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Shouldn't you be somewhere drying Bron's tears or shining one of Wade's purses? GTFOH. Stop acting like we didn't control the game from start to finish.
This guy.....
Hey Wiz......dont know if you knew this or not...but BDR is over 30 and under 5'7". Hence one of the reasons why he's so quick to call people out their names/disrespect for no apparent reason; on the internet.
Unfortunately...the Internet has created an environment for people with low self esteem/no self worth to display their bs bravado.
So you saying BDR is small enough to fit in one of Wade's purses? Like one of those foo foo dogs?
You keep thinking I'm 5'7 you bone smuggling faggit
You the same nigga who admitted niggas around your way called you "Head"
Real homo shit
This was them niggas championship
The past two months they had nothing to cheer for.
Not really. None of us had doubts that we'd end the streak. The euphoria you speak of is for those that are shocked or didn't believe. The NBA is about match ups. The Bulls have one of the best perimeter defenses in the league. Hence, why we match up well against the Knicks and the Heat. Two teams that cover up other deficiencies with top notch outside shooting. How many assists did LBJ have last night? 3? Most of them shits usually come from the drive and kick out. We defend that well.
Most of the posts subsequent to the game are a result of Lebron and some fans crying as well Bosh getting bodied all night. Other than that, I wasn't going to post much of shit else but say "good game". Heat still the team to beat.
Basically......
Everyone outside Chicago didnt give the Bulls a chance yesterday. And a lot of the guys on ESPN Chicago didnt give them a chance after they found out that Noah and Bellineli were gonna be out. But I knew the Bulls were gonna end the streak weeks ago; Simply because whenever the Bulls have play the Heat....D Rose or not....they always show up to play. Out of all the regular season and playoff games that we've played vs the new Miami Heat....we've only gotten blown out 1 or 2 times. Every game has been close. Dont know why folks come off as if Miami is blowing niggas out night end and night out.
The fact that they dont blow folks out night end and night out...in a league whereas they could...says a lot about their team as whole. Think about if LBJ wasnt the only "good" player on the Heat. If they actually had a great team they wouldve matched the Bulls 72-10 record by now. But due to the fact they they only have 1 guy worth mentioning night end and night out..they havent.
Over 25 years....they got two .,...count em...only two titles on their resume. Miamis title last year deserves an asterisk just like the Spurs title in 99 deserved an asterisk. Boston being injury prone the last two years....D Rose blowing his acl....OKC looking like they didnt belong in the finals last year (with Harden being null and void) etc etc..so much had to happen outside of Miami in order for them to win thats its not even funny.
Even during wack era....take away LBJ from the Miami Heat..and keep all the rest...the Heat would be the Toronto Raptors.
Take D. Rose and leave the rest and you niggas is exiting the first round to an 8 seed quicker than you can say Windy City
Miami looking to bring some heat to the bee-hive...
Heat-Hornets Preview
The Miami Heat were ready to focus on other goals not long after ending one of the longest win streaks in NBA history.
The Heat can achieve one of those, clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, by ending a lengthy road losing streak to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
Miami (56-15) had its run of 27 consecutive wins snapped with a 101-97 defeat in Chicago on Wednesday but hardly seemed downtrodden. The Heat came closer than any other team to matching the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' NBA-record 33-game run.
"It was a heck of an experience for all of us to have together. We took a moment to acknowledge it (after the game) and acknowledge each other, but it was never about the streak. We have a bigger goal," coach Erik Spoelstra said.
The Heat can put themselves in a stronger position for another championship run with a victory against lowly New Orleans (25-47) or a New York loss to visiting Charlotte on Friday. Miami finished second in the East last season before capturing the second title in franchise history, but is currently two games ahead of San Antonio for the NBA's best record.
"The streak wasn't important to us. What's important to us is winning the title. That's what we work on. That's what we're here for," center Chris Bosh said.
The Heat have earned No. 1 seeds twice in their history, in the 1998-99 lockout-shortened season and in 2004-05. They didn't win an NBA title either time, and were eliminated by New York in the first round in 1999.
