NBA 2014 Playoffs

[KW]

my predictions for the 2nd Round: Spurs > Trailblazers

OKC > Clippers
Heat> Nets
Washington> Indiana

You're not doing too bad yourself in the playoffs, keep up the good work bud.

[Lebron James]

You're not doing too bad yourself in the playoffs, keep up the good work bud.

i'm doing what i can , no Bron is just like i expected in the Playoffs, he coasted during the regular season but in the Playoffs he plays 100%

[Motion]

no talk of how refs helped nets advance.. escape by 1 point ...:@

[H.O.V.A.]

I really would like to see Spurs vs Heat again in the finals, or Clippers vs Heat , besides Washington nobody can stop Miami in the east, what do you guys think??

If Roy Hibbert returns to form they could def take Miami to 7 games.

In the west only San Antonio pairs up with Miami well. OKC and Miami are both built similarly, but Miami is much more experienced than OKC. I think the Thunder have only won one game against them since losing in the finals.

I don't think the Clippers would do much better against them honestly. Miami's defense can shut down a point-guard oriented team like the Clips and since CP3 is the catalyst to their offense it'll be hard for them to get into a rhythm (I don't like how I explained that lol I'll let this vid do the explaining for me)

[Lebron James]

no talk of how refs helped nets advance.. escape by 1 point ...:@

that series was really suspicious but Raptors played mainly hero ball in the last seconds of that game 7. Now the Nets face the Heat ( Nets tanked to get Miami in the 2nd Round because they thought 4 - 0 regular season means 4 - 0 in the playoffs) and are now down 2 - 1, today is a very important game for the series outcome

[Lebron James]

If Roy Hibbert returns to form they could def take Miami to 7 games.

In the west only San Antonio pairs up with Miami well. OKC and Miami are both built similarly, but Miami is much more experienced than OKC. I think the Thunder have only won one game against them since losing in the finals.

I don't think the Clippers would do much better against them honestly. Miami's defense can shut down a point-guard oriented team like the Clips and since CP3 is the catalyst to their offense it'll be hard for them to get into a rhythm (I don't like how I explained that lol I'll let this vid do the explaining for me)

you are right! i remember when the Heat ended Linsanity hype when they held Jeremy Lin 1 from 11 from the floor, he looked like a D-League player in that game

Lebron is the ultimate weapon to defend opponents points guards, Tony Parker, Derrick Rose and some other had their problems against him

[LabelMeAnOutlaw]

What an ending to that Clippers/Thunder Game 5! WOW

[H.O.V.A.]

Clippers got robbed yiiiiiiikes

I don't even know how I feel about that game. Glad we got the W but a lot of questionable calls down the stretch.

It's gonna suck to be an OKC fan for the next couple of days.

[H.O.V.A.]

you are right! i remember when the Heat ended Linsanity hype when they held Jeremy Lin 1 from 11 from the floor, he looked like a D-League player in that game

Lebron is the ultimate weapon to defend opponents points guards, Tony Parker, Derrick Rose and some other had their problems against him

Yeah

While Lebron can't guard CP3 the entire game (Paul quicker, plus possible mismatches on the 3/4 spot) he can definitely lock him down in key situations.

I remember D Rose shot his worst FG% when he was being guarded by Lebron back in 2011.

Honestly though, from what it looks like, Miami may be on its' way to a 3-peat as much as I hate to admit it.

[KW]

OKC fans, how does it feel to have a fucking win practically handed over to you on a silver platter.

The least I expect from that is for the referees to lose their jobs, or get stage 4 piccolo.

[Lebron James]

OKC fans, how does it feel to have a fucking win practically handed over to you on a silver platter.

The least I expect from that is for the referees to lose their jobs, or get stage 4 piccolo.

the last 2 minutes were so bad officiating wise, they need to get fired! how many times there was called a foul on a 3 point shot in the last seconds for OKC in this playoffs??

[Lebron James]

Yeah

While Lebron can't guard CP3 the entire game (Paul quicker, plus possible mismatches on the 3/4 spot) he can definitely lock him down in key situations.

I remember D Rose shot his worst FG% when he was being guarded by Lebron back in 2011.

Honestly though, from what it looks like, Miami may be on its' way to a 3-peat as much as I hate to admit it.

which team do you support? I think if the other Miami player dont step up , a 3 peat will be really difficult. Remember how close last years finals were and you saw some games with Wade scoring 30 + points.

[H.O.V.A.]

OKC fans, how does it feel to have a fucking win practically handed over to you on a silver platter.

The least I expect from that is for the referees to lose their jobs, or get stage 4 piccolo.

I dunno how to feel

People need to remember though that prior to those terrible calls KD was on fire and brought us within 2. He played horribly the entire game but came up big when it was needed.

The Reggie Jackson play was weird. What pisses me off though, was that KD and Westbrook (both who are superior slashers) we wide open cutting to the paint, but Reggie insisted on being the hero and taking it up against the taller defender in Matt Barnes. On the replays that we can access it definitely looked like it was off Reggie, but at the same time Barnes fouled him as well. Should've been Clipper ball but if OKC lost that game people would be talking about the no-call on Reggie.

The Westbrook 3 was a foul, even CP3 admitted it was a foul. The problem with that was, that's almost never called during the last seconds of a game. There are plenty of other examples of when that's not called, but you see people arguing about what would happen if that foul was called. For example…

Refs finally call that and people are pissed for them for making the right call.

It doesn't help that it was a HORRIBLE shot by Westbrook, but at the same time CP3 shouldn't have fouled/contested on such a terrible shot.

Also, while CP3 was fouled by Reggie during the last play of the game, your team is down 1 and you don't even attempt to get a shot off or try to get contact. It looked almost exactly like that one James Harden play vs. the Trailblazers in the 1st round lol.

tl;dr the refs bailed us out but LA (mainly just CP3) choked as well.

[H.O.V.A.]

which team do you support? I think if the other Miami player dont step up , a 3 peat will be really difficult. Remember how close last years finals were and you saw some games with Wade scoring 30 + points.

OKC

I think this is gonna be Miami's easiest trip to the finals. Too many big men (Big Al, Brook Lopez) got injured so Miami is feasting in the paint.

Indy is looking completely dysfunctional as well, while Miami is clicking. If Hibbert is ghost Miami will win in 5 (and that's provided that Indy makes it past the Wizards)

The only team that can beat the Heat is the Spurs. The problem is, that regardless of the winner of the OKC/LA series either team will be a nightmare for San Antonio (especially OKC). San Antonio's best hope in the post-season was that either one of those teams would get eliminated in the 1st round (because they pair up against GSW and the Grizz really well). San Antonio can beat the Heat, but they can't beat OKC/LA. And OKC/LA can beat the Spurs, but they wouldn't be able to beat Miami.

[H.O.V.A.]

Sorry for triple posting lol but apparently the Tony Brothers officiated the OKC/LAC game

For those who don't know they were the same guys who officiated the LAL/SAC 2002 game (the infamous "rigged" game)