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#226: May 16th 2012 at 5:18:49 AM

Indeed - both play uptempo, high-scoring games with just above-average defense. The main difference is that the Thunder's offense goes through three people, while the Spurs, though having a "big 3" themselves, like to toy with defenses before passing to the open man for a shot. That stratagem resulted in both blowing out their opposing LA teams, with OKC going for a 39 point third quarter and San Antonio shooting 13 3-pointers.

And if Spoelstra kept Le Bron fresh for the fourth quarter instead of playing him in the entire second half, perhaps the Heat wouldn't have lost home-court advantage.

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#227: May 16th 2012 at 6:29:52 PM

Man, I take back everything I used to say about the Spurs being boring.

Duncan giving a "my bad" to Blake after that shoulder bump? Very Nice Guy of you, Tim. (Parker and Ginobili have cut down on their flopping so that's a plus.) Spurs vs. Thunder in the WCF? Oh, I have a feeling it's gonna be a real slobberknocker.

And Dwyane "Sweetcheeks" Wade should have gotten a flagrant-2 on that play. Bias much refs? ~_~

edited 16th May '12 6:30:52 PM by Nitramy

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#228: May 16th 2012 at 6:36:59 PM

Nah, they really were criminally boring. Their shooting coach and other assistant coaches have been changing that.

What play?

edited 16th May '12 6:37:09 PM by wanderlustwarrior

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#229: May 16th 2012 at 6:45:14 PM

[up] Beaned a guy from Indiana in the back of the head while chasing after a fastbreak.

Bastard got a flagrant 1, and then has the gall to whine when the Pacers celebrate their win. Prima donna much, sweetcheeks? You should be on your knees and thanking whatever you call a God that you didn't get beaned with a flagrant 2.

...is he trying to do the same thing to the Pacers what he did to Rondo last season? If so, someone should hoist him on his own petard.

But yeah, while the Spurs may be boring, at least they have no prima donna superstars on their team (one of their most recognized players is a geek, the other one is Eva Longoria's ex-husband, third is starting to grow a bald spot, and the last one has imaginary teammates).

edited 16th May '12 6:48:35 PM by Nitramy

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#230: May 16th 2012 at 8:38:18 PM

It's hard to feel for Rondo, because he's just as bad, as I've mentioned before.

Definite flagrant 2 material. Wasn't even remotely an on the ball play, he never intended to uses arms, and there was intent to harm.

And then he handled himself like a bitch complaining about celebration afterwards.

Even though Indiana shouldn't have celebrated noticeably, anyway. "Act like you've been there before", and all.

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#231: May 16th 2012 at 9:26:07 PM

And the Thunder steal one from LA.

Yeesh, you'd think a team with Kobe would take care of business with their defense for 48 minutes, but this is playoff basketball!

Hope LA can put it together in Game 3.

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#232: May 16th 2012 at 9:34:23 PM

They didn't steal it, the Lakers gave it away willingly.

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#233: May 16th 2012 at 9:36:13 PM

I don't think so. Brown took a crapshoot on Kobe and came up snake eyes.

These things happen, y'know... but again, this is not the type of plays you want to draw up in the playoffs, man!

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#234: May 16th 2012 at 9:55:57 PM

The lakers died on offense and had plenty of turnovers for the last 5 minutes.

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#235: May 16th 2012 at 10:24:25 PM

[up] True. As they say though, sometimes you take big risks and they don't pay off.

Oh yeah, another reason why the Spurs have been bumped up in my list: They have their own version of Brian Scalabrine who actually gets decent playing time and can hit the outside shot (Matt Bonner).

How cool is that?

edited 16th May '12 10:24:49 PM by Nitramy

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#236: May 17th 2012 at 12:12:00 AM

So the Lakers choke away the game against the Thunder, causing my older brother to be massively butthurt.

Nice. cool

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#237: May 17th 2012 at 1:31:50 AM

[up] Who did he blame for the loss?

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#238: May 17th 2012 at 10:52:59 AM

He blamed Kobe.

Which is weird because whenever the Lakers lose he usually says it's because Kobe has no help/the other players messed up.

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#239: May 17th 2012 at 6:29:33 PM

Indiana's leading the playoffs 2-1. If the Heat lose Game 4, it's over for them. It's weird how James gave up halfway through; Wade had the worst game of his career. Chalmers and Anthony were the only ones that did anything.

edited 17th May '12 6:45:52 PM by Serocco

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#240: May 17th 2012 at 6:44:31 PM

[up] Worst game? It's like he wasn't even there.

