Eternal

Oh I agree Sefolosha is very good defender, I just see it being a more of a size issue against Lebron. He and Kobe were pretty evenly sized in that matchup.

R-Star

Norris Cole sucks.

Eternal

No, I'm not that dirty sadly. I'd rather have the Thunder smash him while he's at full strength.

XxIrvingxX

Well wait hold on, first off the Heat didn't get "dominated" by the Mavericks. Losing a series in 4 or 5 games, yea you got dominated, but not 6. Second, Lebron didn't disappear at all when him and the Cavs played against the Spurs, it was just impossible for Lebron to do anything against them because the Cavs offensive was pretty much based entirely around him. You have one guy trying to be the entire offense against a excellent defensive team, especially when you're very young and it's your first finals appearance, that can be very understandable. Sure he could've played better, but it wasn't a "disappearing act" in any sort of way.

As for Dallas, once again, great defensive team, but Lebron wasn't aggressive at all in that series, so most of it is just his own fault.

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Eternal

That is mainly why I am calling him a no-show, because he simply wasn't aggressive enough. He seemed to shy away from taking over the game. I agree he was outmatched in that Spurs series, but he also played pretty poorly (obviously most of that was due to his pathetic offensive supporting cast around him), where he had to take some pretty bad shots.

I think Lebron will be better in this series and have a much better fourth quarter showing when it matters, compared to the Dallas series, but I still do not think that will be enough for Miami to get over the hump and top OKC, even with Bosh playing well. I see Wade being their downfall. If he can play as good as he did towards the end of that Indiana series, then I think Miami will have a real shot, but I can't see it out of Wade this year. Way too inconsistent, and he has had more bad games then good lately.

brvheart

Oh man. JoeyJoJo is gonna be pissed.


Ps. I picked Heat in 6, but I think it's more likely to be 5. I definitely think they will win all three in Miami, so it's just a matter of if they can steal game 1 or 2.

R-Star

I picked OKC to win at the start of the season, but then picked the Spurs to beat them last round.

Pretty sure that negates me saying I picked OKC to win it all this year, which sucks. Would have been nice to be right.

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PFortyy

As much as I want Miami to win, I don't see any team beating the Thunder in a 7 game series.

NzaMcDza

I think you are wrong there and see that as another problem for the Heat. Thunder have a great Home Court advantage with their crowd, the Miami crowd is terrible and I don't see the Heat playing at home as any big advantage.

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doctordrizzay

Lebron played a historic game in boston, which is up there with OKC crowd...like water being splashed on him..wade having a ball thrown at head from a fan etc. Homecourt won't be much of an issue for both team's. It comes down to who plays better.

JoeyJoJo

I have no idea. I mean, I don't think anyone actually knows, but I don't even know what to guess.

If the Heat win, I want it to be because Lebron is undeniably the best player on the court. I don't want any storylines about how he needed Wade and Bosh to carry him to a title. Lebron, best player on the planet, no more questions, no more ballyhoo.

If the Thunder win, I want it to be because Westbrook does crazy Westbrook things and people stop complaining that he takes too many shots.

I'd also be ok with a Thunder win because of a dominant Durant performance because that would at least make the Durant vs Lebron conversation more reasonable.

BlackNRed

I think Miami showed they are pretty resilient this year by getting smacked in the face losing 3 straight, then turning around and winning the next two. I was not confident at all that we were gonna go back to Boston and win.

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Sir Patchwork

"Thunder Up" on the old I-40. Ready to go.

Ballscientist

If Bosh is on the bench, which Thunder Bench can stop Bosh?

Can Ibaka stop LeBron?

Can Perkins stop Haslem?

Can Battier stop Harden?

Can Cole stop Fisher?

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PauloCatarino

Not trying to rain on your parade, young padawan, but considering (i) Cabron James couldn't make it as the sole superstar in Cleveland (ii) if the Heat do win, i'm sure Wade and Bosh would have something to do with it, i don't fully understand your train of though (if there is one, off course... )

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