By under the radar, I mean that no one is paying attention to them since their games have been boring blowouts as opposed to all the exciting series going 6-7 games. Obviously everyone knows who the Heat are, it just seems that no one is really talking about them at all.

GS - I agree that Miami has some glaring weaknesses this year, but if they keep finishing off series in 4-5 games, having a well rested Wade and Allen will be big for them. I really like the Spurs team but feels like the West is going to be a knock down grind all the way to the Finals. Fortunately the Spurs have a deep bench and rotation so that will help them as opposed to other teams like OKC if they were to advance.

By under the radar, I mean that no one is paying attention to them since their games have been boring blowouts as opposed to all the exciting series going 6-7 games. Obviously everyone knows who the Heat are, it just seems that no one is really talking about them at all.

GS - I agree that Miami has some glaring weaknesses this year, but if they keep finishing off series in 4-5 games, having a well rested Wade and Allen will be big for them. I really like the Spurs team but feels like the West is going to be a knock down grind all the way to the Finals. Fortunately the Spurs have a deep bench and rotation so that will help them as opposed to other teams like OKC if they were to advance.

The Clippers have a deep bench, too.

I don't think they are that deep. Crawford is a great 6th man, obviously. Collison is good for backing up Paul for some decent minutes. Granger and Hedo are pretty much trash at this point. Big Baby is their only real backup at post for Blake/Jordan and he is pretty terrible now.

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Andrew Bynum has left the Indiana Pacers, team says. Knee issue never resolved and he'll no longer be with Pacers in playoffs.

The Clips are no question better than they were in '12 when SA swept them.

In that series, the Spurs had so much more depth and Griffin wasn't near as good as he is now.

While they aren't as deep as SA is now, their bench is much improved. Well, on the perimeter at least. A big weakness I see is their front court depth. Griffin, Deandre, Big Baby vs. Duncan, Splitter, Diaw, Baynes is an advantage for the Spurs.

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Crushing loss.

Dino, if the Clips can keep giving their starting front court the minutes they are getting now, I see that as advantage Clips. If the Spurs even meet with LAC, their best best will be to try and get them into foul trouble by being aggressive down low and giving Duncan good sets. I would really like watching a Griffin/Jordan vs Splitter/Duncan matchup.

I feel like in the West, the team that emerges will be the team that stays the healthiest, not necessarily the best.

While the Heat very well could face 3 teams that would not have made the playoffs in the Western Conference.

Pop will probably dictate Jordan's minutes if the Spurs and Clippers meet in the playoffs.

If the Spurs get in early foul trouble, especially with a big man, they'll probably go hack-a-shaq until the Clipps pull Jordan. If the Spurs don't get in early foul trouble, they probably go hack-a-shaq with about 5 minutes left in every quarter to get him out of the lane on the other end or just to throw off LA's rhythm any time they go on a scoring run.

Should be entertaining in the least.

I think OKC ties it up tonight. Dunno bout Indiana. That team sucks.

My prediction is that both games playing tonight make it a 1-1 series, and both games tomorrow night make it 2-0. In other words I'm taking everyone who's favored.

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Pacers eek out a win at home. I don't think they're good enough to go into Washington and get a win. Could be facing elimination the next time they're home.

I'm not sure I totally trust Washington yet, but I'm getting there...their FT shooting is a concern (5-12 tonight) in a close game. I think they'll win Game 3 and put the pressure on the Pacers to win. If Indiana goes down 3-1, they're probably toast, given their play in the last few months.

On a more humorous note:

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Props to Durant on that MVP ceremony. Great message to send out.

Kind of surprised the Clipps are just a big run or OKC cold stretch away from taking complete control of the series. I thought OKC would pour it on this game. Not so.

Hopefully they can put something big together in the 3rd quarter and really put some pressure on OKC.

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Clips are good. This is a pretty even matchup, not surprised. I think Monday LA was just incredibly hot.

I know all the Spurs fans are praying OKC loses this series. It's just all about matchups. I was more scared of Memphis going into the playoffs than I am of a series vs. the Spurs, just because of the matchups.

Clippers playing some awful defense. If they played the Spurs that series would be a domination. That said, I don't know how the Spurs beat OKC.

1 out of 10 games Westbrook haters get real loud. The other 9 they have a Pulp Fiction style gag in their mouth.

OKC is a bad matchup for the Spurs but SA can still beat them. Kawhi, who is long enough and fast enough to give Durant problems, missed 2.5 of the 4 games this year. In the last game that broke the Spurs' streak, the Spurs were playing their 4th game in 5 nights whereas OKC was playing their 1st game in 4 nights.

Honestly, we haven't seen OKC and SA play a real game this year. That 4-0 record is pretty meaningless.

I'll give you that. The matchups favor OKC, but you can't really ever count San Antonio out.

This Clips-LAC series has been pretty lame so far.

Really, if a series doesn't have back to back to back to back overtime games, I find that it isn't really worth watching.

The games in these second round series have largely been total ****fests so far...Wizards put up a cool 63 tonight.

No one going to mention this? Clippers Fan Rebecca Grant Grabs Boobs During War…: http://youtu.be/3V_pATP-jUA

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I was expecting more

NBA and refs trying to take care of the clippers, not surprising.

Watched maybe 5 minutes if this game but the foul on Deandre want protecting the clippers.

I actually think officiating has been balanced tonight, maybe not always correct, but balanced.

Durant definitely could Crawford on that half court attempt.

Nets still got some life in 'em.

until they get crushed in game 4

Nets have been really good at home.

They suck on the road and at best, could push this to 7 games. At best.