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***Official NBA Thread***
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Ikki
Hall of Fame Member
The last few 3s he hoisted up were basically prayers because they had fallen so far behind someone needed to hit them otherwise he would have been around 50% which is more than fine. The difference between a Lebron in Miami is that he could pick and choose more and go for higher percentage shots so if he ever hit 38 shots it'd probably be closer to 60 points. In this Cavs team he is basically the offense. The bench ****ed them. I think it was 9 v 44 in comparison to GSW's bench and all 9 came from smith who couldn't hit **** towards the end.
That Mozgov travel really ****ed them, game might have been over. Now that Kyrie's out I think it's impossible but if he was ok for the rest of the series I think that first game would have been impressive, despite the loss and would have made them hopeful for the rest of the series.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
What a series already!
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Stating the obvious now but what a ridiculous series for Lebron.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Few observations:
- Draymond is killing the Warriors this series. Has no confidence in his shot at all, and is straight up turning down open threes and either passing off or driving into a packed lane.
- A follow on from the above post, no secret why the Warriors exploded to life once David Lee hit the floor. Someone who isn't afraid to shoot like Draymond and needs a body on him on the offensive glass allows Steph and Klay much more room to operate. Haven't sussed it out but I reckon most of the 20-odd Steph scored in the second half came when Lee was on the floor.
- Bogut is too slow for this series, never makes it past the three point line when running up on offense. I think the best lineup for the Warriors is Curry-Klay-Iggy-Lee-Ezeli, at least on offense. That team is a worry defensively though.
- Lebron is a big muscly man.
- David Lee kept Tristan Thompson away from the offensive glass a lot better than Draymond.
- What was Steph thinking with that behind-the-back pass? Straight up scared of Lebron's defense.
- Warriors gonna win Game 4 IMO. If they start even half-decently they win all three of these games.
- Cleveland's defense is crazy good. Weird to say but if they had Kyrie and Love out there it might be worse for them.
- Draymond is killing the Warriors this series. Has no confidence in his shot at all, and is straight up turning down open threes and either passing off or driving into a packed lane.
- A follow on from the above post, no secret why the Warriors exploded to life once David Lee hit the floor. Someone who isn't afraid to shoot like Draymond and needs a body on him on the offensive glass allows Steph and Klay much more room to operate. Haven't sussed it out but I reckon most of the 20-odd Steph scored in the second half came when Lee was on the floor.
- Bogut is too slow for this series, never makes it past the three point line when running up on offense. I think the best lineup for the Warriors is Curry-Klay-Iggy-Lee-Ezeli, at least on offense. That team is a worry defensively though.
- Lebron is a big muscly man.
- David Lee kept Tristan Thompson away from the offensive glass a lot better than Draymond.
- What was Steph thinking with that behind-the-back pass? Straight up scared of Lebron's defense.
- Warriors gonna win Game 4 IMO. If they start even half-decently they win all three of these games.
- Cleveland's defense is crazy good. Weird to say but if they had Kyrie and Love out there it might be worse for them.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
To follow on from this, do you still agree with this point? At least 3 senior Bulls players killed him for it in their season exit interviews.
Anil
Hall of Fame Member
lebron has been tremendous...but this is really more about golden state not playing at their usual level on both ends...for some reason, they seem less prepared to scrap this out, almost like they thought the cavs were going to roll over and play dead...?
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nightprowler10
Global Moderator
I hadn't heard that. It seems to be the standard now that the workload not be so strenuous. What he did was pretty standard for the 90s, but I guess it's just another mark against him that he never adapted with the times.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Yup, had to get to 3-1 I reckon.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Thanks for that, the thread was hilarious. The Windhorst jokes were in point.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Another great game from Lebron, but Curry's unstoppable when he's on. Dellavedova played excellent defense.
Lol @ Iggy.
Lol @ Iggy.