NBA Finals !!!!1!!one!!

[Fau Teixeira]

2 games in, series is 1/1

Last game i think we saw that the heat aren't the miami lebrons just yet.

Leading scorer and all NBA finals first team selection mario chalmers doing some damage.

There are some guys that play erratically during the season and when the finals come along just forget they are middle of the road and take over a game.

[Brian Fein]

The game was extremely fun to watch in the late 3rd/early 4th quarter last night. 

It should be an interesting series going to 3 games in San Antonio.

[Dave Gray]

The HEAT are in a really good spot right now.  Borrowing from Cowherd, the HEAT are playing their own game both times.  Over a series, you aren't going to match baskets with them.  The Spurs are lucky to have stolen game 1 with some late heroics and a late stall by the HEAT, but in both games, the HEAT have played HEAT basketball.

Let's hope it keeps up.

[Landshark]

The HEAT are in a really good spot right now.  Borrowing from Cowherd, the HEAT are playing their own game both times.  Over a series, you aren't going to match baskets with them.  The Spurs are lucky to have stolen game 1 with some late heroics and a late stall by the HEAT, but in both games, the HEAT have played HEAT basketball.

Let's hope it keeps up.

San Antonio is a very tough place to play.  The Heat absolutely had to win game 2.  There was no way they were coming back to Miami going to San Antonio down 0-2

[Spider-Dan]

They couldn't have won 2 out of 3 games on the road?

Isn't this the same team that won ~30 games in a row?

[bsmooth]

The HEAT are in a really good spot right now.  Borrowing from Cowherd, the HEAT are playing their own game both times.  Over a series, you aren't going to match baskets with them.  The Spurs are lucky to have stolen game 1 with some late heroics and a late stall by the HEAT, but in both games, the HEAT have played HEAT basketball.

Let's hope it keeps up.

I would say the Heat got lucky the Spurs committed an uncharacteristic 16 turnovers in game two.

[Landshark]

They couldn't have won 2 out of 3 games on the road?

Isn't this the same team that won ~30 games in a row?

Not in San Antonio during the finals.  I can see them taking one of the next three but not two.  I predict this series will come back to Miami but San Antonio will have a 3-2 lead.

[Dave Gray]

I would say the Heat got lucky the Spurs committed an uncharacteristic 16 turnovers in game two.

The HEAT's defense causes those turnovers, too, though.  Also, San Antonio had a hot 3 point shooter.  That one bum went 5-5 from 3, including 1-1 from 2.  They're not going to see those types of numbers again.  Each game is its own animal.

But, I'd rather be the HEAT at this point, because in both games, the game is at the HEAT's pace.  If you try to match baskets with Miami, you're going to lose over the course of a series.

[Spider-Dan]

Not in San Antonio during the finals.

So you believe that if SA had won two in MIA, there's no way MIA could win two in SA?

Home court is not that big of a deal.

[Landshark]

So you believe that if SA had won two in MIA, there's no way MIA could win two in SA?

Home court is not that big of a deal.

Yes it is.  A huge HUGE deal.  Look at how many NBA Finals have gone to a game 7.  Then look at how many of those game 7's have been won by the visiting team.  Nuff said

[Dave Gray]

^ That's not a good judge, because game 7s go to the team that won more games in the regular season, which means that they're probably the better team to begin with.  If game 7s were randomly assigned to home/away, then you'd have a point.

[EDGECRUSHER]

Who saw this coming? Game 1 was pretty much what you expected with the close score and good defense. Games 2 & 3 have been massive blowouts. I expect Game 4 to be closer to Game 1, but you never know. Wacky series so far.

[Landshark]

Who saw this coming? Game 1 was pretty much what you expected with the close score and good defense. Games 2 & 3 have been massive blowouts. I expect Game 4 to be closer to Game 1, but you never know. Wacky series so far.

Game 4 is going to be a dogfight, no question about it.  The Heat are angry and embarassed from last night's loss, but the Spurs are battle tested and ready to handle what comes their way.  I'm shocked at the results of Games 2 and 3 as well.  You usually don't see that in the Finals.

[Fau Teixeira]

yeah .. it was an ugly game really .. it's what happens when you can't make a shot and the opponent can't miss i guess .. it happens

[Dave Gray]

What's so strange is that the game was tied at 44.  Then it just got crazy.  Then, desperation set in and the Spurs hit every shot.  ...but the game was pretty much over at that point.