I am so proud of the NY Nets. They really put up a good fight. Everyone was expecting the mighty Heats to roll over the Nets BUT it was never like that.

Best of luck to the NY Nets.

The Mighty Heat don't roll over anyone. They don't have a conventional team. What they do have is the world's best basketball player supported by other unselfish players. Look around the Heat team and you will not find egotistic players mindless of how their actions can destroy the team. That is the secret to their success. Plus we have the world's best player.

LeBron is certainly the Best Basket Ball Player in America.

Correction.........The best basketball player in the world.

It's interesting to note that the West finals is easy to pick - the Spurs will win against a two-man team that has just lost an important cog in Ibaka.

The East finals is not so deterministic. Ii know that the Pacers have been shaky of late, but they played tough with Miami last year and their team improved more than Miami's this year - the maturation of George, Stevenson and Hill, as well as the addition of that dude from Philly. Miami has not made much move from last year but have one more year of cohesion. It's not like LeBron, Bosh and Dewade could have improved more - or else they would have been on another planet.

So it's Spurs who will be waiting after the slugfest back East with no clear-cut finalist, other than Miami is favored and the Paces are underdogs.

It all starts tomorrow. Let the games begin!!!

Mullah back on de antiman (Mister Softee) led Spurs bandwagon

Funny thing is that it took these softees Spurious' twelve games to get where the Heat got in just nine. One more than the minimum and still people are lauding the Spurious as unbeatable. But maybe this is a compliment to the Heat. People may be saying that the Heat are so good they should have taken out the Bobcats and Nets in less than the necessary eight years.

they should have taken out the Bobcats and Nets in less than the necessary eight

You said it. Dallas and Portland would have made Miami take more than 9 games to get to the conference finals. It took the Spurs 12 games to get to this point of the playoffs - 3 more games of experience.

Yuh fulla nonsense. Miami was six and one against the Spurs, Dallas and Portland only losing to the Spurs at the end of the season when the Heat wasn't playing well/didn't care how they were playing. The Spurs against Portland and Dallas was six and three, similar to how they perform against them in the post season. To say that we own the Spurs and OKC this year is not the same as saying that Brooklyn owned the Heat. Someone asked where the Heat would have placed if they were in the West. I say first. Miami lost over 20 of their 28 losses to garbage teams. They would have been more inspired in the West. But one still has to play the games and I have stated before, only the Heat can beat the Heat. It is possible but highly improbable.

Hey Freak, yuh goin' ?

When the Heatles have cheerleaders like this one, nothing can stop them from balling!!! GO HEATLES!!!!!!!!!

Why yuh gaffo go and open up old woulds fuh?

Dese are de people that Kari listen tuh.

Mark Jackson has joined the ESPN team in a multi-year contract. He'll be teaming up with old Knicks folks Van Gundy and Mike Breen for the Heats-Pacers Conf Finals starting in about an hour.

looks like the dead weights couldn't get it done today

Birdman has a troubling knee situation. DWade will have to exert himself in this series and that can't be good knees on his knees as well. Interesting game between Hill and Chalmers. The Pacers will get back swingman Evan Turner - he missed Game 1 because of strep throat. LeBron has to work overtime to carry this team, as Bosh will continue to disappear against this Pacers team as he's done in the past.

Game 1's experience for Miami is way different from the earlier cake-walk rounds as far as defensive intensity and talent are concerned.This Pacers team may not have Miami's smooth offense and quick points off of turnovers, but it can make you work for points and that tells as the game wears on.

4th quarter stamina and focus will be big in this series.

No team can win when the opp gets 35 FTs vs 15, enuff said

Words to remember - the Heat, like the Bulls of the 90s are accustomed to getting the benefit of the doubt. This kind of complaint is the first symptom of a losing approach.

The key to this series is the Pacers big men. Why the free throw disparity is because the Pacers pound it in to their bigs and slaps on the hands are more noticeable than in a moving play. Miami's signature defensive approach is to disrupt passing lanes, come from behind, and a defensive scheme that calls for speed harassment. One-on-one defense is not their forte. They were able to disrupt he old and slow Nets bigs, but the Pacers bigs are younger and more agile. The one success is when Hibbert was wheeling and dealing in the paint and Chalmers came from behind and took the ball away. Anytime you freeze-frame a Miami defensive play you will notice the red shirts always outnumber the opponents'. With a dump-the-ball-in-the-paint scenario their defensive strength gets neutralized. Spoelstra will have to devise a way to counter this - like not letting post position deep and force the post-up player to dribble with sufficient time for help to come.

