all that sounds fine/correct but the last thing the Pacers need to do is pretend they're the Miami Heat. They're handling themselves just fine so far, albeit with some erratic play by Stephenson and Hill.If Indy wants to seal this series they need to push the pace. With about 2 minutes left in the game there was a classic DWade moment where he was crying to the officials and never came back to play defense. Instead of pushing it Indy held the ball above the three point line for another 15 seconds, waited for the clock to go down and force a horrible shot.
So many possessions they hold the ball up above the arc for the first 15 seconds of the clock and don't even try to move the ball until they panic with 7 seconds left and force a shot up. They need to set up their offense sooner and push the ball up faster in clear transition opportunities.
Paul George kind of reminds me of Tmac from back in the days
all that sounds fine/correct but the last thing the Pacers need to do is pretend they're the Miami Heat. They're handling themselves just fine so far, albeit with some erratic play by Stephenson and Hill.
Ray Allen and Shane Battie have hit zero 3's this entire series. They will wake up at some point and Miami is going to spread the floor out and break up Indy's defensive plan up to this point. They are going to need to score more points and quicker and are not a great 3pt shooting team themselves.
Miami is firing on about 4 of 6 cylinders right now IMHO. Indy is 5.5 out of 6. That .5 is bad turnovers and terrible clock management.
ball game folks, pacers should be up 2-0. Bosh taking way too many 3 pointers. It's sad when you have Bosh shooting a 3 at the end of the game with Shane "All I do is shoot 3s and play dirty" Battier and Ray "I'm going to go down in history with the most 3s" Allen.
Pacers are going to take this series.
Down with the Heat
If Indy wants to seal this series they need to push the pace. With about 2 minutes left in the game there was a classic DWade moment where he was crying to the officials and never came back to play defense. Instead of pushing it Indy held the ball above the three point line for another 15 seconds, waited for the clock to go down and force a horrible shot.
So many possessions they hold the ball up above the arc for the first 15 seconds of the clock and don't even try to move the ball until they panic with 7 seconds left and force a shot up. They need to set up their offense sooner and push the ball up faster in clear transition opportunities.
It's OK, VRolok isn't really an NBA fan, is a Miami fan (same thing), or doesn't think sports games can be stolen at the last second, lol.
A win is a win, for sure, even if you've lost in every statistical category except the one that matters. You shouldn't watch the game next time, just the last 2 minutes, because that's all that matters right?
Pacers should be up 2-0 and Lebron is still surrounded by scrubs, look at the stat line. Pacers very high +/- in starters, all negatives on heat. mathematics are the remnants of sports games, they prove everything I'm saying.
Higher FG %
More 3Ps made, higher 3P %.
More FTs, higher FT %.
More Offensive Rebounds, Defensive Rebounds, Total (obviously)
More assists
More steals
Less Turnovers
Less fouls
Win.
Would have been a steal if Lebron transformed into superman again.
The scary thing about Indy is that other than David West they are still a very young team. They've got another 2-3 years before a lot of those guys really start hitting their peak years. And Danny Granger isn't even playing. As good as they are now, give them another year or two to further mature and add an all-star back into the mix. Yikes.
The scary thing about Indy is that other than David West they are still a very young team. They've got another 2-3 years before a lot of those guys really start hitting their peak years. And Danny Granger isn't even playing. As good as they are now, give them another year or two to further mature and add an all-star back into the mix. Yikes.
I thought it was funny how Reggie was corrected about Lebron being the best closer in the game. Reggie says Lebron becoming one of the better closers in the game. Other announcer corrects him then Reggie says oh no I meant he's the best closer in the game.
A little thick with the sale job don't ya think David?
Lebron goes on to choke the game away in glorious fashion.