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My man, Michael Jordan!
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nbafan88
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[h=1]You can buy a bunch of tickets to tonight's Hawks-Pacers game for under $8[/h]
[h=3]Andy Nesbitt[/h] [h=3]FOX Sports[/h]
APR 22, 2014 2:20p ET
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Indiana Pacers fans haven't had a lot to cheer for lately.
How bad have things become for the Indiana Pacers?
It seems like it was only yesterday that they were the sexy pick to beat the Miami Heat and represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals.
Now, after an ugly loss to the Hawks (the No. 8 seed in the East) in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, you can get tickets to tonight's game for under $8.
Yikes.
Plenty of cheap tickets are still available for tonight's Hawks-Pacers game.
As of this writing there were still 850 tickets available on Stubhub, with a lot of them being sold for under $12.
So if you're a Pacers fan (remember, they're still the No. 1 team in the East) and still believe in the team ... here's your chance to go to a playoff game without breaking the bank!
[h=3]Andy Nesbitt[/h] [h=3]FOX Sports[/h]
APR 22, 2014 2:20p ET
Share 45
Tweet 15
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Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE
Indiana Pacers fans haven't had a lot to cheer for lately.
How bad have things become for the Indiana Pacers?
It seems like it was only yesterday that they were the sexy pick to beat the Miami Heat and represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals.
Now, after an ugly loss to the Hawks (the No. 8 seed in the East) in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, you can get tickets to tonight's game for under $8.
Yikes.
Plenty of cheap tickets are still available for tonight's Hawks-Pacers game.
As of this writing there were still 850 tickets available on Stubhub, with a lot of them being sold for under $12.
So if you're a Pacers fan (remember, they're still the No. 1 team in the East) and still believe in the team ... here's your chance to go to a playoff game without breaking the bank!
nbafan88
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[h=1]Raptors: ESPN to blame for clock malfunction[/h]
American sports broadcaster ESPN caused the much maligned shot clock malfunction in the Toronto Raptors' opening game of the playoffs. (Chris Young/CP)
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TORONTO — American sports broadcaster ESPN caused the much maligned shot clock malfunction in the Toronto Raptors’ opening game of the playoffs.
The day after the Raptors were mocked for the debacle, a Raptors official confirmed that an ESPN technician plugged into the same power source for the shot clocks, frying the power system.
The Raptors had to go old-school, relying on announcer Herbie Kuhn to count down the 24 seconds on each possession after the clocks above the baskets died with 5:57 remaining in the third quarter of Toronto’s 94-87 playoff loss to the Brooklyn Nets.
"Let’s just put it this way, they’re not the worldwide leader in electricians," the Raptors official joked, when reporters probed him for the culprit.
It was a play on ESPN’s slogan: "The Worldwide Leader in Sports."
The official later confirmed it was ESPN.
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment took blame for using the same power source for the primary and backup shot clocks. The damaged cables in the baskets were replaced and tested Sunday, and the primary and backup clocks are no longer using the same power source.
The Raptors were mocked for the incident on social media and by traditional media, including ESPN. The broadcaster showed a split screen of the game, and announcer Herbie Kuhn counting down the seconds while looking at a stopwatch held by the official next to him.
Players on both teams said the clock malfunction was a distraction.
Kyle Lowry blamed it for rushing a shot late in the game.
"Aw man, I heard Herbie counting down ’5…4… 3… 2… 1,"’ the Raptors point guard said. "It really is different when you can’t see it, and you’ve got somebody saying ’5…’ and he’s counting down."
Game 2 of the series is Tuesday in Toronto. The series heads to Brooklyn for Game 3 on Friday.
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TORONTO — American sports broadcaster ESPN caused the much maligned shot clock malfunction in the Toronto Raptors’ opening game of the playoffs.
The day after the Raptors were mocked for the debacle, a Raptors official confirmed that an ESPN technician plugged into the same power source for the shot clocks, frying the power system.
