He was great for them. I hope he continues his play throughout this series.
Time to pack up for my road trip to San Antone.
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Just like that, Game 3 is a virtual must-win for the Spurs.
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Just like that, Game 3 is a virtual must-win for the Spurs.
It wasn't for Dallas two years ago.
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TMac knows not to shoot... :(
I'm disappointed in T-Mac. This is the time to try to at least channel to his old self, see what he can do and there's nothing to lose at this point and everything to gain confidence wise.
Where are those off the dribble pull-ups.
He still has it, he just doesn't want to be seen as a selfish chucker. He wants to be the 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 block guy.
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Just like that, Game 3 is a virtual must-win for the Spurs.
It wasn't for Dallas two years ago.
This Miami team has yet to lose two games in a row in the playoffs.
I don't know, the Spurs could still win it if they lose Game 3, obviously, but that puts tremendous pressure on them to win the next 3 games after that. I don't see Miami losing a Game 7 on its home floor.
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threw up a little watchin that tonight. I hope SA punds miami
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I knew Miami were winning this game because they're too talented to go 0-2... just did not think it would be in a blowout.
I just wanted San Anotonio to take at least 1 game in Miami which they did. Hopefully they can get two games in San Antonio (I don't see them getting all 3) and go from there.
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I don't understand all the "next game is a must win for SA." They did what they had to do by wining one on Miami. The pressure is all on Miami.
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And look where that got us. A quarter away from the NBA Finals.
Spurs will win this series.
What a rollercoaster, huh? Itīs almost as if old teams need to rely much more on day-to-day form...
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Good start by the spurs. Keep it up!
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If they win tonight it'll be Parker Ginobili and Duncan's 100th playoff win.
Wow.
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Both teams are getting really good looks. Spurs look much more comfortable tonight
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Huh, there is a game on. I didn't think they would play again for another day.
Nice to see San Antonio in the lead.
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Shane Battier just got beat off the dribble by Matt Bonner. Embarrassing.
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Shane Battier just got beat off the dribble by Matt Bonner. Embarrassing.
Bonner (and others) just got beat by Ray Allen for an offensive rebound and putback. Equally embarrassing.
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Tony Parker defending Mike Miller.
I would love to see Miami post up Mike Miller against Parker. He used to have such a good fallaway jumper in the post over smaller players. I'd love to see if he still has that shot in his arsenal.
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Fantastic pass by Duncan. Keep it up guys.
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Despite Duncans last pass. He is playing at a championship level tonight
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Shocking no call on leroid
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Ugh. Starting to let it slip away.
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Ginobili for Leonard is hurting the Spurs
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Ugh. Starting to let it slip away.
Seems to be happening every time the Spurs get a lead. I want them to get a lead... and keep it. For once
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Moving screen by bosh..no big deal
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BANG! HUGE bucket.
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Ohhhh, haha, Gary Neal. Huge three pointer!
Big make by Tony Parker too to save what was becoming an awful finish to the half of SAS.
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Atta boy!!!!
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2 big 3s and a block by the Spurs there to end that quarter. Big momentum shift when it was starting to go back to Miami. Spurs need to come out strong in the 3rd
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The Heat pride themselves on finishing the quarters off well. Nice to see the Spurs do them in there
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That's what you call badass.
Totally killed all of MIA's momentum. This game isn't over by any stretch, though.
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Well that's one way to end a half! ;D
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Ugh worst halftime ever
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Actually digging Stern's halftime bit. Lots of snark directed toward ESPN and the owners (for the decision and how the owners conduct themselves with GM's and coaches, esp. Hollins and Karl).
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Such an important half upcoming for SA. Really would hate to see them lose tonight -- would leave them with a very tough uphill climb needing to win the next 2 in SA.
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We are all Spurs tonight.
Lets go Spurs.
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How is that a foul on Duncan!?
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And here I thought stern didn't have time to make his call at halftime
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How is that a foul on Duncan!?
Two words: Marc Davis.
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Hahaha wade
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Fantastic hustle by San Antonio.
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what a bush league play by Wade trying o draw that foul on Duncan and passing to himself.
I hate Wade more and more, and yet have gained more respect for Lebron and Chalmers watching these playoffs. Wade is deteriorating both skill wise and personality wise.
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Wow!! That was '08 Celtics-type stuff from the Spurs. Too bad Danny Green couldn't finish that dunk.
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If only SAS would trade us Leonard for Jeff Green. Works in 2K world.
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I hate Mike Miller.
I'm loving Danny Green, though.
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Danny Green is just unconscious.
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Kawhi Leonard's rebounding has been incredible.
8 rebounds in 18 minutes tonight. 14 rebounds in game two. 10 rebounds in game one.
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What in the world has happened to Bosh's rebounding? He was a great rebounder in Toronto. Now he's at Bass' level. That's a steep, steep decline.
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Oh my, wow, Mike Miller. What a beautiful jump shot he has.
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Kawhi Leonard's rebounding has been incredible.
8 rebounds in 18 minutes tonight. 14 rebounds in game two. 10 rebounds in game one.
He's the Lance Stephenson of SFs, without the crazy offense.
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Kawhi Leonard's rebounding has been incredible.
8 rebounds in 18 minutes tonight. 14 rebounds in game two. 10 rebounds in game one.
He's the Lance Stephenson of SFs, without the crazy offense.
I really like the way Kawhi is pushing the ball off his defensive rebounds. Very quick. Putting Miami on the back foot right away.
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What is going on? Miller has only one point less than Lebron and Wade combined.
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Spurs!!!!!
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LeBron who
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It's worth noting that Ginobili looks healthy for the first time in a while. That could bode well going forward.
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Parker to the locker room ??? Not good
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Kawhi Leonard's rebounding has been incredible.
8 rebounds in 18 minutes tonight. 14 rebounds in game two. 10 rebounds in game one.
He's the Lance Stephenson of SFs, without the crazy offense.
I really like the way Kawhi is pushing the ball off his defensive rebounds. Very quick. Putting Miami on the back foot right away.
A lot like Lance did to NYK and MIA, except he would launch a contested three the next possession.
Leonard knows his offensive limitations.
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Miller looks like the walking wounded out there
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LeBron who
Awful shooting night but he was passing the ball well in the 1st half. But that also is gone because there is no execution whatsoever from the Heat.
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Kawhi Leonard is my new hero.
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Gary the Real Deal Neal
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Haha. Domination.
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how many times has Breen said "fired up" tonight? 62?
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Kawhi Leonard is my new hero.
Very impressed with his defense on Lebron
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****' RC Burford...how the hell does he find these dudes. Neal is a madman right now.
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Miami look like they gave up for the night
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Miami look like they gave up for the night
And LeBron looks like he is back in 2011
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CORY JOSEPH.
THE BLOWOUT IS ON.
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Miami look like they gave up for the night
And LeBron looks like he is back in 2011
Yep, he's seeing ghosts of KG and Pierce out there
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Nice effort by Cole
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Come on don't.let them back into.it
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Heck of a play by Manu there.
Bad finish to the quarter for SAS, though.
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LeBron padding stats
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LeBron padding stats
except the PF stat ;)
Successfully managed to rake Timmy across the face and not foul him because, you know, Lebron know how to play the game without fouling
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Unreal Neal.
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Classic Popovich
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Unreal Neal.
x2.
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Well, the Spurs have answered Miami's game 2 blowout.
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Dwyane Wade misses a 19-foot jumper from the right wing
neal rebound
Dwyane Wade misses a 10-foot jumper along the right baseline
parker rebound
let d-wade keep shooting jumpers, they are instant turnovers
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Stop it Gary Neal just stop it
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Gary Neal!!!!
wooohohoooooooo
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gary neal is out for revenge tonight
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This is borderline ridiculous.
God I love the Spurs.
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Gary Neal!!
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Save some for the final two games Neal
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Dwade must have the fastest declining game I've seen since penny hardaway. He just look lost and washed up out there.
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Now Wade is stat padding
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This game has made me so happy
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Time to unleash the MILLS!
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BMIQmLdCMAA1Bts.jpg:large)
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Come on Pop free t-mac! ;D
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new 3 pt record!
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Gino Time
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Come on Pop free t-mac! ;D
And he's free!!
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THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE~~~
WOW
Green and neal killing it
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I don't want to jinx them, but this is how you come back from a blowout.
The Spurs are out there giving them a serious butt whoopin.
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The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
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I hope they push the lead to 40
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Man, the Spurs big three of Green, Leonard, and Neal are putting on a show tonight.
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Danny Green would look good in Green.
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Tracy McGrady versus Rashard Lewis in the Finals, just like we were all hoping to see 8 years ago.
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The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
he's contributed as much as Scal did in 2008, except Scal had the most awesome postgame interview ever after that come from behind win in LA
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The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
Good for him.
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Tracy McGrady versus Rashard Lewis in the Finals, just like we were all hoping to see 8 years ago.
You know you're old when you see those two guys playing garbage minutes.
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Man, the Spurs big three of Green, Leonard, and Neal are putting on a show tonight.
Amazingly, the only asset spent to acquire all three was the 26th pick of the 2008 draft.
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Neal, Green, Leonard went 15-22 from 3 in that game.
That's RIDICULOUS.
Also, the Spurs won that second half by thirty points. THIRTY POINTS.
What the heck?
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Unreal Game. Loved the defensive strategy they had against Lebron and Wade.
Gary Neal and Danny Green, wow.
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Just checked the score... Wowzahs.
Go Spurs!
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This is why I wanted us to go hard after Danny Green this offseason. Dude is a baller.
The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
I'm excited to see what a Finals win does for T-Mac's HOF probability at basketball reference. It'd be a bizarre cap to a strange career.
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This is why I wanted us to go hard after Danny Green this offseason. Dude is a baller.
The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
I'm excited to see what a Finals win does for T-Mac's HOF probability at basketball reference. It'd be a bizarre cap to a strange career.
It would do nothing for his HOF chances. He isn't playing meaningful mins .
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This is why I wanted us to go hard after Danny Green this offseason. Dude is a baller.
The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
I'm excited to see what a Finals win does for T-Mac's HOF probability at basketball reference. It'd be a bizarre cap to a strange career.
It would do nothing for his HOF chances. He isn't playing meaningful mins .
fairweatherfan is talking about the formula that is used by the Basketball Reference website to calculate the probability of a player entering the Hall of Fame, not whether this season will influence actual Hall of Fame voters and their opinion of McGrady.
And I agree, it would be amusing to see a Spurs title win influence the formula. A bizarre cap to a strange career couldn't have been more perfectly worded.
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Eric can you please tell the press you let them off the hook. Sounds so much better than we got what we deserved.
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Eric can you please tell the press you let them off the hook. Sounds so much better than we got what we deserved.
Yeah. Or They outplayed us. Cause they frickin did. LOL
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Tim Duncan still dresses like its the 90s. lol
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Lebrons worst +/- of his career. Very nice
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Danny Green talks like Nate Robinson.
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The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
I'm excited to see what a Finals win does for T-Mac's HOF probability at basketball reference. It'd be a bizarre cap to a strange career.
It would do nothing for his HOF chances. He isn't playing meaningful mins .
fairweatherfan is talking about the formula that is used by the Basketball Reference website to calculate the probability of a player entering the Hall of Fame, not whether this season will influence actual Hall of Fame voters and their opinion of McGrady.
And I agree, it would be amusing to see a Spurs title win influence the formula. A bizarre cap to a strange career couldn't have been more perfectly worded.
Yeah, that's what I meant.
And honestly, years from now, when McGrady's career is long in the rearview, it probably will help a little bit, whether he contributed or not. Just like it probably gets Mitch Richmond an extra vote or two these days. Gotta get there first, though.
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This is why I wanted us to go hard after Danny Green this offseason. Dude is a baller.
I want Ainge to do some scouting and find useful guys with similar pre-Spurs careers as Danny Green and Gary Neal.
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The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
I'm excited to see what a Finals win does for T-Mac's HOF probability at basketball reference. It'd be a bizarre cap to a strange career.
It would do nothing for his HOF chances. He isn't playing meaningful mins .
fairweatherfan is talking about the formula that is used by the Basketball Reference website to calculate the probability of a player entering the Hall of Fame, not whether this season will influence actual Hall of Fame voters and their opinion of McGrady.
And I agree, it would be amusing to see a Spurs title win influence the formula. A bizarre cap to a strange career couldn't have been more perfectly worded.
Yeah, that's what I meant.
And honestly, years from now, when McGrady's career is long in the rearview, it probably will help a little bit, whether he contributed or not. Just like it probably gets Mitch Richmond an extra vote or two these days. Gotta get there first, though.
Mitch Richmond got an NBA title? With who?
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This is why I wanted us to go hard after Danny Green this offseason. Dude is a baller.
I want Ainge to do some scouting and find useful guys with similar pre-Spurs careers as Danny Green and Gary Neal.
Maybe guys like Terrence Williams and Shav Randolph?
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The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
I'm excited to see what a Finals win does for T-Mac's HOF probability at basketball reference. It'd be a bizarre cap to a strange career.
It would do nothing for his HOF chances. He isn't playing meaningful mins .
fairweatherfan is talking about the formula that is used by the Basketball Reference website to calculate the probability of a player entering the Hall of Fame, not whether this season will influence actual Hall of Fame voters and their opinion of McGrady.
And I agree, it would be amusing to see a Spurs title win influence the formula. A bizarre cap to a strange career couldn't have been more perfectly worded.
Yeah, that's what I meant.
And honestly, years from now, when McGrady's career is long in the rearview, it probably will help a little bit, whether he contributed or not. Just like it probably gets Mitch Richmond an extra vote or two these days. Gotta get there first, though.
Mitch Richmond got an NBA title? With who?
He was with the 2002 Lakers.
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The real storyline here - Tracy McGrady is two wins away from his first NBA title. Discuss.
I'm excited to see what a Finals win does for T-Mac's HOF probability at basketball reference. It'd be a bizarre cap to a strange career.
It would do nothing for his HOF chances. He isn't playing meaningful mins .
fairweatherfan is talking about the formula that is used by the Basketball Reference website to calculate the probability of a player entering the Hall of Fame, not whether this season will influence actual Hall of Fame voters and their opinion of McGrady.
And I agree, it would be amusing to see a Spurs title win influence the formula. A bizarre cap to a strange career couldn't have been more perfectly worded.
Yeah, that's what I meant.
And honestly, years from now, when McGrady's career is long in the rearview, it probably will help a little bit, whether he contributed or not. Just like it probably gets Mitch Richmond an extra vote or two these days. Gotta get there first, though.
Mitch Richmond got an NBA title? With who?
He was with the 2002 Lakers.
Well, that's pathetic. That should take points away from his Hall of Fame credentials as opposed to the other way around.
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This response to game 2 was huge. I was actually in San Antone for game 3. I'll be here for tha next 2 games as well. I stay in Houston so I didn't have to travel too far. But that Spurs crowd was so live. San Antonio definitely love their Spurs and definitely one of tha best crowds. Watching Green and Neal knocking down their 3's and reacting with tha crowd was one of tha best experiences I've had at a basketball game. I can't wait until Thursday. I don't know what to expect but I hope these Spurs can continue what they shown in game 3.
