Indiana's free throw parade continues..... 40 free throws so far tonight, and people will still say Miami gets all the calls. Balanced officiating is all I ask for.
I think it will. As much as game 2 was a wake up call to the Heat, so much game 3 be, to the Pacers. Adjustments must be made.
I think you were the same guy that was complaining about Indy getting so many FTs. And again, I'll reply with "did you watch game 2 at all?"
Indy 32 FTA in game 2. Miami 26. Indy has had more FTA in every game in this series. And Miami played inside a ton tonight.
In the second quarter of game 2, Indy's big men drew a ton of fouls on the Heat. Nothing unfair about it at all - Indy rightfully had more FTA than the Heat. Didn't bother. Sorry.
Miami 28 free throws Pacers 44 free throws "MIAMI GETS ALL THE CALLS, STERN WANTS MIAMI TO WIN, MIAMI CHEAT CANT WIN WITHOUT REFS HELP"
I wonder how Vogel is going to approach LeBron in the post. Doubling is tough, because as another poster said, Chalmers and Allen might get hot. And Wade is still a threat, as well.
Missed a week's worth of defensive assignments in the first half alone. For whatever reason the team didn't bring it defensively and Paul George didn't break it offensively. I didn't expect any gimme games at all but the Heat got one. Just when the Pacers were within 6 or 7 in the 3rd, Battier flopped three times in a row and drew fouls each time. As the announcers pointed out, the Battier flopping then even became contagious! Have to re-establish the defense in game 4. Blowing game #1 is looming large.
LeBron just destroyed whoever had him in the post and George was gassed from all the shoulders to his midsection. You can complain about the calls (again), but as you pointed out, Indy got exposed on D. Haslem, Birdman, and Bosh gave the Heat exactly what they needed to counter Indiana's pack it in defense and it showed on the scoreboard.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>"We gotta do a better job helping Paul out (on defense)... We have to make adjustments." - Roy Hibbert <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23ECF">#ECF</a><a href="http://t.co/xvlBfDkBee" title="http://twitpic.com/ctioff">twitpic.com/ctioff</a></p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/338861364846141441">May 27, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It's not even about re-establishing the D. It's about the Heat trying something new this series (James in the post) and the Pacers seemingly and completely unprepared for it. Pacers will be prepared and ready for game 4 though.
