Huh? Miami is 4-3 on the road. Spurs are 3-5 these playoffs on the road. Miami is undefeated at home and Spurs have lost only 1 game at home. Both teams are incredibly good at home so if you praise one for their home record you have to praise the other and if you negatively speak of teams road record you have to negatively speak of the other. I picked Spurs in 5 but I'm going out on a limb. It's hard to pick against Lebron but I don't think a healthy Wade overcomes the lack of depth MIA has against SA. I also think SA got better from last year and got prepared for small ball by playing OKC. The Wade thing bothers me though because if you remember last years thread, me and Yisman were crushing Wade ALL finals long. He was such a minus player for Miami, it was brutal. He looks a lot better now so that's a big difference from last years series. Also Rashard Lewis cannot keep this up. I just don't believe Spoelstra resurrected another player to become a meaningful playoff performer again. Funny enough Lewis killed Lebron and the Cavs back in the Magic finals run. He hit ridiculous 3s late in the game. I'm just excited to watch good basketball after watching IND and OKC and getting frustrated watching bad basketball
Depends. If they blew a 3-2 lead at home, not as much as if they survived at home down 2-3 and head to SA
Lebron is the best player on the planet, and when I think about this match-up, I am worried about Parker's health. They will need to count on Ginobli to continue his stellar play - idk if this is going to happen. Wade and Bosh seem to be playing their best basketball of the season right now. Rashard Lewis is playing the Mike Miller role. It's going to be an excellent series, but I think Heat win the series in 7.
It is going to be one of the two. I don't see any other way. Either Heat in 6 or Spurs in 7. I can't see Heat winning Game 7 in San Antonio.
My point was, the only way Miami beats San Antonio is by winning on the road. San Antonio has home court advantage. I don't care about San Antonio's away record as much then.
My brain is telling me Spurs in 5, but my heart is telling me Spurs in 6. The Spurs have been so dominant at home lately that I think they will win the first two games. Now the tricky part is, what will happen in Miami? The Spurs WILL win at least one game in Miami, im not sure which one it is though. If its game 4 then the Spurs would close the series at home in 5 undoubtedly. If Miami does win game 3 and 4 then it goes back to game 6 with the Spurs up 3-2 a la 2013 all over again. My heart is telling me that it will go to that game 6 and the Spurs will bring closure to the debacle of last year. After game 7 of last year I had dream (the only dream I have ever had in my whole entire life) that the Spurs would write all the wrongs and close the game properly, so im probably going to stick with that in the end.
No im sticking with the Spurs in 6 but IDGAF honestly, if it takes 4, 5, 6, 7 or even 8, IDC just give me the fucking the title so I dont have to live with this mental scar on my brain for the rest of my life.
