5/24/2014 1:34:03 AM
As far as the series
is concern, several foes faced each other yet again in the Conference Finals.
It’s Miami versus Indiana at the East Finals; while on the West, it’s Oklahoma
versus San Antonio once again since ’12.
But before Miami
rolled to even their series against Indiana (as of time of writing), how these
two fared up against each other for the second straight year?
The Pacers, after
losing to the eventual champion Heat, roared all the way through the regular
season. They dominated the Eastern Conference with a 59-23 record, whole the
Heat came just a bit close to them.
However, the Pacers
were already questioned through the course of both first and second round of
the playoffs after their starting center used to put up subpar numbers in most
of his games.
Well, the Heat was
questioned, too. Though lucky for Indiana, Miami was haunted by criticism over
the course of regular season, for being lack of rebounding which sometimes, led
to their inconsistent winning run. At one point, they will lose for numerous
games, which reminded me of LeBron James’ usual era with the Cavaliers.
But make no mistake
about it. The tides are turned up. The Pacers topped both the Central Division
and the entire EC. Plus, they had homecourt advantage.
However, though, most
of the teams that went on to the finals in the recent years were the
second-seeded squads.
Nevertheless, I’m
seeing a potential Game 7 ender here yet again.
Meanwhile, let’s shift
gears, or should I say… direction. Oklahoma City Thunder met the San Antonio
Spurs once again. But it’s quite different from the old Seattle Supersonics
versus San Antonio Spurs rivalry though.
The Spurs, arguably
the league’s second most dominant team for the last one and a half decade (next
to the five-peat Los Angeles Lakers), has been on a roll despite their player’s
age. Actually, since Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls ended their reign, it
was the Western teams that dominated the most.
But they were schooled
by the younger legs of Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012. After ruling 2-0, they
got ousted in the next four games – with Game 5 staged in their home floor.
Plus, the Thunder has
dominated over the silver-and-black squad for the entire regular wars this
2013-2014.
The question though is
that can Spurs overcome the tide once again? Considering that they have the MVP
in Kevin Durant?
All it takes is the
bench key, while taking advantage for the loss of Serge Ibaka.
If San Antonio wins
game 3, it’s gonna be a total one-sided affair en route to the biggest stage,
where they only lost once – and that was last year in a two-game slide to the
eventual champion Heat.
But even if the Pacers
might break the supposedly party, I’m still seeing the Spurs will top this one
out.
But if Thunder waged a
perfect comeback, that it would be a much better affair: ‘Bronvs KD, the second
time around. Wow.
Author:
slickmaster | © 2014 september
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