The Raptors had to go old-school, relying on announcer Herbie Kuhn to count down the 24 seconds on each possession after the clocks above the baskets died with 5:57 remaining in the third quarter of Toronto’s 94-87 playoff loss to the Brooklyn Nets.
"Let’s just put it this way, they’re not the worldwide leader in electricians," the Raptors official joked, when reporters probed him for the culprit.
It was a play on ESPN’s slogan: "The Worldwide Leader in Sports."
The official later confirmed it was ESPN.
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment took blame for using the same power source for the primary and backup shot clocks. The damaged cables in the baskets were replaced and tested Sunday, and the primary and backup clocks are no longer using the same power source.
The Raptors were mocked for the incident on social media and by traditional media, including ESPN. The broadcaster showed a split screen of the game, and announcer Herbie Kuhn counting down the seconds while looking at a stopwatch held by the official next to him.
Players on both teams said the clock malfunction was a distraction.
Kyle Lowry blamed it for rushing a shot late in the game.
"Aw man, I heard Herbie counting down ’5…4… 3… 2… 1,"’ the Raptors point guard said. "It really is different when you can’t see it, and you’ve got somebody saying ’5…’ and he’s counting down."
Game 2 of the series is Tuesday in Toronto. The series heads to Brooklyn for Game 3 on Friday.
nbafan88
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yup i dont know why you would touch indy... if you are having locker room issues in the playoffs that is a big problem
and then you add in the fact that they are relatively inexperienced and dont really have go to shooters to save them in tisght spots... the only reason you have for playing indy is that atlanta is probably content with the one win in indy similar to the warriors last night
and then you add in the fact that they are relatively inexperienced and dont really have go to shooters to save them in tisght spots... the only reason you have for playing indy is that atlanta is probably content with the one win in indy similar to the warriors last night
nbafan88
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derozan pts+boards+assists over 34.5 +130
derozan over 7 FTM -115
one unit each
he said that the coaches got on him for being too passive and he will look to be a lot more aggressive today
i was originally going to take the raptors but i just dont want to bet against brooklyn... its not like the nets are young and immature...
derozan over 7 FTM -115
one unit each
he said that the coaches got on him for being too passive and he will look to be a lot more aggressive today
i was originally going to take the raptors but i just dont want to bet against brooklyn... its not like the nets are young and immature...
twinkie13
In transit, arriving late.
an absolute moron
nbafan88
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – A playoff loss at home is red meat to someone like Tom Thibodeau, coach of the Chicago Bulls, so in the 48 hours between Games 1 and 2 of the first-round series against Washington, he compiled “an endless list of things we didn’t do correctly.”
Thibodeau had neither the time nor the inclination to share such a list with media inquisitors after the Bulls’ practice Monday, but it’s safe to assume that somewhere up high is: Rebounding. The Wizards beat them on the boards 45-39, including 13-6 in the fourth quarter. Chicago missed 11 shots in that period and reclaimed only two as offensive rebounds.
“When the ball was in the air, that game was decided,” Thibodeau said.
Led by Marcin Gortat‘s 13, Washington’s front line outboarded Chicago’s 28-21.
“We talk about fundamentals,” power forward Nene said. “Box out, for example. All the players need to box out and then the rebound will choose who’s supposed to grab it.”
Oh, that won’t cut it with a coach like Thibs, who considers rebounds a birthright for his team when they’re playing correctly. The Bulls outrebounded their opponents in 65 percent of their games and 73 percent of their victories, going 35-18 on those occasions. But they did it only six times in their final 18 regular-season games.
Among the other bullet points on Thibodeau’s scroll – if it’s that long, calling it a list seems insufficient – were intensity, ball movement (only 13 assists) and defending without fouling. The Wizards shot 35 free throws and outscored Chicago from the line by six; in the regular season, the Bulls gave up the third-fewest number of free throws in the NBA and outscored foes from the line by a total of 230 points.
