I'm still trying to figure out exactly what just happened during these finals, they are the most fascinating finals from a pure basketball standpoint. In game 1, it looked like the spurs were in trouble, trailing by 7 in the 4th the Heat just looked like the more comfortable and confident bunch. Suddenly, the AC goes out and Lebron chokes per par and Spurs have to work very hard to get the W.
In game 2, the Heat picked up where they left off and made it compe ive till the end and with Bosh's 3 point dagger, they stole game 2 but looked like the much better team at this point.
Then in game 3, 4, & 5 they got the living kicked out of them and looked like an abysmal team. I've never seen such an odd series in my life, what the exactly happened? Did Pop figure something out? Did Wade's knees finally give in? A little bit of everything? It just doesnt make sense how a team looked so solid for 2 games and then completely fizzed out like that.
The AC was out all game.
I explained this as it was happening. Lebron did not recover from the cramps he had. He had no bounce, no lift, and though he played great still, he was no where near the force he would have been otherwise, and yeah, Wade stunk it up. When your entire game is based on the output of three guys, all three cannot struggle. The Spurs big 3 can struggle because they have a bench that can produce, but the Heat do not.
Well said, however, you really think the cramps carried over? I think he was 100% after game 1. Lebron has a history with doing this stuff, he seems to let get under his skin and fester to a point he breaks down.
Lebron had a monster game 2, that cramps thing from game 1 was BS.
Lebron had a decent game 2, but you could see the effects of those cramps during 3 and 4. He was not explosive. When he went to the rim, he was barely off the ground compared to how he normally would be. I think it sapped him. I think they hydrated the out of him and he pissed out all of his nutrients and game 2 had him operating on reserves, and by game 3, he was against the wall again. Wade just never showed up.
That's stupid. Heat were up 2 when Lebron pretty much stopped playing. He wasn't faking.
Cramps weren't bs, the Heat were up 7 and he fell apart. If it was a 5 point lead by Spurs I can see a theory about BS cramps, but the guys not gonna go back into the game and lock up the way he did with a 7 point lead for no reason. Heat had game 1 and 2, its amazing how Leonard turned it around
I also think with Wade out, the Spurs spent more energy defending Lebron. Wade fizzed out as many predicted last year
Both teams played hard my man.
More Diaw = anything is possibleeeeeeeeeeee
In games 1 and 2, Kawhi was in foul trouble. Seeing as how he ultimately ended up winning Finals MVP, that's kind of a big deal. I believe game 3 is also when Diaw was placed in the starting lineup. Those are the big differences between the first two games, which were close, and the last three, which were not.
& under consideration for Finals MVP, DMC withstanding.
I won't use the injury card unless that player is literally not on the court. Lebron was still out there and putting up numbers. The supporting cast was old, Wade was shut down and showing his decline at the same time, Bosh was Bosh, and Rashard Lewis was being relied on which is never a good thing. San Antonio was also flat out a better team. They raped Miami's D and got anything and everything they wanted. Miami was lucky they weren't swept, tbh. Fatigue, nagging injuries and all that other bull didn't cost Miami the series. The Spurs just out executed them.
someone hacked T2Z's account
It looked like '04 from the tip.
I was just about to say this
2004 Finals
Game 1: Pistons blitz the Lakers
Game 2: Lakers steal the game in OT "It's Over !!!"
Game 3-5: Pistons win by 20, 10 & 13
More Boris Diaw
Leonard explosion
Miami role players let down due to fatigue and stuff
No adjustments made by Spo especially after game 3 (not that he has a lot of options but he could have tried beasley down there, stop trapping every ball handler... I thought he did not do a good job at finding alternatives)
James attempting 18 shots a game while his team got steam rolled
The opportunity to find alternatives was last June when they won but really lost. That was the planner's job, Riley's. He let go of the wheel & the vehicle ain't stopped careening yet.
Easy prediction, tbh, as I said before the series..
Spurs have way too many weapons, they match up perfectly with Miami, and they weren't going to be defeated by a 1-man team..
The Heat D, especially the Heat perimeter D, is too reliant on Bron running around full tilt like a 6'0, 185 lbs player, and covering for old vets that suck on D.
Lebron ain't 25 anymore, dude is 30. He CANNOT do it all on D, then carry them on offense. Especially against a super talented team like the Spurs, that moves the ball like crazy. Which is why the longer the series went on, the faster he ran out of gas.
Now, if this were on of the many rigged series we've seen, then Lebron could "do it all."
But against this Spurs team, who had the bad taste still in their mouths from last year's Finals?
And in a fairly officiated Finals like we just saw?
Not happening.
This is word for word the transcript out of CT., and given to Cowherd as James augered in from 30,000 ft.
Pop put Diaw in the starting lineup. It changed everything. The Heat had no answer...none. Series over. Next!
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