Official 2012 NBA Finals Thread

[jonathanlambert33]

Maybe OKC should just execute their defense better.

See what happens then, maybe they'll be surprised.

 

[elcheato]

It's hard to execute when your coach isn't matching up at all

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I'm sure Brooks is going into games with his team unprepared and set up to lose.

 

[elcheato]

It wouldn't be the first time a coach was stubborn with his lineup that worked in the regular season, and didn't adjust to the match ups.

I didn't think much of Brooks before this series anyway.

 

[Mexi]

miami is winning tonight easily

game 4 is where it's at

Russell's getting blamed tonight/tomorrow. one of those games

 

[ZigZag]

I don't understand why kicked balls are being called so rarely... I've seen so many go uncalled these playoffs

 

[elcheato]

Heat shoot 46% from the field and grab the same amount of offensive rebounds as the Thunder with the big lineup in the game for the Thunder, working like usual.

 

[elcheato]

Is Perkins a good rebounder statistically?

 

[$tunna]

Finessebrook

 

[Hurricane Season]

I am getting real goddamn tired of this Battier nonsense.

 

[elcheato]

2:44 Serge Ibaka enters the game for James Harden
2:26 Kevin Durant blocks LeBron James's 7-foot jumper
2:25 Udonis Haslem offensive rebound
2:25 shot clock turnover
2:08 Kevin Durant makes 12-foot jumper
1:51 Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
1:23 Derek Fisher misses 17-foot jumper
1:23 Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
1:23 shot clock turnover
1:23 Chris Bosh enters the game for Udonis Haslem
1:23 Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Serge Ibaka

At least Brooks corrected himself after foolishly going back to the 2 big lineup for no reason.

 

[bosoxlover12]

The irony behind a "Refs suck" chant in Miami

 

[BwareDWare94]

The irony behind a "Refs suck" chant in Miami

Agreed. If the refs don't take Durant and Westbrook out of the game with phantom foul calls (Durant's 3rd and 4th weren't even close to fouls), we're looking at a double digit Thunder lead.

 

[Hurricane Season]

Horse shit no-call followed by a horse-shit call for Wade on the other end.

 

[Hurricane Season]

I hate to be that guy, but lol @ that call as well.

Fuck this

 

[BwareDWare94]

The Heat favoritism in this series is getting out of hand.

Both Durant and Westbrook out of the game with foul trouble in the third! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Durant's fourth foul (called by Joey Crawford; Imagine that) was nothing that even resembled a foul, and neither was his third foul. Not to mention these three shot fouls, Ibaka's was legit but Fisher's is an every game "let 'em play" type of play that they never ever ever ever ever whistle. Why is it all of a sudden called now? Hitting the hand long after the shot shouldn't even be a foul, anyway, because it doesn't alter the shot in any way, shape, or form.

Again, Miami gets to the free throw line at will with minor-ass contact whereas only James Harden can seem to get foul calls. I'm still counting free throws that LeBron doesn't deserve.

This is not OK. It's not fair to the Thunder and it's absolutely nothing short of absolute favoristm.

People need to stop acting like the refs aren't fucking the Thunder over in this series. It's no coincidence that the Thunder take off to a lead and all of a sudden they call a phantom foul on Durant

And to top it off the Heat fans are booing every call against Miami. Good friggin' Lord.

Durant got set. Joey Crawford calls that a charge on the other end. I guarantee it. Stern's puppet at work. There's a reason David Stern is getting so agitated when people are throwing words like "conspiracy" around

 

[Hurricane Season]

Westbrick blew this game though.

That 2 or 3 minute stretch in the 3rd when the Thunder were up 10 was absolutely abysmal basketball. Turnover, missed 3, missed layup, offensive foul on 4 straight possessions. Horrible.

 

[BwareDWare94]

Westbrick blew this game though.

That 2 or 3 minute stretch in the 3rd when the Thunder were up 10 was absolutely abysmal basketball. Turnover, missed 3, missed layup, offensive foul on 4 straight possessions. Horrible.

Every team has stretches like that in every game. It's awful convenient for people to point it out, remember, as a way to act like the refs being horrible is OK. It just isn't. The NBA needs to fix this shit. It's not fair and basketball fans across the country see it.

Sefalosha just got fouled on that layup, too. Jesus fucking Christ, can we get a whistle on the Thunder end, please?

 

[elcheato]

So Westbrook takes less shots, turns the ball over 3 less times than Durant, and its still his fault? He literally can't win.

 

[MR.ballin]

lolWade