NBA FINALS GAME 7

At last, here we are.  Game 7 of the NBA Finals, once again, and what a ride it has been to get to this point.  It's been nothing but back and forth, with knock-out punches being thrown from both sides.  I really did think the Heat were done when they were down 12 late in the third of the last game.  This was because they had opportunities to score and just weren't finishing.  Then, all of a sudden, Lebron James just kind of awoke and started playing like he wanted the game more than anything.  Much like a champion.  Then the whole team came together and played like winners.  Now for the Spurs, they were so, so close to grabbing that trophy that night and may have exhausted themselves trying that hard to get it.  I will say that Tim Duncan may just be the best PF of all time.  I mean overall productivity, clutch play and that he is one of the best teammates to have.  He was unbelievable on Tuesday, but after playing those 45 minutes, it's very unlikely he'll have a game near that good tonight.  So, have the tables turned since 8 years ago?  Just maybe.  I'll never forget the second best game in the Finals that I ever watched, which was the 2005 Finals Game 5, Pistons vs Spurs in Detroit.  Can you guess which Finals game I thought was the best?  Anyway, the Pistons dominated most of this game, until the last few minutes when San Antonio took over and Robert "Big Shot Bob" Horry was wide open in the last seconds to hit that dagger 3 to give the Spurs a one point victory.  Detroit went on to extend the series to 7, but were out of gas on the road and the Spurs had the best player(Tim Duncan) on the court.  Well, it looks as if I may get to see sweet revenge on San Antonio because now they have to go on the road for a game 7, which they may be  completely exhausted in, and the other team has the best player.  Some people are saying that if Wade doesn't step it up that the Heat won't win.  I disagree, because one, he's banged up, much like it has seemed for a while now, and I believe others like Haslem, Bosh and Birdman will.  Now, one thing is for sure, and that is that Lebron must play with the same aggressiveness and energy that he played with in the fourth quarter of Game 6, and I think he will because he wants it.

PREDICTED SCORE : HEAT 93  SPURS 87

NBA FINALS TAKE

So it appears that I have, once again, underestimated the San Antonio Spurs, and this time I feel the dumbest for doing so.  This may be because I have never liked them, although I have always had a tremendous amount of respect for their whole entire organization.  I really can't explain my disdain for this team.  I just can't.  Maybe it's because they are kind of boring, being that they've always been a defensive, fundamentally playing team, or maybe because they beat my beloved Pistons in 7
in '05.  I've been wanting revenge for that so bad, and I've been wanting and waiting for these bastards to just go away, and they STILL haven't.  Well, in no way do I think this series is over, due to the fact that the Heat play their best in this spot and will most probably extend the series tonight.  If Lebron plays aggressive in Game 6 and 7 and gets help from his Big 3, they will win this  series, but with the way it has gone so far, it has been back and forth, and Coach Pop has continued to make the necessary adjustments.  This is why each team has failed to beat the other twice in a row and it could continue that way on Thursday night.  

NBA FINALS PLAY

* MIAMI  +2   at   SAN ANTONIO

I think this will be a tough, hard fought game, but it's like I said, I really don't see the Spurs being able to get another one in this series.  I wouldn't be too surprised if they are able to steal one more, but I don't see it being this one.  Maybe Game 4 or 5.

PREDICTED SCORE : HEAT  95  SPURS 89

HEAT vs SPURS

I'm not going out on any limb here at all by saying that I think the Spurs are done.  They pretty much stole Game 1, meaning that Miami should have won, without even playing all that well.  After seeing the Spurs get annihilated in the last 15 minutes of last night's game, I think you can kind of tell just by the way they got dominated that they don't stand a chance.  This was really due to the fact that Miami found it's groove last night and showed how good they really are.  The Spurs also showed that they really can't keep up with this team, and Manu Ginobli is DONE!  THANK GOD!!!  I'm saying that this series is done.  That's right.  The Spurs will lose the next three at home, because their dynasty is and has been over.  This kind of reminds me of the 1991 Finals when Jordan and the Bulls played the Lakers.  The Lakers stole Game 1 by a very small margin in Chicago, and then got blown out by, what do you know, 19 points in Game 2.  The Bulls never looked back and finished them 4-1 and that was the complete end to that Lakers dynasty.  I see a great similarity here in this series.  Good luck and good-bye Spurs.  FINALLY!!!!

NBA FINALS 2013

Well, I'd like to start off by saying that I was wrong about the Memphis Grizzlies.  I thought it was a good valued bet at anywhere from 7/1 to 13/1 odds to get to the Finals, but with no 3 point shooting ability and a lack of speed, that just wasn't possible this year.  I'll also say that I underestimated the Spurs, but I also don't want to overestimate them now that they've made the Finals.  They haven't won a championship or even made one in 6 years, but with the fact of how old their stars are and that they are here now is very impressive.  Let's not get over our heads now, because they have to play the Heat, which ARE a great team.  Leave all opinions aside.  They won 27 in a row this year and 66 total.  The only team who had a slight chance of beating them was the Pacers, due to the fact that it was just a bad match up for Miami.  Guess what, though?  They still couldn't beat them, and it's mainly because they have the best player and he is unstoppable.  Tim Duncan is not the player he was in 2007, but can still play defense.  Manu is not even close to the same player as he was, but Tony Parker is still great. Well, we'll see how great he is when Lebron covers him.  I'm going with the Miami Heat to win this series 4-2, as I see San Antonio having no answer for Lebron.  That's because no one does.