***Official NBA Playoff Discussion Thread***

[Haspula]

Indiana gets their first win of the series!

 

[Ratt Mhule]

Could be very possibly 2-0 Indiana right now if it weren't for LBJ

 

[RedRedJarvisRedwine]

LBJ - 3 turnovers in 3 straight possessions!

As good as he was to finish off game 1, he was equally as bad finishing game 2!

 

[Ratt Mhule]

Based on Lebron's performance in clutch situations since he has been at Miami, I would actually want the ball in his hands if I'm an opposing team. You just can't let him get to the basket, because that takes all of the clutchness out of the shot. Make LBJ take a mid-range jumper, and he will miss it probably 80+% of the time in the clutch.

If you're going to throw out numbers, at least show your work

And according to this article, he's been just as good or better in the postseason than all the other "clutch" guys

I actually looked up all of his buzzer beaters about a week ago. He did well in clutch situations while he was in Cleveland, but since he moved to Miami, IIRC he has only hit 2 game-winning or game-tying shots.

Does that low number have anything to do with them being ahead of teams and not needing a last second shot?

Probably. But more so the fact that Lebron is a pass-first guy, and he'd rather let somebody else take the shot at the last second than take it himself. I kind of get a sense that he's changing that mindset a little bit, which he should. There's no reason that the best player in the world isn't taking the last shot of the game every single time they're in that situation.

He sure proved your point tonight in the final two minutes!

 

[HuskerShark]

Gotta say, Lebron was fun to watch tonight. Monster game until the final 3 minutes of the game. What else is new I guess?... :lol:

 

[tschu]

LOL Shark. The LeBron = not clutch myth is still strong.

 

[HuskerShark]

LOL Shark. The LeBron = not clutch myth is still strong.

It's not a myth.

 

[tschu]

lol

 

[HuskerShark]

lol

You can lol all you want, but Lebron is historically an atrocious performer in the last 3 minutes of the game.

 

[tschu]

Dude. You come in with that sort of hilariousness, you gotta cite your facts. You have nothing.

 

[Ratt Mhule]

I tend to agree with HS on this. Against Dallas, he choked multiple times. Last year in the playoffs, he was better. But like HS said, he passes way too much with the game on the line. My source is my hatred for LBJ :lol:

 

[tschu]

Judging "clutch" crap like this often comes down to confirmation bias at the end of a sample size of like 10 games over 8 years. It's totally ridiculous and has no bearing on the actual measure of his basketball ability whatsoever. Statistical noise.

 

[Mavric]

Nice work, Memphis. Go 10-18 from the line in a game you had to have.

 

[Haspula]

Both teams need to D it up

 

[HuskerShark]

Well, you just don't see teams shoot lights out like this very often. Also doesn't help that Miami is getting a lot of calls to go their way that are questionable at best.