The lockout is producing some weird outcomes, thats for sure. Pacers shouldn't even be in the semis if it weren't for Dwight Howard's injury.
it's a good thing they hand out mvp in the 2nd round now. heat will be lucky to even make it to a game 7. chalmers and haslem may as well be playing for indiana at this point. i'd almost rather they just play 4 on 5 than put haslem in, then no one will be tempted to pass it to him.
NOT SportsCenter @NOTSportsCenter BREAKING: Joey Crawford's referee crew has been fired for violating #NBA policy by allowing the #Heat to lose
yeah, +20. I have to give George credit for not going postal, especially after that fast break dunk attempt where he was grabbed and they called it a clean block. I cannot WAIT for the refs to stop viewing him as a noob and stop anticipating that he shouldn't get a call. Overall though I have to hand it to Joey Crawford and crew. They made some brave and correct non-calls and in general let them battle. OMG... did I just say something good about Joey Crawford? Will this board EXPLODE?
Before Howard was ever injured, the Pacers had locked up a #3 seed and the Magic a #6 seed, so I reject your reality and substitute my own.
If the Pacers are worth a dime, this series will not go 7. After the way they did everything possible to lose tonight, I'm not sure. Miami's exhaustion bailed them out and that has to continue.
I've been defending LBJ for awhile now considering how much he has to do for his team to be successful, but it's pretty obvious he clearly lacks that killer instinct to elevate him to the level of a champion.
i was impressed lebron and wade had so much energy in the 4th to keep grabbing rebounds and make plays. that's why lebron's 2 free throws and wade's layup are so bad. that's how you steal a game you shouldn't win. make those shots, let the pacers brick a jumper and go up 2-0. now they'll be worn out and very unlikely to win game 3 so it will probably come down to hoping the role players don't suck in a do or die game 4. and after the last few games, i have no faith the heat role players can tie their shoes much less make big shots.
What exhaustion? They had four days off. Are you talking about exhaustion due to Lebron not resting in the 2nd half? I could say Miami will have to play Lebron that many minutes. I could say that's a problem for Miami. I could say Miami had to play Lebron 43 minutes and not rest him at all in the 2nd half to back into the game. It's called making a run to get back into the game then running out of gas. Right?
killer instinct and clutchness are 2 different things. he and wade were all over that 4th quarter. they were just using pure effort to get the heat back in a game they had no business winning. lack of killer instinct is not putting a team away when you have a chance or just giving up. the heat did neither of those things. missing 2 free throws is just sucking/choking.
pacers-sixers ecf's? lol, I can dig it. looks like bill worrell was right, you are just an ankle sprain away from getting playing time, or in this case, you're just an ankle sprain away from the nba final, lol :grin:
For a guy like Lebron who gets 9 FTA average per game and shooting around 750 and will not cut it when the game is close. If a super star like Lebron that gets foul late in a game and isn't a very good or have a consistent FT shooting percentage his confident will just waver. And that definition is LECHOKE.
