Give him credit — he answered the question honestly.
Tag: 2011 NBA Playoffs (Page 5 of 16)
With just over three minutes to play, the Heat trailed by 12 points and it looked like the series would be headed back to Miami for Game 6. But then LeBron James and Dwyane Wade got hot, combining for 16 points in the next two and a half minutes, and led the Heat on an 18-3 run to close the game.
Miami’s ‘Big 3’ combined to score 69 of the team’s 83 points.
Game 1 of the Finals is on Tuesday. The Heat have home court advantage because they won one more game than the Mavs during the regular season.
In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve been waiting to write this piece for the last couple of weeks. With the way that the Thunder had been closing games, I knew it was just a matter of time before they’d be eliminated from the Playoffs and I have been thinking about the different directions that the franchise can go from here.
After watching both the Memphis and Dallas series, I have come to this conclusion: Oklahoma City can not win a title with Russell Westbrook at the point.
It’s not that he’s not a good player. He is. He’s just not a point guard. People say that he has come a long way in his three seasons, but he sure didn’t show it in the last two series. Take a look at his numbers in the fourth quarter (and overtime) of all the games against Dallas and Memphis:
After enduring a “F*#K YOU CHUCK” chant for about a minute, Charles Barkley finally told the Heat fans how he felt about them.
Apparently, Heat fans are taking it personally that Barkley picked the Bulls in the series. Get over it, people. You already have LeBron and Wade — what else do you want?
Side note: Remember, when taking a video on your iPhone, always hold it horizontally.
Nowitzki went nuts in the fourth quarter to bring the Mavs back — here’s a look.
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