Before any postseason concerns, Miami will first try to end a six-game road losing streak to the Hornets. The first two losses in that skid occurred in Oklahoma City.
The Heat, though, haven't visited New Orleans since Nov. 5, 2010, and have won the past three games in the series by an average of 14 points. They shot 58.0 percent in a 106-90 home victory over the Hornets on Dec. 8.
This time, they'll face a team that had a three-game win streak snapped Wednesday with a 105-91 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Clippers. New Orleans trailed by two points entering the fourth quarter but was outscored 26-14 in those final 12 minutes.
The Hornets didn't help themselves by missing 10 of 14 3-point attempts and giving up 20 points off 12 turnovers. The injury-plagued Eric Gordon had a team-best 24 points - three shy of matching his season high.
"We kind of beat ourselves. We really didn't move the ball very well and we took tough shots," forward Ryan Anderson said. "We didn't really battle. We just didn't have it like we had the last couple of games."
Gordon and No. 1 overall draft pick Anthony Davis sat out the game in Miami. Anderson had 24 points and Robin Lopez scored 20, but only one other player reached double figures.
Dwyane Wade, who returned from a sore right knee Wednesday, had a team-best 26 points for the Heat on 9-of-12 shooting and is averaging 27.9 points on 51.8 percent shooting in his last eight games against New Orleans.
Heat-Hornets Preview
The Miami Heat were ready to focus on other goals not long after ending one of the longest win streaks in NBA history.
The Heat can achieve one of those, clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, by ending a lengthy road losing streak to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
Miami (56-15) had its run of 27 consecutive wins snapped with a 101-97 defeat in Chicago on Wednesday but hardly seemed downtrodden. The Heat came closer than any other team to matching the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' NBA-record 33-game run.
"It was a heck of an experience for all of us to have together. We took a moment to acknowledge it (after the game) and acknowledge each other, but it was never about the streak. We have a bigger goal," coach Erik Spoelstra said.
The Heat can put themselves in a stronger position for another championship run with a victory against lowly New Orleans (25-47) or a New York loss to visiting Charlotte on Friday. Miami finished second in the East last season before capturing the second title in franchise history, but is currently two games ahead of San Antonio for the NBA's best record.
"The streak wasn't important to us. What's important to us is winning the title. That's what we work on. That's what we're here for," center Chris Bosh said.
The Heat have earned No. 1 seeds twice in their history, in the 1998-99 lockout-shortened season and in 2004-05. They didn't win an NBA title either time, and were eliminated by New York in the first round in 1999.
Before any postseason concerns, Miami will first try to end a six-game road losing streak to the Hornets. The first two losses in that skid occurred in Oklahoma City.
The Heat, though, haven't visited New Orleans since Nov. 5, 2010, and have won the past three games in the series by an average of 14 points. They shot 58.0 percent in a 106-90 home victory over the Hornets on Dec. 8.
This time, they'll face a team that had a three-game win streak snapped Wednesday with a 105-91 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Clippers. New Orleans trailed by two points entering the fourth quarter but was outscored 26-14 in those final 12 minutes.
The Hornets didn't help themselves by missing 10 of 14 3-point attempts and giving up 20 points off 12 turnovers. The injury-plagued Eric Gordon had a team-best 24 points - three shy of matching his season high.
"We kind of beat ourselves. We really didn't move the ball very well and we took tough shots," forward Ryan Anderson said. "We didn't really battle. We just didn't have it like we had the last couple of games."
Gordon and No. 1 overall draft pick Anthony Davis sat out the game in Miami. Anderson had 24 points and Robin Lopez scored 20, but only one other player reached double figures.
Dwyane Wade, who returned from a sore right knee Wednesday, had a team-best 26 points for the Heat on 9-of-12 shooting and is averaging 27.9 points on 51.8 percent shooting in his last eight games against New Orleans.
Inkosi is putting on a show right now.
28 points (10-13) with 8 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. 6 threes already!!!
WOW!!!!
28 points (10-13) with 8 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. 6 threes already!!!
WOW!!!!
