I haven't been able to watch any of this series...WTF happened to Bosh and Wade? 1-8 and 3-11? hahah Lebron is going to jet in 2014 if they lose this year.
i don't know about dominate but the Spurs do have a similarly talented starting lineup, much more depth and the best coach in the league. And I don't see a huge mismatch that would be a great equalizer the way Hibbert is vs. Miami. i wouldn't expect a sweep but I don't like the Pacers chances. i think the full health OKC are actually the worst possible matchup for Indiana because of their brilliant midrange game.
Man if the heat lose ill really feel bad for lebron. It seems like every where he goes the people around him don't get it done. Wade is complaining about involvement in offense. When in reality he keeps missing stuff way to easy for him. Bosh who I think is very underrated in this league is playing like Patrick Patterson. Why he doesn't demand the ball on the post and go to wrk is beyond me. This is different than last seasons game 7 with the celtics. The pacers are better than the celtics were last yr, while it seems the heat have regressed. Other than lebron nobody's been consistent. Bosh and wade have been consistently bad all series. I figure lebron will drop 50 20 and 10 Tom night and heat will win but these pacers have a legit chance as long as they keep it close till the end. They can't let Miami run out to a 15 point lead. As long as they do that they could close it out at the end and send the best team In basketball to te offseason with plenty of ?s in everyone's minds.
James trying to do too much? After the Pacers' 91-77 Game 6 victory Saturday night, Wade said he feels he and Bosh are having their touches and shots cut and it's hurting the team. "We've got to do a good job of making sure me and Chris have our opportunities to succeed throughout the game," Wade said. "That's something we're going to have to look at as a team." ... Wade implied James is trying to do too much. "We've got guys individually who want to play better," Wade said. "But we've got to try to help each other out in this locker room and not leave it up to the individual to self-will it." ____________ (Wade) averaged 15 shots and 16.8 points over the first four games of the Eastern Conference finals. He has gotten a total of 19 shots and scored a total of 20 points in the past two games. Wade was 3 of 11 for 10 points in Game 6. Bosh averaged 16.3 points on 11 shots in the series' first three games. In the three games since, he's averaging just 6.3 points on seven shots a game. Bosh was 1-of-8 shooting for just five points in Saturday's loss. It's the first time since Bosh's rookie season in 2004 he's had three consecutive games where he's failed to score 10 points. Meanwhile, LeBron James' shots are up and his efficiency is down. In the first four games of the series, James averaged 19.8 shots and 28 points. In the past two games, James has averaged 24 shots and 29.5 points.
Wade is delusional if he thinks more touches is going to make his game better. Blaming bron for his play is just asinine. Bron is the most unselfish superstar I've seen if you cant get going with bron then thats on wade.
Heat have to find their 3pt shooting cuz they can't stop Hibbert or West down low. Just when you thought MIA has an automatic run to the NBA finals for so many years, here comes a legit challenger.
This. The sidekick gig has gotten to his head. Lebron is as unselfish as it gets. Big drama coming in the mix.
Wade has been HORRENDOUS this series. Theres a reason he was sitting in place of freakin norris cole etc for the majority of the 4th quarter. He has no explosion, his jumper has been pathetic, frankly Lebron is lucky hes got developed shoulders cause he is carrying wades tmacpostmicrofracturesurgery-esque corpse on his back... Stop diverting blame to the coaches, to Lebron, and sack up and play.
I just don't see Lebron letting them lose a game 7...but it would be awesome to see. Spurs Vs Pacers finals matchup would be a massacre, Spurs would annhialate indy across the board.
I wasn't questioning you in particular and realize you were just posting a link. I'm just asking if someone can use those stats to prove more domination by LeBron has been bad for the Heat this series. Wade is dead wrong. The problem isn't LeBron, it's his teammates. If LeBron didn't dominate, this series would be over already. The last thing Bosh (1/8) needed to do was take more shots. Same for Wade. Neither guy was playing with gusto and Spoelstra made the right decision to bench them in the 4th quarter. IMO, there was no reason to put them back in with 2 mins left. The Pacers backcourt may decide game 7. If Hill and Stephenson produce and don't commit a bunch of TOs, Pacers will stay close the entire game and have a chance.
Dont be surprised if you see lebron erupt like last years game 6 ECF. Pacers will lose by 15+. I don't think it will be a very close game.
