#focus#mustwin#playoffs#drama? : 2013 NBA playoffs

i want to see that travel again

pacers are just so many steps better this year than last, it's p impressive

well then there you go

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 29, 2013 3:35 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

where am I going

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18p4oblhv9c83gif/ku-xlarge.gif

refs should just call technicals for shit like that

the flopping aspect of this series is so hilarious

cute move coming on the heels of those flopping comments. xp

i hope someone puts together a top 10 flops from this series compilation

pacers are just so many steps better this year than last, it's p impressive
― Clay, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:38 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

They'd be much more legit if they had Granger as 6th man right now. Curious to see how they handle it next year.

J0rdan I know you think playing the Heat by pounding inside / relying on inside-outside game is actually the right strategy rather than pounding it inside, but please take into account 1) Pacers have plenty of bruisers who are great in the post, and 2) Ps might be the worst collection of passers/ballhandlers to ever make it this deep. Against a Heat team w/ two of the best passing-lane defenders / freelance defenders in the NBA. And barely any low-post presence. This really isn't a difficult call.

xps the double-flop in that gif is mesmerizing.

this series is really high stakes because if the Pacers win we'll see a resurrection of the "big men win championships" mentality that has ruined so many franchise (RIP Kevin Pritchard)

seriously how is there not a gif or video of the wade travel anywhere on the internet

hibbert should be on dwight spot @ all nba team

ok it's at 1:30 here

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400466597

J0rdan I know you think playing the Heat by pounding inside / relying on inside-outside game is actually the right strategy rather than pounding it inside, but please take into account 1) Pacers have plenty of bruisers who are great in the post, and 2) Ps might be the worst collection of passers/ballhandlers to ever make it this deep. Against a Heat team w/ two of the best passing-lane defenders / freelance defenders in the NBA. And barely any low-post presence. This really isn't a difficult call.

― ヽ（´ー｀）┌ (CompuPost), Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:49 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark

oh i don't think the pacers should do anything but what they're built to do

but i also don't think pound-it-inside teams will beat the heat in 7

imo it's a walk, he basically established his right foot as his pivot

the officiating ruined that game from the jump

Watching that replay Lebron steps on Stephenson's foot for that sixth foul. I missed that and thought they were calling a weakass "extended leg" trip.

Lol Indy crowd booing lebron's press conference for half a second before sound guy switches them out

Ethan J. Skolnick ‏@EthanJSkolnick 26s
LeBron on Stephenson: "He played really well. But if you sit here and talk about an individual 1-on-1 matchup b/w me & Lance Stephenson..."

just realized tracy mcgrady is going to be in the finals.

Just finished this and came to smash the refs but see that you guys already put in some good work. Sad to see the Pacers have to stoop to flopping just to match the Heat. With the new revelation that if there was no flopping there would be no NBA, Indy saw the writing on the wall. Flopping = effort now apparently. It's sad and disheartening that refereeing is such a major part of the game.

btw was that Lebruh's first foul out of all time?

/but i also don't think pound-it-inside teams will beat the heat in 7/

lol srs this series is tied two two and the pacers arent even that good of a team, you are watching proof of the effectiveness if this approach, in realtime bro

this series is p good and v interesting to me now

i dont think the flopping is affecting it all that much aside from gif lols, there were a bunch of legit fouls called in the first quarter and then the flopping was p balanced, bron/west mutual flop is all-time though

lance was awesome and im kind of amazed that this is now a best-of-three despite fairly cruddy offensive performances by paul george

I'm having a hard time figuring out if the Pacers are just having things fall their way or if they've really exposed some kind of weakness in Miami's system (same way the Mavs did two years ago)

but really this game was basically joey crawford until late in the third joey crawford when joey crawford had to go to the bench with his fifth joey crawford, you could really feel the joey crawford shift in favor of joey crawford, joey crawford hit that three to bring it back within joey crawford but a couple of questionable joey crawfords later and it was wrapped up, so now it's all even joey crawford-joey crawford going back to joey crawford for joey crawford 5

btw was that Lebruh's first foul out of all time?

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:43 AM (10 hours ago)

naw he's fouled out a handful of times, only his second foulout in the playoffs tho, did it last year in the ECF too vs the celtics

Gonna spend the rest of the day wondering if an All LeBron team could beat an All Jordan team, All Magic team, All Bird team etc.

http://sinbapointforward.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/lebron-james-sports-illustrated-cover-miami-heat-nba-playoffs-2013-june-3-20131.jpg?w=454&h=600

Lance looking uncomfortably zen after that 3pt buzzer beater. Namaste.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/952500d22d66df33d2cb26d54c3f2878/tumblr_mnk3k160rZ1r3k8ffo1_1280.jpg

Also was impressed to see Lance guarding LeBron a few times during the game-- he's got the bulk+speed combo necessary to guard LeBron's airspace before the dribble. Seems like a small thing, but that's where PG has sometimes floundered-- Bron has enough space to go from 0->60, which is impossible for anyone to stop, or Bron kinda lulls PG to sleep and has enough space to take a quick jumper/3pt. Lance has the physical makeup to match up directly in front of Bron, one hand defending lateral, the other vertical, and not biting on a ball fake.

Lance just thinkin bout things

oh my god, that photo

Journey inside Lance's head

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp7k3tknof1qb1246o1_400.gif

http://24.media.tumblr.com/32d2b38e55e2d78f3f6b2a18e7d75cab/tumblr_mhs2lxMebw1ris28no1_250.gif

ya surprised lance hasnt gotten more time on bron to give pg a break and switch things up, hes got size strength and quickness, btw great pic, si cover too

Blond lady otm

http://i.minus.com/iT19DVpaAr3eH.gif

hahahaha

That play was so great.

hot tag!

Larry King ‏@kingsthings 1h

This kid @StephensonLance on the @Pacers is making #Brooklyn proud - he's quite a player!

haha

Hahaha just realized that I went to grade school w/ the fainting blond girl (owner's daughter, Sarah). Love the usher's smh response:

Royce Young ‏ 20h
I asked the usher what happened. "That's just Sarah," she said.

More Lance being Lance last night:

http://thenewsportsguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/LanceLeBron_original.gif

He's must watch tv at the moment. Him and Hansbrough on the court at the same time is a dream come true.

Congrats to Quincy Pondexter

http://tracking.si.com/2013/05/29/grizzlies-quincy-pondexter-asks-miss-tennessee-on-date/

at the risk of posting every zach lowe piece this one is good too http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/63575/we-went-there-not-even-the-joey-crawford-revue-can-steal-the-pacers-shine

haberstroh pointed out that lebron has scored over hibbert only once this series

wow

if miami advances, what does that suggest for spurs defense against them? does duncan (or splitter for that matter) pose a similar threat?

be v curious to see what duncan can do on the offensive end

bank shots
18-foot jumpers
back-to-the-basket backdowns folowed by lil j's
transition dunks from parker feeds
pass the ball to tiago bc hey someone forgot to guard 7 foot edward cullen