P.J. references terrifying stat...

playoffs are a whole nother monster, im surprised this is the first time thats happened

Those things are absolutely true right up until…..they aren't any more.

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Originally Posted by DJB

Evidently the Heat are the first team in the history of the playoffs to eliminate a team that swept them in the regular season.

"What are the chances of that happening twice in a month?"

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:10941014

...scary shit, imo.

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PJ is wrong. In the 2011/2012 season the Spurs were 4-0 against OKC in the regular season. Then in the playoffs that year, with a great deal of referee love, the Thunder eliminated the Spurs.

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Originally Posted by 3 Legged Dog

PJ is wrong. In the 2011/2012 season the Spurs were 4-0 against OKC in the regular season. Then in the playoffs that year, with a great deal of referee love, the Thunder eliminated the Spurs.

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Spurs were 2-1 against OKC in 2011-12.

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Originally Posted by Budkin

We busted every one of those stats last year. We won Game 1, 3, and 5 and had a 5 point lead with 28 seconds left (like a 98% chance of winning).

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Pretty much. I think that 98 was more like >99. Also don't forget all the regular season stats for champions we've been busting.

I wonder how many of those teams that were swept in the RS finished with the HCA over the team that swept them, and the best record in the league. It's not surprising that a true 1st seed would beat a true 8th seed, and have swept them in the RS meetings.

I'm not really afraid of the Heat, IMO, the Thunder are a much worse matchup for us. I pretty much expected the Heat to come out of the East mostly unscathed (perhaps the Pacers will take them to 6).

And luckily, both the Thunder and Heat have regressed since our last meetings with them while we've improved.

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Originally Posted by dg7md

I'm not really afraid of the Heat, IMO, the Thunder are a much worse matchup for us. I pretty much expected the Heat to come out of the East mostly unscathed (perhaps the Pacers will take them to 6).

And luckily, both the Thunder and Heat have regressed since our last meetings with them while we've improved.

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My thoughts exactly. On the other hand, Pop never really likes to show his hand in the regular season. He didn't play a complete lineup against the heat last year in the regular season and it payed off in the playoffs. We pretty much won the championship last year. Except we didn't. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I think The Spurs still have some tricks up their sleeve's and will pull it off. Go Spurs Go.

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Originally Posted by 32fastest

My thoughts exactly. On the other hand, Pop never really likes to show his hand in the regular season. He didn't play a complete lineup against the heat last year in the regular season and it payed off in the playoffs. We pretty much won the championship last year. Except we didn't. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I think The Spurs still have some tricks up their sleeve's and will pull it off. Go Spurs Go.

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Keep believing in CIA Pop.

I don't think Miami cared about that stat the last series, nor should the Spurs.

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Originally Posted by Dex

Stats don't make games.

Games make stats.

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