Watching them beat tha Heat live by 36 without their big 3 really putting a stamp on that game was amazing. Heat got what they deserved and I hope they lose again on Thursday. Go Spurs Go.
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Spures have to finish the job , NOW, the Heat thrive or come alive always in Miami.
Bron will have 35 points and 16 boards next game.
Wade will play dirty , Duncan will have to match James intensity level and lead his team.
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Stay classy, twitter:
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/12/mexican_american_boys_national_anthem_inspires_racist_backlash_partner/
::)
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Stay classy, twitter:
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/12/mexican_american_boys_national_anthem_inspires_racist_backlash_partner/
::)
Classy + Twitter = Oxymoron
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Just saw Boris Diaw in the Spurs huddle, and it made me think: did he even play in G3?
Turns out, he didn't. Just an interesting decision by Pop. Clearly, it worked out pretty well.
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Mike Miller starting tonight. Hm, interesting.
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Mike Miller starting tonight. Hm, interesting.
I like that decision. Smart decision. Get more shooting and floor spacing on the floor.
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I'd love to see Bosh try to attack Duncan on the drive.
No way Duncan is quick enough to stay in front off Bosh. Bosh has a great first step.
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Every time I see Kobe's happy face in these playoff montages it makes me want to punch someone. Preferably him.
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Seriously Jeff Van gundy? calling Wade a top 4 or 5 shooting guard of all time?
Seems a little ridiculous but everyone jumped on me when I thought calling Manu Ginobli a "Sure Fire Hall of Famer" which i thought was a little absurd too.
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Seriously Jeff Van gundy? calling Wade a top 4 or 5 shooting guard of all time?
Seems a little ridiculous but everyone jumped on me when I thought calling Manu Ginobli a "Sure Fire Hall of Famer" which i thought was a little absurd too.
How many shooting guards have played at an MVP caliber level like Wade has? Who have dominated an NBA Finals like Wade did back in 2006?
There are a few two guards who have had better longevity than Wade but not many who have reached the same peak that Wade has. I think it depends on how you rate those two things - longevity vs peak. I think if peak is your primary baseline (which I do), then Wade has a strong case as a top 4-5 shooting guard of All-Time.
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I'd love to see Bosh try to attack Duncan on the drive.
No way Duncan is quick enough to stay in front off Bosh. Bosh has a great first step.
Hahaha, here we go again.
"Love" + any Heat player = post by Who.
You're a Heat fan aren't you :D
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Joke call
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Miami have outscored San Antonio 22-9 since the Spurs fast start.
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I'd love to see Bosh try to attack Duncan on the drive.
No way Duncan is quick enough to stay in front off Bosh. Bosh has a great first step.
Hahaha, here we go again.
"Love" + any Heat player = post by Who.
You're a Heat fan aren't you :D
I like Who's analysis.
He's/She's capable of being a huge fan of a team and being objective at the same time. I try to do the same thing, but I love the Celtics too much.
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Seriously Jeff Van gundy? calling Wade a top 4 or 5 shooting guard of all time?
Seems a little ridiculous but everyone jumped on me when I thought calling Manu Ginobli a "Sure Fire Hall of Famer" which i thought was a little absurd too.
How many shooting guards have played at an MVP caliber level like Wade has? Who have dominated an NBA Finals like Wade did back in 2006?
There are a few two guards who have had better longevity than Wade but not many who have reached the same peak that Wade has. I think it depends on how you rate those two things - longevity vs peak. I think if peak is your primary baseline (which I do), then Wade has a strong case as a top 4-5 shooting guard of All-Time.
Yeah I definitely take longevity over peak. I can't get excited about guys like Gilbert Arenas or T-Mac along with others.
Just the fact that Manu Ginoboli has barely cracked 10,000 points is kind of laughable.
Even so though I don't disagree that is an argurment for Wade being a to 3,4,5 shooting guard of all time but to just blurt it out likes it's just common knowledge I think is ridiculous.
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Seriously Jeff Van gundy? calling Wade a top 4 or 5 shooting guard of all time?
Seems a little ridiculous but everyone jumped on me when I thought calling Manu Ginobli a "Sure Fire Hall of Famer" which i thought was a little absurd too.
How many shooting guards have played at an MVP caliber level like Wade has? Who have dominated an NBA Finals like Wade did back in 2006?
There are a few two guards who have had better longevity than Wade but not many who have reached the same peak that Wade has. I think it depends on how you rate those two things - longevity vs peak. I think if peak is your primary baseline (which I do), then Wade has a strong case as a top 4-5 shooting guard of All-Time.
Yeah I definitely take longevity over peak. I can't get excited about guys like Gilbert Arenas or T-Mac along with others.
Just the fact that Manu Ginoboli has barely cracked 10,000 points is kind of laughable.
Even so though I don't disagree that is an argurment for Wade being a to 3,4,5 shooting guard of all time but to just blurt it out likes it's just common knowledge I think is ridiculous.
It's not the NBA Hall of Fame.
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Splitter's finishing like he's Avery. Get it together big Brazilian.
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Not wild about Wade posting up Danny Green.
D.Green has a got very good size and length. Wade's post game isn't very varied. Almost always takes a fallaway if he doesn't get a foul. That is a lot of size/length to be shooting over. Predictable shot that a defender can plan for.
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Splitter seemingly gets blocked everytime he attempts to try for a bucket these past few games.
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Spurs are in trouble. They need to get it together.
Miami have now outscored San Antonio 32-13 since midway in the first.
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Beautiful bounce pass by Ginobili to Duncan.
Spurs really making Miami work on defense with their ball movement now.
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Refs calling everything on San Antonio and NOTHING on the Heat just ridiculous
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Beautiful bounce pass by Ginobili to Duncan.
Spurs really making Miami work on defense with their ball movement now.
Don't worry, the heat have 8 men on the floor at all times. Momentum will shift back to them
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Keep it classy NBA.
Garbage referees
Flopping everywhere
Getting kicked in the nuts
just horrible horrible couple minute sequence
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Flops. flops everywhere.
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Chris needs to start writing his check for that flop he did.
Also San Antonio if they want to win, need to get it close by halftime and go from there.
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Heat are going to feel pretty deflated if the spurs go in tied or up at half
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Lenord with a class finish there
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wouldnt be an nba game without the refs helping out the Cheat ::)
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I loved that short finish by Kawhi Leonard. Just elevated and was way too long and athletic for old man Ray Allen to properly contest his shot attempt.
Young buck taking advantage of the old buck.
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Nice pull up jump-shot by Ray over Neal.
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Why didn't Doc let Ray uses more screens to get jumpers? That was just bad analysis by him. He is such an overrated coach.
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So.much for the theory of forcing the refs to make the call.
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Spurs making a nice push here since Diaw has come on (against MIA's small ball lineup).
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Terrible job by Norris Cole. Held onto the ball for far too long. Whole offense went stagnant. Had no choice left except to force something up.
Why in the world do you let your mediocre backup PG handle the ball like that when you have the best player in the league and two All-Stars on the court?
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All that works, only to.go in tied.or up by a basket.
That has to suck if you're Miami
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BA Utiful ;D
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Gotta love how different Spurs players are ready to contribute on different nights when their # is called. Something the C's missed dearly this playoffs and season.
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Ahh, poor Bosh. Great move all for nothing.
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Ru Paul is such a moron. He had an easy chance to score, and instead tries for a dunk.
Great run by San Antonio to tie it up at the end.
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humble pie looks so good on james face ;D
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Huh??? The heat looked like champions? Didn't know closing out a.half terribly is what championship play looks like.
Hey morons! Game is tied even with Miami playing "great" ball.
Magic could have been the voice of reason.
Survey says :
Ex Lakers are dumb.
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I dare anyone to tell me of a more useless job than the one Jessica Williams has.
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I dare anyone to tell me of a more useless job than the one Jessica Williams has.
Steve Javie's current job for ESPN.
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The refs just handed Miami three points through sheer incompetence.
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The refs just handed Miami three points through sheer incompetence.
what huh?
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The refs just handed Miami three points through sheer incompetence.
what huh?
The refs gave Miami the ball when it was clearly out on Bosh. The Heat then scored three points on that possession.
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Ohhh, Chris Bosh with two blocks on consecutive possessions. Great plays.
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Loving the intensity of the game right now. Both teams finding their groove and pushing one another to raise the other's play. Fantastic.
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What happened to Birdman? He hasn't played.
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Well that was a crazy sequence.
I've never seen someone consistently stop Miami fast breaks like Danny Green. You can usually chalk those up as 2 points at least.
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What happened to Birdman? He hasn't played.
They choose Haslem as their backup C over C.Anderson.
Only one big man on the floor at all times and Haslem is their non-Bosh big. Trying to put as much jump-shooting as possible on the floor to open things up offensively for their slashers (Wade, LeBron). I wonder if Haslem's midrange jump-shot gave him the edge over C.Andersen.
I would've gone with C.Andersen instead of Haslem myself. Kept glued Haslem to the bench.
Anyway, it's been working well for them so far. Kudos to Spoelstra for the lineup changes.
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What happened to Birdman? He hasn't played.
They choose Haslem as their backup C over C.Anderson.
Only one big man on the floor at all times and Haslem is their non-Bosh big. Trying to put as much jump-shooting as possible on the floor to open things up offensively for their slashers (Wade, LeBron). I wonder if Haslem's midrange jump-shot gave him the edge over C.Andersen.
I would've gone with C.Andersen instead of Haslem myself. Kept glued Haslem to the bench.
Anyway, it's been working well for them so far. Kudos to Spoelstra for the lineup changes.
I don't think Parker gets as many looks at the rim if Birdman is playing.
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Incredible athleticism and finishing ability on that baseline drive by Kawhi Leonard.
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What happened to Birdman? He hasn't played.
They choose Haslem as their backup C over C.Anderson.
Only one big man on the floor at all times and Haslem is their non-Bosh big. Trying to put as much jump-shooting as possible on the floor to open things up offensively for their slashers (Wade, LeBron). I wonder if Haslem's midrange jump-shot gave him the edge over C.Andersen.
I would've gone with C.Andersen instead of Haslem myself. Kept glued Haslem to the bench.
Anyway, it's been working well for them so far. Kudos to Spoelstra for the lineup changes.
I don't think Parker gets as many looks at the rim if Birdman is playing.
Yeah -- that is why I would go with the Birdman over Haslem as my backup center too if I were Spoelstra ... but I do agree with the only one big man on the floor policy. Especially with Popovich choosing to matchup against my small-ball lineup as often as he has in this series.
I think LeBron + Wade need that extra floor spacing to beat the Spurs defense. I believe they gain more offensively than they lose defensively by playing only one big. Net positive.
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The refs just handed Miami three points through sheer incompetence.
what huh?
The refs gave Miami the ball when it was clearly out on Bosh. The Heat then scored three points on that possession.
and another 2 with a complete in air shove off from Wade then dish to James for an easy dunk
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Where was that foul???? You can't even breathe on James smh
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Oh my goodness! What a shot by Gary Neal.
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That is pretty impressive. Miami 5-0 after losses in 2013 playoffs.
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Big shot by Ray Allen. Ray now 5-8 for 14 points in 22 minutes.
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Neal getting his Nate on lol
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Neal vs LeBron reminds me of Terry vs LeBron in 2011 Finals.
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Too sloppy by San Antonio.
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Agh. Duncan had Battier on him down in the post. Get him the ball.
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I'm not even a Spurs fan and manus making me nervous as hell same for Tiago really sloppy out there
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Manu really has to sit down for the Spurs. Not getting anything going offensively and is a liability defensively.
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What's wrong with Ginobili? He has been off this entire game heck this series.
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What's wrong with Ginobili? He has been off this entire game heck this series.
He's mirroring Paul Pierce's career trajectory.
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Oh ho ho, that was a nice dunk by Wade on the break. 9 point lead Miami.
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Ballgame
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Great job by Bosh to out-muscle Diaw inside. Always nice to see Bosh do that.
So rare.
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Ballgame
I think the Heat have got it, but you cant count the Spurs out the way they shoot the 3
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San Antonio has been so wasteful here in the 4th.
Great defense by Bosh.
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Amazing how good Miami is when Bosh and Wade decide to show up and play basketball
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The Heat defense has been stifling, and Wade has finally shown up.
Meanwhile Manu looks cooked. The Spurs are in trouble.
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Manu is playing like he has money on the Heat.
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Amazing how good Miami is when Bosh and Wade decide to show up and play basketball
Yeah, but also amazing how awful the Spurs have been in the second half. Tons of unforced turnovers, Diaw misses a layup, Ginobili can't hit anything.
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Hey, DeJuan Blair. Nice to see Blair get some minutes.
Terrific hustle by Chris Bosh. Big game from Bosh.
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I think Spoelstra is right to keep his stars on the floor.
Spurs have a lot of three point shooters out there. Make a couple of threes and this thing could get really tight. Still a fair bit of time left with 3+ minutes.
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Manu usually really annoys me, partly because of how great he often plays but I don't want him to be so ineffective that the Spurs have no chance tonight against the Heat. Too much double-edged scenarios going on in this Finals matchup.
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Miller starts, Birdman doesn't play, Heat win. All hail smallball!!!
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heat never seem to loose two games in row anymore........could see this Spurs loss coming.........splitter was terrible...........heat out played spurs and ran them ragged James pushing the ball hard as he could all game . no slow down.. spurs can't out sprint James, he is not human , never tires. he wore the Spurs out .
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Spurs aren't trying.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-4UVq5VVo
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MIAMI
GO HEAT
lol
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I think Manu goes for 22-5-7, and Spurs win.
This has been such an unpredictable series.
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Surprised to see Manu starting.
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Ginobili can't stick with Wade at all. Very nervous about Manu's defense.
Edit: My bad. Ginobili is on Mike Miller. There must have been a switch on that possession I missed. Ginobili gives them a good advantage over Mike Miller in this new smaller lineup for SAS.
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hey, Kio...I see you lurking there! ;D
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I don't understand why Spoelstra has Mike Miller defending Manu Ginobili.
Surely that should be D-Wade or LeBron.
Then have Miller defend K.Leonard or D.Green.
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If they are doing the alternate game thing, it is the Spurs turn, right?
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Beautiful block by Bosh and transition finish by D-Wade.
That is Miami at their best. Running in the open court off defensive stops.
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Tim Duncan is doing some great work fighting for low post position on Bosh.
Lovely jump hook off glass there too.
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Gotta love Boris Diaw. So skilled for a big man. A guard in a big's body.
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I love Boris.
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That touch pass by Diaw was ridiculous.
And Parker is the master of layups.
GO SPURS!
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I love PGs who can play a little in the post. Think Parker and Andre Miller in today's game.
Rondo has shown he has a cute little hook shot. Maybe he can incorporate that into his game more.
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boris is a pg. what a pass.
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TIAGO'S REVENGE!
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battier should be fined 100,000 dollars for all the flops he's had all season.
