Heat vs Indiana: The Road to the ECF.

Jeggs · Star Player Joined: 14 Oct 2013 Posts: 1659

Maybe it will be Heat and Indiana in the ECF.

Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

At this point, why do you assume that it will be one of them? I'd be the last person to put too much weight on a stretch of regular season games, but the fact remains that -- all of a sudden -- the top six teams in the East aren't that far apart and teams 3 through 6 have been playing better than teams 1 and 2. No one is going to win 60 games (barring a sudden spurt from Indiana or Miami). It would have been unthinkable three months ago, but if the Knicks manage to run down the 8 seed, I think they could make the Pacers sweat in the first round. Likewise, I wouldn't say that the result of Miami vs. Charlotte is a foregone conclusion.

Having said all of that, I'll stick with the Pacers. Despite all of their issues, they can still win with defense. Miami doesn't seem to be able to play good defense this year. I can see one of the other teams pulling an upset of Miami or Indiana, but not upsets of both of them.

mhan00 · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32067

I'm starting to wonder if a third team will shock the world and come out of the East. Most likely won't happen, since the Heat at least will likely turn it on in the playoffs, but it would be interesting. And like you said, neither team is inspiring much confidence right now.

Shockingly, the Nets might have a shot at making the finals despite their massive struggles to start the year.

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vanexelent · Retired Number Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 30081

I've heard it all depends on Bynum.

Lakers95 · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:51 pm Post subject:

I've lost all hope in the Pacers. The Heat will throttle them in 5 or 6 games if they meet in the ECF. David West is the only tough minded player that they have. Everyone else on that squad is soft.

Chronicle · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:55 am Post subject:

more like King of the Weakst
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doughboy90650 · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:54 am Post subject:

If this was a few months ago, easily the Pacers. They should have already had the conference locked up. I'll still go with Indy.

Jeggs · Star Player Joined: 14 Oct 2013 Posts: 1659

Great game tonight. Always great to see Miami lose. Paul George dunk on Lebron was awesome. If Hibbert keeps playing like that it is without a doubt Indiana will win the series. Looks like the Greg Oden experiment failed. Hibbert is going to abuse him. I think this could light a spark under Indiana.

DID I MENTION THE PAUL GEORGE POSTERIZING LEBRON WAS ABSOLUTELY EPIC.

http://www.nba.com/video/games/pacers/2014/03/26/0021301067-mia-ind-play5.nba/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt13a

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doughboy90650 · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:58 pm Post subject:

Was a good game. ESPN hyped this game like it was the ECF

USCandLakers · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 19955

They need to give Turner to go ahead to shoot. That offense gets ridiculously stagnant at times, and he seems hesitant to shoot even when he's open.
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Telleris · Star Player Joined: 28 May 2013 Posts: 2371

Lebron, Bosh, Haslem, Chalmers and Cole was their closing lineup, it was almost like Cleveland.

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Basketball Fan · Franchise Player Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 24763

We barely won this game saw the Pacers play with a bit more fire for once however they also make stupid mental mistakes and that's what bugs me.

Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

I didn't watch much of the game, but the portion that I did watch looked like a classic collision between a stoppable force and a moveable object. Maybe the rest of the game was more impressive.

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marga86 · Star Player Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 3442

LOL @ Lebron.

holy crap he cries a lot for a guy his size. Just watching those post game interviews.. The way he says stuff just makes him presumptuous.

Then people come out and defend em.. "he has no help". How many times players does he need man lol.

Chronicle · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:47 am Post subject:

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Nnamdi21 · Star Player Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Posts: 3726

it was a good game. These teams dont like each other and thats something that is missing from the current league. Makes it much more entertaining to watch.

imo the pacers are a superstar away from beating the Heat. That next gear the Heat have is elite. Lebron and wade (somewhat) can go nuclear at any time. The pacers will struggle with this. Lebron took it to the hoop much more aggressive than he has vs Hibbert in the past. This did not work now but will eventually get him into foul trouble in a 7 game series. I thought the refs were awful for both teams but the Heat chose to go the route of complaining about the refs. Lebron was complaining after getting 15 free throw attempts, and some of them were very suspect.

Maybe I havent noticed much or my hatred runs deep but i dont think ive ever seen a superstar complain about fouls as much as Lebron. He has the most powerful offhand pushoff in the league and never gets called for it but has the audacity to complain about suspect contact which he creates much of the time. comedy....

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