NBA Playoffs - Round One

2H Cavs play should be money, might have to sweat out the game Under

HOU/POR OVER 92

3-3 Tuesday
8-9 postseason

Wednesday Picks:

PHI +10.5
MIA +5
MIA/ATL UNDER 184
NOH +5.5

PHI/ORL OVER 193.5

Either it will be the same as game 1 or Miami play with that same heart & passion they've shown all season & keep this close - all i know is Miami are one of the top teams in the NBA who responds well after a bad loss.  As a Heat fan "Rarely" have i seen Wade have a game like that of game 1, will they "Cage" him again? we'll see in less than an hour


Philly is the bet here, Howard will have a better game but without Turk & Lewis Magic lacks some offense.

BOL to us tm

Miami 

"but without Turk & Lewis Magic lacks some offense."


correction: they are not 100%.

MIA +6 2H

blind faith almost tm. I wasnt quite sure what to expect from miami in this game - they have fire in their eyes tonight and Wade IS Heat, he dictates how they play and, well..........he may get a 40 pt game here. The whole Heat team playing very fluid ball, defending transition offense and great ball movement. They just need to continue, they own Hawks in this game.

not quite but 33 pts good enough!!!

3-2 so far


let's gp Hornets!!!

NOH +1 2H

3-4 Wednesday

11-13 posteseason

My thoughts on the Heat game:


Everything they did wrong in game 1 they corrected in game 2:

- Ball movement: Game 1 everybody seemed to just stand around, this time players were moving and ball movement was fluid.....which leads to.....

- Low % shooting: They were knocking down shots when open and this was due to the above.

- Forced Shots: Heat squad were not forcing shots instead waited for good spots to make attempts. Wade also did not force much shots like he did in game 1 for example when he was a one man fast break against 3 Hawk players he opted to stop just near the basket and wait for his team mates to run down the floor then passed.

- Bad Transition Defense: They adjusted by simply improving their transition Defense from all the fast break dunks that the Hawks attempted in game 1.

- Bad Defense: Miami came out tough and made every shot attempt tough for the Hawks especially lay ups and dunks. Any shots attempted in the paint was met with hard fouls or hard defense which was a taste of the Hawks own medicine.

- Players did not step up: Game 2 we saw 4 other Heat players in double digits apart from Wade compared to Game 1 where Beasley was the only other Heat player in double digits. We Saw Cook, the NBA 3 point champ have a break out game, FINALLY!! This could be trouble for the Hawks - you have awoken Heats version of Ray Allen. We also witnessed J.O. have perhaps the best game since suiting up in a Heat uniform, it was great to see if he keeps playing like that Hawks are in trouble. What J.O. did for Heat in game 2 was what the Heat Organisation was looking for when they TRade Marion!! I also love what Magloire brings for the Heat, he loves to bang inside and Heat need that sort of tough grittiness!! By peope stepping up it spreads the floor and allows Wade to make plays. It was great to see all Heat players stepping up and responding - this team has a lot of heart!!

- In game 1 the Hawks clogged the Paint in hope to not allow easy drives namely from Wade. The heat countered this in game 2 by taking advantage and knocking down perimeter shots. Heat were 15-26 from the arc.


Miami were fluid, confident, calm & sharp!! I don't know how many times i've cashed in on Miami after a bad loss but they are money a game after a bad loss and game 1 was a "BAD" loss. Miami are 28-11 SU this season when coming off a loss

This was Heats motto for game 2:


"Our Turn = Hit First!" and "Don't Get Punked."

"We wanted to really punish these guys," O'Neal said. "They're very athletic, they're very young, but we're still bigger. We feel like we're bigger. We wanted to control the pace.


I think it was accomplished, now My Heat steal home crt advantage and Play Atlanta who are as bad a Ball club on the rd as Heat are and play 2 games in their house!!!! Question is can Hawks win a game on the rd in front of Heat fans and Wade fernatics??

Thurs Picks:

CHI -2.5
UTA +1.5

Taking notes for myself:

Hawks cryptonite seems to be half crt games - they are a young, atheletic team who likes to run but when the tempo slows down and are forced to play half crt they don't know what to do and they stand around. They ill make the adjustments for game 3 but Coach Spo and the Heat have most def found their weakness.

GL brother

Am on Utah and Chicago myself. Can't see Utah going down 0-3, even after being injury-depleted. Beantown's in for a whipping in Windy City. Game 2 was a lucky clutch for the Celts, or they'd be having a 0-2 hole now. Still contemplating a small San Antonio play. Good luck to us.