Brooklyn Seems OVERMATCHED Here.. Miami HASN'T Even Needed an AVERAGE Game from Bron Yet (by His Standards)...REED Isn't Sure Brooklyn Even Wins Game 3 Now... REED:hammert:
Lillard's playing well but Aldridge and Lopez have been atrocious. Parked started slow but finished the half strong, and Leonard, Ginobli, Splitter, and Bellinelli are lighting it up.
I expect Portland to win game 3 and it'll probably be close. But they have no bench and no defense. San Antonio in 6 will likely be the end result.
5 @ the ABSOLUTE Most, Bro...Portland WASN'T Competitive @ All in Game 1 & were Only MILDLY Competitive in Game 2... Batum & Matthews Played AS WELL as they Will for the Remainder of the Series, yet it Still WASN'T Close @ the End...Aldridge & Lillard will Have to Put Up #'s like Durant & Westbrook Did in Game 2 vs. the Clippers, AND the Role Players will Have to Contribute 1nce Again, for Portland to Win A Game... That Doesn't Seem Likely to Happen More than 1nce This Series, in REED's Opinion... REED:hammert:
With all those teams in the east, Miami can pretty much win at will without getting out of first gear. They aren't the same team this season that they were last season and they STILL can walk into the championship. When they face one of the Spurs or Clippers, that's when they will be pushed. (I think OKC won't beat LA but we'll see).
Of the remaining West contenders, OKC has both the offensive and defensive arsenal to be competitive with Miami. Spurs come a close second, but having a KD on your team really changes everything. I don't see the Clippers doing much vs. Miami, they just lack something that I can't really point my finger at. The whole team while great on paper, feels like a house of cards.
All Eyes on Roy Hibbert Tonight... He CANNOT Regress to the Single Digit Scoring/Rebounding, NON-EXISTENT Roy Hibbert he's Been Since the All-Star Break...10pts, 10boards, 2blks MINIMUM...Personally, REED's Expecting the REGRESSED Hibbert Tonight AND Expects Washington to Run Indy OFF the Court... 20pt + BLOWOUT Win for the Wizards... REED:hammert:
The Clippers Made a STATEMENT in Game 1, OKC Responded w/1 of their Own in Game 2... Game 3 will Give Us a MAJOR Indicator of How the Rest of the Series will Play Out...w/the Level of SKILL & ATHLETICISM Comprised by Both Teams, it's Difficult Having a STRONG Feeling Either Way, Which is Why REED Predicted a 7 Game Series... A Small Bit of Pressure on Blake Griffin to Play THROUGH Serge Ibaka's Stellar 1 on 1 Defense of Him...The PG Battle will Likely Dictate the Winner, 1nce Again, & There's Always Durant, Who Could GOthefuckOFF for 45+ @ Any Given Time... Can't Wait for Game 3... REED:clapagain:
If Indy can CLOSE the Deal, this Will Be their Most Impressive Playoff Game Thus Faaaaaaaaaaar...They've SLOWED the Young, Speedy, Athletic Wizards to a CRAWL & it's Indy's Kind of Game... Still 4 Minutes in the 3rd AND the Entire 4th Remaining...Indy 50, Washington 40... REED:hammert:
IMPRESSIVE Win by Indy... Not Only have they STOLEN Home Court Advantage, they May have Also STOLEN the Young Bucks BELIEF they Can Win the Series... Hibbert Certainly Wasn't Spectacular, but 14pts, 5boards, 3blks is ChamberlainESQUE, Compared to How Hibbert's Been Playing Recently... REED:scared:
Funny how Hibbert started playing good once the Pacers fired Bynum. I wonder what really happened behind the scenes in that organization.
FANTASTIC Game...The Stars were STARS Tonight...COUNTLESS Jaw Dropping Individual Plays:clapagain:... Durant w/36, 8 and 6 on 14-24 Shooting... Griffin w/34, 8, 4 and 3 blocks on 13-22 Shooting... Wetbrook w/23, 13 and 8 on 7-14 Shooting, 2-3 from 3... Paul w/21, 16, 2 and 3 steals on 8-16 Shooting, 2-6 from 3... Durant's Clearly OUT of his Memphis Slump, Which Could Be DANGEROUS for the Clippers...REED Can't Recall Griffin EVER Being More Physical, BULLYING Ibaka Around Down Low, for DARING to Guard him 1-on-1...Westbrook & Paul EACH had Very Good Games and Basically CANCELLED Each Other Out... Serge Ibaka's 20 and 14 APIECE from Reggie Jackson and Caron Butler is What WON the Game...Ibaka, Sefalosha and Perkins were the Auxiliary Contributors in Game 2...CLEARLY, the Clippers are Deeeeeeeeeeper, yet OKC is Getting More from it's Role Players... Good Shit Tonight...REED Could Watch These 2 Squads Bump Heads 100 Times... REED:hammert:
As happy as I am for the win, the Nets had a stellar shooting night. It's gonna be hard to replicate that when the Heat come back with a vengeance. IF they win next game, it's gonna be a close one.
Though REED is OPENLY Rooting for OKC, he's Expecting the Clippers to WIN Today, Maybe Even DECISIVELY... REED:mj:
agREED... Portland Has NO ANSWERS WHATSOEVER for the Spurs...They'll Get Put Out of their Misery Monday... REED:mj:
