tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post105954611334580841..comments2024-03-29T00:38:31.950-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: NBA PlayoffsGoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-74710698532667299662023-05-12T13:16:55.641-04:002023-05-12T13:16:55.641-04:00Denver is 8-3 so far in the playoffs, which is ver...Denver is 8-3 so far in the playoffs, which is very good.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51910263548309296282023-05-12T13:16:08.058-04:002023-05-12T13:16:08.058-04:00New York 2 - 3 Miami
Boston 3 - 3 Philadelphia
Den...New York 2 - 3 Miami<br />Boston 3 - 3 Philadelphia<br />Denver 4 - 2 Phoenix<br />Golden St. 2 - 3 Los AngelesGoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-6160777234027863942023-05-12T13:15:18.914-04:002023-05-12T13:15:18.914-04:00After the first five games were each won by the ho...After the first five games were each won by the home team, the Suns were obliterated at home last night, losing 125-100 after trailing 81-51 (!) at the half. So Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have been eliminated, and Harden is just hanging on with the Sixers.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-45520034203129107002023-05-12T09:28:15.640-04:002023-05-12T09:28:15.640-04:00I'm surprised at how long it has taken for me ...I'm surprised at how long it has taken for me to recover from this season's Wizards disappointment. Usually, I don't have much trouble being willing to watch the NBA again until more than four or five games after Washington's season is over, but I got too in to them there for a while. Anyway, I've appreciated keeping up with things via your coverage, and I think I'm going to be ready to get into this round's game 7s and the conference finals.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-81974285006415219172023-05-12T09:23:49.524-04:002023-05-12T09:23:49.524-04:00Well put.Well put.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-49651587129725481692023-05-12T09:22:11.250-04:002023-05-12T09:22:11.250-04:00I ran across one of the early NBA75 Finals clips y...I ran across one of the early NBA75 Finals clips yesterday in which Oscar Robertson was calling the game with Brent Musberger. It reminded me how much I enjoyed listening to him and how I really felt like he came along as an announcer about 15 years too early. Robertson really did sound so different than the other color commentators of his day, and he just got clobbered in newspaper commentary on that sort of thing. But by the late 1980s and early 1990s, when Dick Vitale had retrained our ears, I think Robertson would've been beloved as a color commentator. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-66082412504508685012023-05-12T09:17:34.578-04:002023-05-12T09:17:34.578-04:00That's a terrific comment, and I'll bet yo...That's a terrific comment, and I'll bet you're right. By the way, I didn't get to see this basketball game because I had my own basketball game to play last night (first night in new sneakers!). But then I couldn't sleep because my shins and calves kept cramping up, and I ended up tuning in to the replay at this very point where you were.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-30423819965697184392023-05-12T09:15:10.954-04:002023-05-12T09:15:10.954-04:00Let's hope. I think Schedule has been trying t...Let's hope. I think Schedule has been trying to help out the Dolphins the last couple of years, and I appreciate that this year it gave us at New England and at Buffalo in the warmth of September and maybe before Tua is injured. But I do think Schedule is challenging this team to be better than 3-3 after six games and on their way to Philadelphia. If the Eagles beat them there and the Dolphins are sub-.500, then I think Schedule will say, "Well, I did what I could do, and you are who you are."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-43622498448115030142023-05-11T22:09:47.838-04:002023-05-11T22:09:47.838-04:00Here's the bottom line. With 5:25 left in the...Here's the bottom line. With 5:25 left in the game, Philly had an 83-81 lead -- and the ball. From that point, Boston scored 14 points -- including four three-pointers by Jayson Tatum. Philadelphia scored only 3 points. Boston wins 95-86, and if you are a Sixer fan, that's about as bad as it gets.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-29147356447975979102023-05-11T22:04:49.388-04:002023-05-11T22:04:49.388-04:00Just a terrible, heart-breaking result for Philly,...Just a terrible, heart-breaking result for Philly, which had to win this game.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-26612578458852307692023-05-11T22:04:14.202-04:002023-05-11T22:04:14.202-04:00Tatum makes ANOTHER THREE, and Boston is going to ...Tatum makes ANOTHER THREE, and Boston is going to win this game. After falling behind 83-81, Tatum has led Boston to a 11-1 run, and they are going to play Game Seven at home.