****OFFICIAL 2013 NBA PLAYOFFS THREAD****

[-King-]

2012-2013 NBA Champions:

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

You'll criticize him for just about anything even when he plays excellent games. It's bashing and it comes out of your hatred for him.


I'll trust LeBron to make the correct, high percentage basketball play throughout games, whether it is early or late. That's how he won the championship last year and that's how he'll win it again this year if Miami in fact gets it done.

If he was to simply force worse shots at the end of games simply to fit into the prototypical Kobe mold of a "star," he'd be playing right into Pop's hands and San Antonio would be better off for it.

Uh huh.

LeBron entered the game with 9 minutes to go in the 4th and a 3 point lead. Over the next 6 minutes, he took only one shot (which he missed) and the Heat trailed by 4 (a 7 point swing). He did not make a shot in the 4th until there were 3 minutes left.

You are the only person who believes that is acceptable for an elite player to do that.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Buck

You have to have cable to watch ESPN live on there I think.

2nd half highlights should be up shortly I think

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

LeBron entered the game with 9 minutes to go in the 4th and a 3 point lead. Over the next 6 minutes, he took only one shot (which he missed). He did not make a shot in the 4th until there were 3 minutes left.

I know ONE THING.

DIRK would NOT have done that!!!!

DIRK has BALLS the size of MADAGASCAR!!!!

When HE went TOE TO TOE with THE GREAT LEBRON JAMES...HIS BALLS FLEW MIGHTILY INTO THE BASKET.

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER!

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Rudy Was Offsides

Clearly, LeBron owes his lone championship to a shortened season.

Sounds like something Skip Bayless would say.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Sounds like something Skip Bayless would say.

Damn. Im a terrible troll.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

GoChiefs, on the other hand, is cracking me up. Dirk!

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Rudy Was Offsides

GoChiefs, on the other hand, is cracking me up. Dirk!

I STILL remember the DAYS AND NIGHTS when LEBRON COWERED in the corner of the gymnasium in FEAR of the GREAT DIRK NOWITZKI.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

You are the only person who believes that is acceptable for an elite player to do that.

I never said he played the best fourth quarter of his career. I said I trusted the all-time great to make the right basketball decisions, the same decisions that have gotten him and his team to this point (and won them a championship in the previous year). LeBron will always take what the defense gives him. He is the best in the league at doing that, but tonight, it just didn't work out. There's no reason to think forcing more low percentage shots himself would have accomplished anything better.

Congrats, though, you managed to turn a great effort by a worthy team in the Spurs into another bash LeBron narrative. It takes a certain skill to do it so often.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Branden Albert's Huge Balls

I STILL remember the DAYS AND NIGHTS when LEBRON COWERED in the corner of the gymnasium in FEAR of the GREAT DIRK ONEWINSKI.

FYP

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Rudy Was Offsides

Damn. Im a terrible troll.

Maybe Clayton can mentor you.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I never said he played the best fourth quarter of his career. I said I trusted the all-time great to make the right basketball decisions, the same decisions that have gotten him and his team to this point (and won them a championship in the previous year). LeBron will always take what the defense gives him. He is the best in the league at doing that, but tonight, it just didn't work out.

Congrats, though, you managed to turn a great effort by a worthy team in the Spurs into another bash LeBron narrative. It takes a certain skill to do it so often.

When you're the best player in the game and the 2nd best of all time (as of today), you are the guy to blame when your team loses. The idea that that's some kind of a "bash lebron" narrative is comical.

[Pepe Silvia]

Way to go Spurs. Old man Duncan still kicking ass.

[AphexPhin]

dang it. Big time Heat fan(and yes I've been one ever since I was a little kid growing up cheering them on during the Mourning/Hardaway days) and this sucks. You gotta protect home court.
This series is going to 7 games for sure. Just hope my Heat can win it all again.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by -King-

The rest of the Heat team did their job.

We must have watched different games because I don't call what Wade, Bosh, and Chalmers did tonight doing their jobs. Outside of Wade's first half, those guys were all very bad.

Is it so bad to ask the best player in the world to take over in the 4th? Once again, the Heat need LeBron to play like LeBron, not like Rondo.

If LeBron has to do as much or more than he even did against the Pacers to win games against the Spurs, that's going to be an issue. In fact, it's the primary reason I picked San Antonio. Should he be putting up 30-20-15 games or something every night?

[-King-]

Miami still won't have LeBron on Parker the rest of the series. They're not going to waste his energy chasing Parker and going through 5 screens a play.