NBA Playoffs Conference Finals Game Thread
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NO! GOD! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10945937/mark-jackson-former-golden-state-warriors-coach-returns-espn-game-analyst
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10945937/mark-jackson-former-golden-state-warriors-coach-returns-espn-game-analyst
jon abbey said:
If OKC beats the Spurs, and Perry Jones helps OKC beat the Heat, I will forgive DA for passing over him.
BigSoxFan said:
Strangely, I'm not as worried about Ibaka being out than Westbrook. And OKC beat the Spurs once without Westbrook this year. Reggie Jackson and Steven Adams have played well against the Spurs this year, so there's that. We'll probably see more Nick Collison, who does some good things. I guess I haven't completely given up on the Thunder in this round.
Should be a great series. I expect Parker to either miss game(s) or be limited with his reinjured hammy so that balances things out. Whoever wins this series will be the team that wants it more /markjackson
Say what you will about Lebron James, but I think we can all agree that he's thoroughly uninspiring during prematch huddles.
Pacers slapping that ass right now. Crazy this is the team that lost by 30 to Atlanta and Washington.
wonder if the heat are going to give Oden a few minutes didn't see the whole game but Haslem looked kind of useless.
Not so ironically less than a week after Bynum left the team and on the day Turner stayed home with strep throat.Greg29fan said:
HomeRunBaker said:
I could be wrong, but I think that was the part where the Pacers started to throw the ball around. And not to their teammates.
Last year, it seemed that the Pacers would throw away three or four possessions every half. If they can cut that down and get good shots instead, which they looked like they did this game, they would be hard to beat.
They match up so great with Miami. The Heat have one advantage.....LeBron James. If he doesn't carry them the Heat aren't advancing. The flip side to this is that LeBron usually carries them. Should be a fun and long series.wade boggs chicken dinner said:
I only watched the second half, but I thought the Pacers won the game with their defense in the paint. LeBron got no easy baskets down low, and neither did Bosh.
For me, one of the most fascinating things about the NBA playoffs is to watch the various adjustments made by the coaching staffs. It's a lot easier to see in the NBA than the NFL (for example).
So for this series, the idea of putting David West on Ray Allen was brilliant - at least for yesterday. Allen hit one 3 over West that I can remember but also missed several others. Having West chase Allen mean that the Pacers could keep their size on the floor when the Heat went small, and the Heat couldn't defend against it. If the Heat can get the Pacers out of this matchup, and the Heat doesn't want to play extended minutes with both Bosh and Anderson on the floor at the same time, (brings Hibbert closer to the rim; less spacing), they are going to have to figure out some kind of adjustment.
Maybe they go Rashard Lewis instead of Chalmers?
Will be fascinating to watch.
So for this series, the idea of putting David West on Ray Allen was brilliant - at least for yesterday. Allen hit one 3 over West that I can remember but also missed several others. Having West chase Allen mean that the Pacers could keep their size on the floor when the Heat went small, and the Heat couldn't defend against it. If the Heat can get the Pacers out of this matchup, and the Heat doesn't want to play extended minutes with both Bosh and Anderson on the floor at the same time, (brings Hibbert closer to the rim; less spacing), they are going to have to figure out some kind of adjustment.
Maybe they go Rashard Lewis instead of Chalmers?
Will be fascinating to watch.
BigSoxFan said:
He is going to get paid. The guy is legit and now he has a San Antonio pedigree. People will pay for that too.
Is that the first shot made on an out of bounds play with 0.1 seconds remaining in playoff history?
