Eastern Conference Finals: (1) Indiana vs. (2) Miami

This. Also why Indiana is at times unwatchable. You have absolutely no effort or energy for 3 quarters then wanna start trying the last 2 minutes down by 15 minutes. Man screw Indiana!! Plus Vogel is very Mchale-like in his idiotic rotations. Scola goes off in stretches last 2 games. Not only does he not get the ball in the post again, but the stupid coach DOESNT PLAY HIM KEY MINUTES IN THE 2ND HALF???? Indiana is literally handing Miami this series.


Side note: Miami having a +19 in free throws tonite didn't help Indiana either. They actually had more field goals than Miami and STILL lost

 

Pacers problem is their defense can't slow down Miami enough

 

the phantom foul giving two free throws to Bosh happened right before that. 4 points gifted by the refs, woulda had it down to 5 with two minutes to go, not 9.

Refs took Lance down with phantom crap all night long.

 

With the way Indiana/Washington series was officiated the Pacers have no right to complain about officiating.

Oh and don't forget that bull**** "vertical" they give good ole Hibbert

 

Scola is from Argentina where they do food right on the street venues. I don't know if the seasoning on any of that could hold a candle to Latin street food.

 

Lebron and Wade have shot over 50% combined through the first 4 games of this series. Indiana cannot beat the Heat with that type of defense.

 

The last 2 years playoff matchups really blurred a lot of people's perceptions of how this series would turn out.

2 years ago, Heat needed only 6 games WITHOUT Bosh.

Last year, Wade was clearly injured.

this is the first year the Heat have the full slate and it's not a close matchup.

Until George elevates his game to a top 5-7 player level, Pacers aren't beating Lebron James-led Heat.

 

Smh. Am I missing something??? If Stephenson talking trash to Lebron and his teammates tell him "be quiet"? Ridiculous. You should embrace the trash talk and back your guy up. Even if it is Lebron. Scary azz

 

Your blind hatred of the Heat has given way to reason.
We've had Parsons do the same thing and he got his ass whooped by Batum and the Blazers. Don't piss the other team off and light a fire under their asses.

 

I figure Miami is doing the Pacers a favor could you imagine Indiana against SA or even erratic OKC. Down 87-63 at home in the 3rd quarter of Game 3 in the NBA Finals trailing 2-0.

 

Trash talk doesn't do anymore to motivate the opponents. It's the playoffs. IF players aren't already locked in 200%, there's no point.

It only looks silly if the guy talking trash isn't backing it up, like Stephenson did tonight.

If he backed up it up with like 20+ points, nobody would care if Lebron scored 32. But Stephenson was literally a ghost.

 

These are growing pains for Lance Stephenson. Hopefully he learns from it. The talent is definitely there just has to put it together mentally.

 

Pacers will have another crack next year. George, Stephenson, and HIbbert just gotta take their games to the next level. Simple as that.

 

Pacers need a hold, a hoop and a hold. There hold has been shaky lately and their hoop has been average at best.

 

Miami isn't winning in 4, 5, and probably 5 or 6 in the West..

so lame.

 

The Pacers are an amazingly dysfunctional team.