Game Thread: Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals Thread

[Paolo305613]

Big 3 Championships pre Shane equals 0, post Shane equals 2! Just sayin....

Another old, irrelevant stat since we know he didnt contribute in any way to those titles

 

[Paolo305613]

If this goes 7, heat will lose. needs to go 5 at most - 6 is worst-case

 

[Paolo305613]

Is Miami Heat bench up to looming challenges? - Sun Sentinel

 

[Paolo305613]

Mark Jackson back with ABC after being suddenly let go by the Warriors . Gonna be hearing some “ Momma, there goes that man scrub battier off into the sunset with another ring he didnt earn with the miami heat”

 

[Paolo305613]

2014 NBA Mock Drafts - CBSSports.com Basketball

 

[Paolo305613]

Sun Sentinel

 

[Paolo305613]

Scott Foster,Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner, David Jones (alternate) your referees for today's Heat-Pacers, 3:30 p.m. (ABC).

 

[Paolo305613]

Could Michael Beasley ease Miami Heat's scoring vs. Indiana Pacers? - Sun Sentinel

 

[Paolo305613]

2014 NBA Playoff Expert Picks: Predictions for conference finals - CBSSports.com

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat have lost 6 straight playoff Game 1s on road. A Pacers loss today makes Indy 1st team in NBA history to lose 3 straight home Game 1s.
According to @MichaelWallaceESPN

 

[Andresrenee]

Heat have lost 6 straight playoff Game 1s on road. A Pacers loss today makes Indy 1st team in NBA history to lose 3 straight home Game 1s.
According to @MichaelWallaceESPN

something has to give....big game to set the tone for the series. They need more than us, but we must play like we need it more. They will come pumped up and ready to play.

 

[Paolo305613]

They need more than us, but we must play like we need it more. They will come pumped up and ready to play.

Its the playoffs… No excuses.. Every teams needs every game just as much as the other team

 

[Paolo305613]

D-Wade in last year's 7-game series v. IND
4 Wins: 17.0 PPG, 50% FG, 23 FGM in the paint
3 Losses: 13.3 PPG, 35.0% FG, 5 FGM in the paint

Via NBA.com/stats

So the point is Wade needs to quit being a diva, take it to the basket and not put up weak shots looking for fouls.

 

[Paolo305613]

Evan Turner and bust Andrew Bynum listed as inactive for Indy

 

[Paolo305613]

Looks like Beasley is active for the Heat as Oden is inactive probably joined by Justin Hamilton and Scrub Battier as the usual honorary inactive bum on the team especially in big time series

 

[Paolo305613]

Check that , for some reason scrub battier is still in the starting lineup - I guess Spo wants to continue to make this championship difficult… Surely, scrub battier will pick up some quick fouls and we can get a real body out there

 

[Paolo305613]

Pregame note of note: Heat guard Dwyane Wade has 152 career postseason blocked shots, the second-highest total by a guard in NBA playoff history, just the second guard to block at least 150 shots during the playoffs. Among guards, only Michael Jordan (158), Wade (152), Kobe Bryant (144), Dennis Johnson (113) and Clyde Drexler (108) have blocked at least 100 postseason shots.

 

[Paolo305613]

Report: NBA Moving to Centralized Replay System for 2014-15 Season | Bleacher Report

Interesting read on expanded replay for next season just broke moments ago

 

[Paolo305613]

LeBron James is shooting 77% in the paint in the playoffs … and 56 percent overall

LBJ needs to live in the paint in this series and not let contact shy him away from it. This is the ECF… There will be contact… He will have to man up and play through it.

 

[Paolo305613]

How important is home court in Pacers-Heat series?

Over last 2 seasons, Miami is 1-6 on the road vs Pacers compared to 6-1 at home.

Via @ESPNNumbersNeverLie