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That’s what they do when the know a team can’t touch them. Miami played well, the Lakers played as sloppy as can be, Davis has 2 fouls and has even taken a shot, and the lead is only 3. The Lakers know they can turn it on at any moment. It’s a dangerous way to play, but they know they aren’t threatened in this series when they decide to really play.
Heat looked they were going to be left in the dust when Lakers took lead but fought and took the lead back.
Nice play by Herro with Rondo all over him.
Yea AD didn't show up for Game 3 what a poor showing.
Jimmy Butler is a warrior
Jimmy Butler is a warrior
Haha Herro with the worst “mean mug” in history of mankind.
Foul trouble for AD from start to finish.
He’s just peacocking for his girl in the stands...and I don’t blame him lol
It sounds strange to say, but Bam being out allows Miami’s offense to be better against the Lakers. Because Leonard and Olynk can shoot the 3, Davis and Howard have to defend all the way out there. On all those Butler drives he’s playing 1 on 1 with no one able to give help. If Bam is in there then the Lakers centers don’t have to defend as far out on the floor because Bam isn’t shooting from out there. Something to look for going forward.
By my rough calculation, Kentucky players are at a record 1,999 points through the playoffs, with at least two games to go.
Does winning an actual game count as an example of "doing a thing about it?"
Yes, this is certainly something a contrarian Monday morning qb would write.
You go back to Friday to quote a post lol?
And clearly what i said is absolutely correct. The announcers were talking all night long about the Lakers sleepwalking and playing sloppy.
It's worth an "lol" that you turned out wrong?
Oh, let me guess, you only meant that quote for that particular game and didn't think LA would impose their will for four straight games, right?
It’s simple basketball logic. Having a shooter at center eliminates shot blocking. Having a non shooter allows the defense to sag.
They are better overall with Bam. But against this specific opponent, him not being there and replaced by a shooter opens the entire floor.
But you don't account for Bam's defense or the offense running through him.
You make it seem like shooting is the only foundation to winning a title against LA.
Hey, still alive! I still don't think this changes the series, but LA is due for an injury to bite them.
Lakers tanked. They are trying to give life support to an already dead horse series in a who cares sport.
You don’t need the offense to run through Bam when Butler is playing like he has in the Finals.
But the problem is that the Lakers starters basically all were some degree of bad, and if the Heat have to count on that along with Butler bring in God mode to win, then this isn’t going past five games.
Or Butler just played out of his mind on a night Davis was in foul trouble and the Lakers mailed it in. I'm pretty sure if the Heat were better without Adebayo in the game Riley and Spoelstra would have figured that out well before now. Just clearing out the lane to let your best player have more space to operate one-on-one is not a viable strategy to win in the NBA more than once in a while. Players like Olynk are a dime a dozen. Everybody would do that if it were a way to succeed.
Miami is a 7.5 point dog Tuesday night. Miami has covered in its last two games.
Even with Butler playing the game of his life and the Lakers being down 14 in the 3rd, they came back to take the lead. They then played terrible offense for the final 7 or 8 minutes of the game.
Davis won't play this poorly again. I assume the Lakers win in 5, maaaaybe 6.
But the notion that the Heat improved without Bam is laughable.
Davis won't play this poorly again. I assume the Lakers win in 5, maaaaybe 6.
But the notion that the Heat improved without Bam is laughable.
AD lost the finals MVP with that game last night unfortunately.
As a team, Miami isn’t better without Bam. But against this opponent, him not being there and replaced by a shooter allows the floor to be completely open. And that’s important against a team that protects the rim and blocks shots like the Lakers do.
As a reading an article last night and it said of the shots that Butler took, only 2 were outside of 17 feet. That means he’s playing a lot of 1 on 1 close to the rim with no shot blocking in sight because they’re playing at the 3 point line. Even on Herro’s final bucket of the night he was able to get a straight line drive from half court with neither Davis or LeBron providing help because they’re attached to 3 point shooters.
Against Boston that wouldn’t work because they depend on switching more than letting their bigs defend the rim. Against the Lakers it’s an advantage and something to look for going forward.
imo Lebron was ahead of him already. After 2 games AD had a few more points, Lebron had like 1 fewer rebound and a ton of assists,
Someone will win - my guess is the Lakers in 5 or maybe 6 - but someone wins a title every year. The bigger news that has to concern Silver and others is that Game 1 was the lowest rated and least watched NBA Finals game since they started keeping track in the late 1980s, and Game 2 fell off a cliff from what Game 1 saw, and was down 68% from Game 2 of 2019. I'm not sure what the answer is, but they better be figuring that out (and "we think it's because these finals are in October and Covid screwed everything up this year" isn't an answer, it's a hope).....
Just like with everything involving television the ratings are down and a large portion of people illegally steam live sports. There were 200k people in this one stream the other day that I may or may not have been apart of.