NBA Thread

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Looks like Jimmy was working hard and being the man tonight

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Looks like Jimmy was working hard and being the man tonight

The best game of his career? Incredible stuff.

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“They’re in trouble!”

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Last night was the first time a player has out-scored, out-rebounded, and out-assisted LeBron in a Finals game.

Jimmy really out-LeBroned LeBron. What a performance.

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Isaiah Thomas had a hip resurfaced and feels great. Better back up the brinks truck after all!

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Honestly, even if the Heat end up losing in 5 I'm really thankful for that game 3 win. At a minimum it made things a little interesting for 48 hours. That glimmer of hope means so much. A win in game 4 wouldn't have provided that at all, so if they're destined to lose in 5 I'm glad they won the game they did.

And since I have a glimmer of hope, the Heat have to feel good about upgrading Iguadala/Nunn minutes into Bam minutes tonight. I really hope Vogel starts Howard again.

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Sweep

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Bam!!

Idk what kind of minutes he can give or what percent he's going to be at, but if either of those things are low I'd be very intrigued having him come off the bench.

Either way, I think I think Leonard and Olynyk should both continue to get minutes and Bam's minutes should eliminate Nunn from the rotation and take the vast majority of Iggy and Hill's minutes. Iggy gets a few mins in the second quarter and depending how he does he may get a few more, but not as a small ball 5. That worked against Boston, not LA.

Though as I kick Iggy out of the rotation I should point out he had a gorgeous pass in game 3 and thank him for his service.

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Man i already said it but I’d much rather see Myers Leonard in there than Kendrick Nunn. That small lineup is too small especially when Iggy and Nunn don’t get baskets.

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Nunn hit a few threes at least. He's been awful otherwise though.

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I’m taking credit for both Nunn and Iggy’s threes that came after I banished them.

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Jimmy too tentative tonight

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Some weird stuff with Jimmy refusing to shoot

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Heat in 7

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Way too many minutes from Nunn.

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Don't know how Derrick jones jr isn't playing but Nunn is. At least Jones Jr can defend a little.

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I probably said 15 times last night some variation of "why is Nunn still in there?"

Sigh. I'd also probably go Jones over Nunn based on defense. It just shows how valuable Dragic is. I've said it before but he was Miami's huge advantage in this series. Going from Dragic to Nunn is going from the team's best offensive player to a negative. Sucks.

That game was a Miami Heat game through and through. Really, since halftime of game 2 this series has been played on the Heat's terms which is great but unfortunately hasn't been enough. I think they've done a great job on LeBron and AD the last two games, neither has looked comfortable at all offensively. AD was pretty big defensively last night, though.

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I probably said 15 times last night some variation of "why is Nunn still in there?"

Sigh. I'd also probably go Jones over Nunn based on defense. It just shows how valuable Dragic is. I've said it before but he was Miami's huge advantage in this series. Going from Dragic to Nunn is going from the team's best offensive player to a negative. Sucks.

That game was a Miami Heat game through and through. Really, since halftime of game 2 this series has been played on the Heat's terms which is great but unfortunately hasn't been enough. I think they've done a great job on LeBron and AD the last two games, neither has looked comfortable at all offensively. AD was pretty big defensively last night, though.

Strong agree here. Think they have a shot tonight?

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Absolutely.

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It's not win or go home. It's win or win.