SharkMan

Wades been full retard for quite a long time now imo. Never the less bad showing, and true they wont win the series if they continue to preform like this although im sure they will win the series.

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Riq

I honestly don't think that those free throws would have done much to win. The Pacers straight up outplayed the Heat tonight. Their defense suffocated the Heat. Every time Lebron would try to drive it, they would have someone waiting for him. On top of that the Heat's defense wasn't as good. They kept missing their switches which led to alot of wide open shots with the closest guy 10 feet away. If the Heat hit all their free throws the Pacers still find a way to win. Tonight they were just the better team.

jamg

the game changer was when there was under a minute left, and dwade goes for that stupid drive and lopsided fade away shot. the pacers scored the following possession, to gain a lead of 2.

heat defense was fine. It was the center, that killed them.

pacers shot 50% by the end of the game, with hibbert shooting 67% for 29 points.

that is why they won the game. he literally carried the team.

paul george- 9-16
d west 2-9
stephenson 4-12
hill 6-8

those are good numbers for the heat, defensively.

they shot 50%, to only win the game by 4 points, while miami shot 46.6%.

with those numbers, the pacers need better defense. you can't allow a team to only shoot 3.4% better than you in a playoff game, and expect to win the series.

lebron for 70%, and bosh for 43% at 17 points (one of the more consistent players on the team). if wade and chalmers do not pick it up, it's going to be a LONG series.

FRpilot

I think somewhere along the next few games Chalmers will go for like 7 threes and Wade will have an outstanding 30/5/5 game. They seem to always do.

I don't know if both will that type of game together in the same game (and they don't have), but each of them will need more than one of those types of breakout games for the Heat to win the series. Wade more so than Chalmers.

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Gnnr

Damn, Spurs up big. Well, we better win. No one wants to see Spurs/Pacers finals. What a borefest and ratings nightmare that would be. Stern is cringing at the thought. I mean everyone wants to see the Heat lose, but in the Finals. Amirite? lol

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theronin

Borefest? The "old boring spurs" who have outplayed much younger teams and put on some incredibly exciting games vs the Pacers who have a few stars on the rise that beat out the "flashy" bandwagon Heat? Get real.

It's funny how fundamental basketball is looked at as boring nowadays.

/flameshieldon

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jamg

spurs finna sweep.

they have really good defense.

that will be the blowout game where they win by 10+.

MikeisNissan

Spurs are comeback kings. and parker is the best player this year.

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Gnnr

Hey, I'm just relaying what is the majority opinion on the Spurs in general. You need only look at the ratings during each of their Finals appearances where it was considered the "lean" years of the NBA, I'm not making make this stuff up. Its pretty well known. But hey, I guess your going to be glued to your television set for a 4-0 Spurs victory over the Pacers.

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theronin

I think Heat/Pacers is going 6-7, such good close games. So you are telling me if its Spurs/Pacers you wont be watching the finals?

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jamg

hibbert needs to carry the pacers, if they want to win the series.

they contained david west in game 2, he was 2-9. stephenson sucks, the heat want him to continue to take shots. 4-12 LMAO.

miami will win game 3 if they have a game like they did in game 1, with the exception of battier/ray allen actually doing something that benefits the team.

Gnnr

I'm telling you next to no one outside of those two markets would be watching.

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theronin

Sad, everyone is on Lebrons nuts, meanwhile Duncan is quietly approaching his 5th ring. Good times.

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Gnnr

Get this through your head. It has nothing to do with the Heat. It has everything to do with the Spurs.

ABC's NBA playoff ratings are in the tank | May | 2013

Sports Media Watch – NBA Playoffs: Ugly Numbers Continue For Grizzlies/Spurs

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theronin

I'm not here to talk about public ratings. I'm here to talk basketball, you brought up the term borefest. Gnnr I respect you and I'm sorry if I offended you, wasn't my intention. I'm a basketball fan first, a Lakers fan second. Sure it hurts that the Spurs shitslammed us in the first round, but I respect them nonetheless. Somewhere, they were pegged as boring and the masses ran with it, they completely ignore the fact that the Spurs are consistently a contender year in and year out for the better part of a decade. Ya dig?

