I think Miami's young legs will eventually wear Boston down.

728huey said:

Eastern Conference Playoffs, Conference Semifinals

Game 7

Philadelphia 76ers 75 Boston Celtics 85

As was expected, the penultimate game seven of this series was another suffocating, grind 'em out affair. The Celtics did everything they could to put the Sixers away, but Philly refused to die. Each time the Celtics went on a run, Philly would hit a few shots to come back within a few points. The turning point came with four minutes left in the game when Paul Pierce fouled out of the game after scoring 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds. The Celtics had a precarious three point lead at that time, and without Paul Pierce Boston desperately needed someone else to step up and hold the lead.

Enter Rajon Rondo. Rondo hit a couple of really huge shots down the stretch and scored 11 points in the final four minutes to put the Celtics up for good. He would finish with a triple double, scoring 18 points for the game, while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists. Kevin Garnett scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the victorious Celtics while Brandon Bass added 16 points and Ray Allen added 11 points, though he struggled from the field. Andre Iguodala led the Sixers with 18 points while Elton Brand and Jrue Holiday each scored 15 points in a losing effort. The Celtics now move on to face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday.

Boston wins series 4-3.

Brandon Bass was the unsung hero for Boston in this series. He scored in double

figures in all or most of the games this series. He always seemed to be at the right

place at the right time. I enjoyed the Sixers run this year but they definitely have to

improve the roster. They need a pure shooter for sure. Need to build around Iggy, turner, and young. Young was a big no show last night.

Western Conference Finals

Game 1

Oklahoma City Thunder 98 San Antonio Spurs 101

The final score wasn't necessarily indicative of what happened in this game, but the Oklahoma City Thunder gave the Spurs the first real challenge they have faced in these playoffs. They hung around during the first half and led by nine points by the end of the third quarter. But San Antonio stormed back in the fourth, going on an 18-3 run to take the lead for good. They were led by Manu Ginnobili, who scored 26 points and got huge contributions from Gary Neal, who hit some crucial three point shots during that run, and Stephen Jackson, who played some stifling defense on Kevn Durant, who scored 27 points for the game but was held without a field goal in the fourth quarter. The Spurs led by 10 points with just a little over a minute to go, and though OKC made a couple of three pointers and a layup during the final minute of the game, they never really threatened to retake the lead, as they had to foul down the stretch and the Spurs made their free throws. This marks the 19th consecutive victory for the Spurs going back into the regular season.

San Antonio leads series 1-0.

What a wonderful game - this will be a long series. Manu was SICK, and Jackson played some hellafied defense on KD. Spurs play ball the way it should be played. Thunder missed some looks, and they get no scoring from their bigs.

Eastern Conference Finals

Game 1

Boston Celtics 79 Miami Heat 93

The Miami Heat broke out to a huge early lead, which many people expected due to the fact that the Celtics had just completed a very bruising seven game series, but the Celtics stormed back in the second quarter, scoring 35 points and went into halftime tied at 46 apiece. Unfortunately for Boston, the game got away from them thanks to Lebron James and Dwyane Wade and a stifling Heat defense. Lebron James exploded in the third quarter, finishing with 32 points and 13 rebounds for the game while Dwyane Wade finished with 22 points and seven assists. Kevin Garnett led the Celtics with 22 points while Rajon Rondo added 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, but the ailing Paul Pierce and Ray Allen struggled from the floor all night, scoring a combined 18 points on 6 for 25 field goal shooting.

That was a pretty solid win. I didn't want to say anything until I'd seen them play each other at least once, but I really don't think Boston has enough to beat the Heat they way they're playing right now. And they certainly won't get worse when/if Bosh returns. I don't see this being a long series.

Miami can wrap this shit up in 5 if they want to. Boston looks old,slow & gassed.

