NBA Finals Thread

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Devizier said:
Duncan stepped into Bosh as he was landing. Don't know a league where that isn't a foul. Atypical for Duncan, but always fun to see the who me face (iPhone just tried to correct to "whine face" also appropriate).
On replay that was 10% Duncan contact and 90% Bosh flopping. His flop on the next possession didn't draw a call.
 

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lars10 said:
I think you're right...just hate how almost every call is followed by 'that's a good call' by Breen.
seems like that only gets called on 3s. Are the shooters selling it or intentionally trying to land forward or is it a function of the defender closing
 

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Spurs throwing away too many points with bad passes. If the offense doesn't clean up they are in trouble.

Parker's choice to feed Duncan was exactly right, bosh was going to block that
 

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luckiestman said:
seems like that only gets called on 3s. Are the shooters selling it or intentionally trying to land forward or is it a function of the defender closing
Yeah..def wasn't called there with Duncan not being able to come down with Ray Allen under the basket.
 

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BigSoxFan said:
Hey LeBron,

MJ would be playing...
QFT.  Although...is Bron looking for his 'Jordan has a 100 degree fever..towel over his head' end of the game?
 

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ifmanis5 said:
Finally Green. Great job by ABC getting LeBron injury info. Oh wait.
yeah, i thought i missed it, but guess not. maybe we can get some high level info on refrigerant with the next sideline report
 

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luckiestman said:
yeah, i thought i missed it, but guess not. maybe we can get some high level info on refrigerant with the next sideline report
She did say they were icing him down... If I had to guess he's cramping up badly and can't run or really jump cause his calves are tightening up.
 
Edit: he's definitely cramping up.
 

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She did say they were icing him down... If I had to guess he's cramping up badly and can't run or really jump cause his calves are tightening up.
i figured cramps
 

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She did say they were icing him down... If I had to guess he's cramping up badly and can't run or really jump cause his calves are tightening up.
 
Edit: he's definitely cramping up.
 
Those leg wraps can't be helping if it's 90 degrees on the court.
 

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riboflav said:
What a wimp
I don't know how this happens to a pro athlete...but what he's going through is really painful...and you really can't play because your muscle just completely locks up.
 

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im a little surprised james is cramping up. i thought theses dudes would have gotten IVs at halftime
 

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What a warrior. He's the Willis Reed of non-structural non-injuries.
 
riboflav said:
Terrible legacy visuals for LBJ right there. MJ must be laughing.
 

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I don't know how this happens to a pro athlete...but what he's going through is really painful...and you really can't play because your muscle just completely locks up.
 
Been there done that. Suck it up, man.
 

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Is this three straight finals this has happened to LeBron? It definitely happened against okc
 

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riboflav said:
 
Been there done that. Suck it up, man.
Me too, but in rare instances your leg just doesn't let you at all... it tightens up every time you try to push off or run.
 

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riboflav said:
 
Been there done that. Suck it up, man.
Um, clearly you have not had a nasty leg cramp. It's got nothing to do with willpower; you can be as stoic as you want about the pain, but unless you can will the muscle to unclench itself, you aren't running.

But if you want to rip on LBJ and say it's conditioning-related, I'll enjoy that.
 

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The story will be about James and he'll come back to have a great game in game 2, but this is kinda nice.
 

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look, you cant play basketball with a calf cramp, it isnt really a matter of toughness. other sports you can get by because you can stall out for a second. 
 
Now,  I dont really get how this happens to LBJ in the finals. cmon man, get those sodium levels in check
 

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maufman said:
Um, clearly you have not had a nasty leg cramp. It's got nothing to do with willpower; you can be as stoic as you want about the pain, but unless you can will the muscle to unclench itself, you aren't running.

But if you want to rip on LBJ and say it's conditioning-related, I'll enjoy that.
 
I coached a junior college girls team one summer with no AC and this sort of thing was a regular occurrence. He's the only on with this issue right now. Go cry somewhere else.
 

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maufman said:
Um, clearly you have not had a nasty leg cramp. It's got nothing to do with willpower; you can be as stoic as you want about the pain, but unless you can will the muscle to unclench itself, you aren't running.

But if you want to rip on LBJ and say it's conditioning-related, I'll enjoy that.
What I can't quite get is why he isn't drinking anything or stretching at all?  Or at least rubbing it?  Do they just figure there's not enough time left?
 

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Any questions about how valuable LeBron is were pretty definitively answered during those last three minutes. The Heat went from a championship juggernaut to a .500 team in the blink of an eye.