The fouls committed by Miami are not difficult to explain. They haven't hd to deal with this in the last two series. Just look at the trouble Tim Duncan gives Miami, even though he does not score much - it scrambles Miami's defense. You can say Miami's defense is good for 99
% of NBA teams. IT's the Pacers and Spurs that yiou have to look at objectively to see what they do on offense. They do not need dribble-penetration guard play to create offense.

I'll give you this - I'm surprised at the Pacers three-point shooting and Lance Stevenson's maturity to keep himself under control. As long as Hill plays like he's the 5th best player and not the key guy the Pacers' offense will give Miami some trouble.

bai, how many times in the past yuh didn't get excited prematurely? Looks like yuh iz wan slow learner.

True dat. The Pacers were up on Miami before and lost the series. All they've done is to hols serve. The only difference this year is that they've matured and they have home court, while Miami's key knees got one year older and Birdman is not going to be the same because of his knees too and the only upgrade, Oden, will sit on the bench. The patsy early rounds are history; and so too last year's Spurs faux pas in Game 6. We have to see the present realiy.

You said the same thing last year. How did that work out for you?

You can see why there is a free throw disparity early on in Game 2. The Heat just can't get inside and the Pacers are just driving and taking advantage of Miami's rotating help defense with excellent inside passing.

Stingaaagh I will PM you later on.

The Heat has turned up the defensive pressure and the Pacers are unable to drive inside. George is unlikely to go 1 for 8 in the second half. But boy DWayde is playing like he's got brand new knees and lungs. I'll have to watch him as the 2nd half progresses.

With a minute and change to go, the Pacers seem determined to play with the basketball IQ of a team that shouldn't be in the playoffs.

Series even at 1-1. Miami took home court advantage from the Pacers.

Freaky, sorry I won't be around when you arrive this weekend to hang out. Attending an Islamic Convention in Baltimore.

planning something

Ray, Funny but RUDE.

The Heat did not play a good game but managed to win. They can do better. The Pacers played to their norm. 80 something points is their norm. They win when they hold the opposition below that. They Heat norm is in the 90s. Similar to what they did in game 1. But the Pacers played like a different team hence the win. If the Pacers advances, it would only be because the Heat beat themselves. That is possible but highly improbable.  

See Jeff Van Gundy is still being a hater. He wanted Chalmers kicked out game 1 for his foul but insisted that the West's against LeBron is a no call. He is the kind of snake that forgets that both he and his brother got their big break because of Riley.

Keep the tradition alive!!!

Funny thing is that the fans were calling LeBron flop.

Video: Pacers’ Lance Stephenson flops on Heat’s LeBron James, then naps during Game 2

Pacers guard Lance Stephenson flopped to the court and then stayed down for a little rest during Miami’s 87-83 road victory over Indiana in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.

With a little under four minutes remaining in the third quarter and Indiana leading 57-54, Heat forward LeBron James pushed the ball up the court to initiate a possession. As he approached the three-point line, James attempted to pull up and Stephenson came running into him from behind. James used his right arm to brush off Stephenson, who tossed his arm in the air and flailed his head backwards as he fell to the floor.

The collision drew a whistle and, after checking to see whether he had drawn the charge, Stephenson rolled over and lay on his side once he realized he had been called for the foul. He remained motionless, as if sleeping, for a number of seconds before Paul George picked him up off the court.

Stephenson was warned twice for flopping during the regular season, incurring a $5,000 fine for his second violation. He was also fined for flopping during the 2013 playoffs.

The NBA has not handed out any flop warnings or fines during the 2014 playoffs.

Tuesday was a busy night for Stephenson, who finished with a game-high 25 points (on 10-of-17 shooting), seven assists and six rebounds in a losing effort. His consistent energy and scoring weren’t enough to prevent the Heat from evening the series at one game apiece.

“He had a spectacular game, there’s no other way to put it,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. “He gives us a great edge. … He made big shots and big plays.”

James and Dwyane Wade keyed a fourth-quarter push that ultimately proved to be the difference in Game 2. James finished with 22 points (on 9-of-18 shooting), seven rebounds and six assists. Wade scored a team-high 23 points (on 10-of-16 shooting), five rebounds and five assists in the win.

Game 3 is set for Miami on Saturday night

Check how de man opened his eyes a few times to check things out then closed them again. Funny stuff.

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We just can’t stop making these photoshops. Lance Stephenson decided to take a nap on the court last night so we decided to take the opportunity and have some fun.

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