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Phlip

I'll watch... it is the last sports I get until football, as I REFUSE to watch baseball

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SharkMan

What baseballs dope, I was actually thinking to myself where's the baseball thread. Well to each his own I guess.

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theronin

Please don't bring up football just yet. The news of Crabtree has all but ruined my entire week. :'(

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Phlip

I have a couple of ideas to make baseball NOT murderously boring, but as it is right now, I can not make myself attempt to watch a game.

Don't remind me of that yet, or I will send ninja assassins to your mom's job

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aziankingz

Honestly, they can blame the officiating for how horrible these games have been in the playoffs. There are times that petty/touch fouls are called back to back to back. It is just hard to watch. I tried watching the Heat game, but couldn't watch the whole game until the 4th qtr. Heat has a great chance of losing this round because in my opinion, their style of play reminds me of the Knicks (small ball, only 2 true scorers, a few 2-way players, too many 1-way players, etc). I know you Heat fans will say no way, but this is just how I see it in my eyes. The only thing they have going for them is Lebron's heart for winning.

FRpilot

Miami Heat nut attack making Reggie Evans' antics look like child's play.





Roy Hibbert says Shane Battier went after his ‘family jewels' on purpose:
"U can knee or kick me every time u drive 2the rim. Ill be there 2protect the rim. That wasn't inadvertent. Battier knew what he was doing"

Shane Battier's justification:
“It’s just part of the gamesmanship of the game. Our job as basketball players is to exploit the rules, within reason, to our advantage. That’s our job. … Our job is to exploit the rules, within the rules, and get a competitive advantage which is the same in any sport across the board. Win the game. That’s the only thing.”


I don't know what Hibbert is bitching about. That tiger knee to his nuts was perfectly executed by Shane Battier.

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jamg

yeah, the pacers are one of the more rougher teams.

i remember last year.... lol

FRpilot

I think the Heat remember last year too.

Those clips of below the belt hits actually make it seem like the Heat are playing by prison street ball rules like in that crappy remake of The Longest Yard.

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FRpilot

Tim Duncan is playing like he's pissed at his wife. I don't blame him based on rumors of his wife cheating.

Amy Duncan Cheated on Tim Duncan - The Juicy Details!

Cliff Notes:
-Amy Duncan having affair with her Personal Trainer.
-Tim Duncan got suspicious and hired a private detective.
-To add insult to injury, she supposedly spent Tim's money to open a gym and hired that personal trainer to run it.


How the hell do you file for divorce from motherfucking Tim Duncan? Dude is the calmest, most humble, down to earth, non-flashy NBA Superstar ever. Well, at least he was smart enough to have a prenup unlike MJ and Kobe, but even then I'm sure she won't end up hungry and starving on the streets when it's all settled.

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Phlip

Remember as well that Wake Forest is like 34 minutes (trust me, I bought my first 240 5 blocks from campus in 01). He is still as active as he can be from the distance he normally is. Being that the state of North Carolina sends so many people on to the NBA or stardom otherwise; the assessment of him as cool and humble has held true to him and Josh Howard more than a great many of the others to spend time here in the triad.

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acslater9

If the Pacers/Spurs were to play I'd definitely watch it!

Just think of the matchups.

George Hill-Tony Parker

Paul George-Manu Ginobili

Roy Hibbert-Tim Duncan

That would be super awesome to watch.

Also I dislike the Heat and the only reason they're the best is because of Legay James.

jamg

basketball players are stupid.

they need to be like soccer players.

rich as fuk athletes who date models.

have you seen the last 10 girlfriends of ronaldo? guy was legit smashing a 8/10+ every time he got a new gf lol.

Gnnr

For a team that is supposed to be tougher they sure have been whining a lot. STFU and play us tough like the Bulls and get on with it.

24 second pitch clock, that'll get things moving!

For the most part, they do have hot wives/girfriends. Problem is those types of women tend to be high maintenance/divas.

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jamg

heat by 7. wade has a good game, scores 24. everyone else is consistent.

not even close.

they do not compare to the GF's of soccer players.

theronin

Agreed. Some of the women I see these guys with are straight up dogs.

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