Miami should be able to win game 7 at home. They are a better team than Boston after all. However, this series really showed that Wade is no longer what he used to be. Lebron now has to carry a bigger load. With Bosh still not fully healthy I think OKC is now the favorite to beat Miami and win it all. That's too bad because I think with Wade declining Miami's championship window may not be as wide was we initially thought.
Can't wait. Expect this to be the best and most intense game of the playoffs thus far. I hope the Heat win but I can see Rondo tearing up the defense and coming through for the Celtics.
I just want a close intense game 7. A flagrant might be interesting. These teams hate each other more than any other teams in the NBA IMO
So you know he can play like this and has done so in the past, but you still think he has a tarnished reputation? He has nothing left to prove, 3x MVP+historical playoff averages speak for themselves. If you think clutch shots are the be-all and end-all then you should think Robert Horry is the GOAT.
I'll even add if you think rings are everything, I guess that means QBs like Bob Griese, Phil Simms, and even Trent Dilfer are better than QBs, like Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, or Warren Moon.
I don't think Miami has a better team then the Celtics. But they do have the two best players in this series, and that's all you need in a game 7, truly a 48 min series.
LOL...these great Boston fans sucked just as much our fans when they were stuck in mediocrity in the late 90's and the early part of this century. Funny how how making repeated deep runs in the playoffs and winning a championship effects the crowd in your home arena.
The bolded can be true, but you also don't know what the two best players will bring in a particular game. I think one can argue either "Hondo" or "KJ" (instead of Wade) is the 2nd best player in this series. You never know if Wade will be stellar or garbage.
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BOS isn't going to get a fair shake.......I feel it. Too much money at stake with an OKC/MIA finals and the NBA can tweak the outcome just enough as to not be ridiculously obvious.
This year, road teams have had a 35-25 record when Joey Crawford is the main ref. Unfortunately, you saw the massacre in game 4 v. the Heat and he took Lebron out of the game.
Like I said......too much money is at stake here. BOS is gonna get screwed....I just have a feeling. Its a shame really because MIA doesn't need any help if they are clicking, but they are gonna get some anyway.
Outside of game 2, Miami has had basically the same amount of FTs as Boston, and in some games LESS. That's featuring a team with the 2 best penetrators in the league, and Boston is a jumpshooting team. game 1: Miami 23 FTs, Boston 21 FTs game 2: Miami 47 FTs, Boston 29 FTs game 3: Miami 20FTs, Boston: 26 FTs game4: Miami 24 FTs, Boston: 20 FTs game 5: Miami 25 FTs: Boston: 27 FTs game 6: Miami 22 FTs, Boston: 20 FTs But unless Miami wins going away, I'm sure there will be people like you who claim the refs "propel" them to victory. And if "money" was a factor, you would see the Lakers in the Finals rather than OKC. Kevin Durant's popularity isn't as high as the likes of Lebron/Kobe/Rose...
So you're saying the 5 other games are the outlier and game 7 should be like game 2 where Miami shot 18 more FTs ?
