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I believe the only real question is how many games will the Hornets win in this series. They're too good @ home to lose both so i put them down for 1.
Again i reiterate i doubt they are getting any real ratings for this series & to not risk any unnecessary injuries to Wade & other vets this must be a short series. I predict 5 games. The plan is to get Wade & the Heat to face Lebron & the Cavs, where the real money can be made.
I'm purely basing this potential play on the above reasons. Getting a good read as best as i can & following my instincts on how i think the league wants this to play out. Again will have to wait for ref assignment and see if it doesn't support the play further.
"Miami has won 10 straight first-round playoff games and 16 of its last 20 series after grabbing a 1-0 lead."
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https://blogs.herald.com/miami_heat/2016/04/what-hornets-coach-steve-clifford-says-erik-spoelstra-is-doing-with-the-heat-that-other-teams-arent.html
The Hornets coach, though, was pretty clear about what went wrong -- his team played terrible defense.
Clifford said the Hornets spent Monday breaking down the defensive miscues in Sunday's Game 1 loss and "put a big dent into what we have to fix."
Asked if he's going to try and do more to take center Hassan Whiteside out of the paint defensively, Clifford said the Hornets already do plenty of that with Cody Zeller. Offense, Clifford said, wasn't the problem for Charlotte. It was all defense.
"That was not the problem. We couldn't guard them at all. That's what we've got to fix. You want to fix both areas but the offensive part was more than good enough to win. The Heat averaged 1.42 points per possesion, which would be the highest of any team in any NBA game this year. So, they rocked us. Changing the lineup to put more offense on the floor is not what we're looking for. We've got to be able to defend them."
We've got to set a tone higher on the floor with ball pressure. We've got to be earlier with our talk, better with our organization, be more physical, ready to play.
We were 1.02 points per possession for the year [defensively]. We were the ninth best defense in the NBA and it was out of character for us and they took full advantage of it."
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Looks like it may be a slug it out, grind it out sort of game. The result could be a closer game than i anticipate but hoping Miami can pull away in the 4th enough to cover even if by a bucket. As soon as ref assignments are out will post official plays.
MIA -4.5
I believe the only real question is how many games will the Hornets win in this series. They're too good @ home to lose both so i put them down for 1.
Again i reiterate i doubt they are getting any real ratings for this series & to not risk any unnecessary injuries to Wade & other vets this must be a short series. I predict 5 games. The plan is to get Wade & the Heat to face Lebron & the Cavs, where the real money can be made.
I'm purely basing this potential play on the above reasons. Getting a good read as best as i can & following my instincts on how i think the league wants this to play out. Again will have to wait for ref assignment and see if it doesn't support the play further.
"Miami has won 10 straight first-round playoff games and 16 of its last 20 series after grabbing a 1-0 lead."
UNDER 199
https://blogs.herald.com/miami_heat/2016/04/what-hornets-coach-steve-clifford-says-erik-spoelstra-is-doing-with-the-heat-that-other-teams-arent.html
The Hornets coach, though, was pretty clear about what went wrong -- his team played terrible defense.
Clifford said the Hornets spent Monday breaking down the defensive miscues in Sunday's Game 1 loss and "put a big dent into what we have to fix."
Asked if he's going to try and do more to take center Hassan Whiteside out of the paint defensively, Clifford said the Hornets already do plenty of that with Cody Zeller. Offense, Clifford said, wasn't the problem for Charlotte. It was all defense.
"That was not the problem. We couldn't guard them at all. That's what we've got to fix. You want to fix both areas but the offensive part was more than good enough to win. The Heat averaged 1.42 points per possesion, which would be the highest of any team in any NBA game this year. So, they rocked us. Changing the lineup to put more offense on the floor is not what we're looking for. We've got to be able to defend them."
We've got to set a tone higher on the floor with ball pressure. We've got to be earlier with our talk, better with our organization, be more physical, ready to play.
We were 1.02 points per possession for the year [defensively]. We were the ninth best defense in the NBA and it was out of character for us and they took full advantage of it."
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Looks like it may be a slug it out, grind it out sort of game. The result could be a closer game than i anticipate but hoping Miami can pull away in the 4th enough to cover even if by a bucket. As soon as ref assignments are out will post official plays.
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