Miami comfortably I think.
Need LBJ to nail the first 3 pointer = $$.
Poor Korver getting rolled twice there.
Miami crowd chanting S.A.T. to Rose. They are in his head. this series is over.
I won't be saying sh!t until I watch it tonight after work...
But this isn't the only forum I've been reading about the ****tness of the officiating! Doesn't surprise me in the least though.
Poor shooting by Rose again, I think the young fella might be a little fatigued with all the expectation own his shoulders! Boozer comes up and shows what he is capable of, just needs to get there on a regular basis!
Bosh is a beast this series!
Bench isn't going to be a deciding factor. Celtics and 76ers bench were both better than the Heat and they still lost. The bench gets shortened in the playoffs, and while reserves are important, it's the stars that ultimately win the game.
Ultimately it's going to be a defensive battle. If the Heat can match the Bulls in terms of defense, I see them winning it. Why? Because the Heat have more guys that can make plays offensively than the Bulls. If Rose struggles in any game it's highly unlikely the Bulls win that game. The chances of BOTH LeBron and Wade struggling in the same game is far less likely than Rose struggling by himself in one game.
But the officiating in this game has been so soft and pretty one sided. Miami drives to the hoop, blow the whistle before they get there, Chicago drive to the hoop they have to be smacked off their feet to get a foul call. Game 1 Bulls surpised Miami and the league with the ease they won, the last two games Chicago have had to be good enough to beat both the Bulls and the three guys wearing grey. Some of the best phantom calls Ive seen since the MJ days.
All credit to the Heat. We deserved this one. Our rotations were faster the whole night, we played better defense than the Bulls. Any advantage they had on the bench in Game 1 has been negated with the return of Haslem energizing our second unit. For the Heat to play this level of defense, and do it two games in a row - they deserve all the credit. As for Bosh, he had a blinder. I find it humorous how people are willing to write him off though. They must have forgotten he averaged 24 PPG last season and prior to this season had averaged at LEAST 22 PPG for 5 straight seasons. The guy can score, so if fans want to keep writing him off like he won't do it again, feel free - but you're just setting yourself up for disappointment.
This was my first post in this thread:
I recall being laughed at, and Bulls fans (maybe Celtics fans too) saying I had tunnel vision, biased whatever whatever.
This very scenario has played out 2 games in a row now. Even today neither LeBron or Wade topped 22 points, but Bosh carried the load. The Heat and Bulls have both played stifling defense, but the Heat have more guys that can create their shot. If it continues like this, the Heat are going to take this one in the next few games.
Was waiting for you he he. Even you conceeded that what you stated about the stars winning the games really only applied to the Heat, as they really didn't have much else. However you also agreed for the bulls the bench is VERY important in most wins. So what you are saying now is almost a contradiction to previous statements made.
Heat have thoroughly deserved the wins and have played very well but I see the Bulls with far more upside than the heat. Our shooting has been woeful and in all the games we have had 10+ more shots than you. This means we are creating more opportunities but just not taking them. If the bulls shot only slightly higher we would have a very diff scenario then what we have had now.
Sounds like you have already wrapped up this series too Jimbo. Very dangerous thing to do in a 7 game series.
No you misunderstand me Heafy.
I still hold that the bench isn't important to the Heat, but is VERY important to the Bulls. I'm not changing my tune on that, or contradicting myself. What I am saying though, is that while the Bulls bench gives them that lift over the Heat - Haslem's return has been very timely, and his efforts actually have helped lessen the advantage the Bulls have in this area.
Hence what was once a large advantage for them, off the last two games, has been significantly smaller.
In regards to "stars win ball games" - that is still true. The Bulls bench is VERY important for them, but it's not going to be the Bulls bench in the 4th quarter that wins games for them. The last two games the Bulls have not had anyone take over for them when Rose has struggled, while the Heat have had each and any of their Big 3 make big plays.
As for the Bulls shooting poorly, yes they are. However I've seen the numbers for the other playoff games. In the two prior series they shot 38%, 39%, 37%, 39% and 41% in 5/11 games from Rounds 1 & 2. In this series they've shot 34% in Game 2 and now 41% in Game 3. That makes it 7/14 games, 50% of the post-season they have shot at best 41%.
So this shooting is plaguing them and has all post-season. Why it's so different to the regular season I'm not sure, but they have consistently shot poorly. They are capable of breaking out of it, but when you shoot as poorly as you did today if not worse for 50% of the games played in the playoffs, you could easily continue to shoot as poorly.
In regards to me writing this series off. No I'm definitely not doing that. The Bulls were the #1 seed for a reason. But what I am saying, is that if the next few games are defensive slug-fests like the last 2 have been, and the Bulls don't find someone else to score points - the chances for the Heat are much greater than for the Bulls.
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