Couple interesting statistics about the Finals and the position we're in...

[Budkin]

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The Spurs WILL win game 3... we've been on the road for 4 straight games.

[Libri]

Believe :toast

[soxxx]

The 1 of 12 to lose has to be the Heat from 2 years ago.

[Agloco]

The 1 of 12 to lose has to be the Heat from 2 years ago.

Correct

[BatManu20]

Which is exactly why I said Game 3 is absolutely crucial. Gotta have it.

[elmanutres]

may the basketball gods be with us in game 3

[Kidd K]

The shitty 1 day of rest between game 2 and 3 kinda doesn't help the Spurs much though. No time to enjoy being home before they have to play. Suck that the Heat got to stay home for a week straight and play just two games while the Spurs have to play the 2nd day they're back home. :\

[MinuteByMinuteSports]

This series is still very winnable IMO

[Budkin]

The shitty 1 day of rest between game 2 and 3 kinda doesn't help the Spurs much though. No time to enjoy being home before they have to play. Suck that the Heat got to stay home for a week straight and play just two games while the Spurs have to play the 2nd day they're back home. :\

Oh well... Heat lost home court and the Spurs are in their own confines again!

[spurs10]

The home team is 3-9....??? Does that give us a 33% chance of winning??

[BatManu20]

The home team is 3-9....??? Does that give us a 33% chance of winning??

Shocking how poor those odds are tbh. Spurs better bring it.

[Galileo]

Spurs are favored in game 3 by 2 1/2 points.

I would bet that a lot of those 9 loses were teams that lost game one on road, then won game 2.

Here is a very cool website for you to do research:

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[Budkin]

The Spurs last game at home was on MAY 22nd! :wow Something tells me they'll be ready to give their best effort for the fans.

[Budkin]

The home team is 3-9....??? Does that give us a 33% chance of winning??

Just posted this but we haven't played a home game in forever... we're going to play with a lot of energy and aggressiveness.

[Agloco]

The home team is 3-9....??? Does that give us a 33% chance of winning??

25%, but yeah point taken.

[lefty]

Forget the stats

Its all about guts

[Kidd K]

Oh well... Heat lost home court and the Spurs are in their own confines again!

Yeah I'm definitely glad for that. Just wish we had the extra rest day since they got 3 days between games 1 and 2. Just seems like such weird scheduling.

[spurs10]

Just posted this but we haven't played a home game in forever... we're going to play with a lot of energy and aggressiveness.Thanks Budkin..... I like our chances in Game 3. :flag:

[Sean Cagney]

may the basketball gods be with us in game 3
..................

[TampaDude]

The winner of Game 3 will win the series. That will likely be the Spurs.

We got this.

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[SpurYank]

We've been in similar situations before. Remember 2005, against Detroit? HEY! We went THERE and took a game from them.We have 3 home games left. They have 2 left. Why all the pissing moaning?

[TXstbobcat]

They have to win game 3. And please win game 5 since I am flying in to go to that game.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

They have to win game 3. And please win game 5 since I am flying in to go to that game.

Can you imagine if you flew in just to watch the Heat championship ceremony? :lol

Enjoy the game

[SAScrub]

My argument is always "whoever gets to 2 wins first will win a 7 game series." whowins.com shows that is 87% correct overall, and 90% correct when the second win makes the series 2-1.

It's just too much to ask the loser of game 3 to beat the other team 3 out of 4 times.

Tomorrow night is the series.

[TheGreatYacht]

Jeff McDonald - "In 2-3-2 series tied 1-1, the winner of Game 3 has won 11 of 12 series."

The Spurs have to win Game 3. Game 3 is the most important game of the seires. If the Spurs lose Game 3, then they lose home court advantage and the series is pretty much over no matter how many games it goes to. So yeah, the Spurs better fight for their lives and play with urgency and a lot of energy on defense, just like the Heat did on Game 2.

[spurspokesman]

The Spurs last game at home was on MAY 22nd! :wow Something tells me they'll be ready to give their best effort for the fans.Yesssiirr

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

The shitty 1 day of rest between game 2 and 3 kinda doesn't help the Spurs much though. No time to enjoy being home before they have to play. Suck that the Heat got to stay home for a week straight and play just two games while the Spurs have to play the 2nd day they're back home. :\

Well, since the game wasn't close, Miami got their starters good rest, and they found their second wind, you're right. If Spurs could've at least kept it close I would've disagreed. Miami was getting tired way before the Spurs last night, Spurs weren't even tired at all, Pop said so.

[tah]

How is it 25%? Am I missing some math? Wouldn't 3/9 be 33%?

[TDomination]

Spurs will no doubt be ready.

Looking at that whowins website, the winner of game 1 of the Finals wins the series 71% of the time.

Honestly, of the two games, im glad the spurs won game 1 instead of game 2. At the very least, if every team wins every other game in that order then we win the championship and the heat will have never have had to lose 2 in a row.

[BatManu20]

We've been in similar situations before. Remember 2005, against Detroit? HEY! We went THERE and took a game from them. We have 3 home games left. They have 2 left. Why all the pissing moaning?

Yea but this Miami team isn't the '05 Pistons.. they're more dangerous and have Lebron. They're a whole other animal tbh.

[Spurish]

How is it 25%? Am I missing some math? Wouldn't 3/9 be 33%?

Its 3 out of 12 times total, hence 25% :)

[Budkin]

Well, since the game wasn't close, Miami got their starters good rest, and they found their second wind, you're right. If Spurs could've at least kept it close I would've disagreed. Miami was getting tired way before the Spurs last night, Spurs weren't even tired at all, Pop said so.

The Miami starters got no rest... they were still playing up 25. LeBron and Bosh at least.

[tah]

Its 3 out of 12 times total, hence 25% :)

I was missing math! Thank you!

[smaka]

I think our chances are above 25%, who cares about stats.

Do it for the fans, Spurs. And I hope Spurs fans show up loud and make pressure on the Heat and refs!

Go Spurs Go!

[spurs10]

How is it 25%? Am I missing some math? Wouldn't 3/9 be 33%?:toast I was thinking 9 games as well.

[SpursDynasty21]

It will be an important game. If the Spurs can come out and win at least 2 out of 3 at home...that would be great.

[TXstbobcat]

Can you imagine if you flew in just to watch the Heat championship ceremony? :lol

Enjoy the game

It would suck since I also flew to Miami for the game 2 loss. But we are having lots of fun playing and drinking on the beach.