I just made a thread
Nigga going ham
How can he do that against the Hornets? They have one of the best teams and defenses in the league.
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36 points (13-20), 4 rebounds, 6 assists in 32 minutes of work tonight for Inkosi.
They have one of the best teams and defenses in the league.
You can't drop 5 PTs on the Hornets
Foh
Clinched home court in the East...
Wize u a bitch
I would've dropped a triple double on the Hornets.
Y'all don't want to see the Bulls in the playoffs. Bron tried a preemptive strike to get the refs involved in case it goes down. What a whiny bitch.
So you forgot 2011 against the heat? And 2012 against the 6ers?
I see another first round exit in the Bulls future
So you forgot 2011 against the heat? And 2012 against the 6ers?
I see another first round exit in the Bulls future
Exactly.
Them niggas just trolling at this point.
So you forgot 2011 against the heat? And 2012 against the 6ers?
I see another first round exit in the Bulls future
Beeiii used to say the same thing. Y'all downfall is inevitable.
The Top 2 teams collide
Heat-Spurs Preview
By the time the Miami Heat get on their plane to come home late Sunday night, they could have a stranglehold on the race to finish with the NBA's best record.
All they have to do is win at San Antonio. That, of course, is no easy task.
The Heat (57-15) take a two-game lead in the NBA standings over the Spurs (55-17) into their matchup on Sunday. A win would essentially provide Miami a four-game cushion with nine remaining, given that the Heat also would control any potential head-to-head tiebreaker with San Antonio.
If the Heat lose, the race for home-court advantage throughout the entirety of the playoffs could turn into a frantic, down-to-the-wire deal.
``It's always good to play the best, to play against the best,'' LeBron James said. ``It'll be an opportunity for us. We just want to get better, man. The game Sunday doesn't define our season or how we go from there. We just want to continue to move forward and get better throughout the rest of the season.''
Miami has won 28 of its last 29 games overall, getting back on the winning track at New Orleans on Friday, two days after Chicago snapped a 27-game Heat winning streak. But San Antonio has won 28 of its last 30 games at home, and facing the Spurs on the road is traditionally a painful expedition for many members of the Heat - as it tends to be for everyone else in the NBA.
Dwyane Wade is 1-4 at San Antonio, sitting out three other Heat losses there during his career. Chris Bosh is 1-7. James is 3-7. Shane Battier - a longtime player in the Western Conference - has enjoyed eight wins from the visitors' side when facing the Spurs, and also been on the losing end 16 times there.
``It's obviously a very, very, very good team,'' Wade said. ``Very tough place to play, so I think our mentality and how we approach the game is going to be important. You just try to go out there and compete, as we do every night, try to get a great road win. It's not going to be easy but that's kind of what we enjoy.''
The only other meeting between the clubs this season was Nov. 29 in Miami, a strange game in that Spurs coach Gregg Popovich - citing a desire to rest his best players at the end of a long road trip - sent Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green home before the game.
With guys like Patty Mills, Nando De Colo and Matt Bonner filling out the starting lineup - they've combined to make four other starts this season - the Spurs almost beat the Heat anyway, leading by five with 2:13 left before getting outscored 12-2 in a wild Miami finish that gave the Heat a 105-100 win.
Ginobili played just under three minutes in Friday night's win over the Los Angeles Clippers because of a strained right hamstring, and Popovich glumly said afterward he didn't expect him to be ready to face the Heat.
And on Saturday the Spurs made it official: Ginobili is out for the game, with no return date set.
The Spurs have won six of their last seven games. Of those six wins, only one came by double figures, an 11-point victory over Golden State. The average margin of the other five wins in that span, over Dallas, Cleveland, Utah, Denver and Clippers was 3.4 points, and the only loss was a one-pointer at Houston.
``It's great challenges, good preparation for us for the playoffs,'' Parker said. ``Denver is a great team, Clippers a great team and now we've got Miami. They're the best in the league. They went on the unbelievable run and it's going to be another great game.''
