There’s never been an NBA Finals with such wild mood swings like we’ve seen in 2013. Almost each game has been decided well before the final buzzer, and as the series returns to South Beach for the final 2 games, very few feel comfortable predicting the outcome. It would seem like a no-brainer that the
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While most Spurs fans will take a split of the first two games in Miami, I’m sure Tim Duncan and Tony Parker aren’t happy with having to waive a white flag well before the final buzzer. Realizing the game was lost with 8 minutes remaining, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich went to the end of his
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Over the years the Spurs have shifted their offense from posting Tim Duncan to spreading the floor and running PnR with Tony Parker. Even against Memphis, the Spurs are able to generate a lot of open three-pointers. We charted the Spurs three-point shooting against the Grizzlies in the visualization below. On the first tab you
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The schizophrenic nature of Erik Spoelstra’s offense continues to astound. For the third game in a row, the Heat created a new offense out of whole cloth, with LeBron James post ups being the center. Having posted up very little in the first two games, the Heat unleashed LeBron on the block, and he devastated
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While Game 1 in Miami provided lots of drama and entertainment, from a purely fundamental perspective, this game was a disaster. While Paul George came up clutch with his 35 foot three pointer to tie and 3 free throws to seemingly give the Indiana Pacers the victory, he also mishandled his dribble several times and
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In the end, too much energy was expended getting back in the game, that Memphis didn’t have much left to finish it off. Tim Duncan, benefitting from foul trouble strangely enough, had more energy than anyone else due to his limited minutes, and made 2 game saving plays in overtime. Memphis should be encouraged that
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Without Russell Westbrook in the lineup, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks had to adjust his lineups on the fly. This doesn’t explain his insistence on playing Kendrick Perkins too many minutes, or playing Thabo Sefolosha deep in the fourth quarter when scoring, not defense, was needed. The biggest issue for the Thunder, however,
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The New York Knicks can be a devastating offensive team with explosive play from both Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith. They can also be a team that struggles on offense, as was the case in Game 3 of their second round series against the Pacers. The Knicks scored 71 points and failed to score 20
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