Lebron is going to score 60 in Game 2

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Originally Posted by DMC

I've never seen any ref favoritism regarding Lebron. He's less ref coddled than any superstar in history imo.

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Everybody has a right to their opinion ;)

He'll put up 35-40 next game.

Yet, now, he will always be identified as the greatest basketball player ever in an air conditioned gym.

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Originally Posted by Spurminator

Worst part of all of this. #QueenJames is trending on Twitter. He's going to get ripped for the next three days. He's going to come out with a huge fucking chip on his shoulder. Spurs better be ready to counter.

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Isn't that why he started cramping in the first place.

I would love for him to score 60. That means the rest of the team isn't getting involved.

Since cramping seems to be his chronic problem, a metabolic malfunction, does than mean it's incurable, or that his $100Ms can't find a doc to prevent it?

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Originally Posted by DarrinS

I would love for him to score 60. That means the rest of the team isn't getting involved.

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Exactly.

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Originally Posted by Mugen

He'll put up 35-40 next game.

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I agree. I think he has a huge game. Something along the lines of 35/10/8. This will be our stiffest test yet of the playoffs.

Let him score 60. If he goes Kobe Bean then they probably don't score over 85 points as a team.

The Spurs are playing chess, and most other teams don't even see the board:

It doesn't matter how motivated James is, or how many points he scores; the game is 48 minutes long - the Spurs are going to run their motion offense, not just to score, but to weaken the legs of the other team's over-worked players. The Spurs will simply be patient, and run their stuff, make the Heat (or any opponent) work on BOTH sides of the court, until, at some point in the game, the dam breaks. It's not an accident that Lebron ended up spent in (only) 33 minutes last night - he was playing great defense on Kawahi! But Kawahi is not a simple cover, is he? You have to WORK to shut him down. So even if he isn't scoring, something (not insignificant) is being accomplished. Why was Allen missing "open" threes at the end? Tired legs, maybe? Do you doubt that the Spurs know exactly how far each player during the game has run during that game vs. what their average is? I bet it helps dictate what plays they run and when. 3rd quarter "collapses" might be by design - not specifically to fall behind, but to encourage certain players to expend energy that will be necessary in the 4th? Don't know, but maybe.

Beyond the score, the most important stat entering the 4th quarter of a Spurs game is minutes played. If the Heat big 3 have logged substantial minutes at that point, and the Spurs are within striking distance - then, Check. If the Spurs are actually leading, and the Heat are going to have to expend energy to catch them at that point? Check mate.

People talk about Pop's managing of minutes as something to save Tim, etc... for the post-season. It is far more than that - it is game management. All season the Spurs lost, what, a single game decided by 3 points or less? That's not a fluke or an accident, IMO.

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Originally Posted by Spurminator

Worst part of all of this. #QueenJames is trending on Twitter. He's going to get ripped for the next three days. He's going to come out with a huge fucking chip on his shoulder. Spurs better be ready to counter.

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Utter bullshit. If the Spurs allow James to score 60 then that means no one else is doing shit. Have at it "king."

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Originally Posted by BG_Spurs_Fan

Only if the AC is fixed.

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No way the NBA lets a game with no AC happen again... unfortunately. . .

Only way the Queen can score 30+ is if the ref$ get Kawhi in foul trouble again...

That puss is a choker, it's the Finals, he's probably gonna fake limp when he gets that ass shut down

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Originally Posted by DMC

I've never seen any ref favoritism regarding Lebron. He's less ref coddled than any superstar in history imo.

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I might agree if Duncan could ever get a call.

"The AT&T Center doesn't like us. We know that. Just based on how the A/C didn't work. That's ok, we don't like the AT&T Center either."

--Lebron James

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Originally Posted by Seventyniner

60 points from James wouldn't scare me by itself. He's capable of one of those 44/9/7 games that just tears the other team apart.

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LeBron ain't Kobe. If he's having a huge game he's usually making his teammates play great too (not counting his Cleveland days when his teammates were NBDL quality). Safe to say I'm not OK with LeBron dropping 40+ on Sunday.

Team wins, not an individual. Let him score 100, as long as Spurs score 101, I'm ok with it.

He's not playing the fucking Bobcats anymore.

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Originally Posted by Horse

I might agree if Duncan could ever get a call.

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Tim gets calls, he's just so big that contact rarely affects him. He probably shot more FTs last night than Lebron did.

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

LeBron ain't Kobe. If he's having a huge game he's usually making his teammates play great too (not counting his Cleveland days when his teammates were NBDL quality). Safe to say I'm not OK with LeBron dropping 40+ on Sunday.

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This. Lebron with 40pts also has 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

#Lebroning

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Heat by 27 in game 2 :pctoss

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Originally Posted by 101A

The Spurs are playing chess, and most other teams don't even see the board:

It doesn't matter how motivated James is, or how many points he scores; the game is 48 minutes long - the Spurs are going to run their motion offense, not just to score, but to weaken the legs of the other team's over-worked players. The Spurs will simply be patient, and run their stuff, make the Heat (or any opponent) work on BOTH sides of the court, until, at some point in the game, the dam breaks. It's not an accident that Lebron ended up spent in (only) 33 minutes last night - he was playing great defense on Kawahi! But Kawahi is not a simple cover, is he? You have to WORK to shut him down. So even if he isn't scoring, something (not insignificant) is being accomplished. Why was Allen missing "open" threes at the end? Tired legs, maybe? Do you doubt that the Spurs know exactly how far each player during the game has run during that game vs. what their average is? I bet it helps dictate what plays they run and when. 3rd quarter "collapses" might be by design - not specifically to fall behind, but to encourage certain players to expend energy that will be necessary in the 4th? Don't know, but maybe.

Beyond the score, the most important stat entering the 4th quarter of a Spurs game is minutes played. If the Heat big 3 have logged substantial minutes at that point, and the Spurs are within striking distance - then, Check. If the Spurs are actually leading, and the Heat are going to have to expend energy to catch them at that point? Check mate.

People talk about Pop's managing of minutes as something to save Tim, etc... for the post-season. It is far more than that - it is game management. All season the Spurs lost, what, a single game decided by 3 points or less? That's not a fluke or an accident, IMO.

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No. Queen James will have about 28 points and the Spurs will win.

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Originally Posted by Spurminator

Worst part of all of this. #QueenJames is trending on Twitter. He's going to get ripped for the next three days. He's going to come out with a huge fucking chip on his shoulder. Spurs better be ready to counter.

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you're dead on. i don't think this is good at all. he'll score 60, plus make his teammates better. we need to come up big here.