OT: The 2023 NBA season is off to a weird start.

[jadmt]

Originally Posted by username

I can't believe you changed your comment!

I just added the i was wrong wow.. initially it was just yup.

[username]

Originally Posted by jadmt

I just added the i was wrong wow.. initially it was just yup.

The timing was so perfect. I was sorry to see it spoiled, was all.

[Baron Blubba]

Smart move by Mazzulla to call that timeout with 3 seconds to go.

[jlwdm]

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs

Glad Coach Joe got my memo, but probably took the Brogdon injury to get him in that spot.

Did Boston really get the 2 shot foul upgraded to 3 on their challenge? Ugly second half but still a fun game to watch.

No it was upgraded to 3 because the Heat requested it be looked at.

Jeff

[jlwdm]

Turns out Mazzulla’s appeal of the foul on Butler won the game. Changed the time left from 2.1 to 3 seconds.

Jeff

[Bob Ross]

Well, congrats to the Miami Heat for preventing history's being made at their expense.

I'm usually pretty underwhelmed by the, uh, depth of Charles Barkley's analysis, but his comment from the pre-game show w/ Shaq and Kenny and Ernie struck me as being dead on...and that was even before it came to fruition:

"The Miami Heat can't win this game, but the Boston Celtics can hand it to them."

[Spaghetti Legs]

Yeah I guess Tatum’s tweaked ankle was a big part but on paper, the C’s should still generate enough offense without him. I thought they were better with R Williams on the floor vice Horford but he only saw 13 minutes vs Horford’s 34. I was really hoping for a better game from Boston, but guess I can’t say the underachievement was surprising at this point.

[XXtwindad]

Nuggets in 5.

[Jaybee]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

Nuggets in 5.

If they don't start putting players bigger than 6-5 on Gordon, it's going to be a sweep.

[cnighbor1]

June 2, 2023
Butler what is wrong with him
He isn't scoring like he did three games ago!
Injury?
Thanks
Charles

[Louis]

Tied 1-1 after two games.

Looks like we're going to have a good series after all...

[klasse]

The conversation would have been SO DIFFERENT had Murray's 3-pointer gone down, Overtime, and Nuggets win. Funny how one shot completely changes the conversation. Everyone is so down on the Nuggets. This is a good series though, I like Jimmy Buckets and Pat Riley and the Coach that was "smarter" than Boston Celtics.

All the conversation re the Boston-Miami series is/was: "The smarter team won." How would you like to be the 'dumber' management in Boston? funny.

[Jaybee]

Playoffs really aren't a very large sample size, so anything can happen over the course of 20-some games. Sure, the Heat shouldn't be able hit 45% or better on threes for 7 games and counting in a single playoffs, but ask the Bucks or Celtics how "they won't shoot that well again" is panning out. You'll have to call their hotels in Cancun to talk to them. Variance rules more of our lives than we know.

The other thing the Heat seem to do really well is just muck things up. They aren't really playing lockdown D (Nuggets had a 125 off rating last night), but somehow everything just seems harder, takes a couple seconds more, they just grind on teams.

I still think Denver is a solid favorite to win the series because they have a really high floor and a higher ceiling then the Heat. They didn't play well last night and still had a clean look from a good shooter to tie. But you won't catch me betting against the Heat.

[Baron Blubba]

Originally Posted by klasse

The conversation would have been SO DIFFERENT had Murray's 3-pointer gone down, Overtime, and Nuggets win. Funny how one shot completely changes the conversation. Everyone is so down on the Nuggets. This is a good series though, I like Jimmy Buckets and Pat Riley and the Coach that was "smarter" than Boston Celtics.

All the conversation re the Boston-Miami series is/was: "The smarter team won." How would you like to be the 'dumber' management in Boston? funny.

I think “everyone” being so down on the Nuggets is typical media dramatization, making a mountain out of what is barely an anthill. I was surprised to see such Denver-down stories this morning, but yeah, just click-baiting writers looking for negative angles because negativity sells in sports media.

[xnetter]

I noticed that the Nuggs do well with their fast transition game and the Heat excelled when they could slow things down and set their defence.

I've been critical of Bam at times but dang he looked good out there in Game 2. Amazing defensive stops, sharp playmaking, versatile floor game.

I'm happy with either of these teams winning - for different reasons. The closer and more competitive this series is, the better.

KJ