NBA Season 2012-13 Regular Season Thread (playoffs, win, games, ESPN)

[Toxic Toast]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Heat had a pair of off shooting nights and otherwise beat Indy by an AVERAGE of 15pts the other 4 games.

If your point is that they can beat the heat or bulls in a game? Sure.
A seven game series? I really doubt that.

We shall see..........

[Orangeish]

The pacers are a classic try-hard/dirty work type team. They could beat anyone in the league on any given night, but this is the NBA. We have a lot of examples of teams like that who make the playoffs, maybe sneak a series win or two, but never get over the top tier teams. People cite the 04 Pistons as the exception to that, but they had vastly superior starting 5 than the Pacers do.

As a Bulls fan, assuming they are healthy, I would love to avoid the Pacers in the playoffs, but would still consider them very heavy underdogs to get out of the EC, or really even to the ECF.

[Mathguy]

Looks like the Knicks are going to slide their way out of their first division championship in 17 or so years.

Anybody know what's up with that? I haven't been following them closely.

[FBJ]

So since the Lakers are now 1-0 since their season started last night with a win over the cavs according to Mike D'atoni

[Mathguy]

Wow. Bulls held Atlanta to FIVE points in the 2nd quarter last night. Ouch.

Clippers beat up Memphis last night without CP3. That Clippers team lacks playoff experience but they are playing some awfully good ball right now.

There is going to be a very good team not making the WCF this year as only 2 get to go.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Wow. Bulls held Atlanta to FIVE points in the 2nd quarter last night. Ouch.

Clippers beat up Memphis last night without CP3. That Clippers team lacks playoff experience but they are playing some awfully good ball right now.

There is going to be a very good team not making the WCF this year as only 2 get to go.

Why was CP3 out? I don't recall hearing that he was hurt

[cjwhite75]

Bruise right knee cap sidelined him. He's listed as day to day. CP3 will bounce back.

[FBJ]

So the Lakers win 2 games over two teams who probably won't be in the playoffs, CAVS and BUCKS, and ESPN is making a big deal about the Lakers new defense?

[rigas]

wow the griz took nearly 3 times as many fts as the spurs (28-10) and made nearly 4 times as many (23-6) and the spurs still won by 21. hell of a game! and with no manu.

[JL]

Dwight's FT last night...he decided on the short arm shooting strategy..