2012 NBA Playoffs (Page 3)

On paper, this series is telling me OKC in 6...but that's on paper...

I'm goin' with my gut:

Miami in 5.  

I am going with your paper analysis

I like your gut feeling....

OKC takes game one!

Then the playoffs have started....I like the position Miami is in.

The only blemish on the Heat's win was that terrible call at the end...Lebron definitely fouled Durant.  If Durant goes to the line, you have to think he's making both free throws...that game would have been tied with seconds left.  Yes, enough time for Miami to get the last possession in a tie game, but that very easily could have been overtime.

If we are going to go by the calls that could have been made then Durant wouldnt have been in the game to attempt the shot.  He ran over Battier with about 5 minutes left on what should have been call a charge and instead got a blocking call and 2 FT.

The blemish on that game was Wade turnover at the end, thats what allowed the game to be up for grabs until the end.

Well, I can't argue with that!  Good points.

...this is a great series.  

 well if you go that route you'd have to go back through the entire game, for the other two fouls called on Durant that were poor calls and subtract those leaving him in the game.  Or Ibaka (sp) wacking james on the arm for two drives I remember in the first half so he would have been on the bench for a long stretch and Miami would have increased their lead.  The ref's were very poor on both sides last night. People will remember the last couple of calls at the end of a close game, but like the ref who was jailed for fixing games said, It's the calls early in the game or 3rd quarter that will help a team out the most. 

If the heat play like they did in the first half, this series is over, While I don't see them play a lot that was the best I've seen them move the ball around.

That was kind of my point, that if you pick in a specific non call then you have to go back the rest of the game and look at everything.  At then end most of the time thigns will even out, there are just a few games when the calls are just totally one sided in an unwarranted way.

This series will go at least 6, i dont expect it to be over by any stretch of the imaginaton.  I think Miami will win 2 out of 3 at home, the thunder are too good to not win a game here.  I will be at the game Sunday, so hopefully thats not the one that the Thunder win.

it's great you are going to the game sunday...

 I'm almost thinking they will alternate games for the series.. whomever can win two in a row has a huge advantage.   a couple of us are thinking of driving up to OKC and hanging out if the series comes back of course

Wow... I was really hoping to see this series go to 7 games, mostly since I would get to watch 7 games.   but it looks like it could be over. 

Does Miami clinch at home or on the road?

ChineseDemocracy - 2012-06-20 11:01 AM hmm...someone here at COJ had a gut feeling, Heat in 5...  

Ha.. Good call..

I really wanted to bump up the thread since while I"m not a Miami fan, but not a hater either.  I just want to see more than one more game.

ChineseDemocracy - 2012-06-20 9:01 AM hmm...someone here at COJ had a gut feeling, Heat in 5...  

Yeah, you did, good call.   I didn't think LJ would show up like he has.

ChineseDemocracy - 2012-06-20 12:01 PM hmm...someone here at COJ had a gut feeling, Heat in 5...  

You certainly did....Even as a Miami fan i wasnt expecting to be in this position at this point.  Hopefully the close it out thursday as i will be there.

Let The Curse begin--may OKC never win a title.

Seriously, glad to see LBJ get his ring.

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If there are any Lebron doubter’s out there yet, they are just in denial now.  He dominated every single aspect of the game.

He can relax now, play for fun, and that combination I think will bring him and the Heat a few more trips to the final.

Now i need to gain my voice back...

All hail the Zombie Sonics!