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NBA Finals 2012

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Lakers got mauled last night. Also here's the bracket (from 15.05.2012):
 

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#17 ·
Heh, no problem boss. Also the Spurs beat the Thunder last night (unfortunately). Even though I believe that series may still go 7 games, since OKC is San Antonio's toughest challenge so far.... There's no way in hell the Spurs are sweeping the Thunder, I do know that much!
 
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Rondo's taking it to Miami in this first half, hope he can duplicate it in the second half and tie this thing up when it goes to Boston.
 
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The East turned to shit as soon as Derrick Rose got injured. I would love to be watching Chicago play Miami right now rather than an old Boston team. I respect Boston but they have gone way further than they should have this season.

The Western conference has been a lot better with all teams being healthy.
 
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Happy to see the Celtics win Game 3 tonight at home. I'm hoping that they can do the same in Game 4 and ride a good momentum going into Game 5. If the C's can win Game 4, then the 5th game in the series is the turning point/most important game to win at that point. Should be interesting... Really hoping that Boston can pull off the upset!
 
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“OH, LEBRON PASSED! HE SHRINKS FROM THE MOMENT!”

“WADE COULDN’T HIT THE BIGGEST SHOT WHEN HE NEEDED TO!”

OK, moving back to the real world, where fairytales aren’t spun on the dreams of angels and people are taking it one game at a time giving 110 percent, there’s something that’s going to be lost in the incessant nonsense you will be hearing all day tomorrow.

Boston won that game. Miami didn’t lose it. Boston won it. It was Boston that came out and smacked the Heat in the mouth out of the gate, taking the life out of them in the first half, and pounding the shovel on their head. It was the Celtics who responded to a second-half collapse and rallied to force overtime, then made the plays to win.

And most importantly? It was Boston who triple-teamed the best player on the planet and made him pass, and the Celtics who got a hand up in Dwyane Wade‘s face to keep him out of the lane . Boston committed three defenders to James and attacked his angles. James had Pietrus going to his left. But the Celtics have always played James so well to that side of the floor, he opted to go middle. And that’s when two more defenders jumped him. The result was a bad pass to Udonis Haslem and a contested fadeaway from UD resulting in overtime.

There, the Celtics ran the right coverage at Wade. Wade was going to shoot. That was always clear. But instead of allowing him inside, where he’s a dangerous scorer, they did enough to work him into a 3-pointer. Wade is 2-of-7 from three in this series, and 28.7 percent from three in the playoffs. That’s defense. Forcing your opponent to take an uncomfortable shot from a place they can’t hit.

Rajon Rondo attacked. The officials were involved. Kevin Garnett was big. But the reason Boston is headed back to Miami with a whole new series and all the momentum?

Boston’s defense stepped up. It wasn’t the Heat failing. It was Boston playing better. Miami wasn’t worse.

Boston was better.
Celtics took a close one and Bosh is reported to come back for game 5. Will he have an impact?
 

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#34 ·
Boston's got a great chance to close it out in Boston, really hope this doesn't have to go back to Miami but man this gives me some serious relief knowing they can beat Miami at home in the Playoffs.
 
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