Official Playoff Game Thread: Hawks at heat -- GAME 1

[JeffS17]

20 minutes ago, GameTime said:

Miami is basically deciding to go for broke and hurt Trae. Disgusting to watch.

 

 

Reminiscent of 2016 Cavs mauling steph every play with no whistles

[Spud2nique]

Just finished watching the game.

We didn’t hit anything. They hit almost everything. We should have lost by 86. Lol. 
 

Refs weren’t calling much for us. But we gotta swing the ball. From the start we were stagnant and Trae was dribbling the air out of the ball trying to get into sets.

Also, they need to stop cheap shot slapping us in the face after cheap shot fouls.

We are lucky Trae avoided injury by the cheap play by Lowry, ya, CHEAP PLAY. YOU DON’T SLIDE AT A DUDE’S KNEES. 
 

Not worried it was 1 game. Watch film, rest and regroup. We are fine.

 

GO HAWKS!!!!!

[BrazilianHawk]

20 minutes ago, Final_quest said:

The Heat have resorted to thuggery!

Classic Holman. Love it. 

[hawkman]

I've been watching Playoff basketball for years and none of those things shown above were basketball plays.

[Atlantaholic]

"but the game is not physical anymore, no one plays defense"

Don't want to hear that nonsense anymore. Last two playoffs we have played in the opposing teams have held, scrapped, and slapped with abandon and the refs allow it. It's ok though, it's part of playing on the road. Not shocked the team laid an egg, this is what Miami does, they play hard, aggressive and physical and have a lot of savy players that know how to get away with shit. Hawks coming off two elimination games with very little rest and banged up in another schedule loss having this one early on Sunday. But no complaints from me, this is what you get for being a play in team. Hopefully the Hawks can regroup and game 2 will be a different story. The Hawks need to match the physicallity and effort to have a chance in this series. 

[JayBirdHawk]

1 hour ago, ATLHawks3 said:

They were doing this all game, and it got our guys flustered.

We can't let these guys punk us like this. 

 

 

29 minutes ago, GameTime said:

Miami is basically deciding to go for broke and hurt Trae. Disgusting to watch.

 

 

That's NOT BASKETBALL!!!  That Lowry play is a football tackle and VERY intentional.

Nate needs to take a fine. 

[JayBirdHawk]

I appreciate the players not making excuses:

 

 

 

 

[bleachkit]

We were only 40 hours removed from a huge emotional win. We weren't ready for this game. It happens. Gotta bounce back game 2. 

[Diesel]

Tomorrow's film study.. should have a portion where Nate says.. we got to be like them... Do what you got to do..

 

[SalvorMallow]

2 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Tomorrow's film study.. should have a portion where Nate says.. we got to be like them... Do what you got to do..

 

Remember when Huerter got a flagrant against the Knicks last year? I want to see those Hawks again.

[Atlantaholic]

If they are gonna mug us we gotta mug them back. Gotta bring up the intensity, Miami has championship aspirations and have a ton of veterans who have been there before.

[HawkingAwesome]

5 hours ago, JeffS17 said:

Reminiscent of 2016 Cavs mauling steph every play with no whistles

uh they might aswell take crow bars out on the court

[Spud2nique]

5 hours ago, Atlantaholic said:

Miami has championship aspirations

absolutely not. One of the weakest most vulnerable #1 seeds in recent NBA history. They have 2nd round aspirations and that’s about it.

And we about to end that dream too.

Edited April 18, 2022 by Spud2nique

[macdaddy]

6 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

absolutely not. One of the weakest most vulnerable #1 seeds in recent NBA history. They have 2nd round aspirations and that’s about it.

And we about to end that dream too.

Sixers from last year over here like:

[macdaddy]

NBA let's Miami do this.  No idea why.  it's bs but we knew it was coming.  What's up with that Herro play?  Wind up and contact with the head?

[Spud2nique]

Just now, macdaddy said:

NBA let's Miami do this.  No idea why.  it's bs but we knew it was coming.  What's up with that Herro play?  Wind up and contact with the head?

They Will Smith’d our guys 5 times, inadvertent my a$$!

[kg01]

2 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

NBA let's Miami do this.  No idea why.  it's bs but we knew it was coming.  What's up with that Herro play?  Wind up and contact with the head?

Didn't even look at it.  Did not even look at it.

Isola made a comment last week that a coach was complaining about how the Heat were playing .. this was apparently a game years ago, but still applies today.

The coach was complaining about them fouling and the ref turned to the coach and kinda shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yeah, that's just how Miami plays..."

Uhm, what?  Is it against the rules or not?  That's the question.

If we decided to take 4 steps without dribbling instead of 2, are they gonna just let it go and say, "Bwah, that's just how Atlanta plays"?

It's maddening but .. and here's the bit that explains why they continue to get away with it ... we gotta adjust or we're gonna lose.

[Atlantaholic]

7 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

absolutely not. One of the weakest most vulnerable #1 seeds in recent NBA history. They have 2nd round aspirations and that’s about it.

And we about to end that dream too.

Objectively any team 1-8 could make the finals there isn't a huge difference. But Miami is completely healthy, has the best defense in the East and is top 10 in offense, so yea, they have as good a shot as any team especially considering they have home court advantage every series from here on out. 

[MarylandHawk]

4 hours ago, macdaddy said:

NBA let's Miami do this.  No idea why.  it's bs but we knew it was coming.  What's up with that Herro play?  Wind up and contact with the head?

Didn’t even review it. 

[MarylandHawk]

21 hours ago, ATLHawks3 said:

They were doing this all game, and it got our guys flustered.

We can't let these guys punk us like this. 

 

That’s bs the bill is going to come due on Lowery.