2014 NBA FINALS - Game 1: Heat @ Spurs

[mclinejr]

Half the posters here quit after a quarter of play yet they stick in the thread all game. It's comical.

No kidding.

[DMC]

Stephen A. is an ass tonight! Miami wasn't totally responsible for all the Spurs turnovers - a lot of it had to do with the ball being so slippery, and even a few times players slipped on the wet floor and turned it over. And even if Lebron had been in the game, I doubt he could've stopped the hot shooting of the Spurs - and especially Danny Green.

Oh - and STOP WITH THE 2013 COMPARISONS ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heat had their share of turnovers as well., Not a Finals level performance by either team but still a decent game to watch.

[timtonymanu]

You're right, especially about the emotional attachment to outcome. I just hate it though - fine to say they're playing poorly and if that doesn't change the game is over, but proclaiming that we've lost when there's 20mins left in the game is just defeatist bull IMHO.

It's never going to end. At this point, it's best to just read over the posts.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

How much do you think Chalmers' foul trouble affected the game?

Not much. IIRC he had the same problem in game 1 last year.

[DMC]

You're right, especially about the emotional attachment to outcome. I just hate it though - fine to say they're playing poorly and if that doesn't change the game is over, but proclaiming that we've lost when there's 20mins left in the game is just defeatist bull IMHO.

Think of them like parents, can't reach the kid on the phone, kid must be dead, starts planning funeral.

[BillMc]

Miami's team name now takes on a bit of an ironic twist, I'd say.

[BatManu20]

Parker played 37 minutes. That's a lot on his injured ankle.

At least we have 2 days off before Game 2. Need to hydrate and rest up. I don't see how we could possibly play worse in Game 2 than we did tonight. Even though miami almost never loses two playoff games in a row, I like our chances.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Half the posters here quit after a quarter of play yet they stick in the thread all game. It's comical.

Indeed. I wish they'd all off so the game thread would be populated by real fans again. I'd hang around here if that were the case.

[Spurs da champs]

Parker can handle 37 minutes on a bad ankle, this is the finals, everyone is banged up at this time of year.

[Knoxxx]

Stephen Smith sucking Bron's heater.

Disjointed takes as usual from him, the heat probably fried his brain even worse. First he basically says the Heat only lost due to the A/C problem, then acknowledges the Spurs finally exploded and did what we all knew they were capable of against a thin Miami Heat team with more fossils on their roster than our Big 3.

[Horry Hipcheck]

Heat had their share of turnovers as well., Not a Finals level performance by either team but still a decent game to watch.

It was a fun game. It was weird but compe ive enough to justify those calling it "Game 8". The comeback was fun to watch for Spurs fans, and casual viewers will have enjoyed the teams trading runs.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Spurs escaped this one, will never beat Heat with 23 TOs again.

But I am sure we'll see a very different Spurs performance in game 2.

[RD2191]

Well, I'm glad I never once gave up on these guys. Great win.

[r0drig0lac]

Diaw +30

[Mugen]

Spurs win!

[TampaDude]

Wow...it got up to 90 degrees in the AT&T Center...gives a whole new meaning to "home cooking".

Awesome finish by the Spurs...a 31-9 run to close the game, including the last 11 points.

1 down, 3 to go!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!

[moisaenz]

Pop needs to about turnovers and the petty passes that caused them

[Knoxxx]

The "heat" aside, the Spurs can win this series. The turnovers can be reduced. Miami is good at trapping but they look less quick this year, and their disruption of the passing lanes looked less than OKC's. Spurs had too many bad passes and not enough movement. If they fix the A/C, I expect the Spurs to be less gassed and more mobile.

Heat's defense was nothing like OKC I thought as far as forcing turnovers. OKC FORCES turnovers, while we were making a ridiculous amount of boneheaded passes just handing the ball right to the Heat time and again. We could have attacked Miami more inside at tmes, but overall this series is looking like a route. I think we only play better from here.

[DarrinS]

Damn, I was reading this thread at the end of the third -- MAN, you guys are major PUSSYS.

[DarrinS]

Well, I'm glad I never once gave up on these guys. Great win.

got

[BatManu20]

[razor247]

I'm crying on that one

[RD2191]

got

Shut your mouth, . I'll track you down and kick your ing teeth in you piece of .

[Knoxxx]

It's amazing how bad an announcer Jalen Rose is. Doug Collins is definitely the class of this ESPN color crew. Simmons is a bit of a ham but OK.

[Mal]

Special ing conference about the heat, cause LeCramp couldnt play in the end...