Tag: NBA Playoffs

  • NBA Playoffs – Pacers vs Heat Game 4 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Pacers vs Heat Game 4 Predictions

    We love mentioning adjustments, especially in the playoffs. The Indiana Pacers find themselves behind 2-1 in the Eastern conference finals going into game 4, knowing they need to start doing something different as the Miami Heat keep finding answers to the one good thing the contenders are doing, as they constantly overcome slow starts from LeBron James who leaves his best for later in games.

  • NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder a New Team, San Antonio Spurs Need to Adjust

    NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder a New Team, San Antonio Spurs Need to Adjust

    Don’t believe what people tell you. Serge Ibaka out for the playoffs? He looked fine and more than that, providing offensive and defensive help to the Oklahoma City Thunder with their backs to the wall, winning their first game in the 2014 Western conference finals thanks to an overall improvement and a lot of officiating help, beating the San Antonio Spurs 106-97 who still hold a 2-1 lead in the series, but have a lot of adjusting to do.

  • NBA Playoffs – Spurs vs Thunder Game 3 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Spurs vs Thunder Game 3 Predictions

    If there’s a game that’s going to decide this series, it’s game 3. The San Antonio Spurs have the Oklahoma City Thunder on the edge of a cliff, and now it remains to be seen if they follow through with the shove, or watch a team that’s 0-2 down but getting back Serge Ibaka after what seemed to be a playoff-ending injury has what it takes to get back into this series.

  • NBA Playoffs – Miami Heat Finding Answers, Indiana Pacers Keep Struggling

    NBA Playoffs – Miami Heat Finding Answers, Indiana Pacers Keep Struggling

    The Eastern Conference Finals is a perfect example of just how much creative and good coaching makes a difference, and what playoff basketball is all about – adjustments, between and in games. The Miami Heat started out in a disastrous way, but the right modification from Erik Spoelstra allowed LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to take over the game, while the Indiana Pacers couldn’t react to the changes with their one way style of basketball, losing 99-87 and falling to a 2-1 deficit in the series.

  • NBA Playoffs – Pacers vs Heat Game 3 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Pacers vs Heat Game 3 Predictions

    After a long break, the NBA playoffs continue and we pick the action back up with the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat playing in game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals with the series tied at 1-1, as the Paul George concussion story comes to an end; he will be playing, while the defending NBA champions might be considering beefing up in the paint.

  • NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers Still Unsure About Playing Paul George

    NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers Still Unsure About Playing Paul George

    We don’t usually see a huge focus on concussions in the NBA, but Paul George getting hit on the head by Dwyane Wade’s knee seems to be the main thing the Indiana Pacers are worried about right now, hoping their star player is able to pass all the tests heading into game 3 of the series with the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.

  • NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers in Some Paul George Concussion Problems

    NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers in Some Paul George Concussion Problems

    Losing home court advantage wasn’t the only bad thing about the bottom line in the game 2 loss to the Miami Heat. The Indiana Pacers found out that Paul George was suffering from a concussion at the end of the game, which might even deny him from playing in the next one if he doesn’t pass the tests of being fully cleared from the effects.

  • NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Look Deadly, Oklahoma City Thunder Look Scared

    NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Look Deadly, Oklahoma City Thunder Look Scared

    There’s something very familiar about the San Antonio Spurs taking a 2-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. However, winning 112-77 and looking so dominant through the first two games with big nights from Tony Parker and Danny Green while making Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook look ordinary gives this series a different kind of vibe.

  • NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 2 Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Spurs Game 2 Predictions

    The Western conference finals move on to game 2 as the San Antonio Spurs feel pretty confident about their 1-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder, who seem like a two-man team going up against a well oiled machine, and no matter how good Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook will be; without a huge defensive improvement and at least one more player that helps them offensively, this might be a shorter than expect series.

  • NBA Playoffs – Miami Heat Made Adjustments, Indiana Pacers Did Nothing

    NBA Playoffs – Miami Heat Made Adjustments, Indiana Pacers Did Nothing

    Making adjustments is the name of the game in the NBA playoffs, and the Miami Heat combined that factor that comes with good coaching and experience to the ability of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to convert in the most important of moments, leading the Miami Heat to a 87-83 road win in game of the Eastern conference finals, making it a 1-1 series against the Indiana Pacers, who clearly regressed in comparison to their first game, looking quite lost and sheepish in the closing minutes.