I'm surprised no one has posted this yet...

[joeybee12]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bkXBnul9KN0

[RiffRandell]

1. Watched the whole game, of course.

What a nail biter. The second half was pretty ugly, but I'll take the win!

[joeybee12]

2. Yeah, I was afraid Miami was going to come back...they did...

But as you said, a win's a win!

[RiffRandell]

3. Did you see Bill Belichik in the stands?

Next to a beautiful blonde, of course. Not knocking him...just wish they would show more celeb Boston fans like they do at every fucking Lakers game....that's so L.A. though.

Don't get me wrong...I love seeing Leo at a Lakers game, just a Lakers hater...but at least he grew up there.

[joeybee12]

4. Just saw it on the highlights...

I HOPE that was his dayghter!!!

[bluedigger]

5. They are making it interesting.

I thought both conference finals were done after two, but they are both confounding me.

[JonLP24]

6. Home court

in the NBA is the biggest advantage of all US sports except for home court in college basketball.

College football is up there as well.

[bluedigger]

7. Well, every team sport should and does have a home field advantage.

So we are really talking about a range between 50-60%. It's understandable that basketball would have the greatest advantage, given the raucous environment and proximity of the fans to the refs. I don't think they can do too much about it, really.

[JonLP24]

8. I agree

I was just saying it is the biggest in the NBA except for college basketball and I don't feel anyone should do anything about it unless I'm not understanding you correctly.

I guess all I was saying is it isn't really surprising, I've seen the home team win the first 2 games then the road team win their first 2 home games so many times that you can't count a team out until they play their home games. Home teams are 51-22(I may have a miscounted) in the 2012 playoffs.

I sort of called it when you factor in Heat winning the game 2 and the impact it had on this series.

Heat needed this win, Boston is great at home.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/120413551

[bluedigger]

9. Yes, it's just one of those ideosyncraticies of the NBA.

It just makes the regular season results more important, I guess.