NBA Finals poll? Who ya got?

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#203
orangefreak21 said:
Never say Never. See WCF. But If they lose tonight it will be very difficult.

Hope they dont
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Since the NBA playoffs expanded to best-of-seven series in 1984, teams that win the first two games at home have gone on to take the series better than 94 percent of the time.

Worse yet for Cleveland, which has lost by a total of 48 points so far in these Finals, no team has ever won a best-of-seven series while getting outscored so badly in the first two games.
 
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#204
Yankee_Vol said:
Since the NBA playoffs expanded to best-of-seven series in 1984, teams that win the first two games at home have gone on to take the series better than 94 percent of the time.

Worse yet for Cleveland, which has lost by a total of 48 points so far in these Finals, no team has ever won a best-of-seven series while getting outscored so badly in the first two games.
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To keep this theme going, reigning MVP's on teams up 2-0 have never lost.
 
#205
#205
Thoughts on tonight's game? Can the Cavs make it two in a row?

I think this one will be a close game.
 
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#207
Freak said:
Thoughts on tonight's game? Can the Cavs make it two in a row?

I think this one will be a close game.
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For hell's sakes, let's hope so.

No idea what Lue is going to do, so I can't say for certain...

I like Love off the bench and playing big. If they do that, I think they can win again. Lue will probably put in stupid lineups.
 
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#208
What was Lebron's line last game? It was pretty solid, wasn't it?

I'd still just love to see him go off. Somebody needs to figure out how to press his buttons so he comes out with a chip on his shoulder.
 
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#211
Freak said:
I'd love to see a game five with the series tied 2-2.
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No doubt. I think we will. Love sitting a game gave the Cavs better matchups on defense. Lets see if they stick with it.

Curry will no doubt be agressive in G4 but the Cavs are throwing everything out there to slow him down.

Also.. T. Lue being the coach of the Cavs and the strategy to slow down Steph and Klay is very reminiscent of the Lakers with Lue shadowing and slowing down Iverson in that finals with the 6ers.
 
#212
#212
The Cavs can win with Kyrie on the floor.

They can win with Love on the floor.

They can't win with both
 
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Freak said:
What was Lebron's line last game? It was pretty solid, wasn't it?

I'd still just love to see him go off. Somebody needs to figure out how to press his buttons so he comes out with a chip on his shoulder.
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32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists. The usual.
 
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#217
orangefreak21 said:
No doubt. I think we will. Love sitting a game gave the Cavs better matchups on defense. Lets see if they stick with it.

Curry will no doubt be agressive in G4 but the Cavs are throwing everything out there to slow him down.

Also.. T. Lue being the coach of the Cavs and the strategy to slow down Steph and Klay is very reminiscent of the Lakers with Lue shadowing and slowing down Iverson in that finals with the 6ers.
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Lue did nothing and I mean nothing to slow down AI. He averaged like 40 a game that series. Pretty amazing considering the heap of highway trash that 76er team was, especially offensively.
 
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GahLee said:
Lue did nothing and I mean nothing to slow down AI. He averaged like 40 a game that series. Pretty amazing considering the heap of highway trash that 76er team was, especially offensively.
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It's really not that hard to score less than you shoot. He averaged 35.6 ppg off 37.2 attempts* per game. He was terrible.
 
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#219
GahLee said:
Lue did nothing and I mean nothing to slow down AI. He averaged like 40 a game that series. Pretty amazing considering the heap of highway trash that 76er team was, especially offensively.
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It made me mad that series....they let Shaq bulldoze over the top of Dikembe every time down the court but allowed Lue to hold on to Iverson's jersey all over the court. Man do I miss AI!
 
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volbeast33 said:
It made me mad that series....they let Shaq bulldoze over the top of Dikembe every time down the court but allowed Lue to hold on to Iverson's jersey all over the court. Man do I miss AI!
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I remember one play where Shaq pivoted left and hit DM with the point of his elbow to his sternum, then pivoted 180 degrees to the right and hit DM right in the nose with the other elbow for the easy 2. No call on either.

It's crazy to think the way officiating has changed over the years.
 
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n_huffhines said:
I remember one play where Shaq pivoted left and hit DM with the point of his elbow to his sternum, then pivoted 180 degrees to the right and hit DM right in the nose with the other elbow for the easy 2. No call on either.

It's crazy to think the way officiating has changed over the years.
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Yeah I have always been a sixers fan and that series pissed me off....that same play I think bloodied his nose... There was some plays where Lue had Iversons Jersey pulled almost two feet away from his body with Iverson dragging him and still no-call.
 
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#223
n_huffhines said:
It's really not that hard to score less than you shoot. He averaged 35.6 ppg off 37.2 attempts* per game. He was terrible.
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You're outside your damn mind. He WAS the offense, who else was going to take those shots? George Lynch? Eric Snow? Matt Gieger? Please.
 
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#224
GahLee said:
You're outside your damn mind. He WAS the offense, who else was going to take those shots? George Lynch? Eric Snow? Matt Gieger? Please.
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I didn't say anything about anybody else taking the shots. I'm saying he didn't do well with the shots he took.

I'm not blaming him for losing the series, I'm saying calling his performance anything above mediocre is just wrong.
 
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GahLee said:
Lue did nothing and I mean nothing to slow down AI. He averaged like 40 a game that series. Pretty amazing considering the heap of highway trash that 76er team was, especially offensively.
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I just remember Lue being the "ai" in Lakers practices to mimic what they would see and he shadowed him all over..
 
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