Series Thread: 3) Miami Heat (48-34) vs 6) Charlotte Hornets (48-34)

[bksballer89]

i certainly didnt expect them to score in the 110's or even in the 100's i guess..i dunno...im just saying thats a HUGE difference...you definitely expect a difference between home and away- but thats an average of like 35 pts a game...i think that bodes well for Miami as they have home court for the first 2 rounds at least. Im just curious as to why that difference is SOOOO freaking big.

Its pretty obvious why its so different.....

 

[WiggyRuss]

who is the best player in this series?

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

i certainly didnt expect them to score in the 110's or even in the 100's i guess..i dunno...im just saying thats a HUGE difference...you definitely expect a difference between home and away- but thats an average of like 35 pts a game...i think that bodes well for Miami as they have home court for the first 2 rounds at least. Im just curious as to why that difference is SOOOO freaking big.

after the first 2 games i expected that the Hornets would have to score in the 100's to win....i didnt think Miami would go crazy on the road- i just didnt expect them to score nearly 40 points less.

I expect the rest of the series to be very competitive.
Hopefully the home team can continue to make that one big run to get some separation, being we have HC.

 

[trojanfan12]

Better than Swaggy P?

No one's THAT good. C'mon now.

 

[WiggyRuss]

I expect the rest of the series to be very competitive.
Hopefully the home team can continue to make that one big run to get some separation, being we have HC.

thats how it see it going...probably going 7....unless one of the other teams can get hot from 3 on the road - which just seems like its not gonna happen i nthis series.

 

[bksballer89]

who is the best player in this series?

There's been no best player in this series

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

who is the best player in this series?

Collective Heat Team games 1,2.
Games 3-4, prob Kemba but Lin ignited them in both games.
I'd call them co best.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

thats how it see it going...probably going 7....unless one of the other teams can get hot from 3 on the road - which just seems like its not gonna happen i nthis series.

Heat in 6 or 7.
I think we have a better chance to win on the road, especially with Batum out.

 

[WiggyRuss]

i just hope all these series go as long as possible in the East.

 

[bksballer89]

Heat in 6 or 7.
I think we have a better chance to win on the road, especially with Batum out.

Yeah I agree. I think if Charlotte plays game 6 how they played games 3 and 4 that Miami would win

 

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

• Hassan Whiteside, via our Ethan Skolnick (who's in Charlotte): "It's the flop-offs, man. I thought the playoffs were physical. This ain't physical.... We gotta watch out for [Lin], because he likes to throw his arms into people."

And Whiteside (via the Charlotte Observer's Jason Jones) said of Cody Zeller: "Just don't get too physical with him or he'll fall over. I gotta do a better job against Cody floppin."

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

i just hope all these series go as long as possible in the East.

I hated the week + rest, unless there's injuries.
These players are so routine.
That's why the first night or two after the AS break you see crazy scores.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

i just hope all these series go as long as possible in the East.

Playing a team that is on normal rest while you're coming off an usual long rest could be tricky. I've seen quite a few teams come out rusty and drop that opening game of round 2 due to that extended break.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

• Hassan Whiteside, via our Ethan Skolnick (who's in Charlotte): "It's the flop-offs, man. I thought the playoffs were physical. This ain't physical.... We gotta watch out for [Lin], because he likes to throw his arms into people."

And Whiteside (via the Charlotte Observer's Jason Jones) said of Cody Zeller: "Just don't get too physical with him or he'll fall over. I gotta do a better job against Cody floppin."

Hopefully that shit won't continue to fly in Miami.
Teams have flopped, yapped at him, baited him and anything else they can think of.
So far he's been a model citizen.
I'm happy for him.
I'll be happier if he's still here next season.

 

[bksballer89]

Hopefully that shit won't continue to fly in Miami.
Teams have flopped, yapped at him, baited him and anything else they can think of.
So far he's been a model citizen.
I'm happy for him.
I'll be happier if he's still here next season.

The Charlotte flopping is pretty ridiculous. They fall for every dramatic actions by Kemba and Lin.....and also Cody Zeller is such a flopper its comical.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Playing a team that is on normal rest while you're coming off an usual long rest could be tricky. I've seen quite a few teams come out rusty and drop that opening game of round 2 due to that extended break.

We did it twice vs Bulls I believe.

 

[bksballer89]

This exactly what takes place. It is why Dragic been in foul trouble in both games in Charlotte.

 

[bksballer89]

We did it twice vs Bulls I believe.

Yeah and I think once against the Pacers as well that time when we played them in the 2nd round