NBA Conference Finals. LAL-DEN and BOS-MIA

[LionJim]

I don’t know how much traction these games will have on this board but whatever. I expect Denver to win in 6 games, Boston in five. One problem for me is that the games tip at 8:45 and I won’t know the result until morning.

One reason I like the Premier League is that the games kick off on the hour or the half-hour, precisely. Why complicate things?

 

[LionJim]

Four minutes remaining in the first quarter and Jokic has 10 rebounds.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[BobPSU92]

Wow. Boston had a nice lead at halftime.

EDIT: Boston was up by nine at the half. I thought the lead was bigger than that. Still, Miami outscored Boston, 46-25, in the 3rd quarter.

 

[rudedude]

The Heat are for real and have the superior coach in Spoelstra. I expect the Heat to win the series barring any serious injuries. Denver should take out the Lakers and I wouldn’t be surprised if Miami could win it all.

 

[LionJim]

The Heat are for real and have the superior coach in Spoelstra. I expect the Heat to win the series barring any serious injuries. Denver should take out the Lakers and I wouldn’t be surprised if Miami could win it all.

Superior coach is right. I watched the first half of Boston-Miami Game 3 last night and Miami plays great basketball. What a flow, just so gd impressive.

 

[BobPSU92]

The Celtics went from heroes to zeroes in a flash. Total dog sh|t.

 

[LionJim]

The Celtics went from heroes to zeroes in a flash. Total dog sh|t.

I guess this says something about the Sixers, as well.

 

[bdgan]

Wow. Boston had a nice lead at halftime.

EDIT: Boston was up by nine at the half. I thought the lead was bigger than that. Still, Miami outscored Boston, 46-25, in the 3rd quarter.

46 pts in the 3rd qtr? Did the Celtics bother to play defense? The teams from the 1980s like Detroit wouldn't have tolerated that.

 

[BobPSU92]

lebron broomed. That’s a shame.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Jokic delivers Nuggets to first-ever NBA Finals

The Nuggets, behind another playoff triple-double from Nikola Jokic, are in the NBA Finals for the first time.

www.espn.com

 

[psuro]

Jokic delivers Nuggets to first-ever NBA Finals

The Nuggets, behind another playoff triple-double from Nikola Jokic, are in the NBA Finals for the first time.

www.espn.com

Gotta pull for the Nuggets, simply for the Calvin Booth angle.

Plus, think of all the celebratory weed in the event they win the NBA Championship.

 

[MrTailgate]

Jokic delivers Nuggets to first-ever NBA Finals

The Nuggets, behind another playoff triple-double from Nikola Jokic, are in the NBA Finals for the first time.

www.espn.com

Last night was bizarre. It’s almost like Lebron wanted to lose. He was unstoppable in the first half and then simply wasn’t involved for the 3q. I thought he was going to put up a 60 piece figuring that if he was going down, it would not be without him swinging. I can’t believe how many shots close to the rim they missed. Denver Miami isn’t what the suits want but you are going to get two teams that are going to compete like crazy.

 

[Bison13]

Joker>embiid

 

[psuro]

Joker>embiid

 

[Bvillebaron]

Last night was bizarre. It’s almost like Lebron wanted to lose. He was unstoppable in the first half and then simply wasn’t involved for the 3q. I thought he was going to put up a 60 piece figuring that if he was going down, it would not be without him swinging. I can’t believe how many shots close to the rim they missed. Denver Miami isn’t what the suits want but you are going to get two teams that are going to compete like crazy.

Not a LeBron fan but I think he just gets tired in the 2nd half.

 

[LionJim]

Not a LeBron fan but I think he just gets tired in the 2nd half.

LBJ last night had 31 points in the 1st half, 9 in second half. One of his issues is that he needs lift on his jump shot, as opposed to, for example, Jokic. Klay Thompson is this way too.

 

[LionJim]

Last night was bizarre. It’s almost like Lebron wanted to lose. He was unstoppable in the first half and then simply wasn’t involved for the 3q. I thought he was going to put up a 60 piece figuring that if he was going down, it would not be without him swinging. I can’t believe how many shots close to the rim they missed. Denver Miami isn’t what the suits want but you are going to get two teams that are going to compete like crazy.

Davis was bad. He got called for a foul on a three point shot, completely avoidable, a brutal mistake.

 

[LionJim]

Joker>embiid

I’m not convinced that Jokic is better than Embiid but Jokic has an unreal court awareness, good grief.

 

[BobPSU92]

Gotta pull for the Nuggets, simply for the Calvin Booth angle.

Plus, think of all the celebratory weed in the event they win the NBA Championship.

But Booth’s kid reneged on us. Isn’t the entire family dead to us?

 

[psuro]

But Booth’s kid reneged on us. Isn’t the entire family dead to us?