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Danny Green has been unreal. I expect his 3s to go in more often than Ray's at this point
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Danny Green has been unreal. I expect his wide open 3s to go in more often than Ray's at this point
He and Steph are automatic from three.
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Danny Green needs 2 more threes to have the most threes in a Final ever; he is soooooooooo good!
He'd look good in a green #20 jersey! ;D
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Spurs offense has been terrific.
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Tony Brothers is awful. Nothing but horrible calls the entire game on both sides.
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Enjoying Bosh's activity level tonight.
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Tony Brothers! Are you my brother?!
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Not enjoying the subpar refereeing again.
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That's a foul? Lol
SterNBA. What a joke. This is why we hate you, LeBron.
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Not enjoying the subpar refereeing again.
I've seen maybe two bad calls this game.
What are you watching?
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Oh boy, haha, Tony Parker! Wow. Great driving finish by Parker to finish the half.
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I thought the Spurs responded well late in the half to Miami's run.
I was getting nervous there. The Spurs looked so comfortable earlier in the period. Looked extremely likely to win this game and go up 3-2. But then Miami upped their play a notch and got it back to a 5 point game after being down 17. Got real nervous. Pleased to see the Spurs end the half so well after Miami put them under so much pressure.
Hopefully San Antonio can finish this out in the second half. Get the win.
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hey, Kio...I see you lurking there! ;D
At work. In a meeting.
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Not enjoying the subpar refereeing again.
I've seen maybe two bad calls this game.
What are you watching?
I've seen numerous bad calls and missed calls. Can't say I'm pleased. At all.
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It's been a well officiated game so far.
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Not enjoying the subpar refereeing again.
I've seen maybe two bad calls this game.
What are you watching?
I've seen numerous bad calls and missed calls. Can't say I'm pleased. At all.
Good for you.
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Not enjoying the subpar refereeing again.
I've seen maybe two bad calls this game.
What are you watching?
I've seen numerous bad calls and missed calls. Can't say I'm pleased. At all.
Good for you.
It's games like these that make casual NBA viewers think it's rigged. Right?
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Big shot by Chalmers. 4 point game.
Oh boy, another turnover. Spurs off to a lousy start.
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Not enjoying the subpar refereeing again.
I've seen maybe two bad calls this game.
What are you watching?
I've seen numerous bad calls and missed calls. Can't say I'm pleased. At all.
Good for you.
It's games like these that make casual NBA viewers think it's rigged. Right?
G6: LAL vs SAC. 2002 WCF.
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Terrific steal by Danny Green. And then the 3. Fantastic momentum shifting plays.
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G6: LAL vs SAC. 2002 WCF.
G2: BOS vs MIA. 2012 ECF.
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G6: LAL vs SAC. 2002 WCF.
G2: BOS vs MIA. 2012 ECF.
Agree. Still haunts me to this day, as does G6 of that same series.
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LOL @ the look on Ray's face when Green broke his record. Take that Ray!
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The Spurs player movement off the ball is excellent. So much fun to watch.
So much of the league today is just three guys standing around the perimeter watching two guys play the pick and roll. So nice to see a team that still plays together and keeps so many people involved in their offense.
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How the heck does Danny Green keep stopping Miami's transition plays?
Terrific hands there to deny LeBron.
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Danny Green, Finals MVP?
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Danny Green, Finals MVP?
Totally possible.
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Danny Green, Finals MVP?
Totally possible.
He's been really consistent all through out the finals.
It would be a great story too.
Cut by 2 teams, cut twice by the same team, played in the D-League. Wins Finals MVP?
Totally rad.
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Danny Green, Finals MVP?
Totally possible.
He's been really consistent all through out the finals.
It would be a great story too.
Cut by 2 teams, cut twice by the same team, played in the D-League. Wins Finals MVP?
Totally rad.
Fitting it would happen to a Spurs player.
Hell of an organization.
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Danny Green, Finals MVP?
Totally possible.
He's been really consistent all through out the finals.
It would be a great story too.
Cut by 2 teams, cut twice by the same team, played in the D-League. Wins Finals MVP?
Totally rad.
Fitting it would happen to a Spurs player.
Hell of an organization.
As Green hits another one..
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The Spurs balance has been great today
19 points - Danny Green
17 points - Tony Parker
15 points - Manu Ginobili
13 points - Tim Duncan
11 points - Kawhi Leonard
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Great run here (10-0) by San Antonio. Pulling away with Bosh on the bench.
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I love the Spurs.
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Danny Green Finals Points Average
Game 1 - 12
Game 2 - 17
Game 3 - 27
Game 4 - 10
Game 5 (Tonight) - 19 ?
Decent numbers.
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Spurs have some really nice depth outside of their Big 3, wheras Miami seems to really struggle when 1 of theirs isn't making an impact or on the court.
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Danny Green Finals Points Average
Game 1 - 12
Game 2 - 17
Game 3 - 27
Game 4 - 10
Game 5 (Tonight) - 19 ?
Decent numbers.
MVP! MVP! MVP!
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I think Manu goes for 22-5-7, and Spurs win.
This has been such an unpredictable series.
I might've been selling Manu short.
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Gee whiz, Manu is good.
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17 point lead. Huge three pointer by Kawhi Leonard. 10 minutes left.
19 point lead. Timmy D with the putback. 9:30 remaining.
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I'm giddy.
And it's not even my team.
Man I really underestimate my own hatred of the Heat sometimes.
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the body language on the heat looks defeated.
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Really love Kawhi Leonard's game, and from all accounts a very reserved guy. Future is looking very bright.
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the body language on the heat looks defeated.
If I were a Miami fan I would be mad. Miami has a switch and only shows up when they have to. This is why LeBron will never be in the convo as GOAT.
Spurs are a good team but not this good. I hope Miami finally gets bit. You can't take games for granted.
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Refs are trying to get the score closer. All these dumb calls.
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Good dunk by Bosh. Aggressive move.
Only a 13 point game with 7:30 remaining. Plenty of time for Miami to make a comeback.
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Danger, Danger!!!!! STOP THE MOMENTUM
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Spurs will answer Miami's run now.
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Vintage spin move by Timmy
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Quite a few bad calls in this game. Going both ways though. Not biased, just bad.
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Mike Miller saved the Spurs; game is over now.
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Spurs on their way to blowing it. Lead down to 13 after a 7-0 Miami runtwo threes by Ray, including a 4-point play thanks to another dumb defensive play by Danny Green.
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Quite a few bad calls in this game. Going both ways though. Not biased, just bad.
Finally they noticed.
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I knew I shouldn't have gotten too excited about the lead when there was enough time left. Anything can happen with this much time left.
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Oh my god, wow, what a shot by Ginobili!
Going right, jumping right falling backwards, fadeaway off the dribble from 17-18 feet with LeBron right there. Wow.
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Spurs are losing their focus. Playing zero defense.
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That pick by Lebron was KG-like.
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Allen making me really nervous...
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Ugh Spurs >:(.
Even with the time left this game is too close.
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Can someone explain to me why Mike Miller is getting all of the minutes over Haslem and Birdman? Not that I'm complaining...
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Huge call by the refs there. Thank goodness. :) Suck it, Judas.
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Ray Allen is ballin'
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Can someone explain to me why Mike Miller is getting all of the minutes over Haslem and Birdman? Not that I'm complaining...
Floor spacing = to open up driving lanes for Wade and LeBron
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As much as Danny Green is doing FOR the Spurs on offense, he's just killing them on D. Terrible job overall by the Spurs right now, on both ends.
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and Wade chokes
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Can someone explain to me why Mike Miller is getting all of the minutes over Haslem and Birdman? Not that I'm complaining...
Floor spacing = to open up driving lanes for Wade and LeBron
He has 0 points on 1 shot...
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BANG!
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Can someone explain to me why Mike Miller is getting all of the minutes over Haslem and Birdman? Not that I'm complaining...
Floor spacing = to open up driving lanes for Wade and LeBron
He has 0 points on 1 shot...
Spoelstra likes watching him run up and down the floor
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Can someone explain to me why Mike Miller is getting all of the minutes over Haslem and Birdman? Not that I'm complaining...
Floor spacing = to open up driving lanes for Wade and LeBron
He has 0 points on 1 shot...
It is the threat of his shot. Defenders have to stay up on him.
He has only managed to take one shot for a reason. His defender is all over him. 20+ feet from the basket. Opening up the floor for Wade and LeBron.
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Green is the killer.
This has been the best game of the Playoffs; really loving this series.
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Can someone explain to me why Mike Miller is getting all of the minutes over Haslem and Birdman? Not that I'm complaining...
Floor spacing = to open up driving lanes for Wade and LeBron
He has 0 points on 1 shot...
It is the threat of his shot. Defenders have to stay up on him.
He has only managed to take one shot for a reason. His defender is all over him. 20+ feet from the basket. Opening up the floor for Wade and LeBron.
Yeah, since becoming a starter he's played 40 minutes and taken just 2 shots. *shrug*
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Can someone explain to me why Mike Miller is getting all of the minutes over Haslem and Birdman? Not that I'm complaining...
Floor spacing = to open up driving lanes for Wade and LeBron
He has 0 points on 1 shot...
It is the threat of his shot. Defenders have to stay up on him.
He has only managed to take one shot for a reason. His defender is all over him. 20+ feet from the basket. Opening up the floor for Wade and LeBron.
Alright, I guess that makes sense. Still, I think it's a mistake not giving Birdman minutes. He's been great these playoffs. Unless he's injured I see no reason that he shouldn't be on the court vs. Splitter.
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I think this game could be over now because Danny Green just made the dagger.
Speaking of Danny, I would love to see him win Finals MVP if the Spurs win. What a comeback story would that be.
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Can someone explain to me why Mike Miller is getting all of the minutes over Haslem and Birdman? Not that I'm complaining...
Floor spacing = to open up driving lanes for Wade and LeBron
He has 0 points on 1 shot...
It is the threat of his shot. Defenders have to stay up on him.
He has only managed to take one shot for a reason. His defender is all over him. 20+ feet from the basket. Opening up the floor for Wade and LeBron.
Alright, I guess that makes sense. Still, I think it's a mistake not giving Birdman minutes. He's been great these playoffs. Unless he's injured I see no reason that he shouldn't be on the court vs. Splitter.
I would go with C.Andersen over U.Haslem as backup center.
And drop Haslem from the rotation altogether. Give Andersen the non-Bosh minutes.
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The pressure is on Miami now, this is it, gotta win 2 in a row.
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The pressure is on Miami now, this is it, gotta win 2 in a row.
It appears they like it that way. I hope it bites them.
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Great win. Honestly though game 6 is a must win for the Spurs. No one wants a game 7 in Miami... except Miami.
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Great win. Honestly though game 6 is a must win for the Spurs. No one wants a game 7 in Miami... except Miami.
I disagree. Game 6 is by definition a must win for the Heat. The Spurs have two shots at wining the series now, and all the pressure is on Miami. The Spurs are too well coached and smart as a team to not come out for the jugular in game 6 though.
Credit to Pop, he made some excellent adjustments tonight.
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SAS champions in 6!!! Ole ole ole ole ole ;D
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The fact that Popovich still had faith in ginobili is amazing. Ginobili had his season best game today. just crazy.
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Tha streets of San Antonio are live tonight. I'm glad I chose to come out here for their home games. Great win for San Antone. I still have them in 6 but I'll take them in 7 if they lose next game (which I hope they don't).
Go Spurs Go.
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Tha streets of San Antonio are live tonight. I'm glad I chose to come out here for their home games. Great win for San Antone. I still have them in 6 but I'll take them in 7 if they lose next game (which I hope they don't).
Go Spurs Go.
Same scanario like 2 years before when Dallas got game 5, leading 3-2.
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dont forget, the celtics were up 3-2 against the heat too in the ECF last year.
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Reminds me a lot of our series too....
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dont forget, the celtics were up 3-2 against the heat too in the ECF last year.
Finally out of my teens in TP's. Thanks to whoever my 20th TP was from. C's were up 3-2 but tha Heat are up against a different beast this time around. Tha Spurs have a more complete team and as much as I love Doc, they have a better coach.
I have more belief in Pop to not let his team lose this series than I do LeBron to carry tha Heat for two straight games.
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i have read the NBA playoffs like a book lol, It is simple to say there is absolutely positively no shot The spurs win this series, it was all for revenue purposes for the spurs to win this game 5, Lebron and wade are going to devour the paint, while guys like battier chalmers and miller and udonis haslem will wake up at home, and heat win in 7. Exactly what the NBA wants, exactly what will happen. LETS GO CELTICS BRING IN DJ AND JOSH SMOOTH.
Locking down Lebron for years to come.
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i have read the NBA playoffs like a book lol, It is simple to say there is absolutely positively no shot The spurs win this series, it was all for revenue purposes for the spurs to win this game 5, Lebron and wade are going to devour the paint, while guys like battier chalmers and miller and udonis haslem will wake up at home, and heat win in 7. Exactly what the NBA wants, exactly what will happen. LETS GO CELTICS BRING IN DJ AND JOSH SMOOTH.
Locking down Lebron for years to come.
nope, not true. players do not listen to the nbas orders of missing shots. everything you said is fictitious. the nba would lose a lot of long term revenue if it ever leaked that everything is acting. a short term gain is not worth that hit.
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i have read the NBA playoffs like a book lol, It is simple to say there is absolutely positively no shot The spurs win this series, it was all for revenue purposes for the spurs to win this game 5, Lebron and wade are going to devour the paint, while guys like battier chalmers and miller and udonis haslem will wake up at home, and heat win in 7. Exactly what the NBA wants, exactly what will happen. LETS GO CELTICS BRING IN DJ AND JOSH SMOOTH.
Locking down Lebron for years to come.
Settle down, Beavis!
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i have read the NBA playoffs like a book lol, It is simple to say there is absolutely positively no shot The spurs win this series, it was all for revenue purposes for the spurs to win this game 5, Lebron and wade are going to devour the paint, while guys like battier chalmers and miller and udonis haslem will wake up at home, and heat win in 7. Exactly what the NBA wants, exactly what will happen. LETS GO CELTICS BRING IN DJ AND JOSH SMOOTH.
Locking down Lebron for years to come.
Don't you know that the league wants the Heat to win in 2014-2015 so that their star players feel obligated to defend their title rather than considering invoking their ETOs, but think it would be overkill if they had Miami three-peat, so the plan is to have the Heat lose this year and win the next two years?
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I think Miami will win by 26 tonight. LeBron will go off with an explosive performance much like Game 6 back in 2012 East Finals.
He wants it more than anyone in this series tonight.
That said, go Spurs!!!
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Beautiful shot by Mike Miller. Such a sweet shooter.
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Timmay!
Also get up Wade. You're not hurt, you flopper.
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Kawhi Leonad has flown under the radar this series. Really a great player and a great trade by the Spurs. Hard to believe he was a 15th pick in the draft.
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Timmy Duncan is moving very well. Has his legs tonight. Good sign.
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Ouch. Leonard threw it down on Mike Miller!
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What a slam by Leonard!
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Parker not looking too hot shooting-wise. Only 1-3, but both misses were ugly. Hopefully he turns that around, or keeps facilitating.