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-46522737296179623972023-05-11T22:01:02.115-04:002023-05-11T22:01:02.115-04:00Philly can't score, and Boston has the ball --...Philly can't score, and Boston has the ball -- and a 5-point lead -- with two minutes to go.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-17451000620926475892023-05-11T22:00:29.078-04:002023-05-11T22:00:29.078-04:00Marcus Smart makes a two-point shot to put Boston ...Marcus Smart makes a two-point shot to put Boston up 89-84. Philly's offense has now fallen apart -- they haven't made a shot from the floor in about four minutes of game time. With 2:11 left, Horford appeared to foul Harden, but Boston challenged and the foul was overturned. Philly has the ball, but there's only 1.7 seconds left on the clock.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-8233774666916029652023-05-11T21:57:44.952-04:002023-05-11T21:57:44.952-04:00Tatum, still feeling it, drives against the whole ...Tatum, still feeling it, drives against the whole Philly team. That doesn't work, and Philly gets a runout going the other way. Maxey is fouled. He misses the first FT. He makes the second. Boston leads 87-84 with 2:50 left. GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-15100199761085828792023-05-11T21:56:15.770-04:002023-05-11T21:56:15.770-04:00Maxey misses a three. Boston ball with 3 minutes ...Maxey misses a three. Boston ball with 3 minutes left.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-86844177836207036352023-05-11T21:55:25.640-04:002023-05-11T21:55:25.640-04:00Tatum is now 2-8 from three, 1-8 from two, and 5-5...Tatum is now 2-8 from three, 1-8 from two, and 5-5 from the line. But those two threes were both enormous.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-11923481497413332292023-05-11T21:54:40.712-04:002023-05-11T21:54:40.712-04:00Embiid misses a foul line jumper. Tatum, who was ...Embiid misses a foul line jumper. Tatum, who was 1-14 just a few seconds ago, makes another three point shot. And Boston leads 87-83 with 3:34 left. Philly calls time.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-18427692976405166552023-05-11T21:53:35.459-04:002023-05-11T21:53:35.459-04:00Harden misses a three. Tatum makes a three. Bost...Harden misses a three. Tatum makes a three. Boston leads 84-83 with 4:08 left.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-35922682403333971622023-05-11T21:53:13.624-04:002023-05-11T21:53:13.624-04:00Maxey misses a three. Horford misses a three. 4:...Maxey misses a three. Horford misses a three. 4:39 left. Still 83-81.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-52820007541224509642023-05-11T21:52:13.603-04:002023-05-11T21:52:13.603-04:00Wait a minute. Now the official is telling us tha...Wait a minute. Now the official is telling us that the two FT's made by Embiid on the Clear Path Foul didn't count, and that Maxey has to shoot the fouls. Maxey hits the first, and then he hits the second, and Philly again leads 83-81.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-82165288897296101062023-05-11T21:50:04.067-04:002023-05-11T21:50:04.067-04:00Philly has the ball and an 83-81 lead with 5:25 le...Philly has the ball and an 83-81 lead with 5:25 left.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-88592143201326879002023-05-11T21:48:40.131-04:002023-05-11T21:48:40.131-04:00Tatum is 0-6 from three, and 1-8 from two, and 5-5...Tatum is 0-6 from three, and 1-8 from two, and 5-5 from the line, in this game. The Celtics are minus seven with him in the game.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-71444451510159033972023-05-11T21:47:42.146-04:002023-05-11T21:47:42.146-04:00Embiid missed a hook shot, so Boston got the ball ...Embiid missed a hook shot, so Boston got the ball down 83-81. Then Embiid blocked a shot at the other end, and the officials are trying to decide who gets the ball next. 5:25 left in the game.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-91699545943187019362023-05-11T21:45:22.288-04:002023-05-11T21:45:22.288-04:00With 5:57 left, Tatum is called for a "Clear ...With 5:57 left, Tatum is called for a "Clear Path" foul. So Philly gets two free throws and the ball. Embiid makes the FT's, and Philly leads 83-81.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-71924483197162373862023-05-11T21:44:00.892-04:002023-05-11T21:44:00.892-04:00With the game tied at 81, Maxey STEALS THE BALL. ...With the game tied at 81, Maxey STEALS THE BALL. Jayson Tatum fouls him in an obvious effort to prevent what would have been a slam dunk. The officials are now deciding what to do.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.com