This game could have been one of the most-watched among regular-season games in years if Miami had not lost in Chicago on Wednesday. Had the Heat won there and won in New Orleans, as they did on Friday, they would have been going for their 30th straight win on this trip to San Antonio in what will be touted either way as a potential NBA Finals preview.
``I just want you to know the Heat are going to be just fine,'' said President Barack Obama, a noted Bulls fan during a stop in Miami on Friday. ``They're going to be OK. They are playing basketball the right way.''
The Heat streak is gone, but standings-wise, it's still a big deal.
``Very good team, obviously the defending champs,'' Duncan said. ``I think they won 62 in a row or something like that. It'll be a great game. I know our crowd will be excited and we'll be excited to continue our homestand.''
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has said everyone on his roster should be considered day-to-day for the remainder of the regular season. This is when teams like to ensure that players get some rest wherever they can.
And the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is already clinched, meaning all that's really left on the Heat to-do list before the opening round of the playoffs is finish atop the NBA's regular-season standings.
``The mindset will be, first and foremost, playing our game and making sure that we establish our identity,'' Spoelstra said. ``That's the whole thing with us. When we do that and play the way we're capable, results take care of themselves.
``We don't want to get caught up in too much of the results. We have a big goal in mind. That's the No. 1 goal and that's the only goal we've talked about.''
Heat-Spurs Preview
By the time the Miami Heat get on their plane to come home late Sunday night, they could have a stranglehold on the race to finish with the NBA's best record.
All they have to do is win at San Antonio. That, of course, is no easy task.
The Heat (57-15) take a two-game lead in the NBA standings over the Spurs (55-17) into their matchup on Sunday. A win would essentially provide Miami a four-game cushion with nine remaining, given that the Heat also would control any potential head-to-head tiebreaker with San Antonio.
If the Heat lose, the race for home-court advantage throughout the entirety of the playoffs could turn into a frantic, down-to-the-wire deal.
``It's always good to play the best, to play against the best,'' LeBron James said. ``It'll be an opportunity for us. We just want to get better, man. The game Sunday doesn't define our season or how we go from there. We just want to continue to move forward and get better throughout the rest of the season.''
Miami has won 28 of its last 29 games overall, getting back on the winning track at New Orleans on Friday, two days after Chicago snapped a 27-game Heat winning streak. But San Antonio has won 28 of its last 30 games at home, and facing the Spurs on the road is traditionally a painful expedition for many members of the Heat - as it tends to be for everyone else in the NBA.
Dwyane Wade is 1-4 at San Antonio, sitting out three other Heat losses there during his career. Chris Bosh is 1-7. James is 3-7. Shane Battier - a longtime player in the Western Conference - has enjoyed eight wins from the visitors' side when facing the Spurs, and also been on the losing end 16 times there.
``It's obviously a very, very, very good team,'' Wade said. ``Very tough place to play, so I think our mentality and how we approach the game is going to be important. You just try to go out there and compete, as we do every night, try to get a great road win. It's not going to be easy but that's kind of what we enjoy.''
The only other meeting between the clubs this season was Nov. 29 in Miami, a strange game in that Spurs coach Gregg Popovich - citing a desire to rest his best players at the end of a long road trip - sent Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green home before the game.
With guys like Patty Mills, Nando De Colo and Matt Bonner filling out the starting lineup - they've combined to make four other starts this season - the Spurs almost beat the Heat anyway, leading by five with 2:13 left before getting outscored 12-2 in a wild Miami finish that gave the Heat a 105-100 win.
Ginobili played just under three minutes in Friday night's win over the Los Angeles Clippers because of a strained right hamstring, and Popovich glumly said afterward he didn't expect him to be ready to face the Heat.
And on Saturday the Spurs made it official: Ginobili is out for the game, with no return date set.
The Spurs have won six of their last seven games. Of those six wins, only one came by double figures, an 11-point victory over Golden State. The average margin of the other five wins in that span, over Dallas, Cleveland, Utah, Denver and Clippers was 3.4 points, and the only loss was a one-pointer at Houston.
``It's great challenges, good preparation for us for the playoffs,'' Parker said. ``Denver is a great team, Clippers a great team and now we've got Miami. They're the best in the league. They went on the unbelievable run and it's going to be another great game.''