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Huge facial by Leonard on Miller!
LETS GO SPURS!
Put these clowns away!
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Miller is gonna be on a poster. LOL
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Miller is gonna be on a poster. LOL
He's going to be the Vujecic of this year's finals
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love the fact the Spurs can play great team D and yet remain in solid fundamental rebounding position. love the way Timmy does the simple, smart move of just boxing out. amazing how just doing the fundamentals can make a difference against this assortment of playground wannabes.
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Diaw is a beast
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Bosh has settled for that jump-shot too often when Duncan is guarding him. Drive the ball.
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Diaw has Lebron in a box
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love the fact the Spurs can play great team D and yet remain in solid fundamental rebounding position. love the way Timmy does the simple, smart move of just boxing out. amazing how just doing the fundamentals can make a difference against this assortment of playground wannabes.
a pity we'll be back to having a coach that doesn't appreciate the fundamental
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duncan fouled and still put it in. amazing. screw the refs with not calling it.
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The rest of the NBA is 64-76 in road closeout games.
Pop is 14-2.
That's awesome
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That was an ugly lookin' shot from Battier. Lucky touch off glass.
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Love watching Ray Allen miss.
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I wonder if they shouldn't just use LeBron James at center when Bosh is resting.
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Boris Diaw blocked lebron hard haha
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Love watching Ray Allen miss.
Me too, my friend
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Diaw is the Lebron stopper.
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Boris Diaw blocked lebron hard haha
Lebron is locked down by Diaw
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I wonder if they shouldn't just use LeBron James at center when Bosh is resting.
that makes no sense ::)
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With their backs against the wall and being at home, you'd think Miami's best punch would come early. And they're only up one. I think that's good.
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tony splitter is a net negative. get him out of this game ASAP.
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splitter turn over.
splitter foul.
ginobili miss
splitter foul
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Does Splitter have money on Miami?
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Does Splitter have money on Miami?
Splitter has been shutdown pretty well all series.
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i dont get how splitter isn't in the d-league.
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i dont get how splitter isn't in the d-league.
Haha
I'd still take him here in a heart beat
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gary neal needs to play over manu
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I would like to see Miami get into their offense quicker. Slow to get started.
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That was a really nice roll to the basket by Kawhi Leonard. Do more of that.
Mike Miller too slow on recoveries off pick and roll.
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Jesus. Tim Duncan is good but wow is Chris Bosh even gonna pretend to play defense?
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If San Antonio wins this series, where they truly won this series is in the last minutes of quarters and halves. They have closed the quarters and halves so much better than Miami and really kept Miami from gaining massive momentum by winning the time before the buzzers.
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james initiates contact, goes to line.
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The Spurs are so likable
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Worried that Timmay is gonna snatch away the Finals MVP from Danny Green with this game. Not that I don't love Duncan, but it would just be such a great story if Green got it.
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I love KG, but can anybody imagine him having a game like this in the Finals? Tim Duncan is the man.
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Lebron has the jitters against timmy
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lebron looking nervous tripping and turning it over.
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Diaw, Duncan, and Leonard are getting in Lebron's head
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Worried that Timmay is gonna snatch away the Finals MVP from Danny Green with this game. Not that I don't love Duncan, but it would just be such a great story if Green got it.
as long as the Spurs win, I'm good
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Worried that Timmay is gonna snatch away the Finals MVP from Danny Green with this game. Not that I don't love Duncan, but it would just be such a great story if Green got it.
finals mvp are almost always the stars. cedric maxwell stole one from bird though.
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I wonder when people are going to start giving Duncan his historical just due. The flash that is Shaq and Kobe and Lebron and Wade is great but I still think the best player in the league since 1995 is Tim Duncan.
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Manu is killing the Spurs. If he was playing halfway decent they would be up by 5
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Worried that Timmay is gonna snatch away the Finals MVP from Danny Green with this game. Not that I don't love Duncan, but it would just be such a great story if Green got it.
finals mvp are almost always the stars. cedric maxwell stole one from bird though.
Yeah, did you possibly hear the D&C piece this morning? They listed off the Finals MVPs of the last 20 years or so and the only ones who weren't all time greats were Maxwell and Billups.
Still, pulling for Green a little.
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Diaw, Duncan, and Leonard are getting in Lebron's head
plenty of room in there for everybody
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Miami giving Duncan so much time and space in the low post.
Bosh getting no help from his teammates. Miami too scared of SAS's shooters.
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Wow Duncan and Diaw!!!!
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Boris Diaw looks a lot like Magic Johnson did when he came back in 1996.
That big fat body with those ball-handling and dribble penetration skills.
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If San Antonio wins this series, where they truly won this series is in the last minutes of quarters and halves. They have closed the quarters and halves so much better than Miami and really kept Miami from gaining massive momentum by winning the time before the buzzers.
When you're right, nick, you're right.
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Diaw schooling Lebron ans SA once again winning the last couple of minutes in the quarter.
What an unbelievably disciplined team.
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Kawhi Leonard!!!
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Kawhi Leonard!!!
Incredible. This team may have the best culture in sports right now.
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Boris Diaw looks a lot like Magic Johnson did when he came back in 1996.
That big fat body with those ball-handling and dribble penetration skills.
Wow, not a comparison I ever expected to hear, but I get the comparison. A very poor man's Magic, for sure, but I can see the resemblance.
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I never would have thought Diaw would have outplayed Lebron in the first half
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Diaw is the fattest and biggest point guard out there.
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Yeah so that was a ridculous half right?
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If the Spurs can limit those turnovers to say 6 or 7 max in the 2nd half, they'll very likely win the game. Especially if they avoid live turnovers.
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
Best player of his generation.
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
He definitely is a PF
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
I don't care about his position. He's a top 10 player all time and just below Kareem, Russell, and Wilt on the list of greatest big men.
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Would love to have duncan with KG for one last run. oh well
BTW, GO TO HELL MIAMI CHEAT! Time for lebum to lose 3 out of 4 finals. LOL
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
He definitely is a PF
He's been a C for quite a while now.
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
I don't care about his position. He's a top 10 player all time and just below Kareem, Russell, and Wilt on the list of greatest big men.
So, best big man of the era, Shaq or Duncan?
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Timmy D is a god.
Going for 50 in his last game ever (?)
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
I don't care about his position. He's a top 10 player all time and just below Kareem, Russell, and Wilt on the list of greatest big men.
So, best big man of the era, Shaq or Duncan?
Regardless of the outcome of these Finals, give me TD.
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
I don't care about his position. He's a top 10 player all time and just below Kareem, Russell, and Wilt on the list of greatest big men.
So, best big man of the era, Shaq or Duncan?
Duncan has so much more skill
What was the record between the 2 in the playoffs?
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
He definitely is a PF
He's been a C for quite a while now.
Tiago Splitter is the C on the team have you watched any Spurs games besides this series?
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Spurs Big3: 29 points (TD 25, TP 4, Manu 0)
Heat Big3: 21 points (LBJ 9, Wade and Bosh 6)
Pretty much the difference right now.
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
I don't care about his position. He's a top 10 player all time and just below Kareem, Russell, and Wilt on the list of greatest big men.
So, best big man of the era, Shaq or Duncan?
Duncan, in my book. Shaq was more dominant at his best, but Duncan has the consistency, and was a much better two way player throughout his career, whereas Shaq was mostly a great scorer and good rebounder.
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I think the Heat have to send another defender at Duncan. Make Leonard Neal Green Manu beat you.
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Those cell phone commercials are worthless
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Duncan will go down as one if not already the greatest PF of all time
The question is whether Duncan should be counted as a PF. If the answer is yes, then he's clearly the best PF of all-time.
I don't care about his position. He's a top 10 player all time and just below Kareem, Russell, and Wilt on the list of greatest big men.
So, best big man of the era, Shaq or Duncan?
Single year at their peak, you've probably gotta take Shaq. Career - Duncan's ending any remaining argument on that right now.
One that's interesting to me - Duncan or Hakeem? Different eras but not too far apart. I go Duncan but juuuuust barely.
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We are watching a historic performance tonight
Hope Duncan goes for 40+
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guess PoP kicks the team into high gear and tries to close the deal
but we know bron always saves himself of the final quarter..... he takes over
So we know the Heat will come out all guns blazing .....turn the defense up 300 percent
Can the Spurs weather the storm?
we know fast break city is about to take off
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Bronx will go to basket every trip down court.......
here it comes.......NFL in the NBA
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wade going back into the locker room...
this guy's knees are gone.
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Bronx will go to basket every trip down court.......
here it comes.......NFL in the NBA
yup, bowled right over Green and called it on Green ::)
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Duncan has the best hands, he can catch ANY pass
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
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Looks like the refs are going to give Miami life
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feeling the officiating tide turning to Miami's favor now
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
um, overwhelming joy in the hearts of all true basketball fans? 8)
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sterNBA taking over
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tired of seeing chalmers flop.
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
Doc Rivers to Miami
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HAHAHAHA
Chalmers tries to do the Rondo fake behind the back pass and fails miserably!
Love it.
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Miami offense is all hero ball right now. They have scored 6 points in the last like 9 minutes.
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Please put Neal in and take Manu out pop
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Too many turnovers by San Antonio this quarter.
Gotta hand it to Lebron. He's hustling out there.
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
Doc Rivers to Miami
lol
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chalmers needs to absolutely stop flopping.
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Hopefully these FTs will get Parker going.
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Too many turnovers by San Antonio this quarter.
Gotta hand it to Lebron. He's hustling out there.
He is, can he sustain the intensity for 24 minutes is the ?
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SAS offense has gone in the toilet this quarter should be way up if they played the way they did in the first half
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UGHHHHHH. please don't let the heat take over. I also hate when the heat "fans" cheer. Bunch of phonies,
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Got to be help there, can't let Miller get to the rim from the 3 point line.
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UGHHHHHH. please don't let the heat take over. I also hate when the heat "fans" cheer. Bunch of phonies,
as someone who lives in miami, i can confirm that these "heat fans" know literally nothing about basketball.
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give the ball to duncan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think Miami should be reasonably happy about where San Antonio's offense is.
The Spurs only really have Tim Duncan going. Haven't been able to establish Parker or Ginobili. Their shooters have been kept at bay for the most part.
If I were them, I would be happy taking my chances on Tim Duncan trying to beat them by himself on offense. I doubt he has the legs to keep this up for the rest of the game.
I think Miami is going to get a big chance here. They gotta get their own offense together though.
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UGHHHHHH. please don't let the heat take over. I also hate when the heat "fans" cheer. Bunch of phonies,
as someone who lives in miami, i can confirm that these "heat fans" know literally nothing about basketball.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBSd-d1xewg
Go Spurs!
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wow the spurs are destroying it in transition and drawing fouls
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Miami has been playing one on one hero ball this whole half. No ball movement. No inside out game. No looking for a open man.
They keep that up and they are done.
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Seeing paul pierce holding that trophy makes me long for 2008 :/. Or even 2010.
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Lebron only has 12 pts so far and the game (series?) is almost over....
Has he been exposed by kawhi leonard and boris diaw?
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
Doc Rivers to Miami
Oh God. It's too plausible right now. Yuck.
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
Doc Rivers to Miami
Oh God. It's too plausible right now. Yuck.
Makes sense. Doc gets closer to home. He can handle superstar personalities. He is a Riley coaching disciple and a fairly good friend of Pat Riley's.
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Lebron only has 12 pts so far and the game (series?) is almost over....
Has he been exposed by kawhi leonard and boris diaw?
3/10 shooting the worst +/- of all players @ -10... I wouldnīt exactly say that he is hustlinī out there
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Ray goes down hard on a Kawhi and-1
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UGHHHHHH. please don't let the heat take over. I also hate when the heat "fans" cheer. Bunch of phonies,
as someone who lives in miami, i can confirm that these "heat fans" know literally nothing about basketball.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBSd-d1xewg
Go Spurs!
One of the funniest things I've seen in a while. Thanks!
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Kawhi!! Just love this kids game.
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wow the spurs are destroying it in transition and drawing fouls
Terrific job by San Antonio getting out in transition.
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TIMMMMYYY!!!!
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Let's go!!!!
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Yay! Go Spurs!
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Tim Duncan is just an absolute joy to watch.
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Tim Duncan is just an absolute joy to watch.
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Incredible response by SAS to Miami's run. Championship moxy.
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Tim Duncan is just an absolute joy to watch.
Yep, this whole team is
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The Heat have met their match.
Checkmate. Spurs.
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Tim Duncan is just an absolute joy to watch.
Yep, this whole team is
Anyone who calls the Spurs a boring team to watch just baffles me.
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It might be funny listening to Heat fans about the refs
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
Doc Rivers to Miami
Oh God. It's too plausible right now. Yuck.
Makes sense. Doc gets closer to home. He can handle superstar personalities. He is a Riley coaching disciple and a fairly good friend of Pat Riley's.
Yeah makes sense except that Danny would never allow that tto happen
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Hugely impressed by how well San Antonio is defending Miami's small ball lineup in this series.
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
Doc Rivers to Miami
Oh God. It's too plausible right now. Yuck.
Makes sense. Doc gets closer to home. He can handle superstar personalities. He is a Riley coaching disciple and a fairly good friend of Pat Riley's.
Yeah makes sense except that Danny would never allow that tto happen
If they give us Bosh then its a deal;
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I hate how slow Miami have been to get the ball up the floor and initiate their offense.
Creating problems for themselves.
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
Doc Rivers to Miami
Oh God. It's too plausible right now. Yuck.
Makes sense. Doc gets closer to home. He can handle superstar personalities. He is a Riley coaching disciple and a fairly good friend of Pat Riley's.
Yeah makes sense except that Danny would never allow that tto happen
If DaA allows it Doc and Ray will be reunited LOL!!
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Miami is disarray.
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back up to a dozen baby.
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Tim Duncan is just an absolute joy to watch.
Yep, this whole team is
Anyone who calls the Spurs a boring team to watch just baffles me.
I like to watch the Spurs, but I think a lot of people don't like to watch them because there's no big rivalries, no feuds, etc. Has there been a single tech in this entire series?
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Ray Allen with the Heisman
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Lol @ judas about to cry
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Tim Duncan is just an absolute joy to watch.
Yep, this whole team is
Anyone who calls the Spurs a boring team to watch just baffles me.
I like to watch the Spurs, but I think a lot of people don't like to watch them because there's no big rivalries, no feuds, etc. Has there been a single tech in this entire series?
Not a single tech, which is a nice change honestly.
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I expect to see a lot of ticky-tack fouls on San Antonio in the fourth.
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Man Splitter is terrible lately
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Ray Allen with the Heisman
haha
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT-I8jQDQ7c
"Not Two, not three, not four, not five, six, or seven......but ONE championship!!!"
- LeBron James
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I know I'm biased here - certainly rooting for San Antonio - but I feel that the officiating has been great for the most part in this series. They aren't letting Miami's flopping and whining dictate the way they call games. As a fan of good basketball, I appreciate that.
The Heat don't need to resort to that crap. They're talented enough to win without it.
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The Heat fans have never had to deal with a situation where the refs are not on their side.
