NBA Playoffs Conference Finals Game Thread
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Literally the only time I've been impressed by Indiana fans in any sport.bbc23 said:
Hope fans around the league pick up on that chant and start calling players out, especially LeBron & Wade.
Oh the whining that is happening on FB by the heat fans. I would pay money to see them lose this game.
And make it down 8 with 35 seconds? You need to try and get a stop to keep it a two possession game there imo..jmcc5400 said:
He's in pretty much a lose-lose in that spot though.
I had Miami -2 so am very thankful he made a typical Lance Stephenson play to end the game. He was laying on the ground for no reason simply because he thought George was going to take the shot. The second he realized he was going to get his chance to shine, he hopped back up on that "bum leg" and let it fly... Best part as a Miami bettor is that had he not played hurt, he would have had a wide open look from reasonable 3 point range. Phew.Ed Hillel said:
Easy to see why Stephenson's teammates "allegedly" can't stand him. In the post-game presser after we all saw the bad turnovers down the stretch by George and Hibbert all Lance could keep repeating was how the turnovers down the stretch cost his team tonight.
I was wondering why he wasn't tested in any way after being kicked in the head twice on the same play:
@ScottAgness Paul George said he blacked out from his collision with Wade, and he tried to play through having blurry vision.
@ScottAgness Paul George said he blacked out from his collision with Wade, and he tried to play through having blurry vision.
Not totally sure I believe this, but:
Scott Agness @ScottAgness 22m
Per Pacers PR: Paul George answered all the ?s on the bench that pertained to the concussion protocol. Only symptom was pain in back of head
After the game, Paul George was symptom-free but he will undergo further evaluation.
Scott Agness @ScottAgness 22m
Per Pacers PR: Paul George answered all the ?s on the bench that pertained to the concussion protocol. Only symptom was pain in back of head
After the game, Paul George was symptom-free but he will undergo further evaluation.
Dirty Dwayne Does It Again.jon abbey said:
"But he seems like such a nice young man"
Perhaps having your two best scorers eye poked/ head kicked could effect your scoring proficiency at game end?
I usually root for the Heat, but Wade is easily the dirtiest player of this generation. It's truly amazing he doesn't get more flak for it, I didn't see a single pundit even slightly question whether that was intentional or not, and it easily could end up being the turning point of the series.
Well, this is very exciting for us Spurs-haters, although SA has been expecting this all along:
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 2m
Serge Ibaka has rapidly progressed and Thunder have changed status to day-to-day for Western Conference Finals, league source tells Yahoo.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 2m
Serge Ibaka has rapidly progressed and Thunder have changed status to day-to-day for Western Conference Finals, league source tells Yahoo.
Has there ever been a more unlikeable team assembled then Miami? From the overall douchiness of The Decision, to the incredibly hateable fair-weather, bandwagon hopping fans, to the evil super-villain Pat Riley pulling the strings, I can't think of anybody worse, not even the bad boys.
Nomar813 said:
This. A 1000 times this. He hits a few shots in 2010 and 2012 and things are very different.
I thought Miami won the game in the last half of the second quarter. A combination of good D by Miami and atrocious offense by Indiana led to a run of 7-8 possessions where Indy turned the ball over. You knew at halftime who would win.
It sure would have been had David West been guarding him then too.NYCSox said:
I mean, why didn't Vogel just tell his defense to sag off him entirely? The outcome would have been the same and it least they would be better rested for game four.
After Jordan and Kobe the next group of greatest 2's of All Time are Wade, Drexler and Jerry West......how are his playoff performances an anomaly?jmcc5400 said:
I don't disagree HRB, but I had thought that Wade had lost a step this year. The last couple of games have been vintage from him and he's looked, to my eyes, more explosive than at other points this season. That's what I meant by "anomalous." If that's who he still is, then Miami will be difficult to beat.
HomeRunBaker said:
West deserves to be in that first group, he is one of the ten greatest players all-time and you could easily make the argument that he was a better player than Kobe.
Anyone that has seen Dwyane Wade play over the last few years knows that he isn't even close to the player that he was during the first half of his career. His performances are very inconsistent and he isn't the breathtaking athlete that he was from 2003-2010. He also made 9 three pointers all season, he isn't going to make two every game either.
Wade sat out 28 games this year in order to fully conserve himself for these final two series, since you can do that in the East with no repercussions. He looked unbelievable in that game yesterday, the best I've seen from him in years. Clearly he can't play like that night in and night out for months, but he only needs to do it for a few weeks.