I doubt that there would be a bit of difference on the result if Sweetcheeks was suspended for his flagrant in game 2.

And that is what we call KARMA... or in baller's terms... ball don't lie.

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#241: May 17th 2012 at 6:46:34 PM

[up] Watch as the Pacers and their fans start to get cocky after that win.

Whenever the Heat has a good first half, they'll get a bad second half. In game 3, they focused more on jump-shots and three pointers, instead of driving the paint. They gave up after apparently realizing that they couldn't keep up with the scoring.

They took a page from the Bulls in the game after they lost Rose.

edited 17th May '12 6:50:10 PM by Serocco

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#242: May 17th 2012 at 6:52:21 PM

[up] Nah, not being cocky here. (I'm more of a Bulls/Spurs/Thunder fan now, Pacers a distant fourth.) Just being pleasantly pleased to know that yes, the universe tends to unfold as it should for now.

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#243: May 17th 2012 at 6:53:18 PM

[up] There's no way the Pacers will beat the Celtics. Not even the Bulls or the Heat would've taken the Celtics down.

What's weird is that the Heat were fine in the first half. What, did they just give up after they figured the three pointers wouldn't work? Now, it's still just one game, but their last performance will cast doubt on any championship rings this year. I'll go the cynical route and say that the Pacers will win in five.

And once the Heat are taken out, people will remember their hatred of the Celtics. cool

edited 17th May '12 7:24:27 PM by Serocco

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#244: May 17th 2012 at 7:33:46 PM

Hey, at least the bulls made an effort and weren't embarrased hypocrites...

I didn't watch the game, but I saw the box score, and it was lulzy. Here's hoping the Pacers can pull it out.

Then I can get right back to hating them.

A healthy bulls or heat would beat the celtics easily.

edited 17th May '12 7:34:10 PM by wanderlustwarrior

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#245: May 17th 2012 at 7:37:58 PM

I kept noticing how the heat tried to play the Pacers' game of jump-shots. I've always said that jump-shots are their weak point. Drive the paint, layup shot, dunk - do it the hard, physical way. Chalmers was the only one that did so in the second half.

Do I believe they can rebound and get, like, two wins in a row? Sure; Chalmers went from weak to Ace. Do I believe they will? I won't comment until I see the next game, but I can say that if they lose Game 4, they won't win the series, even if they take it to 6 games by winning at home. I doubt Wade will have as bad a game as this one, but if he doesn't get his act together, it's over.

The Celtics have everyone ready and able. The Pacers won't win against them.

edited 17th May '12 8:22:26 PM by Serocco

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#246: May 17th 2012 at 8:35:29 PM

So who else thinks that the possiblity of both LA teams being swept out of the playoffs is very real?

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#247: May 17th 2012 at 8:47:02 PM

Lakers won't get swept, probably. Clippers might. For once, they were overrated.

[up][up]If we're doing hypotheticals based on one injured team and the other healthy, it's not really a fair comparison.

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#248: May 17th 2012 at 8:49:16 PM

[up] True. Noah and Rose going down really screwed the Bulls over. Bosh going down screwed the Heat over, and Wade certainly isn't helping anything (great George and Granger defense notwithstanding). I don't expect another awful performance (or at least a performance worse than that), but I do think he'll have another outburst somewhere in the second half. Game 4 is a must-win for the Heat, but I doubt they'll deliver. Watch as the media rips the Heat for that 19 point loss by the Pacers.

In the meantime, I'm rooting for the Thunder (my second favorite team). smile Oh, and a random bench Pacer flashed the choke symbol at Le Bron before the game was finished. Stay classy, Indy.

edited 18th May '12 1:38:50 AM by Serocco

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#249: May 18th 2012 at 6:20:40 AM

Any chances that the Pacers can beat the Spurs, the Lakers, the Thunder or the Celtics? I say nope to the Spurs and the Thunder.

edited 18th May '12 6:23:30 AM by Sledgesaul

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#250: May 18th 2012 at 6:40:33 AM

I agree with you. The Pacers have been better than the Celtics all year, and the Lakers will be lucky to make it out of this round, so I don't see that matchup coming up.

[up][up]Isn't Lebron the same guy who blew on an opposing player's hands to ice him before a free throw? It is the playoffs, and the Heat did make the first insult (as usual...) so while it wasn't a great gesture, it wasn't that bad.

edited 18th May '12 6:44:34 AM by wanderlustwarrior

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