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How 'bout some nu-jazz . From 'Moloko' .. Macca 3.8

Federer through after being 2 sets down . However , Roger won the 5th set comfortably 6-1 against a cramping opponent (Julien Benneteau) The Mens competition gets more interesting from here on in , with tonights match-ups including Ferrer (7) vs Roddick (30) , Baghdatis vs Murray (4) and Nishikori (19) vs Del Potro (9) Probably the best Ladies match-up tonight is Serena Williams (6) vs Jie Zheng (25) . This game is 1st up on Centre court .

Rafa out ! Well that's a shock , loses to World no.100 Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic . Opens the door for Andy Murray now , who defeated Ivo Karlovic in 4 sets to advance to the 3rd round .

Both out in the 1st round - I can sure pick 'em Yep , Sam won well . Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt both play tonight . Big ask for Lleyton against Tsonga and don't know much about Tomic's opponent , David Goffin of Belgium .

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Sam is 1st up tonight on court 3 (8.30pm EST) against Carla Suarez Navarro . For those with cable , Fox3 are live from 8.30pm .

Wimbledon starts tomorrow night . Only 2 weeks between Grand Slams this year . Though I reckon Djokovic should win , I'm hoping for a Nadal/Federer final (Roger and Novak are in the same half of the draw) . Andy Murray will probably make the semi's . Tomas Berdych may surprise again and the American , John Isner can be dangerous on grass . In the ladies , Sam Stosur will hopefully keep up her good form . Wouldn't it be great to have another Aussie winner ? Otherwise , the ladies winner will probably come from Maria Sharapovo , Venus , Serena , Victoria Azarenka or last years winner Petra Kvitova .

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You've kept us entertained with those clips from SB NATION ! Classic . Well done to the Heat - I think they were my original pick ! Nah , in all seriousness , they were deserved winners and made all the big plays when it counted . OKC should bounce back next year but there are no guarantees in any sport hey ? It's been nearly 2 months of playoffs - I'm all NBA'd out ! Well done to King James - the Americans will need another "They haven't done it yet' type sportsperson or team . Where will the 'Heat' be focused on now !?

Yeah , having watched how Miami have closed things out , it seems it's all theirs for the taking . A lot of the chat is how James Harden has struggled . Yet , only a week or so ago the talk was whether Bosh could fulfill his role . Roles reversed in such a short space of time . And then we have 'Super' Mario stepping up with 25 pts today , effectively creating a (new) big 4 ! Miami have that real confidence as well now . I'd like this series to go to game 6 or 7 . Ya never know .

My idea of a twist is an extension to a 6th game ! I did read that since 1985 only 2 home teams have won all 3 of the 'middle' games of the 2-3-2 set up . Don't ya just love stats ! The Americans certainly do . All the momentum is with the Heat now .

Nice to see those high 5's hitting the mark ! OKC on the other hand , are missing the mark big time . They go out to a 17pt lead early in the game only to have Miami go on a 16pt unanswered phase that seemed to only last 3-4 minutes of actual playing time . I reckon the Thunder would be more than annoyed to go out in 5 games after playing so well for the majority of these playoffs . Miami , on the other hand , have stepped up to the plate when it has counted . It's theirs to lose now . James has been outstanding . Wade , Bosh and now 'Super' Mario (Chalmers) have been excellent . Do we have one more twist ?

Thanks 'Yossarian' , there's some excellent contributors to the thread . Need more though ! Here's another from the 'Neon Trees' to follow up from their hit 'Animal' . Macca 8.8 [media=]

Yep , a definite brain fade .

Ha ha ! The next game might decide things . If Miami win then I could see them winning game 5 (which is also at home) . Game 4 is the one I thought OKC could win . Fisher and Harden needs to do more if they're a realistic chance . They were both very good earlier in the playoffs .

Ha ! I vaguely remember hearing a few months ago that overall 'hits' and 'home runs' had decreased in numbers since the late 1990's and early to mid 2000's . Hard to find actual figures but there is a bit of talk in the States that scoring is now lower and pitching 'era's' are lower as well . They say that low scoring games are great for the people at the games but not so much for the tv audience . I tend to get really interested during the playoffs but will watch the odd regular season game . Red Sox / Yankees games get my attention . Like the Red Sox , those White Sox need to get on a winning streak .

Another from master jazz guitarist Ronny Jordan Macca 3.6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH65e4nf2gI

Hey 'GTG' , pardon my ignorance but what is the difference between a no-hitter and a perfect game ? Is it simply that in a perfect game , nobody gets to 1st base in any way ? Does an error effect a perfect game ? By the way , it seems in part , in the post 'roids , HGH and EPO era , scoring and especially home runs has dropped .

Ha ! Your tip is back on track JJ ! All the Heat have to do is win their next 3 games (at home) . I reckon they'll win 2 of them . They need their big 3 to step up and that can happen . James has been great in these playoffs . I reckon there might be some strange twist to come in the next few games - maybe an injury ? The games have been quite clean up until now . I'm always surprised that there aren't more injuries around the key .

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Your tipping has been quite accurate JJ , though Miami will need to get a move on after todays 94 - 105 loss to OKC in game 1 . The Heat led by 7 at half time but were over-powered by the Thunder . Durant and Westbrook were prominent . James had 30 pts for Miami . Game 2 is on Friday morning EST . 11am ESPN .

Yep , well done to LA . Fully deserved victory - they might have been the 15th or 16th best team in the regular season but it never seemed to bother these blokes . Just goes to show what can happen when a team gets hot in the playoffs .

Constant drizzle caused the match to be postponed until today . Match resumes at 9pm tonight (EST) with Rafa leading Novak 6-4 , 6-3 , 2-6 , 1-2 . Should be a fascinating finish . In the last set and a bit last night , Djokovic was over-powering Nadal . Rafa seemed non-plussed . Edit :- The match swung towards Nadal in the 4th set and Rafa wins in 4 . Topsy/turvy encounter . Thats 7 French titles now for Nadal . Fair effort !

2nd set to Nadal . Rafa now leads 6 - 4 , 6 - 3 . Serving 1st in the 3rd set . Edit - Novak takes the 3rd set 6 - 2 . We could be here quite some time ! Djokovic has lifted .

Rafa picked up the 1st set 6 - 4 and leads 2 - 1 with a break in the 2nd set . Early doors but Nadal looks so at home on this surface . Novak can't be counted out but he won't want to fall 2 sets down .