Heat have no answer for Hibbert unless the NBA decides to send Joey Crawford to ref game 7 and get Hibbert into foul trouble early.
The Pacers would have won the series by now, if it wasn't for one big mistake. I hope they will take the fight to the Heat, and knock them out.
Eh, I'd take a rising Paul George, George Hill, and Lance Stephenson over Tony Allen, Tayshaun Prince, and Mike Conley.
Outside of Indiana, the Heat's victory on Monday is a forgone conclusion. Hey, LeBron is the new king of the NBA, he won't lose the big one. I'm not so sure. The Heat look nothing like the well oiled machine they were last year this time. I think the Pacers have a legitimate chance to pull off the upset. And if they do, the stories won't be about them, but about LeBron, and they will cast a shadow over the Finals as the basketball establishment greaves the loss of their poster boy. Not that the refs in game seven won't try to prevent this disaster from happening with Stern cheering them on. But they just might not succeed in stopping it.
Most people wrote off the Heat after game 5 against Boston last year. They were hardly a "well oiled machine".
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I just don't see Lebron losing this game. I think him taking everyshot and being a 1 man team is still capable. 60% odds in favor of Miami. CRITICAL POINTS: How well focused Indy comes out....their DEMEANOR needs to say it all. It is a game 7, and your body language and focus needs to be top notch. Rockets fans know how important that is with the Mavs/Jazz game 7s. Wade and Bosh MIA...trusting Lebron and being confident? Bosh is a bonafide Gamma male, so Wade needs to be a Beta male and not pretend he should lead the pack. With the way it has been going you would think hit or miss, the winning team by a big margin...but I see this as a close game and probably the best possible game of the year.
As much as I hate the Heat and prayed for Indiana to beat them, i didnt think it would have been realistic. They have done exactly what the Bulls attempted to do. Contain LeBron, and hold the rest of the team. And the Pacers have impressed everyone. But their offense is so streaky, they have to make their FTs and be consistent on the offensive end. When Lebron turns it on, they have to be able to take that.
"Streaky" is the word, and they make several "bone-headed" plays every game. Those become lost possessions just like the missed free throws become lost points. They will have to put it all together, the perfect game to win. Or, the Heat has the worst game of the series and miss everything.
LeBron will get his. everyone knows that. It'll be interesting if anyone else steps up. The Pacers will have to make it hard on everyone else like they have been, but they can't let Chalmers, Haslem, Battier or Birdman beat them either.
To start game 7, should the Pacers make it a special point to guard the passing lanes when LeBron has the ball? If they can keep it close, would it be to their advantage if they force LeBron to take a lot of shots in the 1st quarter?
If Battier starts making threes I will throw up. I must have witnessed him miss hundreds of threes as a Rocket. When he went off during last Finals I was literally shocked. I think it was the LA series with the Rockets that he did something like that, but day to day, miss, miss, miss. Almost Rafer like.
I just don't see the heat losing tomorrow. But boy if they do, that will be a joy to watch what unfolds.
