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Well this series is over
RavennaDawg
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BronBron shoots 35 percent, can't get the calls down the stretch, we go to the scary "overtime", and Golden State still cannot win at home.
People who think the Warriors are winning probably think Harbaugh will one day win championships because he's TUFF, or John Ross is a good receiver because he's FAST!
Doesn't anybody actually watch sports anymore?
People who think the Warriors are winning probably think Harbaugh will one day win championships because he's TUFF, or John Ross is a good receiver because he's FAST!
Doesn't anybody actually watch sports anymore?
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You could just as easily say look how bad Curry shot the ball and they still went to OT.
I have no idea what's going to happen but I know if Lebron wins this series he'll be the only player that's ever played that could. I'll take Jordan and Kobe with 5 second left. I'll take Lebron for the first 47 minutes and 55 seconds.
As good as GS is, they just don't look locked in like Cleveland does. Wilbon just said on sportscenter, "they goof around" too much. Too many empty possessions where they take bad 3's with 17 left on the shot clock etc.
Curry looks like he's shaken up. Maybe he's realizing the MVP is something the media gives you because you had an outstanding season, but is much, much different from actually being the World's Best Player. He did not look confident before his last shot, then after Honky McAussie handled him he looked like he wanted to go home. Nice pass attempt to Klay, bro.
Curry's in his first finals. The Cavs know they can win when BronBron shoots poorly. GS does not know that yet about Curry.
Where Lebron loses to MJ is he isn't as clutch. He is 0-2 in chances to win the game. If he was more clutch they'd be up 2-0 and he'd probably be 3/5 in the Finals. Thats whats missing.
The next few years could be interesting. Cavs have a lot of good pieces and the East is a train wreck. If the Cavs could steal this Finals Lebron might be able to win 5. 6 for 6 is obviously better than 5 for 8 but Lebron has to get credit for getting to the Finals three other times. Just getting to the Finals in 16 and 17 would mean 7 years in a row.
Can the Warriors force the issue or are they content to try to beat Cleveland at their own game? The shooting percentages are not a fluke and are because both teams are playing hard defense. You beat a fighter by taking his legs out with body punches. That's why Lebron is a volume shooter. The percentage isn't as important as the time he takes off the clock, the fouls he puts on GS, and the grind he turns the game into. He had one of the great shooting seasons in history last year. He's playing a different game this year.
You can talk about Curry getting hot but what if Lebron has a couple of hot shooting games? The Cleveland others are going home and we have Smith, Shumpert, Jones, and even Miller that can go insane for a night and light it up.
This is a long way from over. Everyone on Cleveland knows their role and they have seen it work. The collar is only going to get tighter on GS.
There is no more mystique or aura about the Warriors. It's just basketball now and Cleveland has the best player in the world putting up amazing lines.
Golden State was #1 in defensive efficiency this season. Their defense isn't going anywhere. Curry went 5-23 and they lost in OT. Barnes and Green had under 10 in regulation. It's easy to see where they will get more in future games.
I could be wrong, but this is an overreaction. Golden State lost two games against Memphis in the same way and obliterated them the final 3.
Obviously the big difference here is Cleveland has LeBron and Memphis didn't, but Memphis had a legitimately great defense and GS torched them the final three games anyway. I don't think Cleveland's defense is as good as Memphis'. Bron will keep them from getting run off the court, but Cleveland just doesn't have the depth or the scorers it's going to neeed to win this series. Warriors still win it in 6.
Anybody that is talking about the transition 3's that GS is shooting and saying that they are forcing shots by doing that is FS. First, that's their game. Second, with the way Cleveland is doing that, the best opportunities for Curry/Thompson to get clean looks from 3 are in transition. In Game 2, they didn't go in. That's been an aberration for most of the season. It happened I believe once or twice in the Memphis series. But these guys are GREAT shooters and they'll bounce back from it because that's what they do. They will also find a way to create additional opportunities taking advantage of Cleveland's defensive aggressiveness to turn it against them. Essentially what Cleveland is saying is that they will be damned if Curry (and to a lesser extent Thompson) beats them. GS has enough other pieces that they can exploit the additional open space and be successful.
Shooters need rhythm and GS has played what 2 games in the last 10+ days? I expect as this series continues into more of a rhythm, the shooting will improve as a result.
Even if you say they improved after trading for Shumpert and with Bron not mailing it in in the playoffs, they're nowhere near as good as Memphis defensively.