Western Conference Finals

Game 2

Oklahoma City Thunder 111 San Antonio Spurs 120

In a frenetic and high scoring game, the San Antonio Spurs jumped out to a big early lead and pretty much hung on throughout the rest of the game, though the game went through a number of ebbs and flows, with the Spurs going on big runs and grabbing huge leads only to see OKC fight back with runs of their own. The Spurs lead by as much as 22 points in the third quarter, but the Thunder twice cut the lead down to six in the fourth. Nevertheless, OKC could get no closer, as Tony Parker had a monster game for the Spurs, scoring 34 points and dishing out eight assists. Manu Ginnobili once again had a huge game off the bench, adding 20 points while Kawhi Leonard added 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 31 points while James Hardin added 30 and Russell Westbrook added 27. But in what could be a sign to come, starters Kendrick Perkins and Thabo Sefolosha were pulled from the game midway through in favor of Hardin and Derek Fisher. Whatever adjustments the Thunder are making now, they need to make them quick or else they could be bounced out of the conference finals early.

San Antonio leads series 2-0.

As the old saying goes, it's not a series until somebody loses at home. But I said a long time ago I didn't think anybody was going to beat the Spurs. I might have to amend that for the moment and say, in the West, because Miami is playing real solid right now. We'll see, but I think it's safe to say San Antonio and Miami will be seeing each other soon.

Miami is not beating San Antonio without a healthy Bosh.

uPtoWnNY said:

Miami is not beating San Antonio without a healthy Bosh.

U are jumping the gun. OKC will tie this series in the next 2 games.

Graycap23 said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Miami is not beating San Antonio without a healthy Bosh.

U are jumping the gun. OKC will tie this series in the next 2 games.

Noooo way. Nevah. Not gonna happen. And that's exactly what I want. But it's not going to happen.

Cerebus said:

Graycap23 said:

U are jumping the gun. OKC will tie this series in the next 2 games.

Noooo way. Nevah. Not gonna happen. And that's exactly what I want. But it's not going to happen.

OKC are not going out like chumps. (bulls)

Graycap23 said:

Cerebus said:

Noooo way. Nevah. Not gonna happen. And that's exactly what I want. But it's not going to happen.

OKC are not going out like chumps. (bulls)

They haven't shown me that they're good enough to beat San Antonio. The Spurs haven't even played a complete game yet. And they have done this little thing called winning nineteen games in a row. I HOPE both series go at least five or six, but two sweeps would not surprise me at this point.

Cerebus said:

Graycap23 said:

OKC are not going out like chumps. (bulls)

They haven't shown me that they're good enough to beat San Antonio. The Spurs haven't even played a complete game yet. And they have done this little thing called winning nineteen games in a row. I HOPE both series go at least five or six, but two sweeps would not surprise me at this point.

Don't put any $ on that. The refs won't be so kind in OKC.

Graycap23 said:

Cerebus said:

They haven't shown me that they're good enough to beat San Antonio. The Spurs haven't even played a complete game yet. And they have done this little thing called winning nineteen games in a row. I HOPE both series go at least five or six, but two sweeps would not surprise me at this point.

Don't put any $ on that. The refs won't be so kind in OKC.

Thanfully, I don't gamble. I'm pretty sure if I did I'd have far less "stuff".

Cerebus said:

Graycap23 said:

Don't put any $ on that. The refs won't be so kind in OKC.

Thanfully, I don't gamble. I'm pretty sure if I did I'd have far less "stuff".

I hear ya............it is NOT 4 the faint at heart. It (gambling) has wiped a whole bunch of folks OUT.

Graycap23 said:

Cerebus said:

Thanfully, I don't gamble. I'm pretty sure if I did I'd have far less "stuff".

I hear ya............it is NOT 4 the faint at heart. It (gambling) has wiped a whole bunch of folks OUT.

With sports in particular, for me, it takes away some of the fun. I don't play fantasy football or get involved in office pools, either. I just want it to be about the game and the teams I like.

