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True, but Pop had already pulled his starters lol.

T-Mac sighting. But if you're Miami, why leave your starters in when you're up over 20+?

Joey Crawford will be the head ref tonight http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/6/9/4411336/joey-crawford-nba-finals-2013-referee-heat-vs-spurs

The other thing impressive about San Antonio is their w/l record on the road: 7-1. Miami has been in this situation before losing Game 1, but they can't afford to be passive or they'll be down 0-2. Another point to consider is how Duncan got Miami's bigs in foul trouble. They were forced to play Joel Anthony a few minutes in the game. And Birdman is only good for 10-15 min spurts.

I brought this up to a co-worker the other day, and I said the Heat is a more talented version of the Hawks. They thrive when they're able to leak out on fast breaks and get the crowd involved. They've had trouble ever since the Chicago series matching up with big frontlines. Chicago just didn't have enough bodies, and Indiana wanted to play the role of Santa Claus giving away turnovers like it was Christmas. With San Antonio not turning the ball over, that prevented Miami from running the fast break. It also made it necessary for Miami to crash the boards, and that's one area where San Antonio made the most of second chance opportunities and tip ins. I think the bigger issue is Lebron being passive tonight. He had a triple double, but it seemed he had more turnovers than points in the fourth quarter. They cannot win if Lebron chooses to stand pat because eventually, once crunchtime hits, they'll look to Lebron to bail them out. Also, I really wish Miami didn't flop so much. Chalmers, Battier and Wade love to do nothing but flop.

It's interesting how Bosh is playing like Josh in the sense that he spends more time on the perimeter than down low. Granted, he has a good mid range jumper, but he's starting to settle for more 3s even though they have Allen in the game.

That's exactly what I was getting at. You gotta admit that was one hell of a shot by Parker and what a way to maintain composure during that.

I'm actually surprised they upheld that. I was sure they would have waived it off. Spurs win Game 1, and we gotta wait until Sunday for Game 2.

What a move by Parker!

Found this over on CBSSports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22059990/nba-playoff-picture-and-magic-numbers-update-41313

They're having a field day on RealGM about what Dahntay did. http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1239158

Can't believe the Lakers were swept by the Mavs. Congrats to Phil on an outstanding coaching career. It'll be an interesting offseason for LA.

This is from SI.com: Some curious last-second plays in Game 2s Ron Artest’s clothesline of Dallas guard J.J. Barea has already received a ton of attention, so let’s start with a little-noticed play that happened with 6.8 seconds to go in Chicago’s Game 2 victory against Atlanta on Wednesday: I’ve watched this play a dozen times now after a couple of folks alerted me to it via Twitter, and I’m still not exactly sure what I’m seeing. This is not an overtly dirty play by Jeff Teague. He doesn’t stick a forearm into Derrick Rose’s chest, hip-check him or take a kick at the Chicago point guard’s sore left ankle. But the more I watch it, the more it looks like Teague makes up his mind early that he’s going to keep striding forward while Rose is airborne, regardless of whether he gets called for a foul or knocks Rose off balance. It’s not easy for a speedster like Teague to stop on a dime, but upon repeated viewing, it doesn’t look like he even tries to stop at all. Calling this an undercut is a bit strong, especially because Teague appears to shade himself slightly to Rose’s right side instead of hitting him straight on. But you’re not crazy, I don’t think, if you suspect Teague’s intentions here might have been something other than pristine. Also, it’s fair to ask why Rose was even on the floor with the clock running out. This is nitpicky, I realize, since Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau ran with most of his core guys until the final buzzer, and he may have been forced to call a timeout to remove Rose. Atlanta coach Larry Drew emptied his bench with 54 seconds left after Jamal Crawford fouled Rose; the Bulls were up 85-73 when Drew tossed up the white flag. Thibodeau didn’t have a substitute ready to check in at that point, and the clock did not stop again until Teague’s foul in the above video. As I was watching the game, I was begging Thibodeau to take a timeout or have someone foul intentionally to get Rose off the floor. There was no reason for him to play that last minute, and if he’s out there with a bad ankle, it opens up the possibility of Rose’s hurting himself further on some hard foul or fluky landing — the very thing that nearly happened here. If you watch the tape beyond where this clip cuts off, you can see Joakim Noah giving Rose a sad, inquisitive look, perhaps wondering why the MVP even bothered to take a jump shot and leave himself vulnerable. As for Artest, I’ve seen a few tweeters suggesting he was merely trying to wrap up Barea, possibly to take an intentional foul, even though the Lakers had clearly surrendered by that point. Put it this way: If Artest was really trying to hug Barea, he missed so badly that we have to question his hand-eye coordination. Yes, he sort of held on to Barea after the initial contact to prevent him from falling the floor and even gave him a gentle pat on the back, but he did not try to slow his arm down until his hand nailed Barea’s face. Artest is probably gone for Game 3, which has actual consequences for the Lakers. They will be smaller regardless of whether Phil Jackson starts Matt Barnes (the more likely adjustment) or shifts Kobe Bryant to small forward for longer stretches. Either way, Dallas might be more comfortable having Shawn Marion defend Bryant much more in Game 3 than he has so far. Jason Kidd, Kobe’s primary defender, can probably guard Barnes more comfortably than he can Artest, who can post up Kidd. And Marion is the natural matchup for Kobe when the Lakers play three guards. (UPDATE: The NBA ruled Artest’s foul as a Flagrant Foul Two and suspended him without pay from Game 3 on Friday. )

I wouldn't be surprised if we get Doris Burke for our game lol

I wish I could catch a replay of the game to hear him call the final minute. I've always loved hearing Bob Rathbun whether it was for the Hawks or the Falcons.

I just got back from the game too (Section 311 baby!), and man it was just as good as going to the Ravens/Falcons game. I am soo glad we have Horf on our team. We did look dead in the water in the 1st quarter, but thankfully, we were able to make the comeback in thrilling fashion. The only thing I hated, was hearing Philips nearly turning into the United Center South when fans would chant "MVP" for D Rose. Other than that, it was a great game, and I was glad I was able to go.

Agreed. This wasn't a good game at all. How can you be down double digits going into halftime on your home floor? Everytime we got a stop, we didn't box out and gave up second chance points. On the other hand, we were one and done for the most part on the offensive side of the ball. We kept leaving guys open on the perimeter, didn't box out giving up rebounds left and right, and constantly complaining to the refs about every call offensively and defensively.