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The Heat fans have never had to deal with a situation where the refs are not on their side.
i love it. the flops are being ignored and the fouls are actually being called.
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Disappointing how reluctant LeBron has been to take his jump-shot lately.
I thought he was past this. Past the point where he scared to take his jumper.
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Can't flop their way to a championship this year
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GO SPURS!!!! FINISH IT!
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what will be the aftermath if the heat lose?
Doc Rivers to Miami
Oh God. It's too plausible right now. Yuck.
Makes sense. Doc gets closer to home. He can handle superstar personalities. He is a Riley coaching disciple and a fairly good friend of Pat Riley's.
Yeah makes sense except that Danny would never allow that tto happen
If they give us Bosh then its a deal;
Oh god don't start haha
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Media pundits thought the Spurs would give this game up and try for Game 7... by the looks of it, they' are not trying to go 7 games. They want to go home tonight and win this thing.
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This one is a long way from over.
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Wow, big time shot by Mike Miller.
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Splitter is -14 in 7 mins
Get him out of there
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You'd think missing a shoe would alter the balance of your jumpshot. Miller is just deadly from 3.
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Man Splitter is terrible lately
yeah.......wonder if its the heat d , or nerves.....he has just fallen apart under pressure
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You'd think missing a shoe would alter the balance of your jumpshot. Miller is just deadly from 3.
He's been unbalanced the last 4 years anyway from injuries, so he must be used to it
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Man Splitter is terrible lately
yeah.......wonder if its the heat d , or nerves.....he has just fallen apart under pressure
He's just too slow on his feet and not enough of a shot blocking presence.
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The response to this last Miami run will determine the outcome of this series.
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heat steal the ball from splitter every time he touches it..........
he is not an asset against the heat so far......
plain is. liability
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TIAGO!
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Ohh, nice jump hook off glass by Splitter to beat the shot clock.
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Splitter is -14 in 7 mins
Get him out of there
In this case, you might as well just rename him "Not Duncan". His +/- is poor because he's not sharing the floor with Duncan.
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Common spurs!!!! make it done..
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Splitter is -14 in 7 mins
Get him out of there
In this case, you might as well just rename him "Not Duncan". His +/- is poor because he's not sharing the floor with Duncan.
AND he's been awful lol
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This one is a long way from over.
I don't believe it's over until the buzzer goes off. Until then, anything is possible and can happen.
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bench ginobli
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that was close to an 8 second backcourt violation
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heat always play balls to the wall at this point
gonna be tuff to weather the over play on defense everywhere
it's like the heat force their way on every team at this point in the game ???
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What a terrible shot by Neal. Time to put Parker in.
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Wish I had a dollar for every time Breen has said "James/Wade wanted a foul" I would be living on an island sipping Mai Tais watching this game on the Hoppa
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Is Lebron serious with that flop?
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Lebron looks so strange without the headband
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Kawhi Leonard has been fantastic.
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Lebron looks so strange without the headband
he only takes it off for ...one thang
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Bad shot by D.Green. Reset the offense there.
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danny green dont hit an open 3? Thats not good
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ginobli awful!
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Ugh. Need to settle down here. San Antonio is still the better team.
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What a block by LeBron.
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what a frukin joke
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Good baseline drive and finish by Ray.
Terrific block by James a few moments earlier.
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We may be witnessing the greatest quarter of LeBron's life right now.
I hate the Heat, but this is something special.
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Manu at -21, why is he on the court???
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here is the storm....
hold on to your seats
the pack of wolves smell blood
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They should come back with Boris Diaw instead of Ginobili.
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LeBron is unreal right now.
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This quarter from LeBron is why the Heat are just nearly impossible to stop.
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lets go
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LeBron is unreal right now.
Yeah, why doesn't he just do this for the entire game though?
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Where is Boris Diaw? I hope Pop goes back to him
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Manu at -21, why is he on the court???
That's what I'm thinking. He just needs one good shot to get back in it. Hopefully ::)
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We may be witnessing the greatest quarter of LeBron's life right now.
I hate the Heat, but this is something special.
he did this all year, you think heat are gonna lose, then the last 12 minutes , he plays one on five ball, rebounds blocks, the whole deal
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I dont understand why it takes Lebron so long to remember he's the best player on the planet during games sometimes.
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now Duncan vs. James to decide the game
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Bad game by Ginobili and a dumb tactic to elbow James in the neck. Spurs were still in the driver's seat. Lebron has been on fire since that play....dissapointed in Ginobili
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Surprised they pulled Danny Green. I suppose he has struggled with his shot tonight.
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lebron without the headband.
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Amazing blow by on the drive by LeBron on Diaw. Great use of his superior quickness.
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Lebron's jump shot is sponsored by Rogaine
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lebron without the headband.
dat band where he gets his special mo jo
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Manu needs to be taken off the court....
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He took it off because hes sweating a bullet possibly losing the series here.
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I think they should keep Wade on the bench. He has had a poor game.
Extra shooting is more important.
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This is a one possession game. Why does it feel like it's over?
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Too much Duncan earlier in the game. Other players aren't in good rhythm.
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Guys . . . we're all witnesses.
Sorry, there's just no other way to put it.
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If only Parker and Manu had even a half-decent game tonight.
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This is a one possession game. Why does it feel like it's over?
Touche
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This is a one possession game. Why does it feel like it's over?
Feel the same way, LeBron super hot run going and Spurs shooting is just so cold right now.
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I think they should keep Wade on the bench. He has had a poor game.
Extra shooting is more important.
Couldn't agree more. LeBron's iso are much harder to convert with Wade on the floor
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This is a one possession game. Why does it feel like it's over?
Good description, concur. Hate it, but that's exactly it.
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This is a one possession game. Why does it feel like it's over?
Feel the same way, LeBron super hot run going and Spurs shooting is just so cold right now.
Cause the Celtics were in the exact same spot last year and our hearts got ripped out
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Its not even remotely over.
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Well, Spurs, masters of closing out: here's the biggest quarter in the game for ya.
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Wade in the post was a dumb play call.
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ginobili!
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Secret weapons out... spurs in disarray with lebrons shiny forehead
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no more fouls!!
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Great hustle by San Antonio.
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In this fourth quarter, LeBron has gone to a level that nobody else on Earth can go to.
Just like last year in Game 6 in Boston.
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That Wade free throw reminded me of the Pierce free throw in game 7 2008 ECSF
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tony parker!
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WOW!!! Parker!!!!!!!!
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YES! YES YES YES
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Parker with three huge plays. The three, the steal and the spinning shot in the lane. Wow.
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Tony Freaking Parker wants that MVP trophy!
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THE TONY PARKER SPIN.
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Man I'm cheering for the Spurs as hard as I would for the C's. I'd love to see all those Heat fans head home disappointed.
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I think they should keep Wade on the bench. He has had a poor game.
Extra shooting is more important.
This might haunt Miami for the next 12 months
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TP in the clutch
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TONYYYYY PARRRRKKEERRRRRRRRRR
I HAVE NO WORDS.
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LEBRONS HAIRLINE JUST RECEDED ANOTHER 3 INCHES AFTER THAT TONY PARKER SHOT.
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Tony Freaking Parker wants that MVP trophy!
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Man I'm cheering for the Spurs as hard as I would for the C's. I'd love to see all those Heat fans head home disappointed.
Same here!
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Oh wow ridiculous game. GO TONY!!!!!
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lebron might have to take off his scalp now
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Man I'm cheering for the Spurs as hard as I would for the C's. I'd love to see all those Heat fans head home disappointed.
Doing the exact same thing!!
Parker quiet shooting games and comes up massively when it matters!!
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lebron might have to take off his scalp now
lol! :]]
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Lebron with the huge TO
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HAHA Lebron with the turnover. YES
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Gosh darn it I love Tony Parker.
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No idea why LeBron pulled the ball back out when Tony Parker switched on him. You have a PG on you. Why are you dribbling back out to the three point line and allowing him to use his quickness against you?
Creating much more work for yourself. Turnover.
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Waaaaaaaaaaaah CRAZY :D
Seriously, next best thing, this game :D
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Game over, man, game over!
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Wow. Heat with a HUGE meltdown in this final minute.
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YES!!!!!! Championship for San Antonio!!!!
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Wow, incredible plays by San Antonio down the stretch.
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ITS OVA
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Airball for Lebron
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SA winning the last couple of minutes before the buzzer once again.
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It looked like some of the Heat fans were leaving before that last foul even happened when it was a 4 point game. Seriously? Horrible fans.
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I think they should keep Wade on the bench. He has had a poor game.
Extra shooting is more important.
This might haunt Miami for the next 12 months
Spoelstra shot his own team in the foot. Gotta be willing to sit your stars when you need to.
Put a hurting on his own team.
Eight point swing in a little over three minutes since Wade has come back in.
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Anyone know the heimlich manuever?
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bad ft miss by Ginobli but 5 pt game still. Nice work lechoke
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Oh my. What. A. Game.
Your 2013 NBA Champions... the San Antonio Spurs!
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No idea why LeBron pulled the ball back out when Tony Parker switched on him. You have a PG on you. Why are you dribbling back out to the three point line and allowing him to use his quickness against you?
Creating much more work for yourself. Turnover.
Think he overthought that possession.
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What a game.
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fans are leaving the arena. great fans lol
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So happy for the Spurs right now.
Hats off to LeBron for almost singlehandedly making this a nailbiter.
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Ugh, not over yet
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Bronx lose he head band
wha up wif dat boy
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Ugh, not over yet
Yeah. That shot sucked.
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No idea why LeBron pulled the ball back out when Tony Parker switched on him. You have a PG on you. Why are you dribbling back out to the three point line and allowing him to use his quickness against you?
Creating much more work for yourself. Turnover.
Think he overthought that possession.
He does that so often against guards quicker than him. Drives me nuts.
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so lucky by lebron...
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Suck it Ray Allen!
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Ugh, not over yet
Yeah. That shot sucked.
Huge moment or James. Won't go down without giving it his all.
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Knock the free throws down, Miami has no timeouts
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Make your free throws!
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What a qtr
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Come on spurs
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pretty quick whistle on that "foul" there stripes
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Ouch. Suckage.
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Do the Spurs foul?
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Oh, if this goes to overtime it'll wreck my nerves ...
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Of. Course.
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You've got to be kidding me.
I blame Danny for running Ray out of town. :P
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oh come ON
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Arghh !!! Ray! [dang] it !!
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Ray Allen >:(
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WAVE IT OFF
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That is a Celtics worstmare
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Come on refs!
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i HATE ray allen.
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Huge huge huge shot by Ray Allen. So clutch.
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I hate Ray ALlen!!!! DMAN IT!!!!
Pop is OVER coaching. Keep Duncan in what the heck
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So who knew that shot was going in?
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Of. Course.
... indeed.
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Man... I was celebrating until LBJ hit that 3.
Do the Spurs want this to go 7?
They almost had this game and now they could lose it.
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San Antonio has nobody to blame but itself. Didn't make FTs down the stretch.
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Crap
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Ray "Benedict" Allen with the shot of his life.
I think the Heat just won the title.
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so lucky by the cHeat... so unbelievably lucky
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San Antonio has nobody to blame but itself. Didn't make FTs down the stretch.
I blame Ginobili, not Leonard. Hard to put a 21 year old in that position.
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I knew I spoke too soon..... >:(
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That shot will be a nice ice breaker for Danny and Doc's meeting tomorrow.
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Worried for San Antonio. Their offense is still out of whack. A few amazing individual plays by Parker bailed them out late in the fourth.
I wonder where the offense is going to come from for them.
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Stupid Spurs, wish they closed it. I'm going to be tired at work tomorrow.
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Ugh I'm sick
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I knew ray and bron gonna hit dem basket
spurs can still win this.....
must go to rim
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Stupid Spurs, wish they closed it. I'm going to be tired at work tomorrow.
At least it's not hockey.
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Beautiful pass to find Kawhi. Layup.
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Stupid Spurs, wish they closed it. I'm going to be tired at work tomorrow.
hindsight is always 20/20 but i was yelling to foul them. ughhh
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Terrible.
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The Heat have earned another title.
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Terrific job by Bosh leaking out in transition.
He can beat Duncan up and down the court every single time. So disappointed in Miami not pushing Bosh to take greater advantage in transition of his quickness against the slow footed Duncan.
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When did LeBron decide to go without the headband?
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The Heat have earned another title.
Certainly not yet.
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Ginobili to the bench
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Kawhi Leonard reminds me so much of Shawn Marion in those short 6-10 foot floaters in the paint. Gets into fantastic positions so regularly. Great sense of space.
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The Heat have earned another title.
They need at least 50+ more minutes for that.
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Flagrant?
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I hope the spurs don't screw this up
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Good foul by Ray. Made sure he didn't get the shot off. Sent him to the line.
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Parker missed Green there
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flagrant
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Dang missed free throws.
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Assassin Wade going for the leg. I hope he tears something himself next time.
Go Spurs!
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God I hate Ray
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great freaking job shooting free throws, SA
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Nice bucket by Ray. Clutch.
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Excellent pass by Wade to give it back to James for the easier short shot.
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CRAP
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Boo! Miami is winning this one.
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Ray Allen is the second best player for the Heat right now. He's shut up Celtics haters for good with this game.
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Bad move by Pop to remove TD at the end.. Got killed by 2 offensive rebounds.
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Spurs need Manu in there. I hate to say it, but they need another shot creator
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Boo! Miami is winning this one.
No way Spurs win Game 7, especially after this.
This game is tough to take, but it's also the most exciting game I've seen in a long, long time.
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Nice to hear Bosh getting some praise for his pick and roll defense. He has been great during these Finals with his pick and roll defense. Overlooked.
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...
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popovich gave parker rest in a creative way.
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It aint over yet
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Duncan was 12-15 FGAs earlier on in 2nd half. Only 1-6 since.
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hereere rerererereer wewewewewewewe gooooooooo!
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Sigh at Ginobili. Turnover machine
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Oh my god. How did D.Green save that one? Amazing.
He has done that so many times in this series.
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cant review for fouls, only who touched last. lebron lost it. spurs ball.
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How can they call that off San Antonio? I know they'll review it, but how can you get it wrong the first time?
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Oh my, what a break
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Lebron cryin no surpRise. Ginobli turnover no surprise
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popvich smartly getting 2 possessions to miamis 1.
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The Spurs well is running dry. Who do they go to?
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Lebron's pushoff on that drive prevented Green from being able to foul him
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Excellent defense by Chris Bosh
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I hate Chris Bosh.
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Man, this Heat team has vindicated themselves with this game. They deserve it all.
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how does this team get SO FREAKING LUCKY
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HOLY FOUL. HE HELD HIS ARM
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Manu clearly got fouled. Terrible.
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Yeah, Ginobili got hacked.
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Go figure. Ginobili with his 8th turnover. Refs miss the call.
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Huge missed call on Ginobili
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Terrible late game coaching by Pop IMO
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danny green for tying 3?
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So what, does the NBA review that play and put out a public statement that they missed that call?
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Looked like Manu took LeBron steps though. I counted 3 steps.
