Rd 2: Miami (2) vs. NJ Nets (3), Heat win series 4-1

[Kstat]

If Jefferson is done for the season, NJ is screwed.

[Matt]

RJ went back to the lockerroom.

good news is, the Nets can probably finish off this game without him. they really need him back for the rest of the series, obviously.

[Black Dynamite]

RJ went back to the lockerroom.

good news is, the Nets can probably finish off this game without him. they really need him back for the rest of the series, obviously.

if miami slows the game down and stop turning the ball over trying to make espn. it'll be pretty easy to deal with the nets in a grind out game.


@gecko: the nets have a simplistic but effective scheme. but the idea that they actually "play" great defense is bs IMO.

[Kstat]

The Nets have been handling Miami all season long, and they just did it again tonight.

Plain and simple, NJ has a better gameplan than the Heat, and Miami is the underdog in this series. There is no "obvious" way for Miami to beat NJ, like there was for Miami to beat Chicago.

[Black Dynamite]

Plain and simple, NJ has a better gameplan than the Heat, and Miami is the underdog in this series.

i totally agree there. pat riley has coached worse than d'antoni did against phil jackson.

[Black Dynamite]

Wrath of the fatman. Shaq was just told by his wife no dinner if they lose.

EDIT: nevermind. jason williams is shooting them back out of it.

[Kstat]

Well, the Heat got a major shock tonight. All of a sudden, they're not the unquestioned 2nd best team in the East anymore.....

Time will tell wether or not NJ can keep it up.

[Train Wreck]

If Jefferson is done for the season, NJ is screwed.

Am I the only one who feels that Jefferson didn't come back because the game was in hand?

That injury didn't look that bad at all. No need to risk further injury in a blow out.

[Comrade]

If Jefferson is done for the season, NJ is screwed.

Am I the only one who feels that Jefferson didn't come back because the game was in hand?

That injury didn't look that bad at all. No need to risk further injury in a blow out.

Possibly, but it didn't matter because these guys can't stop Vince Carter. He absolutely ate them alive, followed closely by Kidd. Dwayne Wade also had an off night shooting(he was almost as bad at the FT as Shaq). If Jefferson's injury isn't serious then I could definitely see the Nets handling business quick.

[Comrade]

@gecko: the nets have a simplistic but effective scheme. but the idea that they actually "play" great defense is bs IMO.

The Nets are one of the better defensive teams in the league. Jason Collins and Jason Kidd are both legitimate defensive forces, and Vince Carter can be when he tries.