Of all the posters on this board, I thought for sure you would be the one poster to appreciate him hating us before he even got here.

 

[LionJim]

Of all the posters on this board, I thought for sure you would be the one poster to appreciate him hating us before he even got here.

Yeah, that would go without saying.

 

[BobPSU92]

Of all the posters on this board, I thought for sure you would be the one poster to appreciate him hating us before he even got here.

Hate is a two-way street.

 

[MrTailgate]

But Booth’s kid reneged on us. Isn’t the entire family dead to us?

I’m sure it was just a big misunderstanding

 

[Tom McAndrew]

C's show 'poise' facing elimination, extend series

The Celtics flipped the script in Game 4, outshooting the Heat to extend the series.

www.espn.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Dominant Celtics a win closer to making history

3-point shooting, balanced scoring and winning the turnover battle was a winning recipe for the Celtics.

www.espn.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

wow, Derrick White with a bucket with 0.1 sec left to give the Celtics game 6, 104-103, after Jimmy Butler put the Heat up by 1 with 3.0 sec left.

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

150 times in a 7 game series a team has jumped out to a 3-0 game lead. Only 3 times has there been a game 7. In all three of those games the team that had the 3-0 lead played game 7 at home and won. Never has a team been down 3-0, battled back to tie the series, and played game 7 at home... Until now. Of course us Boston fans believe Celts will lose game 7 because that's more painful than losing game 6

 

[Nits74]

150 times in a 7 game series a team has jumped out to a 3-0 game lead. Only 3 times has there been a game 7. In all three of those games the team that had the 3-0 lead played game 7 at home and won. Never has a team been down 3-0, battled back to tie the series, and played game 7 at home... Until now. Of course us Boston fans believe Celts will lose game 7 because that's more painful than losing game 6

Quite a game it was. I think our guys get it done on Monday. Now, after that might be another matter.

 

[PrtLng Lion]

150 times in a 7 game series a team has jumped out to a 3-0 game lead. Only 3 times has there been a game 7. In all three of those games the team that had the 3-0 lead played game 7 at home and won. Never has a team been down 3-0, battled back to tie the series, and played game 7 at home... Until now. Of course us Boston fans believe Celts will lose game 7 because that's more painful than losing game 6

Heat fan here (sort of, anyhow). Most Miami fans feel the Heat have almost no chance to win on Boston. Very interesting that Boston fans would think the opposite.

Holy crap, the Celts seem to hit every 3. Grant Williams, Horford, White, Tatum... never remember seeing a higher %.

I'll say it quick then leave it... officiating last night was BAD. Still trying to figure out how Boston was down 83-82 then got 4 free points. And Tatum gets EVERY call. Frustrating.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Game 7 final score: 103-84, Miami wins at the Boston Garden

 

[Nits74]

Not to take anything away from Miami (they played very well), but also a pretty bad display by Celtics tonight.

 

[BobPSU92]

A$$. BEATING.

(Same for the NHL. Dallas crapped the bed huge.)

 

[LionJim]

Not to take anything away from Miami (they played very well), but also a pretty bad display by Celtics tonight.

By Brown, in particular.

 

[Hardslider33]

I can’t say that I’m a Miami fan, but was in this series. Bye Boston

On a separate note … shows that the 76ers made the wrong decision on who to keep. Jimmy Butler should still be in Philly.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Game 7 final score: 103-84, Miami wins at the Boston Garden

3 times!

 

[Bvillebaron]

Not to take anything away from Miami (they played very well), but also a pretty bad display by Celtics tonight.

So Boston lost it rather than Miami winning it?

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

Celtics have no soul... they are just a bunch of chuckers... live be the 3, die by the 3. They played horribly in game 6 but stole win because Heat played worse. That play continued into game 7 and Miami stepped up. Tatum turning ankle was a factor but the entire team is just gutless.

 

[LionJim]

Celtics have no soul... they are just a bunch of chuckers... live be the 3, die by the 3. They played horribly in game 6 but stole win because Heat played worse. That play continued into game 7 and Miami stepped up. Tatum turning ankle was a factor but the entire team is just gutless.

The "Boston is gutless" mantra is too harsh. Tatum scored 51 his previous game seven. Gutless teams don't come back from 0-3. Horford was coaching the team during timeouts last night. No team with Al Horford deserves to be called gutless.

 

[LionJim]

The "Boston is gutless" mantra is too harsh. Tatum scored 51 his last game seven. Gutless teams don't come back from 0-3. Horford was coaching the team during timeouts last night. No team with Al Horford deserves to be called gutless.

But Boston did have an amazing way of going cold, either blowing leads in 4Q or else digging themselves an insurmountable hole in 1Q. Brown was pretty bad with the turnovers, wow, everyone guarding him became Walt Frazier.