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Who wins?
This poll is closed.
Miami Heat 13 12.04%
San Antonio Spurs 41 37.96%
Nobody because we have to listen to Mark Jackson 54 50.00%
Total: 108 votes
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Crazy Ted
Jul 29, 2003

Y'all know Charles Barkley speaks the truth...

Alright...you know how this works by now.



Game One of the 2014 NBA Finals is tonight. In the finals we will be seeing a rematch between two-time defending champions the Miami Heat and Western Conference champion the San Antonio Spurs. This is the first finals rematch since the Bulls and Jazz contested consecutive finals in 1997 and 1998. Ask MourningView how those went.

Here are the helpers to preview the game for you:





























Some places to go while waiting for the game to start:

The NBA Finals Hub
Game One preview @ NBA.com
Yahoo sports Finals preview
ESPN 5-on-5 on the finals rematch
TrueHoop Finals preview

Feel free to add any other relevant links you think are worth reading, or are horrible. I like laughing at idiots.

Oh...almost forgot about the lineups. They might be this:



Or they might be this:



Who knows, after Erik Spoelstra decided to bring Rashard Lewis out of cryogenic storage for the latter half of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Let's all hope the basketball is as good as last year, because last year's Finals were pretty amazing, in spite of the fact that they are televised by ABC. Unfortunately, we have to listen to Mark Jackson again. Well, try to enjoy the game anyway.

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Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations
In case this song hasn't been stuck in your head the past few weeks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE3zoaE9Zh4

Thanks for doing these awesome retro Finals posts every year.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
Oh for gently caress's sake, Mark Jackson is commenting on the finals? Goddamn I hate the Warriors front office forever and ever now.

BIZORT
Jan 24, 2003

Rashard Lewis will somehow get 20 minutes a game even though he doesn't do anything at an NBA level anymore

Crazy Ted
Jul 29, 2003

BIZORT posted:

Rashard Lewis will somehow get 20 minutes a game even though he doesn't do anything at an NBA level anymore
It's like that year they kept playing Mike Bibby.

Lessail
Apr 1, 2011

:cry::cry:
tell me how vgk aren't playing like shit again
:cry::cry:
p.s. help my grapes are so sour!
I sure hope this is a good one fellas :)

Fight Club Sandwich
Apr 29, 2006

you want a piece of me???
Crazy Ted owns

Vanilla Mint Ice
Jul 17, 2007

A raccoon is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

Tae posted:

Oh for gently caress's sake, Mark Jackson is commenting on the finals? Goddamn I hate the Warriors front office forever and ever now.

I'm hoping his mic gets 'accidentally' cut off for the last two games.

Vire
Nov 4, 2005

Like a Bosh
Pretty sick finals thread thanks ted.

Woop hope the heat don't get blown out tonight.

Jota
May 6, 2003

uga-booga uga-booga
Hopefully this game gets decided quick before the new episode of The Challenge comes on

Bashez
Jul 19, 2004

:10bux:
I'd be surprised if Tiago started.

I'm starting to get nervous.

double sulk
Jul 2, 2010

Dikembe Mutombo owns

Some Jerk
May 6, 2010
Look at that shifty Frenchman, this "injury" is most likely an Ibaka style ruse.

I would guess Splitter starts for tonight, I won't be surprised if Bonner or Boris starts at some point.

Grand Theft Autobot
Feb 28, 2008

I'm something of a fucking idiot myself
Is this fuckin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poo poo real? gently caress you, Michael Bay, and your perfect film niche.

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun
Scott Foster is doing the game tonight. :negative:

e: Sick thread man. 8-bit Kawhi Leonard has some serious t-mac lazy eyes going on.

Ishin
Dec 31, 2008

~the animatronic spirit of
so many forgotten waves
Steph on a tricycle..

Vanilla Mint Ice
Jul 17, 2007

A raccoon is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.
This is pretty silly but I like it for some reason

double sulk
Jul 2, 2010

This is great

Vanilla Mint Ice
Jul 17, 2007

A raccoon is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.
it wasn't mark jackson's fault, it was all curry

Grand Theft Autobot
Feb 28, 2008

I'm something of a fucking idiot myself
Holy poo poo, Guardians of the Galaxy looks even worse than TMNT. How is that even possible?

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


why did bill simmons walk away from an explosion in slow motion

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

How sad is it that I only knew what that movie was because I recognized Batista in it

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


I'm so excited for these finals.

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd
I'm SO EXCITED

If I were the NBA I'd stop playing "Not one... Not two..." because it makes LeBron look awful but that kid story was adorable, good job.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


I just listened to the Zach Lowe podcast with Doris Burke and Pop literally made her cry. Why, Pop?

Eltoasto
Aug 26, 2002

We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.



Lebron's kid is 9? drat, if not for the college rules we could theoretically have them both in the NBA at the same time.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


A 45 year-old LeBron comes off the bench as a stretch 4 with a Clyde Drexler hair style

PantsFreeZone
May 31, 2013

by Nyc_Tattoo
My rear end in a top hat is puckered up and I can't stop chewing my nails or sweating.

I'm ready.

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd
Somebody changed my name what's happened

glowing-fish
Feb 18, 2013

Keep grinding,
I hope you level up! :)

Eltoasto posted:

Lebron's kid is 9? drat, if not for the college rules we could theoretically have them both in the NBA at the same time.

The average incoming NBA player is almost young enough to be Tim Duncan's child. Meanwhile, the average incoming NBA player is Shawn Kemp's child.

big boi
Jun 11, 2007

EvanTH posted:

Somebody changed my name what's happened

This is an injustice. 'The Asian Oprah' rules as a name.

Ribsauce
Jul 29, 2006

Blacks in the back.
Did the pregame show say much about Parker's ankle? What is the status?

I hope I can stay awake for this

Vire
Nov 4, 2005

Like a Bosh

Ribsauce posted:

Did the pregame show say much about Parker's ankle? What is the status?

I hope I can stay awake for this

He looked fine warming up.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


ahahaha literally no one cares about the pistons and their dumb championship

Lessail
Apr 1, 2011

:cry::cry:
tell me how vgk aren't playing like shit again
:cry::cry:
p.s. help my grapes are so sour!
whoah this opening is intense

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


Ribsauce posted:

Did the pregame show say much about Parker's ankle? What is the status?

I hope I can stay awake for this

Pop said "what's an ankle" and then stared at Doris Burke without blinking

PantsFreeZone
May 31, 2013

by Nyc_Tattoo
That intro was pretty great.

Dilber
Mar 27, 2007

TFLC
(Trophy Feline Lifting Crew)


LETS GO HEAT!

Grand Theft Autobot
Feb 28, 2008

I'm something of a fucking idiot myself
I expected San Antonio's arena to be close to a metropolitan area, not the middle of some fuckin desolate wasteland.

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R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


look at this prettyboy

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