Heat-Spurs Game thread

[Gurleyman]

Almost could have been an epic performance from Ray. Down 20, he scored 15 fourth quarter points to get it down to 7, and it would have been 18 but he had a three-pointer was wiped out on an illegal screen - correct call, but one which officials miss a lot (Ray was probably going to come off the screen open anyway without the slide from James, but we'll never know). Had the Heat kept it a little closer in the first place, or if they managed to complete the comeback, Ray's effort probably would have gone into finals lore.

Turns into a meaningless performance, due to the stunning effort from Manu's corpse and the continued sharp shooting from Danny Green, who is having a ridiculously efficient series shooting the ball at high volume. This series has been strange - other than Game 1, every single game has seen the benches empty at the end.

For people who hate the Heat but root for Ray due to his UConn days, tonight was the perfect scenario. Ray shot light's out, but Heat lost. As long as he can't be blamed for the Heat losing, all's well. He has a ring, so his career won't be defined by coming up short.

 

[Mots010]

Is there any doubt the Heat win game 6 by 15 and this series go 7?

 

[traitor71]

Is there any doubt the Heat win game 6 by 15 and this series go 7?

It will probably come from the free throw line. There are so many fouls and violations in a given game and it all depends of how the refs feel about calling them and when. I fully expect it to be called for Miami next game and then we will see a game seven where I expect the refs to call nothing at all for either team.

 

[aceboon]

Joey Crawford as lead official tonight, I know he's already reffed a game this series but in an elimination game where all eyes are on the NBA why in the world would you have this guy reffing given his history with the Spurs? This type of move just embodies Stern's time as commissioner, too arrogant for his own good.

 

[champs99and04]

It's ridiculous, ace. I doubt Crawford has any sort of vendetta against the Spurs like the conspiracy theorists would like you to believe (chances are he's just an egocentric, power whore), but at this point you're playing mind games with San Antonio by allowing this guy to officiate. By making a decision like this, you're simply providing ammo for critics to continue to question the integrity of the league, which is about as non-sensical as it gets when the focus should be on nothing but the two teams.

Saving grace for Spurs fans: Crawford is probably among the last officials in the league who could potentially be influenced by the crowd and stakes of a game of this magnitude.

 

[huskyharry]

Boris Diaw is getting the superstar treatment from the refs tonight...he is fouling all over the court and the refs are rewarding him with the calls...WHY?

Spurs players getting away with push offs all over the place.
But the main reason the Heat are getting spanked is terrible play by the Heat's big three...brick after brick, dumb turnovers and missed layups.

Parker gets rewarded for three flops in two minutes. James and Wade get fouled hard inside with no call.

 

[HuskiesAllDay]

Boris Diaw is getting the superstar treatment from the refs tonight...he is fouling all over the court and the refs are rewarding him with the calls...WHY?

Spurs players getting away with push offs all over the place.
But the main reason the Heat are getting spanked is terrible play by the Heat's big three...brick after brick, dumb turnovers and missed layups.

Parker gets rewarded for three flops in two minutes. James and Wade get fouled hard inside with no call.

3/4 of lebrons points are on the typical "jump into a standing up defender and initiate contact" garbage NBA fouls. In the words of Jim Calhoun, "just shut up"

 

[Gurleyman]

James should be finishing more, even when there's a little contact. He is knocked out of whack by Tiago Splitter when he should be able to power through him.

He and Wade both have been lazy getting back while complaining about calls. Stuff like that is killer in an elimination game. Write a letter in the offseason,

 

[kyle]

Welcome back to reality Danny Greene

 

[Gurleyman]

Maybe the headband was holding LeBron back.

 

[Scoe]

Lebron is doing it all that run was 99 percent Lebron

 

[Scoe]

Maybe the headband was holding LeBron back.

he looks way cooler and meaner without it

 

[Gurleyman]

Tony Parker has twice flopped and gone to his mouth without getting hit in the mouth and gotten both offensive fouls. I think Miami owes him two pops in the mouth.

 

[traitor71]

Spurs ran a power sweep to get Ginobili free and Van Gundy complains about flopping. that is the kind of announcing I hate.

 

[boog204]

Tony Parker is criminally underrated

 

[Gurleyman]

Wow. Those were three huge plays from Parker (the steal in between). He goes in to finals lore if the Spurs hold on.

 

[Adios]

Classic series.

 

[Gurleyman]

LeBron just killed his legacy in one minute, and Parker cemented his.

 

[traitor71]

Hard to believe that the insertion of Wade into the game ended it for Miami. It totally disrupted the flow of their offense which was rolling through James. They are really going to have to figure out what they are going to do with Wade moving forward.

 

[Dove]

Lebron with a little redemption...big trey gets the Heat within 2.

20 ticks left

 

[Adios]

Ain't over yet.

 

[Dove]

Ray for 3 !! With 5 ticks left!

 

[Rico444]

I wish we had someone like that Allen guy.

 

[traitor71]

Wow, just wow.

 

[ASweet3781]

Ray Allen!!