As a Pacers fan, YogSothoth, you are quite correct. That’s why I think they made a big mistake by letting Danny go. Seeing Paul George whine about the officiating today makes me think they’re going down Wednesday. I have seen game4s where the refs screwed the Pacers, but Monday wasn’t one of them.
So, about those rumors of somebody sleeping with someone else’s girlfriend…do people in Indy think its something like that?
Don’t know, YogSosoth, I don’t live in Indy and rarely read The Indianapolis Star.
Sorry for misspelling your user name in my earlier post.
Its fine. When the time comes, I’ll eat you first as a reward.
Say goodnight, Pacers. The other night they squeaked out a win at home on a monster game from Paul George, but tonight the Heat are destroying them.
The Machine has Spoken: “We are tired of toying with you. Goodbye.”
My cynical outlook on the world tells me that James deliberately took himself out of game 5, so that he could be a hero at home for the win in front of the home crowd. Bad shooting and five fouls? Against Indiana? Since when?
Have to say, Stevenson went too far with James and will likely find himself fined.
I’m in San Antonio. I can hear screams, cheers, car horns, car alarms, and fireworks in the distance. I expect the gunfire to start shortly. 
Congrats, Spurs!
Congrats to the NBA’s model franchise. I hope this series lives up to last year.
Bingo!
My own cynical outlook on the world tells me that the refs deliberately took James out of game 5 by calling a few ridiculous calls (specifically, fouls 2, 3, and 4) on him and taking out, not allowing him to settle into the game by forcing him to the bench.
Any thoughts on the busted AC in the San Antonio arena? Did it contribute to LeBron’s cramping (ninety degrees --> sweat more than usual --> body loses too much sodium or electrolytes or something --> cramps)? Might the outcome of Game 1 have been different had LeBron been able to play to the end?
I have opinions, but I’d like to hear y’all’s, first. (Conspiracy theories will be viewed skeptically but politely).
No way to be sure, but I think it’s a totally fair assumption that the heat effectively caused LeBron’s cramping. (Note: I will not make a “heat/Heat” pun, and God help anyone in this thread who does.)
I was especially struck by the apparent effect of that cramping. When LeBron had to sit for the first time, that game got out of hand fast.
I think that depends. Is LeBron the best player in the world?
Tony Parker summed it up best in his post-game interview:
My CT? The A/C “broke” so that Parker’s ankle could warm up as the game progressed. 
Yeah, I felt a little cheated, because Game 1 looked to be headed to a very close, exciting ending. Instead, LeBron leaves and the Heat get blown off the floor.
I can appreciate how hot it was in there as I watched the game in my own warm house waiting for the old AC to kick in. San Antonio looked really good for a win. They got outshot and had too many turnovers but still blew them out, though it was near the end of the game. Just shows how much Lebron means to the Heat, its a totally different team when he’s not playing. All this talk about how Wade is fresher this year won’t matter if Lebron can’t play up to his usual standards.
I wonder though why Lebron was the only one who got cramped up? I heard this morning on Cowherd’s show that he says cramps are hereditary, but that seems like something he made up.
Looked to me like typical heat exhaustion (not heat stroke). He was dehydrated and losing more liquid rapidly. He was having trouble breathing, was cramping, and he had that lethargic, sleepy look of someone who is in extremis from the heat. Why they weren’t pumping water into him on the sidelines is a mystery to me. San Antonio played a masterful fourth quarter, so I’m not sure that James’ being there would have made for a win for Miami.
LeBron has a history of cramping up. I like the hater theory that it’s because of potassium draining diuretics used as masking agents or to counteract fluid retention from HGH, but then if that was the case I’d expect to see that happening to other players more often.
Didn’t seem to affect the old farts. Ray Allen was dunking like he was 25. Duncan was beasting. Old people love those saunas.