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Terrible late game coaching by Pop IMO
Not his best game, for sure.
It wouldn't matter if his team his their FTs, though.
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Just terrible play by the Spurs down the stretch... so disappointed
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thank goodness im not a spurs fan
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Duncan and Splitter instead of Parker?
Not that it mattered.
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Horrible play call by Pop there
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Oh my, Chris Bosh, haha ... another huge block to deny SAS a last ditch attempt at tying the game. Wow.
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For as great of a game Duncan played, he was very quiet down the stretch. Parker simply ran out of gas.
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Green got fouled.
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nba is rigged
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Is anyone shocked Manu didn't get the call or splitter. What a joke this league is
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Game 7, fantastic. Can't wait. Should be a great game.
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bosh is left handed, thats why he had the advantage there.
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Oh my, Chris Bosh, haha ... another huge block to deny SAS a last ditch attempt at tying the game. Wow.
Guys would average 10 blocks a game if they could make that play without a foul being called.
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Bosh came up HUGE in the 2nd Half+OT
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A HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE embarrassment for the NBA!!! Refs clearly DECIDED this game.
This is on you David Stern.
You and your crooked refs have DESTROYED this game.
Smitty77
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Total bs I'm not even gonna watch game 7
ginobli singlehandedly cost spurs this game and maybe series. He is horrible!
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Game 7, fantastic. Can't wait. Should be a great game.
doubt it. it's gonna be a joke
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Such a joke...
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I knew the refs would come through for the Heat eventually.... ::)
WWE = NBA
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bosh is left handed, thats why he had the advantage there.
Joey c was the advantage. Of you listen closely, you can head stern laughing while petting his cat
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Is anyone shocked Manu didn't get the call or splitter. What a joke this league is
I'm shocked that the Spurs didn't hit their free throws late in the 4th quarter to seal the game and prevent overtime to begin with.
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Well, this has been a great series.
We're all privileged to see a game like that.
Too bad it'll be the Heat hoisting another, but they did more than enough to silence all the critics tonight. They played like true champions.
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Game 7 will be a blowout. Spurs chance was left at the FT line
Foul bosh and don't even let him pass the Edited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. Allen
Manu fouled as well as green on the last 3. So fixed
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Tough break for the Spurs, within one shot, or one made free throw of the title.
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Can we orchestrate a MASS boycott of Game 7 and make it the LEAST watched Game 7 in NBA history??:-))))))))))))))
Smitty77
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With all this NSA tapping, if I were David Stern and Joey Crawford I'd be really nervous right now.
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Sure the refs missed a few calls on both sides, but this was a great game, and the Spurs failed to win it because they missed free throws and gave the Heat too many chances.
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Is anyone shocked Manu didn't get the call or splitter. What a joke this league is
I'm shocked that the Spurs didn't hit their free throws late in the 4th quarter to seal the game and prevent overtime to begin with.
Don't care..I guarantee wade or James get those calls. SA was screwed.
Anyone wish Joey would've swallowed the whistle lime that in 2010???
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I can't believe the Spurs coughed up a 5 pt lead with 20 seconds left. They left a lot of points on the FT line, and Ginobili flat out sucked all night. He was a disaster. What a shame. That was the Spurs best shot. Awfully hard to bounce back from that. Oh, how I hate the Heat.
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Don't count the Spurs out. They will come out to win on thursday, the Heat may also be overconfident after this win.
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Spurs' season is all but gone after that missed free throw in the 4th quarter. All the pressure on them now.
LeBron and co will regroup and destroy them in Game 7.
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Hpantazo,
Did the refs MISS a COUPLE of calls against the Heat in the last 30 seconds??????????????????????????
Smitty77
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Tough break for the Spurs, within one shot, or one made free throw of the title.
Yup.
This one is going to haunt these Spurs forever.
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Spurs are done. Miami wins by double digits.
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Sure the refs missed a few calls on both sides, but this was a great game, and the Spurs failed to win it because they missed free throws and gave the Heat too many chances.
I agree. Sure, they missed that last call that Ginobili should have got, but all in all, I thought the Spurs got pretty good treatment by the refs tonight. Better than Miami did, to be honest. What an out and out shame that they blew that lead. Devastating loss.
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Mencius,
You don't think Green got fouled on the last shot attempt??
Smitty77
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Mencius,
You don't think Green got fouled on the last shot attempt??
Smitty77
To be honest, I didn't get a good look at whether he did or not. I was watching, but just couldn't tell.
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Much like 3 years ago in Game 7 of the Finals, tonight was the Spurs' Game 7 :(
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I would never count this veteran led Spurs team out but it does look like Miami will repeat.
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Mencius,
You don't think Green got fouled on the last shot attempt??
Smitty77
To be honest, I didn't get a good look at whether he did or not. I was watching, but just couldn't tell.
He bodied Green and knocked him out of bounds. Every replay showed it. But if they are not going to call the foul on Ray when he molested Manu, they are not going to call the one on Bosh.
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I will say this. Miami is 10 times better without wade on the floor. I would move his ass as quick as I could in the offseason
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I dont think the spurs choked, i think they ran out of gas. Even though theyre pros, im sure it gets tough to even shoot a free throw after playing elite basketball for an entire game.
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Won't even be close in game 7.
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It's probably over. 90%. But silver lining cloud.. what if Spurs won game 7? Would be exponentially more painful for Heat (and whatever fans they may have? ???)
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They wheeled out the trophy?
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Won't even be close in game 7.
yup, spurs are going to destroy the heat.
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Won't even be close in game 7.
yeah, game 7 will be a lot like game 7 of the ECF last year.
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"I have no clue how we're going to be re-energized. I'm devastated. But we have to." - Manu Ginobili
Says all you need to know, really.
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Won't even be close in game 7.
yeah, game 7 will be a lot like game 7 of the ECF last year.
It was a glorious first half, at least.
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here is the deal....
I am so p---ed I forgot what I wanted to type...
Oh here it is... Ray had a couple of fouls that should have been break away fouls, with free throws and ball BUT NBA ref did not call it that way. No clear path fouls were given when they should have ...
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Won't even be close in game 7.
yeah, game 7 will be a lot like game 7 of the ECF last year.
It was a glorious first half, at least.
Yeah. I expect the Spurs to make a good show of it. But I just can't imagine how any team -- especially an older one like the Spurs -- could come back from losing a game like this.
They gave the Heat their very best punch, they almost got the knockout, and then the Heat got up off the mat at the last second and clocked them. Just gotta tip your hat to the Heat, honor what the Spurs did this season, and hail to the King.
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Unbelievable shot by Ray Allen. If Miami wins the title, that shot is one of the biggest in the history of the game. You'll see it over and over and over and over and over again on endless highlights. Like Magic's sky hook or Jordan's up-and-under or something. Dude is making history at his age. Hat tip to the legend.
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Unbelievable shot by Ray Allen. If Miami wins the title, that shot is one of the biggest in the history of the game. You'll see it over and over and over and over and over again on endless highlights. Like Magic's sky hook or Jordan's up-and-under or something. Dude is making history at his age. Hat tip to the legend.
Yup.
And it hurts knowing that of all the shots he hit with the Celtics in big moments, it will be the shot he hit as a member of the Heat that gets replayed constantly. That's the iconic moment of his career now.
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Unbelievable shot by Ray Allen. If Miami wins the title, that shot is one of the biggest in the history of the game. You'll see it over and over and over and over and over again on endless highlights. Like Magic's sky hook or Jordan's up-and-under or something. Dude is making history at his age. Hat tip to the legend.
Yup.
And it hurts knowing that of all the shots he hit with the Celtics in big moments, it will be the shot he hit as a member of the Heat that gets replayed constantly. That's the iconic moment of his career now.
Absolutely.
Very depressing
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It was a big shot, but you're getting carried away. When it dropped, Heat had had all the momentum for like 4 mins. Everyone knew it was over. He got the ball wide open in a perfect spot... it was Bosh that got him the ball, and made all the defensive stops. And Lebron that did everything else that quarter.
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It was a big shot, but you're getting carried away. When it dropped, Heat had had all the momentum for like 4 mins. Everyone knew it was over. He got the ball wide open in a perfect spot... it was Bosh that got him the ball, and made all the defensive stops. And Lebron that did everything else that quarter.
Disagree. If that ball doesn't get tipped around like that the game series is over.
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I've calmed down now. And after calling the NBA rigged, fainting after Ray made that three, and screaming at the TV, all I have to say is WHAT A GAME.
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Makes me sick. Spurs are done... no way Miami loses at home in Game 7.
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I've calmed down now. And after calling the NBA rigged, fainting after Ray made that three, and screaming at the TV, all I have to say is WHAT A GAME.
Yep. That's why I love the NBA. Enjoy it for it was it is.
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Mencius,
You don't think Green got fouled on the last shot attempt??
Smitty77
To be honest, I didn't get a good look at whether he did or not. I was watching, but just couldn't tell.
He bodied Green and knocked him out of bounds. Every replay showed it. But if they are not going to call the foul on Ray when he molested Manu, they are not going to call the one on Bosh.
You can't NOT call that last foul on Bosh. I don't care if you are letting them play. It is the last shot of the game. He body blocked him, there was contact. Green should have been shooting 3 free throws. It was absolutely a horrible call.
Now I know the Spurs partially blew it themselves with the missed free throws and bad plays by Manu, but that last play, clear and obvious a foul. I couldn't believe it.
The refs blew that one.
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I've calmed down now. And after calling the NBA rigged, fainting after Ray made that three, and screaming at the TV, all I have to say is WHAT A GAME.
Yep. That's why I love the NBA. Enjoy it for it was it is.
I'm so emotionally drained right now I don't even know if I can manage to watch G7!
Hopefully Spurs win, but I want more from these teams. Best series since ours vs LA in 2010 (even if it didn't end well).
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Mencius,
You don't think Green got fouled on the last shot attempt??
Smitty77
To be honest, I didn't get a good look at whether he did or not. I was watching, but just couldn't tell.
He bodied Green and knocked him out of bounds. Every replay showed it. But if they are not going to call the foul on Ray when he molested Manu, they are not going to call the one on Bosh.
You can't NOT call that last foul on Bosh. I don't care if you are letting them play. It is the last shot of the game. He body blocked him, there was contact. Green should have been shooting 3 free throws. It was absolutely a horrible call.
Now I know the Spurs partially blew it themselves with the missed free throws and bad plays by Manu, but that last play, clear and obvious a foul. I couldn't believe it.
The refs blew that one.
The fact of the matter is, there's no OT if SAS makes their FTs.
They choked. And I hate saying that.
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Mencius,
You don't think Green got fouled on the last shot attempt??
Smitty77
To be honest, I didn't get a good look at whether he did or not. I was watching, but just couldn't tell.
He bodied Green and knocked him out of bounds. Every replay showed it. But if they are not going to call the foul on Ray when he molested Manu, they are not going to call the one on Bosh.
You can't NOT call that last foul on Bosh. I don't care if you are letting them play. It is the last shot of the game. He body blocked him, there was contact. Green should have been shooting 3 free throws. It was absolutely a horrible call.
Now I know the Spurs partially blew it themselves with the missed free throws and bad plays by Manu, but that last play, clear and obvious a foul. I couldn't believe it.
The refs blew that one.
The fact of the matter is, there's no OT if SAS makes their FTs.
They choked. And I hate saying that.
Oh I know they blew it themselves too. I said so. But their mistakes don't justify the huge blown call in the last 2 seconds of the game.
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not one of Pops better games...
1. too much Ginobili.
2. taking Duncan out in the last few minutes leads the 2nd chance opportunities for Heat.
3. the last play would have been to hard even if Green was not fouled.
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not one of Pops better games...
1. too much Ginobili.
2. taking Duncan out in the last few minutes leads the 2nd chance opportunities for Heat.
3. the last play would have been to hard even if Green was not fouled.
Taking Duncan out twice was the kicker for me. What is he thinking there?? And the last play he drew up was a very difficult one. Interesting coaching maneuvers by Pop tonight. I wasn't a fan of how he handled the second half/OT.
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So it looks like I won't be watching any ESPN for months.. Heat will be your 2013 NBA champions. Yuck.
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some of you need to calm down, one team wins and the other wins the next, thats hwo this series has played out to be. the spurs can very easily win game 7
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Unbelievable shot by Ray Allen. If Miami wins the title, that shot is one of the biggest in the history of the game. You'll see it over and over and over and over and over again on endless highlights. Like Magic's sky hook or Jordan's up-and-under or something. Dude is making history at his age. Hat tip to the legend.
Yup.
And it hurts knowing that of all the shots he hit with the Celtics in big moments, it will be the shot he hit as a member of the Heat that gets replayed constantly. That's the iconic moment of his career now.
Absolutely.
Very depressing
Not if they lose the series it'll be an afterthought.
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some of you need to calm down, one team wins and the other wins the next, thats hwo this series has played out to be. the spurs can very easily win game 7
I just don't see how they bounce back from this, older fatigued from OT, in Miami, against them AND the refs.
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Yeah that was definitely a foul on Bosh at the end. On Danny Green's corner three.
I only saw a replay of it this morning. Last night, I thought he got the ball first last night and there was some contact after the block and I was happy enough to let that go -- chalk up to incidental contact after the block -- but now I have seen the replay and Bosh clearly got Danny Green the mid-section first and then blocked the shot after the contact. Definite foul. Should have been called.
Spurs hard done by on those last two possessions. Ginobili hacked. Green hit. No calls on either one.
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Game 7. Wow. GO SPURS!
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Does anyone realistically believe the Spurs can win this one?
I want to but Tuesday night was crushing, can't even imagine what that does for the Spurs morale and the Heat's confidence. I just feel a double digit Heat win
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Pop at his finest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=90AVPAGqw48#t=139s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=90AVPAGqw48#t=139s)
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Pop at his finest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=90AVPAGqw48#t=139s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=90AVPAGqw48#t=139s)
Haha Pop is so great. Love his interviews.
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Does anyone realistically believe the Spurs can win this one?
I want to but Tuesday night was crushing, can't even imagine what that does for the Spurs morale and the Heat's confidence. I just feel a double digit Heat win
Not really. Heat are too good to beat 5 times. Heat always win a close series this way. Game 2 against the C's, Game 1 against Indiana, and Game 6 against San Antonio.
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Does anyone realistically believe the Spurs can win this one?
I want to but Tuesday night was crushing, can't even imagine what that does for the Spurs morale and the Heat's confidence. I just feel a double digit Heat win
What's unrealistic about it? If anyone or any team can recover from game 6, it's tha Spurs. This isn't tha Pacers or OKC. They still have a good chance tonight. Not only because of Pop but because of their experienced veteran players and it just might pay off for them tonight. Tha Spurs big 3 have been in a game 7 of a tha Finals before, Heat's big 3 haven't.
So to answer your question, yes I do believe they can win this one.
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I predict wade to have a horrible game after that brick.
heat have lazy defense right now
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duncans tip in game is so nice.
haha duncan fast break steal.
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anyone ever notice bosh never makes a wide open shot?
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Duncan on the fast break, nobody can stop that!!
