Series Thread: 6) Miami Heat vs. 3) Philadelphia 76ers

[PhoenixEagles1]

Got him on the way down.

I didn’t see anything but Wade losing the ball in the air, Embiid erasing it and Wade pulling Embiid. It was more like the refs saying “How you gonna embarrass and all time great like that”

 

[Rey]

Biggest cry baby fan base on here.

Miami were called for 12 more fouls than Philly in the 2nd half but they're still bitching.

Miami plays way more physical style of defense ... leads to more foul calls. Not a bad thing ... I'm an old school guy who likes physical play, but being called for more fouls shouldn't come as a surprise.

 

[bksballer89]

Miami plays way more physical style of defense ... leads to more foul calls. Not a bad thing ... I'm an old school guy who likes physical play, but being called for more fouls shouldn't come as a surprise.

Get it but crying about the refs when you were called for 12 fewer fouls in the 2nd half is lame.

Take your win and shut up about the refs

 

[bksballer89]

The series in a nutshell

 

[ericd7633]

Lmao. Sixers shoot 22% from 3, commit 26 turnovers and still manage to win somehow. This is more impressive than the game 1 and game 3 wins IMO.

 

[Iggloo]

Philly can beat Miami at their own thug-ball game. It is beautiful to watch.

Simmons knows what time it is!

 

[Montalban]

Fouled or not, Embiid has to get back in the last 2 minutes of a playoff game. He probably prevents that last Wade bucket if he is in the play.

Learned that move from Lebron James.

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

Get it but crying about the refs when you were called for 12 fewer fouls in the 2nd half is lame.

Take your win and shut up about the refs

Get it but crying about the refs when you were called for 12 fewer fouls in the 2nd half is lame.

Take your win and shut up about the refs

The game seemed poorly officiated in the 1st half but no one is complaining about the refs. I said Philly has to overcome it. I’m just saying that one foul on Embiid was really bad. That’s it. It was at a crucial time but good teams need to overcome close calls.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

The series in a nutshell

Jekyll and Hyde. The summary of how this season has gone for the Heat.

 

[flyerhawk]

The series in a nutshell

Yeah. The Heat are playing hard but they just don't have the horses to beat the Sixers.

It may be that no one in the East has the horses to beat Philly.

 

[Mecca]

lets not act like anyone with a "black belt" means they can turn into bruce lee in a flash. so he's hung out in a dojo, whoopty fucking doo

Johnson comes from a clan of warriors. His parents are black belts. He has eight siblings, and they are also all black belts of varying degrees. His youngest sister, about 10 years his junior, is working toward her third degree. He’s a second-degree black belt himself. His first MMA bout came at the age of 18. Johnson was declared the winner after 97 seconds. He’s fought a total of seven MMA matches and is undefeated. He’s 20-0 in all his kickboxing matches

They Call Him Bloodsport: James Johnson Kicks His Way Into the NBA

 

[Iggloo]

 

[Mecca]

The series in a nutshell

Yeah, Not just a bunch of Bigs.

A bunch of SKILLED Bigs.

 

[Ojb81]

Johnson comes from a clan of warriors. His parents are black belts. He has eight siblings, and they are also all black belts of varying degrees. His youngest sister, about 10 years his junior, is working toward her third degree. He’s a second-degree black belt himself. His first MMA bout came at the age of 18. Johnson was declared the winner after 97 seconds. He’s fought a total of seven MMA matches and is undefeated. He’s 20-0 in all his kickboxing matches

They Call Him Bloodsport: James Johnson Kicks His Way Into the NBA

pfffft!

 

[flyerhawk]

Yeah, Not just a bunch of Bigs.

A bunch of SKILLED Bigs.

One of the podcasts I was listening was talking about when the Sixers go small ball. And they pointed out their small ball is 6'10" Ilyasolva, 6'10" Saric, 6'11' Simmons, 6'8' Covington, and 6'4 Reddick.

 

[Mecca]

One of the podcasts I was listening was talking about when the Sixers go small ball. And they pointed out their small ball is 6'10" Ilyasolva, 6'10" Saric, 6'11' Simmons, 6'8' Covington, and 6'4 Reddick.

Ffs....lol

 

[bksballer89]

Was good to see Whiteside play well even in a losing effort.

 

[bksballer89]

This series is going exactly how I thought it would go.

Prediction prior to the series was Sixers in 5.

Only surprising thing is that Miami won a game in Philly and did not win a single game at home.

Honestly, if you told me Miami got 1 of the first 2 in Philly then I probably would have said Sixers in 6

 

[flyerhawk]

This series is going exactly how I thought it would go.

Prediction prior to the series was Sixers in 5.

Only surprising thing is that Miami won a game in Philly and did not win a single game at home.

Honestly, if you told me Miami got 1 of the first 2 in Philly then I probably would have said Sixers in 6

I really expected the Heat to win today.

 

[bksballer89]

I really expected the Heat to win today.

I did too. Didn't too the small things.

And all the talk about Philly 26 or 27 turnovers but people don't realize Miami had 19 turnovers which is awful as well.

Also they missed out on so many free points on the line.

And whatever reason we been shit in the 4th quarter in every game this series. Usually we play that poorly in the 3rd but we actually been solid in the 3rd quarter of all the games except game 1.

Frustrating