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I took pacers by >5 just because of all the fouling etc. that can easily push a close game to a 7-8pt win in the waning 40 secods or so.
Anything can happen in a single game so any of the choices are reasonable.
The Heat are looking old and hurt, Pacers have lost any remaining doubt IMO and have a game plan that I don't think the Heat can easily counter.
Wade and\or Bosh are going to have to produce tonight or they will need another miracle shooting night from Haslem etc. or they are going to get ground down by rebounding.
I don't think Lebron's flopping will be enough for the Heat to pull this one out tonight. Wade's on a rapid decline, Battier is terrible, Allen needs to retire, Bosh is embarrassing himself. Indiana has too many weapons on offense, and the x-factor again will be Hibbert. He's too tall, and too skilled on the block for anyone on Miami to stop.
In a perfect world, the Pacers win tonight. Unfortunately, the world is usually a very unforgiving, harsh place where the good guys don't always win. So I'm going Heat by more than 5.
After the Pacers blew game one I thought "there goes any chance they had" now, I'm not sure. I think LeBron will go off for 40 + and a triple double but will that be enough? It's really hard for me to call this and I'll be honest, I haven't watched closely. I can say that I was lucky enough to attend a game courtside towards the beginning of the season Cavs vs. Pacers and I was three feet from the Pacers bench. No NBA expect but I was struck at how HUGE the Pacers were and Hibbart in particular. I I came away very impressed with them and felt that they would have a great year especially on defense and rebounding.
As a Cavs fan I'm mildy amused that people are saying the same stuff about Lebron's supporting cast in Miami that they did about his teammates in Cleveland. I thought that the whole reason LeBron couldn't win was due to the fact he was stuck in Ohio and what a terrible place it is and how awful we all are here and how we have no "swagga" or "hip hop flava" or posh nightclubs, Gilbert sucks, etc.....
In the end I think Miami pulls this out. Lebron will go off and there is no way Ster/ESPN/Nike allows an Indiana/San Antonio finals. That would post the lowest ratings in sports history and allt he NBA cares about is the $$$ and keeping the frontrunners happy.
In the end I think Miami pulls this out. Lebron will go off and there is no way Ster/ESPN/Nike allows an Indiana/San Antonio finals. That would post the lowest ratings in sports history and allt he NBA cares about is the $$$ and keeping the frontrunners happy.
yes, yes, everytime a Pacer shoots, an NBA official will pull a lever that tilts the rim ... just like in the cartoons.
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