Where Please Let this Series End Happens
April 30th, 2009 at 9:39 amBy Chris
No offense to Miami or Atlanta, but you guys need to hurry up and end your series. It would help if the teams would quit acting bi-polar as well. Each game has been decided by double-digits and just when you think a team has control over the series, the other wins. Currently, the ball is in Atlanta’s court after winning the last two games, giving them a 3-2 lead over the Heat. However, don’t be surprised if Miami wins Game 6 — a home game for the South Beach team — and we go to a Game 7.
Atlanta was paced by Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (and his magnificent flying machines) and Flip Murray, all of whom scored 20 points or more. While the first five games have been a little on the boring side, we may have some real drama on our hands for these final one or two games:
First off, one of the Atlanta radio commentators — Steve Holman of 790 The Zone — absolutely put Wade on blast after a series of hard fouls by both teams. Holman didn’t take kindly to what he considered Wade’s level of prima donna-hood and wasn’t shy about sharing his opinion about it. Larry Brown Sports has the audio for you.
And then, as the game was winding down, Josh Smith decided he’d try a between-the-legs dunk on a breakaway, which he subsequently missed. Nevertheless, the Heat took Smith’s dunk attempt as disrespect, indicating there’s absolutely no love lost between these two teams. Hopefully, some of that drama will come out in these final games, turning what has been a snooze-fest into some exciting theatre.
