Who Wins -- Chicago or Miami?

[PosImpos]

God, I hope it's Chicago.  Hard to pick against the Heat right now, though.  They play incredible defense and you just can't completely stop their offense.

[bruinsandceltics]

Chicago isn't getting past Atlanta.

[celticinorlando]

miami will win in 5 vs the bulls. they will clamp down on rose and the bulls have nobody else to score. miami is going to win it all

[GreenFaith1819]

God, I hope it's Chicago.  Hard to pick against the Heat right now, though.  They play incredible defense and you just can't completely stop their offense.

Pos - why are you posting this and the series isn't over yet?

[NoraG1]

Any team but the Miami team that was put together. They should not be rewarded for the crap they pulled this summer.  It really stinks that C's did not have enough in the tank to beat them. I get this is not over but it is going to be hard to win in Miami

[Atzar]

Why do people keep referring to this team in the past tense?  'did not have enough in the tank', etc...

Grow a backbone.  This team won three straight against Miami earlier in the year and can do it again if they play well.  Enough of the defeatism.  The series is 3-1 right now.  Not 4-1.  3-1.  Until one team has four victories, this isn't over.

[GreenFaith1819]

Why do people keep referring to this team in the past tense?  'did not have enough in the tank', etc...

Grow a backbone.  This team won three straight against Miami earlier in the year and can do it again if they play well.  Enough of the defeatism.  The series is 3-1 right now.  Not 4-1.  3-1.  Until one team has four victories, this isn't over.

This.

[NoraG1]

Why do people keep referring to this team in the past tense?  'did not have enough in the tank', etc...

Grow a backbone.  This team won three straight against Miami earlier in the year and can do it again if they play well.  Enough of the defeatism.  The series is 3-1 right now.  Not 4-1.  3-1.  Until one team has four victories, this isn't over.

You need to get into reality! I enjoy the optimism but refular season means nothing as we have seen so far. Miami only needs 1...If C's win bring this back up and tell people they don't have backbones AFTEr it is proven wrong. I will be happy to be wrong!

[PosImpos]

God, I hope it's Chicago.  Hard to pick against the Heat right now, though.  They play incredible defense and you just can't completely stop their offense.

Pos - why are you posting this and the series isn't over yet?

Because the chances of winning 3 straight games (including a game 7 on the road) against a team that just won 3 out of 4 against us, with Rondo playing at less than 50%, are astronomical. 

The Celtics lost tonight because they ran out of gas.  You really think they are going to go and win three straight games with only a day or two of rest in between each one?  Against this Heat team which has proven to be the better team through the last 5 games they've played (which are the ones that matter)? 

You have got to be kidding me.

[PosImpos]

miami will win in 5 vs the bulls. they will clamp down on rose and the bulls have nobody else to score. miami is going to win it all

I don't know; I think Dallas has a solid chance against them.  Not sure about OKC or Memphis.

The Bulls did well against the Heat in the regular season, too, even if they are struggling right now to beat the Hawks.

[GreenFaith1819]

God, I hope it's Chicago.  Hard to pick against the Heat right now, though.  They play incredible defense and you just can't completely stop their offense.

Pos - why are you posting this and the series isn't over yet?

Because the chances of winning 3 straight games (including a game 7 on the road) against a team that just won 3 out of 4 against us, with Rondo playing at less than 50%, are astronomical. 

The Celtics lost tonight because they ran out of gas.  You really think they are going to go and win three straight games with only a day or two of rest in between each one?  Against this Heat team which has proven to be the better team through the last 5 games they've played (which are the ones that matter)? 

You have got to be kidding me.

No, PosimPos...I am not kidding you. This series isn't over until MIA closes us out. Both games in MIA have been close, so until MIA or BOS wins 4 I'm not counting Boston out.

[cornbreadsmart]

The Heat really are not better, though. If we post Garnett we likely win convincingly. That's the whole story to me. I just don't understand why that was'nt part of the gameplan.

[Atzar]

Why do people keep referring to this team in the past tense?  'did not have enough in the tank', etc...

Grow a backbone.  This team won three straight against Miami earlier in the year and can do it again if they play well.  Enough of the defeatism.  The series is 3-1 right now.  Not 4-1.  3-1.  Until one team has four victories, this isn't over.

You need to get into reality! I enjoy the optimism but refular season means nothing as we have seen so far. Miami only needs 1...If C's win bring this back up and tell people they don't have backbones AFTEr it is proven wrong. I will be happy to be wrong!

I like my reality better - the one where the series isn't over yet.  It's not optimism.  It looks bleak, I know it does.  Desperate, even.

But I refuse to quit until Miami wins again. 

[mahonedog88]

Regardless of who wins, Miami is not winning a championship this year.  I'm convinced.  When your team depends on three, literally three people, you can't win a title.

It can last you for awhile but when you have 3 players scoring 90% of your teams points, its just not enough help.  If the Heat win it all this year, with virtually a 3 man team, then it wouldn't surprise me if they win 4 or 5 of the next 7 titles.  Because they have no bench and you consistently see them being carried by 3 players.

You can't win the whole thing with 3 players.  But like I said, if they prove me wrong, then I'm convinced they win alooot more titles.

[celticinorlando]

every other series miami plays will feel easy compared to this one. they will win it all