NBA Playoffs 2012 Running thread

Just a little strange that they would let it got the first 4 times and then blow a whistle.

 

Harden caused the whistle by falling down. You're forcing the ref to act there. If you're bumping a guy with your chest that far from the hoop, even if his arm pushes back a bit, when you fall down, it's going to either be a charge or a block every time. Unless you have a blatant arm shove, youre not getting an offensive foul call there. You can play that defense in the post, but not in the open court. Have no issues with the call there.

 

If you're Harden in that spot, you have to realize there is 0.0% chance of a foul being called on LeBron in that spot.

 

Is it time to start overreacting to one game and acting like OKC is doomed? That's my favorite part of the playoffs.

 

What the hell are you watching?

 

If he doesn't flop nothing is called.

 

Blitz is just mad because his "fact" prediction of there being no way the Heat win the series might not come true.

 

Of course the Heat won't win. It's obvious they're not good enough. [/93Devil]

 

Westbrook is so selfish it's kind of laughable.

That three he took towards the end of the game was awful. They need to move him to the two spot, he will never coexist as a one with Durant.

 

I had Thunder in six, and my thinking was based mostly on LeBron and Wade going cold for games at a time in the playoffs. LeBron has been unflappable so far this series, and it's been enough to make up for Wade being virtually non-existent.

It wouldn't surprise me at all to see the Heat take this in six for all the reasons I was thinking OKC would. But there's still a long way to go.

 

Steve Nash (and his agent) has to be watching both these teams with great great interest.

 

The bottom line for last night's game was that the Thunder missed free throws in the third quarter that they needed to make and committed a couple of stupid fouls (the two 3-pointers), and the Heat kept their composure and took over. If OKC makes those free throws, then Miami's playing from behind and OKC just has to hold on. You can't miss nine free throws, five in one quarter, and expect to win.

The series is far from over, but OKC needs to win the next one.

And any talk that Westbrook can't coexist as a point guard with Durant is ridiculous. They said that after last season, and all they did was make the NBA Finals.