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anyone saw the refs do the tip off again at the beginning when the spurs won the tip off? lol
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chalmers sucks
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ginobili 3. good start
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Let's get it goin Gino!!
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Shout out to that guy wearing a Steph Curry jersey.
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that duncan pass was NICE
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ginobili what the heck
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ginobili what the heck
Every time he touches it, you just hope he doesn't do something stupid.
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Understatement alert:
Gary Neal sure has come back to earth
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Battier hitting 3's is not a good sign for the Spurs.
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why oh why is Ginobli playing???
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Nothing good happens when Splitter is on the floor.
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darn
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not too promising at the moment for the Spurs. need to get their shooters on track quickly or those buckets around the hoop are going to evaporate quickly as the Heat pack the paint
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Battier gonna go off tonight
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So the Spurs just can't rebound anymore?
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Russell played in 10 and ray played in 11. both can thank the celtics for giving them so many game 7s.
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[dang], the Spurs are rebounding like the Celtics. They were a great defensive rebounding team in the regular season.
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good lord. Neal got lucky on that almost steal
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is something wrong with Chat...
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Neal must be wearing a J.R. Smith jersey underneath. He's chucking like a madman tonight.
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Haha. Was that Duncan dragging Parker away?
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anyone else annoyed by mike breen's excitement for every time lebron draws a foul or the heat score?
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no push for Parker on his drive to the bucket?
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i saw lebron look down at the 3 pt line before he moved, it was so obvious he was going to shoot that.
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San Antone not getting calls tonight.
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popovich gave the death stare to neal.
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anyone else annoyed by mike breen's excitement for every time lebron draws a foul or the heat score?
NBA is a production...he has to follow the script
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how did he not get fouled? unreal manhandling allowed for the Heat
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holy...what does Kawhi Leonard have to do to get a foul called on the heat? That dude is putting the effort in on the boards for the spurs, but is getting no help from the refs.
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how did he not get fouled? unreal manhandling allowed for the Heat
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The apologists will tell you the game is fairly called.
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holy...what does Kawhi Leonard have to do to get a foul called on the heat? That dude is putting the effort in on the boards for the spurs, but is getting no help from the refs.
Apparently Birdman diving directly on you while you're on the floor with the ball isn't a foul.
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Is it possible for Steve Javie to throw on a ref uniform?
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GINOBLIIIIIIIIIIIIII
*chuck voice*
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Nuthin from Green
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Not looking good for the Spurs. Both Lebron and Wade playing well, and they're up 2 despite Bosh being in foul trouble.
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Green has got to get it going in tha second half. Spurs are hanging in there but they need Green's contributions.
Hope Manu stays aggressive and not do too much and turnover tha ball.
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Boston 45
Spurs 43
im glad we are up
but we need more from KG
Paul is hot from the 3 line
i hope he keeps it up
we really need Rondo right now
*sippin*
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Not looking good for the Spurs. Both Lebron and Wade playing well, and they're up 2 despite Bosh being in foul trouble.
i disagree.
Wade isn't likely to shoot 80 on ISo pull ups in the second half
Though if the fts even out like the refs like to do that'd be trouble for the spurs.
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Nuthin from Green
Yup, you feel it Miami is ready to go on a run sometime in the third and just blow them away. LeBron is yet to go off and wades already rolling. SA shooters getting run off the three tonight..
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Not looking good for the Spurs. Both Lebron and Wade playing well, and they're up 2 despite Bosh being in foul trouble.
i disagree.
Wade isn't likely to shoot 80 on ISo pull ups in the second half
Though if the fts even out like the refs like to do that'd be trouble for the spurs.
If Wade is still shooting even 50% on those iso jumpshots, it's still not good. Lebroid will do the rest.
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i think the spurs have it good. Like someone else said, wade cannot shoot 80% the rest of the game. And the spur's offense can only get better, its pretty poor right now.
like wilbon just said, spurs shooting 30% and theyre only down 2...
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Not looking good for the Spurs. Both Lebron and Wade playing well, and they're up 2 despite Bosh being in foul trouble.
i disagree.
Wade isn't likely to shoot 80 on ISo pull ups in the second half
Though if the fts even out like the refs like to do that'd be trouble for the spurs.
If Wade is still shooting even 50% on those iso jumpshots, it's still not good. Lebroid will do the rest.
not on boris diaw and kawhi leonard's watch
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Game might come down to Battier being able to make 3's in the 2nd half.
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i think the spurs have it good. Like someone else said, wade cannot shoot 80% the rest of the game. And the spur's offense can only get better, its pretty poor right now.
like wilbon just said, spurs shooting 30% and theyre only down 2...
Spurs have bounced back pretty well from that emotionally devastating loss the other night. I was kind of expecting Miami to win by about 15 tonight, but all respect to the Spurs for hanging in there. What a story this will be if they can actually pull this off.
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Boston 45
Spurs 43
im glad we are up
but we need more from KG
Paul is hot from the 3 line
i hope he keeps it up
we really need Rondo right now
*sippin*
lol
Dunno what you're having, but pass it over!
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i think the spurs have it good. Like someone else said, wade cannot shoot 80% the rest of the game. And the spur's offense can only get better, its pretty poor right now.
like wilbon just said, spurs shooting 30% and theyre only down 2...
Spurs have bounced back pretty well from that emotionally devastating loss the other night. I was kind of expecting Miami to win by about 15 tonight, but all respect to the Spurs for hanging in there. What a story this will be if they can actually pull this off.
I was just about to say this as well. I guess that championship pedigree is showing itself. Spurs aren't backing down, and were somehow able to put the game 6 mess behind them. I look for a very tight 2nd half. Go spurs.
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I like the Spurs chances. Pop rested Parker and Duncan enough in the 1st half and they are only down 2. They are ready to go totally all-out for extended time in the 3rd and especially the 4th to bring it home.
Pretty much the opposite of what Doc did with KG, Paul, Ray, and Rondo in game 7 against the lakers where they had nothing left in the tank in the 4th.
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Boston 45
Spurs 43
im glad we are up
but we need more from KG
Paul is hot from the 3 line
i hope he keeps it up
we really need Rondo right now
*sippin*
lol
Dunno what you're having, but pass it over!
Let's go Big Ticket erm wait thats Duncan rofl
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Doc!
put in Scalabrine!!!
come on!!
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Tonight is gonna be Kawhi Leonards coming out party.
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Wide open threes???
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kawhi leonard needed XXL size gloves for his hands when he played wide reciever in hs
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Man, they let Lebron knit a sweater on that 3
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Chalmers outplaying Parker?
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Redz
and a pair of pants
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kawhi leonard blocked the heck out of lebron
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Danny Green should have attacked tha rim. Unnecessary turnover.
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Pop needs to just make a commitment to ride Kawhi Leonard tonight.
Both teams obviously fatigued a lot of reaching and grabbing at the ball instead of solid defense.
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Redz
and a pair of pants
Seriously!
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Bosh played very good post defense on Duncan. Timmy D just too good.
Bosh did everything right, Duncan just better.
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lol Green so bad.
Regression to the mean.
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missed bunny by duncan will come back to haunt them later
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Bosh played very good post defense on Duncan. Timmy D just too good.
Bosh did everything right, Duncan just better.
For the record Who, you did indeed say this before the announcers! ;)
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Hopefully that gets Green on track.
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as much as I hate Lebron and his hype, the jerk is really stepping up tonight while the Spurs shooters are looking like crap
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I think Miami feed off of Bosh so much when he is active on defense and in rebounding.
Energizes the entire team.
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Definitely turned into a memorable series.
Why aren't they covering Lebron the 3!
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Mike Breen has such a hard on for LeBron
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at least kawhi got that 3 pt play.
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Impressive athletic play and reverse layup by Kawhi.
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i cant stand mike breen
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How was that a foul on Leonard...
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boris diaw!
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i cant stand mike breen
I think they should mix up the TV commentators in the Finals. Playoffs in general.
They get quite repetitive and at times irritating as the series goes on.
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Nice stroke by Diaw
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should have been an 'and 1' there
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spurs lead with lebron shooting lights out.
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Diaw is the best post entry passer to Tim Duncan on the Spurs team.
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Wow. This is one hell of a game right now
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diaw with the nice pass and nice 3. big time player.
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credit to SA for keeping this close in spite of Bron having a helluva a shooting night
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Wow. This is one hell of a game right now
This whole series has been phenomenal.
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Tonight is gonna be Kawhi Leonards coming out party.
Prophetic. I didn't know he was this good.
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so, do you keep giving Lebron the open three or do you step up on him?
I say keep giving it to him
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if tony parker can fire it up soon, the spurs can get a nice run.
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stay with it baby.. LeBron is going to get cold.
Lets go Spurs...
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Wow. This is one hell of a game right now
This whole series has been phenomenal.
It really has. Man, I hope the Spurs can knock these guys off.
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Even if the Spurs win, Green has played himself out of any Finals MVP talk
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Wow. This is one hell of a game right now
This whole series has been phenomenal.
Yes. This whole series has been great basketball
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fatty mcgee makin it rain
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so, do you keep giving Lebron the open three or do you step up on him?
I say keep giving it to him
cover him up and screw up his passing lanes. help defenders will adjust if he drives
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Nice drive, Manu. Where was that in Game 6?
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ginobili is being aggressive. more nasty!
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stern messing with the shot clocks?
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YES!!
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i dont like
Bats
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no good!!!
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Nobody stopped the ball. Wonderful.
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So lucky on that Chalmers three.
Let's go Spurs!
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Ugh, Chalmers.
C'mon San Antonio. One more quarter! Get Duncan his 5th title!
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that battier 3 was possible because of lebron's passing lane ultimately. do not let lebron pass that ball.
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Ugh, Chalmers.
C'mon San Antonio. One more quarter! Get Duncan his 5th title!
Disgusting prayer shot goes in, everything is going right for the Heat right now..
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That's about as good a quarter as you'll ever see in the NBA.
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This game for the Spurs is going to come down to Parker, can he put the Spurs on his back? Can Danny Green contribute? The Heat shooters are drilling them SA needs some offense.
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Come on San Antone. Get this W!!
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I like the Diaw at center idea. I would like it more if they gave it to him above the elbow and let him attack Chris Andersen.
Oh well. Nevermind. Duncan is back in.
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leonard!
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Game might come down to Battier being able to make 3's in the 2nd half.
I hate Battier.
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Battier is having one of those nights.
Green's confidence has faded a ton
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looks like the SAS tried their best... oh well
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Here go the zebras.... ::)
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Here go the zebras.... ::)
Zebras in action. Totally unexpected... Sarcasm
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Get ginobli out of there smh
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Gotta get Tony Parker back on the court.
Miami look much stronger than San Antonio right now.
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Did Lebron just slap Manu?
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im not wacthin them celebrate
confetti fallin etc..
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Make up call. lol
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Ginobli sit ur garbage self down
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San Antonio got some decent minutes out of Bonner against Battier earlier in the series.
With Neal and Ginobili struggling, I would like to see Pop go back to that matchup.
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what is Parker doing?
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Chris Andersen has been phenomenal over the last few minutes.
Creating extra possession after extra possession.
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Parker is playing a bit selfish, so many open guys, and he drives.
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Nice pass by Parker to work around all those shot-blockers.
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Spurs just can't get over that hump all game. Gotta string together a run when it counts.
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Miami keeps getting a little cushion, and SA just keeps coming back. This could be an epic ending.
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Nice pass by Parker to work around all those shot-blockers.
There's not going to be a high success rate on that sort of play, but he executed it perfectly.
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It is going to be crushing if San Antonio lose this.
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Miami's Big Two!!!
(http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Boston+Celtics+v+Miami+Heat+p0FzasaqGpUl.jpg)
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Duncan = 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists, 1 block.
35 minutes played already. Still 8:30 left in the fourth.
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Dumb turnover by Danny Green. No way that was a clear path foul. Wade was on the floor and had no control of the ball.
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lol tim duncan listening
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What the hell is taking so long with this call? This is ridiculous.
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I guess it's still a clear path even if you're crawling
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not a clear path. good.
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I guess it's still a clear path even if you're crawling
lol
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jARVIE DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE A CALL SO AS NOT TO CONTRADICT THE OFFICIALS
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miami's not giving this lead up
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Ouch.
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Danger time here. SA can't allow much more separation.
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miami's not giving this lead up
they must ......
it is written
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spurs are throwing this away... just like last game
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Should have T'd up Lebron ::)
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Thank you Ginobili!
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Ginobili is falling apart
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wow manu..
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So, Manu owes some money to some Russian gangsters, right? That's the only explanation for those last two turnovers.
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DEFEND LEBRON HE WANTS TO BE THE HERO
DOUBLE HIM
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Ginobili is a freakin train wreck with those TOs.
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Manu has money on the Heat.
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Get ginobli out od the game!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ginobili and Green have killed San Antonio, and have lowered Pop's life expectancy
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Everytime they get the iso on Duncan they score on a contested jumper. But when left wide open, they tend to miss.
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miami's not giving this lead up
they must ......
it is written
unfortunatley it's over, the lead will never get back to 1 posession
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Ok time to go play The Last of Us this thing is a wrap smh
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Ginobli has some timely turnovers that is for sure.
WOW just WOW.
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Ok time to go play The Last of Us this thing is a wrap smh
Awesome game. D'you get to the capitol building yet?
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Bosh is straight garbage -- 0 pts
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Ginobli has some timely turnovers that is for sure.
WOW just WOW.
Not excusing it, but have you noticed that the officials unis and the Spurs unis are the same colors, and that I could see how that could happen if you just looked out of your peripheral vision.
Okay, that said, horrific TOs by Ginobili. Ugh.
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Ginobili has been a detriment all series. He's consistently costed tha Spurs with his turnovers.
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Bosh is straight garbage -- 0 pts
I'm sure he won't object to 0 points, a bunch of rebounds and 1 ring.
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Great series. Congrats miami just dont see any comeback with this spurs team.
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Bosh taking some bad shots here.
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Manu! Finally!
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Ginobili!
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Screw you, Danny Green.
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LeBron and Wade shooting the ball so well tonight. Depressing.
Oh thank goodness Manu Ginobili for 3! Three point game.
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wow
great action
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Duncan!
He's going to have to carry the Spurs.
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It's amazing how SA just won't wilt.
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1 Possession game. Just awesome :D
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Can't believe it's still a 3 pt game. Still gotta shot. A number of times it looked like the Heat were gonna open this thing up. Buckle up.
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WOW. crazy sequence. Big 3's from both Gino and Shane.
Duncan answering with that bank and tha foul. Wild 4th quarter
Let's go Spurs!
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Got to be Manu, Dude can be clutch.
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Man, if Green would only have hit that 3. That would have been a crazy sequence.
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question , did Ray Allen even play tonight ???
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I'm.not getting my hopes up. There is no justice in this world
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Kawhi Leonard!
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kawhi leonard
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Kawhi has been a beast tonight.
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Let them play refs.
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chalmers misses both
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Too bad. Open look brick for Kawhi.
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Kawhi wanted to be the hero
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Aghh ... Parker shouldn't have done a bounce pass there. He took Kawhi out of his shooting rhythm. Dumb pass.
