ECF, Game 3: #1 Pacers vs. #2 Heat, Series Tied 1-1

[EuroPacer]

We got out hustled in Q3 and never found energy in Q4. We also sloppily lost a good lead in Q2 due to a host of unnecessary turnovers. If we want to win Game 4 (which we have to) we have to play more Q1 and a lot less Q4. West on Allen is a rubbish experiment as well by the way, we were still in it until Vogel decided not to switch up, add in that West/Hibbert weren't found enough in Q3/Q4 because we got caught up playing at their pace and it is clear why we lost.

Still plenty of positives though and I have some confidence we can take game 4.

[basketballwacko2]

Hibbert has no touch around the basket, he can shoot a Free Throw better than a 5 footer. It seems to me he's never learned the basics like pump faking or positioning.

But for the whole team they get right to the basket so man times 4-5 feet or even right under it and cannot finish. I don't get it.

What I'm most upset about from game 3 was the bias in the calls. PG was called for a foul on King James when he drove into PG and then slipped and fell, he even grabbed at PG's jersey as he fell and you could see the jersey pulled out of shape but some how it's' PGs fault the king fell. The refs allow the Heat to grab and slap and set moving picks and call their opponents for ticky tacky fouls. I'm just getting sick of it.

[EuroPacer]

calls went both ways, I really can't blame the loss on that, what I can blame the loss on (partially) is the players getting upset about it and talking themselves out of the game because of it. That is a mental weakness that is rife in this team and even West is guilty of it.