Sports Daily: The Inevitable Champions?

[RaychelSnr]

It wasn't supposed to be this easy for the Miami Heat.

This is Indiana's year, right? Miami can't coast through a regular season and just turn it on in the playoffs with aging stars and mediocre role players -- can they?

Granted, the West still has something to say about the outcome of the NBA Finals, but playoffs are as much about hot streaks as anything. There's nothing stopping the Pacers from returning the favor and putting away Miami (who may likely begin to coast now they have a two-game cushion) but it looks like we're headed for a potential Miami 3-peat.

Sound Off: Will the Miami Heat ride their current momentum to an easy NBA Championship?

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[MattUM]

Won't be an easy finals for sure, but I think they will come out with a victory.

[Gramps91]

I think if the Spurs can beat out the Thunder, then the Spurs could put up a pretty good fight against the heat. This series with the Pacers is over though. Heat are officially headed to the Finals as far as I am concerned and If the Thunder beat out the Spurs I think it will be a repeat of the 2012 finals with the Heat beating the Thunder in 5. If the Spurs beat the Thunder and it's Heat vs Spurs I got Spurs in 7.

[The 24th Letter]

Not sure how I feel about OKC w\ a weary Ibaka against this MIA team..dude is still limping out there

but the Spurs have great chance for revenge if they make it.

[ojandpizza]

Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

Not sure how I feel about OKC w\ a weary Ibaka against this MIA team..dude is still limping out there but the Spurs have great chance for revenge if they make it.

Agree, Spurs have been the largest concern for me every year since the "Big 3" happened.


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[Sportsbuck]

Honestly, I'd favor the Spurs over the Heat... I think they've been the best team in the NBA all year and they match up so well with them.

[BringTheHeat]

Still going with Heat in 5 and Spurs in 6..

Probably will have another classic Finals but Danny Green isn't going to be that hot again, so I think we might see a 6 game series.

Spurs are definitely the most likely team to beat Miami though. And if we were going to lose to anyone, that'd be who I want to see win.

[JODYE]

Spurs.

Should be repeating, but we know how that story goes.