Seeing as how I like numbers, I do enjoy a few different poker games. But I still don't gamble with real money. Pretending the chips in the poker set have value is just fine with me.

Graycap23 said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Miami is not beating San Antonio without a healthy Bosh.

U are jumping the gun. OKC will tie this series in the next 2 games.

I can see San Antonio getting a split in OKC.

Cerebus said:

Graycap23 said:

I hear ya............it is NOT 4 the faint at heart. It (gambling) has wiped a whole bunch of folks OUT.

With sports in particular, for me, it takes away some of the fun. I don't play fantasy football or get involved in office pools, either. I just want it to be about the game and the teams I like.

Seeing as how I like numbers, I do enjoy a few different poker games. But I still don't gamble with real money. Pretending the chips in the poker set have value is just fine with me.

That's great until u have just won, $10,000 or $100,000 in 30 seconds. Then u are hooked.

uPtoWnNY said:

Graycap23 said:

U are jumping the gun. OKC will tie this series in the next 2 games.

I can see San Antonio getting a split in OKC.

I agree here but wouldn't be surprised if OKC ties it up but

Perkins needs to be more than a walking mascot on the floor.

phunkdaddy said:

uPtoWnNY said:

I can see San Antonio getting a split in OKC.

I agree here but wouldn't be surprised if OKC ties it up but

Perkins needs to be more than a walking mascot on the floor.

I guess I'm not seein' the same thing you guys are seeing. San Antonio is one of the strongest teams I've seen in many years. And the first two games of this series were no where near their best. I see a sweep. I hope OKC can come back! If they can make it 2-2 then anything could happen in a best of three. But right now, I see a sweep.

Graycap23 said:

Cerebus said:

With sports in particular, for me, it takes away some of the fun. I don't play fantasy football or get involved in office pools, either. I just want it to be about the game and the teams I like.

Seeing as how I like numbers, I do enjoy a few different poker games. But I still don't gamble with real money. Pretending the chips in the poker set have value is just fine with me.

That's great until u have just won, $10,000 or $100,000 in 30 seconds. Then u are hooked.

Yeah, I know that's how it works. But there are two things that deter me...

First, I lived in South Lake Tahoe for two years and saw the sickness first hand. Saw people BARELY living paycheck to paycheck, losing their cars, homes and jobs because they couldn't stop gambling. I was still in high school, but it really turned me off gambling pretty seriously.

Second, man, I LOVE buying books, records, comics and good ingredients for cooking. That's the money I'd be gambling with and I'd rather keep it where it is.

But I get what you're saying. I've seen the hook go in, more than once.

Draft lottery in a few minutes.

New Orleans Hornets? Really? I'm not a conspiracy theorist AT ALL! In fact, I'm really against that shit. But the team the league owns gets the number one pick? Really!?

Damn. It's like Chris Broussard is all up in my head and shit.

Cerebus said:

New Orleans Hornets? Really? I'm not a conspiracy theorist AT ALL! In fact, I'm really against that shit. But the team the league owns gets the number one pick? Really!?

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EXACTLY!!!!

And on another note The Nets have moved from Jersey to Brooklyn only to continue their "winning" ways.....they got the 6th pick and have to give it to Portland!!!!!!! They needed to get one of the top three spots to be able to keep the pick...........

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Poor Nets - their pick goes to the TrailBlazers.

Hey! At least high profile players WANT to play in Brooklyn. Over the next two to three seasons I guarantee you they'll build a SOLID team, even if they don't get good draft picks.

Cerebus said:

Hey! At least high profile players WANT to play in Brooklyn. Over the next two to three seasons I guarantee you they'll build a SOLID team, even if they don't get good draft picks.

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What high profile players are you talking about? Deron Williams - the guy that wanted to become a free agent instead of sign an extention with the Nets although his arse was continuously kissed/caressed this year or Dwight Howard - the guy who signed something stating he'd stay with Orlando another year?

I'm hoping for the best but..........

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