The Bulls coach also spoke for the third time since Sunday’s final horn of his displeasure with his players’ displeasure with the referees. They got caught complaining when they should have been getting back and defending.
“There’s an appropriate time to make a point to an official,” the Bulls coach said. “If you think they missed something, you have to wait for a dead ball. You don’t do it during the course of a game.
“These officials are good, they’ll talk to you. But it’s got to be at the appropriate time.”
One item apparently not on Thibodeau’s list: Shaking up his fourth-quarter lineups. Though that group struggled to score over Game 1′s final six minutes, prompting some to wonder if Carlos Boozer or Mike Dunleavy might see more late action Tuesday, Thibodeau said: “We’re not going to get away from the guys who have gotten us there. But there are certain things we can do to help each other get open, and we’re going to have to do that.
Thibodeau had neither the time nor the inclination to share such a list with media inquisitors after the Bulls’ practice Monday, but it’s safe to assume that somewhere up high is: Rebounding. The Wizards beat them on the boards 45-39, including 13-6 in the fourth quarter. Chicago missed 11 shots in that period and reclaimed only two as offensive rebounds.
“When the ball was in the air, that game was decided,” Thibodeau said.
Led by Marcin Gortat‘s 13, Washington’s front line outboarded Chicago’s 28-21.
“We talk about fundamentals,” power forward Nene said. “Box out, for example. All the players need to box out and then the rebound will choose who’s supposed to grab it.”
Oh, that won’t cut it with a coach like Thibs, who considers rebounds a birthright for his team when they’re playing correctly. The Bulls outrebounded their opponents in 65 percent of their games and 73 percent of their victories, going 35-18 on those occasions. But they did it only six times in their final 18 regular-season games.
Among the other bullet points on Thibodeau’s scroll – if it’s that long, calling it a list seems insufficient – were intensity, ball movement (only 13 assists) and defending without fouling. The Wizards shot 35 free throws and outscored Chicago from the line by six; in the regular season, the Bulls gave up the third-fewest number of free throws in the NBA and outscored foes from the line by a total of 230 points.
The Bulls coach also spoke for the third time since Sunday’s final horn of his displeasure with his players’ displeasure with the referees. They got caught complaining when they should have been getting back and defending.
“There’s an appropriate time to make a point to an official,” the Bulls coach said. “If you think they missed something, you have to wait for a dead ball. You don’t do it during the course of a game.
“These officials are good, they’ll talk to you. But it’s got to be at the appropriate time.”
One item apparently not on Thibodeau’s list: Shaking up his fourth-quarter lineups. Though that group struggled to score over Game 1′s final six minutes, prompting some to wonder if Carlos Boozer or Mike Dunleavy might see more late action Tuesday, Thibodeau said: “We’re not going to get away from the guys who have gotten us there. But there are certain things we can do to help each other get open, and we’re going to have to do that.
nbafan88
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Thx bar. Went as planned. HUGE 4th quarter. Good win for Toronto. Too bad they won't be winning in Brooklyn.
Play2win
Mod by Monday Morning
Al Jefferson (foot) arrived to American Airlines Arena in a walking boot for Wednesday's Game 2 vs. the Heat.
He said he is going to play earlier today and there has been nothing to suggest otherwise. Jefferson is obviously going to have to play through some pain and may require some pain-killing shots like he did in Game 1's loss. If he's not close to 100 percent, the Bobcats are in big trouble. Stay tuned for an official word on his status.
He said he is going to play earlier today and there has been nothing to suggest otherwise. Jefferson is obviously going to have to play through some pain and may require some pain-killing shots like he did in Game 1's loss. If he's not close to 100 percent, the Bobcats are in big trouble. Stay tuned for an official word on his status.
nbafan88
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this seems way too easy
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nbafan88
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emkee
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Was it you that said props were sucker bets ?
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