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[stormlord]

I just got done watching the recording of game 6.

First point is.... I thought the Spurs played better. I though for sure they'd win. If I had been a Miami fan, I'd be heading for the doors in the last few moments. But somehow James and Ray Allen hit those 3's. And they responded to the Spurs with determination to win all throughout the 4th quarter. I remember when Miller blocked Duncan's shot and it led to a jump ball. The Spurs got it but it was during those kinds of moments that Miami was asserting their will on the Spurs. James lost his headband too. It symbolized his will to win.

It was when the OT finished and Miami won that I found a problem. See, up till that time, they were tooth and nail. They fought extremely hard. But Ray Allen got away with a foul on Ginobili and Bosh got away with a foul on Green. IMHO, if those fouls had been called then Miami still might have won, but since they weren't called it makes me question the whole thing. I know that the home team refs usually favor the home team and I know that in the playoffs they tend to not call things because everything is so rough and I know that Miami played so damn hard and came back from what seemed like a certain loss, but the credibility of the game is more important than all of those things to me. I know that it's very common for players to hack other players and for it to not be called. In fact, there was a non-call when Duncan was holding another guy back for a Ginobili "layup". I've seen many examples over the last few years of non-calls. But anyway, Miami DID play hard and the Spurs really should have been the deciding factor in game seven, but they weren't.

ONE other thing. There was that point where Duncan was taken out of the game in the last minute. Bosh, if you recall, got the rebound and passed it out to Ray Allen who sunk the 3. Some people think that if Duncan had remained in hte game, it never would have happened. I'm not sure.

In the end, both these teams are so very good. When it comes down to just a couple calls or plays here and there, you know that both teams want it bad and they're mostly equally good.

And look at Lebron. He would have had a triple-double AVERAGE for the series if not for the < 8 rebound average. The stats say that in a finals game only jordon and 1 other guy have done it. I may remember wrong, but in any case, James was a large force on the court, no doubt. Is why he's famous.

Note: Spurs won 70% of their regular season games. Miami won 80%.