This game could have been one of the most-watched among regular-season games in years if Miami had not lost in Chicago on Wednesday. Had the Heat won there and won in New Orleans, as they did on Friday, they would have been going for their 30th straight win on this trip to San Antonio in what will be touted either way as a potential NBA Finals preview.
``I just want you to know the Heat are going to be just fine,'' said President Barack Obama, a noted Bulls fan during a stop in Miami on Friday. ``They're going to be OK. They are playing basketball the right way.''
The Heat streak is gone, but standings-wise, it's still a big deal.
``Very good team, obviously the defending champs,'' Duncan said. ``I think they won 62 in a row or something like that. It'll be a great game. I know our crowd will be excited and we'll be excited to continue our homestand.''
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has said everyone on his roster should be considered day-to-day for the remainder of the regular season. This is when teams like to ensure that players get some rest wherever they can.
And the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is already clinched, meaning all that's really left on the Heat to-do list before the opening round of the playoffs is finish atop the NBA's regular-season standings.
``The mindset will be, first and foremost, playing our game and making sure that we establish our identity,'' Spoelstra said. ``That's the whole thing with us. When we do that and play the way we're capable, results take care of themselves.
``We don't want to get caught up in too much of the results. We have a big goal in mind. That's the No. 1 goal and that's the only goal we've talked about.''
What's yall's take one this guy in the Heat system replacing James Jones or Mike Miller(assuming they hang it up)this off season...
Korver Wants To Sign With Winning Team, Hopes To Play Five More Years
Mar 30, 2013 12:16 PM EDT
Kyle Korver figures to get his share of offers on the unrestricted free-agent market this summer.
*“I think I have still got, lord willing and no injuries, four or five good years, but you never know, we’ll see,” Korver said. “At this stage of my career, to be on a bad team, I just don’t want any part of that. It is good to be here. It is always good to be in the playoffs. The playoffs are a whole other world. It is a different game. It is where you make the memories. I want to play in a good culture on a good team.”
Korver, now in his 10th season, credits his longevity to a healthy lifestyle.
“You keep on getting experience. You keep on getting smarter. You learn the little tricks of the trade,” Korver said. “I don’t depend on jumping over people and running by everyone. I stay in great shape and always keep on moving, but I don’t have to necessarily hit a certain speed all the time. I feel the best I have felt in several years. One of things you learn how to do is take care of yourself and that is something I pay a lot of attention to.”
Korver Wants To Sign With Winning Team, Hopes To Play Five More Years
Mar 30, 2013 12:16 PM EDT
Kyle Korver figures to get his share of offers on the unrestricted free-agent market this summer.
*“I think I have still got, lord willing and no injuries, four or five good years, but you never know, we’ll see,” Korver said. “At this stage of my career, to be on a bad team, I just don’t want any part of that. It is good to be here. It is always good to be in the playoffs. The playoffs are a whole other world. It is a different game. It is where you make the memories. I want to play in a good culture on a good team.”
Korver, now in his 10th season, credits his longevity to a healthy lifestyle.
“You keep on getting experience. You keep on getting smarter. You learn the little tricks of the trade,” Korver said. “I don’t depend on jumping over people and running by everyone. I stay in great shape and always keep on moving, but I don’t have to necessarily hit a certain speed all the time. I feel the best I have felt in several years. One of things you learn how to do is take care of yourself and that is something I pay a lot of attention to.”
Say bruh,
Why does this thread have 30 something pages and the Knicks thread is about to crack a hundred?
Lol I hear you dude, ain't worry bout that. We strait, there's less dumb ass statements and debates. The Knicks are doing great and whipped the Heat twice...so fuck y'all....
PS. The Decision almost had me a Knick bandwagoner
PS. The Decision almost had me a Knick bandwagoner
wow
Man I've never been shy to admit this...
dawg I followed the Cavs because of Lebron, if he wouldve signed with y'all, I wouldve been a Bulls fan "AGAIN"....
Just didn't want him to return to Cleveland.
Ok. I respect your honesty.
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