Which team in the West has the best shot at beating the Heat?

[jag]

Who (Western playoff team(s)) has the best chance to win a 7 games series (finals) vs. the Heat?

Who (Western playoff team(s)) has no shot in hell (or very little chance) to win a 7 game series (finals) vs. the Heat?


Thunder
Spurs
Lakers
Clippers
Grizzlies
Mavs
Nuggets
Hornets

[ElNono]

Why the Heat?

[Robz4000]

Not the same, but when I use the playoff predictor on ESPN whenever I get a Spurs/Heat finals the Spurs always win it.

[Robz4000]

lol double post

[jag]

Because they're favored to win the East. It could end up being the Bulls, Celtics or Magic but I'm more interested in finding out what people think about matchups vs the Heat.

[Ashy Larry]

Who (Western playoff team(s)) has the best chance to win a 7 games series (finals) vs. the Heat?

Who (Western playoff team(s)) has no shot in hell (or very little chance) to win a 7 game series (finals) vs. the Heat?


Thunder
Spurs
Lakers
Clippers
Grizzlies
Mavs
Nuggets
Hornets


:lmao:lmao

[jag]

I don't watch the Heat very often so it's difficult for me to say how the Thunder, Spurs or Lakers match up against them.

I think the Thunder would probably give them the most problems.

Kobe tries to do too much when he plays Bron and that usually works against the Lakers.

The Heat's lack of a dominating fontcourt would help the Spurs with matchups, and I think Kawai and Jackson would make LeBron work. I think Wade would go off though.

[Brazil]

Grizz could be a dangerous team for the Heat. Great frontcourt, Allen on the perimeter, solid bench, Mayo 3 pts threat... they have some nice assets to go against the Heat.

[lefty]

Why the Heat?
Heat are coasting TBH

They'll destroy the EC in the playoffs once again

[JRHernandez88]

Thunder or Spurs

[Scrub]

Oklahoma, Memphis, and maybe SA in that order.

[Leetonidas]

Spurs have a deep backcourt and are now long on the perimeter so imo they have a good amount of players to throw at Wade/LeBron while I think Timmy/Diaw on Bosh will be enough as their C and PG positions are crap compared to the Spurs.

Memphis has the length on the perimeter and size in the post but I think they aren't deep enough to beat Miami in a 7 game series. Same with the Lakers.

I think OKC would be tough for them as well with being able to put Perk/Ibaka/Collison on Bosh and Sefolosha on Wade. Durant isn't an elite defender but he is by no means a terrible one so either way, all the perimeter stars will be working hard on the other end of the court except for Westbrook who will be tearing Chalmers up if not bricking his team out of the game. imo Bosh is the x-factor for that team so if you shut him down and keep Bron/Wade to their averages, they can be beaten. OKC has decent defenders to throw at him

[DPG21920]

Heat would have more trouble with LA MEM and OKC before the Spurs.

[Red Hawk #21]

I'd go with OKC, the Lakers, and Memphis. Maybe San Antonio as well.

[ElNono]

The Super Friends make them an unquestionable target, imo tbh.

Also nono tune in. Champions league in about 20 minutes :tu

Not sold they're making the finals this year... you heard it here first...

[tlongII]

OKC is the only team from the West that would beat Miami in a 7 game series. There would almost certainly be a new NBA record set for combined foul calls per game. :lol

[Fergie The Florists]

Mavs

[Leon Black]

Dallas motherfucker!

[92 Shoot em up]

The defending NBA Champions..... Dallas Mavericks

[DMC]

Any team that has to go through the others in the West and does is going to be the most likely to beat the Heat. However, if the Finals started tomorrow, OKC, Dallas, SA, Mem, LA

[HarlemHeat37]

1. OKC
2. San Antonio

No other team in the West can beat Miami or Chicago IMO..

[Goran Dragic]

Chicago
:lol

[TIMMYtoZO]

1. OKC
2. San Antonio

No other team in the West can beat Miami or Chicago IMO..

:lol OKC
:lol San Antonio

[TIMMYtoZO]

I still refuse to count the Mavs out until they are eliminated from the playoffs. I view them as the biggest "threat" (they would lose 4-2). OKC is very very overrated.

Unless Duncan really turns the clocks back, the Spurs wouldn't win more than 1 or 2 games against Miami.

[Goran Dragic]

San Antonio OKC and Dallas all have a better shot than Chic:lolgo

:lol regular season try hards

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't think the Spurs would win, but their bench is strong as fuck, while Miami's bench is average, tbh..also, Parker will destroy Miami's PGs, although we know PGs as the best player won't win a title:lol(as my Jewish friend will tell you)..

OKC has more depth and versatility..their top 3 players only play one play one side of the game, which conserves their energy during the regular season..as opposed to Lebron and Wade, Miami's defensive anchors..

This will lead to a fresher OKC team..

However, the West's first 2 rounds should be more difficult, which could negate some of the energy concerns..

[TIMMYtoZO]

San Antonio OKC and Dallas all have a better shot than Chic:lolgo

:lol regular season try hards

I don't even consider Chicago a threat. In all honesty, Miami is their own biggest threat. As long as they are healthy, no one is going even be in position to put their season in doubt.

[HarlemHeat37]

Chandler was just as important as Dirk in beating Miami IMO, his absence makes a massive difference..

[Goran Dragic]

I actually give Chicago credit for duplicating another honeymoon season where all the players, even Boozer, respect the coach and buy into every single thing he says.

I fully expect them to lose before the finals again, but I didn't think they had another great regular season in them.

[HarlemHeat37]

Miami's biggest threat is Spoelstra..

He's running Lebron into the ground..

[TIMMYtoZO]

Chandler was just as important as Dirk in beating Miami IMO, his absence makes a massive difference..

While that is true, I still expect the Mavs to give the Heat a "tougher" series than the Spurs/Thunder.

[Jacob1983]

If the Spurs have homecourt advantage against the Heat in the Finals then I will the Spurs. If they don't then I'd go with the Heat. The Spurs have always had homecourt advantage in the NBA Finals. It would be interesting to see how they would do without it in the Finals.

[alfahdlan]

If the Spurs have homecourt advantage against the Heat in the Finals then I will the Spurs. If they don't then I'd go with the Heat. The Spurs have always had homecourt advantage in the NBA Finals. It would be interesting to see how they would do without it in the Finals.

By the way the spurs are streaking now, homecourt advantage can be not far behind

[LkrFan]

Miami's biggest threat is Spoelstra..

He's running Lebron into the ground..

He's 26 not 42 (although he does look it). :lol

[LkrFan]

They might not get past Boston!

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:lmao

[Goran Dragic]

^A block that turned a 2 into a 3 is your logic why Boston beats Miami?

[DMC]

I still refuse to count the Mavs out until they are eliminated from the playoffs. I view them as the biggest "threat" (they would lose 4-2). OKC is very very overrated.

Unless Duncan really turns the clocks back, the Spurs wouldn't win more than 1 or 2 games against Miami.
You cannot do the "unless" thing. That gives you an out. "Oh wow, Duncan really turned the clock back".

[sehui]

obviously OKC, they shit on the Heat.

[Hooks]

I'm more worried about the refs tbh. Miami gets away with everything in the playoffs.

[Latarian Milton]

spurs would have a better chance than any western team to beat us in a best of 7 series and their odd of beating us would be as high as 10/1 tbh, while the rest would have ZERO chance to win it over us

[Brazil]

it seems the grizz would be an issue for the heat

[Robz4000]

Grizz shut down the Heat, but I'm not set that they'd beat them in a 7 game series. Never know, though. If they can play as well as they did the entire series, then it'd be very close.