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Draymond is good man i even think he might take the FMVP lol
**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**
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cubanref
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Think you misread my post. I'm wondering why Mccaw is ahead of Norm.
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If they win, it's Curry's, my good brotha.
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Bulletin board material. Is he really underestimating them after how they've played this series? Conceited.gif
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I'm not confident they win if kd and Klay aren't back. I keep it funky.
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Danny green almost slipped up with svp
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Kawhi’s inertia was the game changer imo. Doesn’t show up in the boxscore tho
moe200069
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Nah man
i completely agree with you; with exception to his dumb overly optimistic passes, dray's in the conversation for MVP of this playoff run. but for the last 2 or 3 years cats on NT been swearin on gawd that yukmouth was "overrated" and just a beneficiary of his situation on the warriors. now suddenly he's an all-star to them? these dudes switch lanes like theyre about to miss their exit.
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Steph scores 34 and 47 and they take Ls.
Steph scores 23 and they win.
Let Steph cook, Raptors and keep everybody else contained he can't beat them by himself.
Steph scores 23 and they win.
Let Steph cook, Raptors and keep everybody else contained he can't beat them by himself.
moe200069
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this aint a knock on his game but kawhi with one of the quietest and effective 30 i can recall; reminds me of the kinda games klay has. you don't think he's hittin but you look up and he's hangin 35 on someone's head off six 3s and a bunch of midrange shots and back door cuts. props to the raptors though. they had a response for every run that the warriors went on. as soon as gsw cut the lead from 14 down to 8 or 7, someone would hit a three.
but whatever klay byke kd byke #warriorsin6
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We're all purely speculating but my hunch is that Klay could have played at like 75%-80% tonight, but the Dubs medical staff thought long term, bigger picture and opted for the cautious route sitting him. It was pretty bad/ugly offensively for Golden State in G3. I mean, when Duke's Quinn Cook is your third-best, go-to offensive option in the NBA Finals, you have problems on Kerr's hands. I'm pretty certain Thompson will start G4 on Friday. KD's calf is more iffy, uncertain but again, I'm just guessing believing he'll suit up to even things up at Oracle.
Not the least bit surprised with Siakam attacking and playing well in the first half. He's closer to the good player in G1 than the bad one in G2. Don't think he's a fluke or flash in the pan by any stretch. He's actually only going to keep getting better if he can sustain his three-point shot in the 35%-37% range with higher volume. Like four or five treys per game next season. FVV didn't particularly surprise me either. He's been a dog on defense all series, hounding Steph from near half court. That contested three he hit from the right wing to call game was ridiculous. Think that shot put Toronto up 13 late in the game.
I am however shocked by Danny Green. The dude couldn't miss from downtown tonight. Six threes. If he's gonna shoot like that in G4, it might not matter that Klay is back. Boy was unconscious from deep. There was one point on a broken play that Green threw up a prayer just to beat the shot clock and it somehow went it. You know he was hot at that juncture. Caught the cameras catching him mouthing 'scoreboard' to someone on GSW.
Lowry was $ in G3 as well. We all know about the intangibles and winning basketball plays that don't show up in the box score. Shout-out, @osh kosh bosh. But he's obviously even more valuable when he steps up as a secondary scorer to help Kawhi. We get Lowry is good at taking charges, etc. But when he's shooting 5-9 from downtown. That's dangerous, man. He did commit a boneheaded foul on Steph on the right wing. A play that Curry wisely drew a three-shot foul on.
The refs were bad both ways. One of the calls that stood out was the offensive foul called on Cook engaged with Lowry. Steph wet a trey right after the whistle. Plus Bogut's tap-in on McKinnie's (I think) missed FT. Those two stick out in my memory but there were definitely some bad calls that went against the Raps too.
Jerebko is unplayable, brodie. There was a possession or two in the first half that Siakam was scoring freely, at will on Jerebko. He looked clumsy on the offensive end also. On the other hand, Bogut was solid in his 22 minutes. Better than advertised defending the PnR in G3. Little rim protection, one block. Finished his easy buckets efficiently on the offensive end. He did miss an easy put-back off a Steph miss in the fourth quarter.
Not the least bit surprised with Siakam attacking and playing well in the first half. He's closer to the good player in G1 than the bad one in G2. Don't think he's a fluke or flash in the pan by any stretch. He's actually only going to keep getting better if he can sustain his three-point shot in the 35%-37% range with higher volume. Like four or five treys per game next season. FVV didn't particularly surprise me either. He's been a dog on defense all series, hounding Steph from near half court. That contested three he hit from the right wing to call game was ridiculous. Think that shot put Toronto up 13 late in the game.
I am however shocked by Danny Green. The dude couldn't miss from downtown tonight. Six threes. If he's gonna shoot like that in G4, it might not matter that Klay is back. Boy was unconscious from deep. There was one point on a broken play that Green threw up a prayer just to beat the shot clock and it somehow went it. You know he was hot at that juncture. Caught the cameras catching him mouthing 'scoreboard' to someone on GSW.
Lowry was $ in G3 as well. We all know about the intangibles and winning basketball plays that don't show up in the box score. Shout-out, @osh kosh bosh. But he's obviously even more valuable when he steps up as a secondary scorer to help Kawhi. We get Lowry is good at taking charges, etc. But when he's shooting 5-9 from downtown. That's dangerous, man. He did commit a boneheaded foul on Steph on the right wing. A play that Curry wisely drew a three-shot foul on.
The refs were bad both ways. One of the calls that stood out was the offensive foul called on Cook engaged with Lowry. Steph wet a trey right after the whistle. Plus Bogut's tap-in on McKinnie's (I think) missed FT. Those two stick out in my memory but there were definitely some bad calls that went against the Raps too.
Jerebko is unplayable, brodie. There was a possession or two in the first half that Siakam was scoring freely, at will on Jerebko. He looked clumsy on the offensive end also. On the other hand, Bogut was solid in his 22 minutes. Better than advertised defending the PnR in G3. Little rim protection, one block. Finished his easy buckets efficiently on the offensive end. He did miss an easy put-back off a Steph miss in the fourth quarter.
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Oh and "Boogie" looked beyond washed in G3. Had absolutely no lift in his legs. There was a possession he caught the ball in the post and made the slowest, ineffective move towards the basket I've seen in ages. That G2 performance is looking like a ceiling for Cousins. I'd actually be impressed if he can match that effort in Toronto in G4 and beyond. It's likely he came back too soon from a torn quad.
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Game 2 was the one.
Even if the warriors are back to ‘full strength’ for game 4 at 3-0 its a done deal.
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Nah man
Exactly
During the Portland series when Draymond was dropping triple doubles every other game, they were singing a whole different tune.
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Steph really looks like: "Dang, this is what these other cats without all-star teams go through, huh?"
D_eezus
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So this is what Bron been going through.
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My final prediction for the finals is the Dubs take 4 with Klay back. They steal another one in game 5, and KD comes back in the last game at game 6 to help close it out.
D_eezus
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It’s so nice to see warriors fans saying “y’all beat us with 1 Star” etc etc
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I would’ve never caught that watching it. Magic sure knows how to give us in depth analysis
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The Warriors get a pass if the Raptors win this series.
