2014 NBA Finals

[Fafnir]

Spurs played with more aggression and defensive energy. Miami had 20 turnovers to the Spurs 12, hot shooting was a part of that but everyone shoots 90% on fast break run outs. The Spurs probably had 3 or 4 of those in the first quarter alone off of back court turnovers.

[ACF]

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/6/11/5799292/heat-bananas-questions-bobby-ramos-spurs-game-3

Funny stuff.

[fairweatherfan]

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/6/11/5799292/heat-bananas-questions-bobby-ramos-spurs-game-3

Funny stuff.

That's the same dude that asked Scal a question during his epic post-Finals presser in 2008.  I think Scal made fun of his suit.

[nickagneta]

Lebron Jmaes turnovers in the fourth quarter absolutely killed the Heat. No one is talking about it because he is who he is but at one point he turned the ball over 4 out of like 7 possessions and the Spurs were able to weather the storm, build the lead back up to 14-16 and that was the ballgame.

[fairweatherfan]

Lebron Jmaes turnovers in the fourth quarter absolutely killed the Heat. No one is talking about it because he is who he is but at one point he turned the ball over 4 out of like 7 possessions and the Spurs were able to weather the storm, build the lead back up to 14-16 and that was the ballgame.

LeBron shot pretty efficiently and had some good numbers but honestly looked like hot garbage for big chunks of the game.  Terrible turnovers on one end and foolish fouls on the other.  Wade had similar issues early in the game.  I don't think I've ever seen the two of them get stripped of the ball so much in one game.

[Celtics18]

Lebron Jmaes turnovers in the fourth quarter absolutely killed the Heat. No one is talking about it because he is who he is but at one point he turned the ball over 4 out of like 7 possessions and the Spurs were able to weather the storm, build the lead back up to 14-16 and that was the ballgame.

Kawhii forced almost every one of those. 

[nickagneta]

Lebron Jmaes turnovers in the fourth quarter absolutely killed the Heat. No one is talking about it because he is who he is but at one point he turned the ball over 4 out of like 7 possessions and the Spurs were able to weather the storm, build the lead back up to 14-16 and that was the ballgame.

Kawhii forced almost every one of those.

While I don't completely agree with that, I do see how that could be interpreted. The time I was talking about was the beginning of the fourth where Lebron threw 3 bad passes and traveled. Kawhi was playing awesome defense but I think most of those turnovers were mental errors on Lebron.

[Celtics18]

Lebron Jmaes turnovers in the fourth quarter absolutely killed the Heat. No one is talking about it because he is who he is but at one point he turned the ball over 4 out of like 7 possessions and the Spurs were able to weather the storm, build the lead back up to 14-16 and that was the ballgame.

Kawhii forced almost every one of those.

While I don't completely agree with that, I do see how that could be interpreted. The time I was talking about was the beginning of the fourth where Lebron threw 3 bad passes and traveled. Kawhi was playing awesome defense but I think most of those turnovers were mental errors on Lebron.

I'm just trying to give some credit where it's due.  Leonard did an awesome job defensively in that game.  I expect Lebron to play better in game 4, but the good news is that I think Kawhi Leonard, if locked in, is one of the most capable guys in the league of giving James a hard time defensively. 

[nickagneta]

Lebron Jmaes turnovers in the fourth quarter absolutely killed the Heat. No one is talking about it because he is who he is but at one point he turned the ball over 4 out of like 7 possessions and the Spurs were able to weather the storm, build the lead back up to 14-16 and that was the ballgame.

Kawhii forced almost every one of those.

While I don't completely agree with that, I do see how that could be interpreted. The time I was talking about was the beginning of the fourth where Lebron threw 3 bad passes and traveled. Kawhi was playing awesome defense but I think most of those turnovers were mental errors on Lebron.

I'm just trying to give some credit where it's due.  Leonard did an awesome job defensively in that game.  I expect Lebron to play better in game 4, but the good news is that I think Kawhi Leonard, if locked in, is one of the most capable guys in the league of giving James a hard time defensively.

Preaching to the choir there my friend. I love me some Kawhi Leonard.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Game 3.

I'd say Miami wins this.

Me too. I'd be surprised if the Spurs win.

I'm glad to say I was wrong. 

[nickagneta]

Game 3.

I'd say Miami wins this.

Me too. I'd be surprised if the Spurs win.

I'm glad to say I was wrong. 

I'm glad to say you were wrong too though I will be thrilled to say you were right if you pick the Spurs next game and they win again.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Might as well count game four a Heat win. 

James looked a bit tired last night .   Only a normal human output

If he can recoup his energy , he'll go off Thursday with 45 points and 12 assists

Spurs had the energy advantage last night.

When the Heat need a win , like Thur. ,  James , Wade and Bosh will have 80 points between them

I'm not getting my hopes up at all , at least until the Spurs take a two game lead.

Really? This is what you took away from game 3? I mean, did the tv commentators wear you down or something? Lebron looked tired and the Spurs had more energy?

I mean, both teams played the same game on sunday, both teams had monday off and traveled from san antonio to miami, both teams played last night. What kind of excuse is that? The spurs are also the older, less athletic team on top of everything.

The difference last night was not Lebron or Miami being 'tired'. It was the spurs hitting the shots that they missed in game 2, and Leonard being able to make a difference because he was not in constant foul trouble from ghost fouls and flopping. The heat got outplayed, and should be very worried, they don't have the inside presence or team defense to stop the spurs.

Good point about inside presence. The Spurs did a good job exploiting mismatches last night, and they need to keep pounding it inside. Bosh and Anderson are no match for Duncan and Diaw, and even Splitter has fared pretty well in the paint.

[D.o.s.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU3TAf-GMEE

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Game 3.

I'd say Miami wins this.

Me too. I'd be surprised if the Spurs win.

I'm glad to say I was wrong. 

I'm glad to say you were wrong too though I will be thrilled to say you were right if you pick the Spurs next game and they win again.

I want to pick the Spurs, because I know they can do it, but I think it will be quite difficult to win two in a row in Miami. I don't know if I should go with some reverse psychology here and pick the Heat again? 

[ACF]

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/6/11/5799292/heat-bananas-questions-bobby-ramos-spurs-game-3

Funny stuff.

That's the same dude that asked Scal a question during his epic post-Finals presser in 2008.  I think Scal made fun of his suit.

Great blog he's got, too