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San Antonio has had their chances.
If Tony Parker or Danny Green had showed up for this game, it would be over. (I guess the same is true of Bosh, too, but he hasn't shot a lot.)
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SA should have called timeout
They were frantic
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Oh, Duncan ... deflated
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Nooooo TD :(
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Nice choke timmy
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Bad miss Tim...
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Wow wow wow. The Spurs had so many chances to either take the lead or tie. Bummer.
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Great defense, block out Lebron, and go for the three and the win. :)
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Jesus
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Wow, is this it ?? Watch LeBron barrel into the lane; foul; ball game.
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Nice choke timmy
Yeah, definitely a choke. Tim Duncan can't handle the pressure of an NBA Finals game. ::)
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How did TD miss those two shots? He had Battier on him. Sigh
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I'm.not getting my hopes up. There is no justice in this world
exactly, nobody in this league can beat the heat in a 7 game series, they just cant. You have to be perfect to beat them.
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Duncan missed a huge opportunity. They need a definite stop right here
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San Antonio has had their chances.
This. Them shooting bad and the stupid turnovers have hurt them.
I'm not watching the Heat celebrate.
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LeBron James with an MVP performance.
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What a joke... That's game, another Heat title, another angel lost its wings
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I truly hate Lebron James.
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Nobody can knock Lebron's clutch ability any more. Huge Game 7 performance.
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Money shot by Lebron
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God, I hate this. Shoulda closed them out in 6.
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So looks like I won't be watching ESPN for months aside from the draft
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Ray Allen is about to be "Nobody can't tell me nothing!"
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I wanna puke.
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Not 2
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I'm.not getting my hopes up. There is no justice in this world
exactly, nobody in this league can beat the heat in a 7 game series, they just cant. You have to be perfect to beat them.
The Spurs were far from perfect in game 6 and they lost the game themselves. The Heat are good, and have clutch shooters in Battier, Miller and Ray, but they're not in the same neighbourhood as the 2008 Celtics, let alone the historical greatest teams.
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So, what's up, Doc?
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That's probably ball game right there. Game 6 was definitely tha one to win when they had tha chance to.
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LEBRON TRUCKS PARKER AND HITS A JUMPER
THEY'RE NOT EVEN TRYING TO PRETEND IT'S NOT RIGGED
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Anybody think SA was dumb for continuing to give him the open jumper when he was obviously on fire?!? They kept doing it and he kept burning them.
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What a joke... That's game, another Heat title, another angel lost its wings
LOL, yeah, another puppy just died.
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is that all manu does? jump up and toss it to noone?
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LEBRON TRUCKS PARKER AND HITS A JUMPER
THEY'RE NOT EVEN TRYING TO PRETEND IT'S NOT RIGGED
Rigged by Ginobili, maybe.
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wow
that was the play?
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manu should be finals MVP for the heat for his efforts
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Well, fitting I guess. Ginobili with a late game turnover. He did have a pretty good game overall though.
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Are you kidding me??? Nice one Ginobli...
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Pop and Manu should consider retiring... smh
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Ahh, (deep sigh), disappointed San Antonio failed to win.
I would have loved to have seen the Spurs get another Championship.
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Peace out
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Turning the channel...
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Spurs didn't look deep at all today. A lot of guys missing in action.
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Poor Spurs fans. Oh well, guess we'll just have to hope that the superfriends don't 3peat.
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16 seconds. Quick, put T-Mac in.
...
:(
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Ugh, this reminds me too much of 2010. Gross.
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I'm.not getting my hopes up. There is no justice in this world
exactly, nobody in this league can beat the heat in a 7 game series, they just cant. You have to be perfect to beat them.
The Spurs were far from perfect in game 6 and they lost the game themselves. The Heat are good, and have clutch shooters in Battier, Miller and Ray, but they're not in the same neighbourhood as the 2008 Celtics, let alone the historical greatest teams.
I hear ya, there just aint a mentally tough enough team to knock off Miami, just getting to a game 7 doesnt really mean that much to me. if only the Spurs could make a free throw
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Between Stern's shenanigan's, the Spurs blowing game 6, and this Heat win tonight, I'm beyond disgusted with the NBA.
Fantastic series, that said. Still, just disgusting.
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Spurs have been a joke since the end of game 6 when they had it wrapped up... they deserve to lose this series. It's just so sad...
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Pop is awesome
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back to commercials. david stern is a greedy ____
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Pop is awesome
Seconded.
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I will never respect this heat team.
has pop lost his mind?
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It has not been good to be a Celtics fan lately.
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So looks like I won't be watching ESPN for months aside from the draft
I stop watching after football season ends.
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Can't believe that these punks won another championship over much more deserving players.
I guess nice guys do finish last.
Sigh.
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17 > 3
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OK, let's trade KG, Doc, and Pierce to the Clippers ASAP, I can't stand seeing Miami 3 peat. We can also throw in cash and Avery Bradley.
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Guys, SVU is on USA.
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rondo will not let this happen next year on his watch.
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Giobli for Miami heat MVP
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30 years as commish and David Stern still can't pronounce the word Champion
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rondo will not let this happen next year on his watch.
What's he going to do? Blow up the Heats jet?
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I hate the Heat.
Now that the 2013-14 NBA season has begun, we will be champions THIS year.
LeBron is terrible.
Manu is terrible.
Wade is terrible.
Duncan is the greatest PF ever, only rivaled by KG.
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OK, let's trade KG, Doc, and Pierce to the Clippers ASAP, I can't stand seeing Miami 3 peat. We can also throw in cash and Avery Bradley.
YES!!!!! LOL made me crack up but really do it!
TP, son!
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Wow. Ginobili has killed tha Spurs with his turnovers.
Though this was a great series, I hate to see Miami and Ray Allen win another chip on my birthday.
Say what you will about tha refs but they won it honestly. Game 6 was tha one to win for tha Spurs when they had tha chance.
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Oh hey Stern... thanks for killing the trade. I guess you enjoy your super team Heat dominating every year
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I will never respect this heat team.
has pop lost his mind?
Neither will I. The 'decision' will never be forgotten. Celtics did it the right way, they traded to get stars. The whole way the Heat has been constructed is shameful. Lebron still needed 2 other guys to help him win.
The most annoying thing is the ESPN and the media are so in love with them. It is going to be worse now. Unfortunately the Heat were better, which is annoying.
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Oh hey Stern... thanks for killing the trade. I guess you enjoy your super team Heat dominating every year
Stern figures he can get in as many titles for the Heat before he retires and then let the games actually be decided once LeBron gets a couple rings.
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#NoRespect
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Bill Russell looks absolutely disgusted
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Now you know why itīs called the Bill-Russell-trophy...
...to stick it to the Celtics when LeBron wins it.
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If I can take out anything from this series, it is, Kawhi Leonard will be a star. And Timmy is still a boss.
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Bill Russell looks absolutely disgusted
It's because he hates ESPN/ABC.
The better team won tonight. Give Miami credit.
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Bill Russell looks absolutely disgusted
It's because he hates ESPN/ABC.
The better team won tonight. Give Miami credit.
I disagree, the more talented team won tonight.
Spurs is still the better team
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After the Spurs blew game 6 I thought this was obviously a forgone conclusion.
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anyone notice how they didnt let bosh hold the trophy?
0 pts 5 fouls lol
this series has exposed bosh as a fraud. he gets paid 19 million and this is his production in the game of his life.
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Ray Allen disgusts me lol. Hope I'm not the only one feeling that!
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Bill Russell looks absolutely disgusted
It's because he hates ESPN/ABC.
The better team won tonight. Give Miami credit.
I disagree, the more talented team won tonight.
Spurs is still the better team
I agree with you.
I meant Miami played better tonight, that's why they won.
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Lebron is unstoppable.
I guess it is a good time to rebuild...
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So Judas gets his second ring
Barf
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Let's face it, the Heat will basically win as many championships as they want -- at least 2 more. I guess this is what the league wants. You either like it or leave it. I have left it. Celts season tickets gone. No respect for the league and its commissioner. Better things to do with my life.
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Ray Allen disgusts me lol. Hope I'm not the only one feeling that!
Ray Allen looks like a tourist that wandered into the celebration.
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no 3-peat. wade's knees are deteriorating by the minute. and bosh seems to be nonexistent.
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James with the middle finger to most of the nation. Well-deserved LeBron! Best player in the world, wow. 2 MVPs, 2 Finals MVPs, 1 Gold Medal, all in one year.
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I'm telling you guys, trading all our vets and Doc to the Clippers is totally worth it to stop a 3-peat and get back at Ray Allen. It also p---es off the Lakers, a win-win. Let's do it!!
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James with the middle finger to most of the nation. Well-deserved LeBron! Best player in the world, wow. 2 MVPs, 2 Finals MVPs, 1 Gold Medal, all in one year.
the all-star skills challenge is probably harder than getting that gold medal.
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I'm telling you guys, trading all our vets and Doc to the Clippers is totally worth it to stop a 3-peat and get back at Ray Allen. It also p---es off the Lakers, a win-win. Let's do it!!
commish doesnt want it to happen.
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This was a heck of a series. It didn't end the way I hoped it would, but I still enjoyed every game. Congratulations to the Heat, and props to the Spurs for giving them everything they could handle.
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I'm telling you guys, trading all our vets and Doc to the Clippers is totally worth it to stop a 3-peat and get back at Ray Allen. It also p---es off the Lakers, a win-win. Let's do it!!
commish doesnt want it to happen.
I'd release Doc outright, cut Pierce, and trade them KG and Bradley for Jordan and a pick. No rule problems there.
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Ray Allen disgusts me lol. Hope I'm not the only one feeling that!
Ray Allen looks like a tourist that wandered into the celebration.
TP this made me chuckle
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Shane Battier had a 112.5% TS% tonight.
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I'm telling you guys, trading all our vets and Doc to the Clippers is totally worth it to stop a 3-peat and get back at Ray Allen. It also p---es off the Lakers, a win-win. Let's do it!!
commish doesnt want it to happen.
I'd release Doc outright, cut Pierce, and trade them KG and Bradley for Jordan and a pick. No rule problems there.
Wait. You want to give up Doc, KG, Pierce, and Bradley for an average center and a crappy pick?
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I'm telling you guys, trading all our vets and Doc to the Clippers is totally worth it to stop a 3-peat and get back at Ray Allen. It also p---es off the Lakers, a win-win. Let's do it!!
commish doesnt want it to happen.
I'd release Doc outright, cut Pierce, and trade them KG and Bradley for Jordan and a pick. No rule problems there.
Wait. You want to give up Doc, KG, Pierce, and Bradley for an average center and a crappy pick?
yes, i want to give up a coach who doesnt want to rebuild, a 37 year old center with bone spurs that needed cortisone shots to play in the playoffs, and a player who gets crossed over to the ground by joe johnson for the price of $15 mill salary for a high flying center who can ally oop all day.
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Let's face it, the Heat will basically win as many championships as they want -- at least 2 more. I guess this is what the league wants. You either like it or leave it. I have left it. Celts season tickets gone. No respect for the league and its commissioner. Better things to do with my life.
what in this series was fixed or rigged or given to the heat? honestly asking since you seem so adamant about it.
this was a great series, decided on the floor by a bucket load of great players. to watch that and not just enjoy it, but instead to think it was just handed to miami, well, it makes me ask why you say so.
that was great basketball and a pleasure to watch.
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Let's face it, the Heat will basically win as many championships as they want -- at least 2 more. I guess this is what the league wants. You either like it or leave it. I have left it. Celts season tickets gone. No respect for the league and its commissioner. Better things to do with my life.
Still time to gripe about here though! Good times.
this was a great series, decided on the floor by a bucket load of great players. to watch that and not just enjoy it, but instead to think it was just handed to miami, well, it makes me ask why you say so.
that was great basketball and a pleasure to watch.
Big TP. Great series, and a treat for any fan of the game. Hope the Finals can be this good every year, no matter who's playing.
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I wanted SAS to win so badly, that their game 6 loss affected me as though they were my team. Now that it is all over and I did not get my wish there is no point denying the obvious.
LBJ is a MAN.
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I wanted SAS to win so badly, that their game 6 loss affected me as though they were my team. Now that it is all over and I did not get my wish there is no point denying the obvious.
LBJ is a MAN.
agreed, i felt the same way. i respect the spur so much
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tim duncan looked like he cried.
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I'm telling you guys, trading all our vets and Doc to the Clippers is totally worth it to stop a 3-peat and get back at Ray Allen. It also p---es off the Lakers, a win-win. Let's do it!!
commish doesnt want it to happen.
I'd release Doc outright, cut Pierce, and trade them KG and Bradley for Jordan and a pick. No rule problems there.
Wait. You want to give up Doc, KG, Pierce, and Bradley for an average center and a crappy pick?
yes, i want to give up a coach who doesnt want to rebuild, a 37 year old center with bone spurs that needed cortisone shots to play in the playoffs, and a player who gets crossed over to the ground by joe johnson for the price of $15 mill salary for a high flying center who can ally oop all day.
Right. Because Doc isn't a decent coach, KG isn't a decent player, Pierce's entire year was defined by one play against the Nets, and a player whose only skill is dunking is a legit building block.
Be serious.
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i concur
Paul kg rondo and doc
could win one more
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This was a great series. I cheered for San Antone as if they were tha Celtics. Great basketball was played all series long. Game 7 was really a championship game. Though, tha team I wanted to win didn't come out on top, I give credit to tha Heat. What I hate tha most is that these cats won on my birthday.
Man I wish tha Spurs had taken game 6 when it was there for them to have.
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This was a great series. I cheered for San Antone as if they were tha Celtics. Great basketball was played all series long. Game 7 was really a championship game. Though, tha team I wanted to win didn't come out on top, I give credit to tha Heat. What I hate tha most is that these cats won on my birthday.
Man I wish tha Spurs had taken game 6 when it was there for them to have.
Agree with everything you said. And happy birthday.
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This was a great series. I cheered for San Antone as if they were tha Celtics. Great basketball was played all series long. Game 7 was really a championship game. Though, tha team I wanted to win didn't come out on top, I give credit to tha Heat. What I hate tha most is that these cats won on my birthday.
Man I wish tha Spurs had taken game 6 when it was there for them to have.
Agree with everything you said. And happy birthday.
Thank you.
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I love basketball.
I'm in a state of shock now because I won't see any meaningful ball for another four months.
Anyways, great playoffs. Every matchup found a way to be interesting in its own right.
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I love basketball.
I'm in a state of shock now because I won't see any meaningful ball for another four months.
Anyways, great playoffs. Every matchup found a way to be interesting in its own right.
Even the Milwaukee Bucks? Or the Pacers-Hawks series? Hahah just kidding.
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KG would have made that tip-in though... ;)
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SAS lost series already from last 27 second in game 6. Game 7 was consequense of what happened to game 6. Mental issue.
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Can't believe that these punks won another championship over much more deserving players.
I guess nice guys do finish last.
Sigh.
wouldnt the team that wins the series technically be the more deserving? Does being nice make them more deserving of winning titles?