**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[DCAllAfrican]

Man, the ref came out and said they RIGGED the series . Shut your a** up .

Refs can have influence for sure, but it is limited.

Players have to get stops and make shots.

If a ref can make either one of those happen, they can't really "rig" anything .

I get what you are saying but players have to play

 

[Tony $now]

???? without KD them dudes losing by 20 today

You do realize without KD that team minus 1-2 players were contenders in the West and had a 1-1 record in the finals BEFORE KD! You act like he joined the Knicks and turned scrubs into contenders. You gotta be trolling

 

[Mark Antony]

So we put the responsibility on the individual that reacts and not the one that does the initial action

Players just have to do better man, can't put that on the refs

The onus is on both, but I believe a ref shouldn't be as invisible as possible in late game situations.

 

[Webster21]

Curry = Capt. Marvel

Show up when your teams smashin and add the final touch

Don’t you mean an overrated actress who’s character grew up in the 90’s?

 

[ady2glude707]

"If Chris Paul wasn't injured" they said.

 

[Nipsey3000]

we were told that houston's 5 days of rest vs warriors' 1 day of rest was supposed to be a difference maker. yet with all that extra rest, harden still shoots 9-28 and 4-16 from 3 while foul hunting. yet the narrative of the game is how terrible the refs were for houston.

Both are true

And in the end, it's 1 game, that gsw was supposed to win.

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Wasnt that team for him the Raptors though? I really can't see a real basketball reason to leave GSW

The Raptors were his childhood team. I honestly don't know where the Knicks thing is from. Seems like it started with his agent and it being HIS dream to run the Knicks.

 

[degenerate423]

Players and coaches win and lose games.

As a coach you can't ever put the blame on the ref, as if your team did EVERYTHING possible to win/lose.

 

[tay1]

can yall quit it already

warriors fans stay thinking their team is some underdogs

yall was supposed to win

Here comes the they were supposed to win excuse again

 

[moe200069]

You do realize without KD that team minus 1-2 players were contenders in the West and had a 1-1 record in the finals BEFORE KD! You act like he joined the Knicks and turned scrubs into contenders. You gotta be trolling

my G you know better than to entertain a troll

 

[shotsrangout]

You do realize without KD that team minus 1-2 players were contenders in the West and had a 1-1 record in the finals BEFORE KD! You act like he joined the Knicks and turned scrubs into contenders. You gotta be trolling

they literally looked flabby and sick today without KD. this aint the same team they had in 2016. You stop trolling

 

[freeze]

Houston didn't shoot the ball well either.

They haven't shot well in about 4 games if we're keeping it funky. Harden hit all backboard numerous times.

 

[shotsrangout]

Here comes the they were supposed to win excuse again

Am I the idiot for thinking a team with kevin durant, klay thompson and steph curry is supposed to beat harden, cp3 and scrubs?

that team wins 99 times out of 100

 

[DCAllAfrican]

The onus is on both, but I believe a ref shouldn't be as invisible as possible in late game situations.

Lol, hard to be invisible when a grown man walks up on you like you are a sucka in the street.

Just rewatch what happened.

You seem to just have this idea of no techs in that situation, regardless of the actions of a player.

There shouldn't be hard rule on it, players just have to stay in their lanes

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Houston didn't shoot the ball well either.

Another point.

So yea, this idea that it was the refs fault is bogus man

 

[art vandelay]

But the Rox beat the Dubs in the season series tho.

 

[a-friend]

Curry took 12 shots.
Twelve.

Bucks supposed to be able to beat the Raps?

 

[shotsrangout]

I aint putting this on the refs.. both teams had missed calls but.. houston deserved more calls

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Refs can have influence.

Refs can't make shots and get stops.

Again, players win or lose games, not refs

 

[tay1]

Am I the idiot for thinking a team with kevin durant, klay thompson and steph curry is supposed to beat harden, cp3 and scrubs?

that team wins 99 times out of 100

Y'all always whip this excuse out when they win. Win they lose, its all "OMG, dynasty is over. KD is leaving"
The rockets won 3 times in the regular season.

 

[second2nonee]

 

[VARNELL HILL]

The Battle of Winterfell in a couple hours

 

[art vandelay]

This is a playoff thread, anything Rudy Gobert has to say is discounted, talkin bout last week.

 

[shotsrangout]

The rockets won 3 times in the regular season .

yall trolling now.. like regular season matters

 

[Nipsey3000]

They haven't shot well in about 4 games if we're keeping it funky. Harden hit all backboard numerous times.

I agree.

Said it many timed...Harden is shook.

But the logic that "gsw played bad and still won, so Houston has no chance" is bogus. Both teams played pretty bad. Both teams played to the refs and complained after every call. Plus, Gsw was at home and expected to win.