Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
Can't speak for anyone else, but my claim is the 96 Bulls could not shut them down for the course of a 7 game series. For a game or 2? Sure, shooters have off nights, that's the nature of shooters. Memphis shut them down for a couple games last year too. Cleveland did to start the series last year as well. Klay's more inconsistent, but Steph always adjusts and finds his rhythm. He'll go off in this series too. Even though he might not need to.
Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
When your rookie head coach who was never more than a role player 'schemes' to shut down two players, he gets schooled by a head coach who won multiple championships as both a player and a coach.
Spacing.
I love new NBA fans that think the Warriors invented spacing.
Livingston and Barbosa threw up a bunch of contested shots that went in with Curry and/or Thompson on the bench. Congrats on watching your first NBA game.
Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
When your rookie head coach who was never more than a role player 'schemes' to shut down two players, he gets schooled by a head coach who won multiple championships as both a player and a coach.
Spacing.
I love new NBA fans that think the Warriors invented spacing.
Livingston and Barbosa threw up a bunch of contested shots that went in with Curry and/or Thompson on the bench. Congrats on watching your first NBA game.
Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
When your rookie head coach who was never more than a role player 'schemes' to shut down two players, he gets schooled by a head coach who won multiple championships as both a player and a coach.
Spacing.
I love new NBA fans that think the Warriors invented spacing.
Livingston and Barbosa threw up a bunch of contested shots that went in with Curry and/or Thompson on the bench. Congrats on watching your first NBA game.
I played against NBA players in the 70's. My hemorroids have forgot my basketball than your feeble analysis.
Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
When your rookie head coach who was never more than a role player 'schemes' to shut down two players, he gets schooled by a head coach who won multiple championships as both a player and a coach.
Spacing.
I love new NBA fans that think the Warriors invented spacing.
Livingston and Barbosa threw up a bunch of contested shots that went in with Curry and/or Thompson on the bench. Congrats on watching your first NBA game.
A lot of those were pretty good looks too, but no doubt they played above their heads. But GS still shot below 50% for the game (barely, but still) and 33% from three point range. Livingston won't score 20 again but Curry won't be held to 11 again. It evens out.
The bigger issue for Cleveland was only hitting 38% of their own shots. When you outscore the home team by 9 points at the line and match GS exactly on threes and 3 point percentage, you should win. But not when you can't make a shot.
How much of that is Cleveland having an off night after the long break and how much was GS' defense is hard to say. Game 2 will tell us a lot.
Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
When your rookie head coach who was never more than a role player 'schemes' to shut down two players, he gets schooled by a head coach who won multiple championships as both a player and a coach.
Spacing.
I love new NBA fans that think the Warriors invented spacing.
Livingston and Barbosa threw up a bunch of contested shots that went in with Curry and/or Thompson on the bench. Congrats on watching your first NBA game.
A lot of those were pretty good looks too, but no doubt they played above their heads. But GS still shot below 50% for the game (barely, but still) and 33% from three point range. Livingston won't score 20 again but Curry won't be held to 11 again. It evens out.
The bigger issue for Cleveland was only hitting 38% of their own shots. When you outscore the home team by 9 points at the line and match GS exactly on threes and 3 point percentage, you should win. But not when you can't make a shot.
How much of that is Cleveland having an off night after the long break and how much was GS' defense is hard to say. Game 2 will tell us a lot.
At any point is anyone going to do something about this Golden State court? I've never seen so many players slip. This game, OKC series, someone's going to blow out a knee.
Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
When your rookie head coach who was never more than a role player 'schemes' to shut down two players, he gets schooled by a head coach who won multiple championships as both a player and a coach.
Spacing.
I love new NBA fans that think the Warriors invented spacing.
Livingston and Barbosa threw up a bunch of contested shots that went in with Curry and/or Thompson on the bench. Congrats on watching your first NBA game.
People watched the game?
Ah jeez, are the first three games of the series off limits as well? Your life must be so exciting.
Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
When your rookie head coach who was never more than a role player 'schemes' to shut down two players, he gets schooled by a head coach who won multiple championships as both a player and a coach.
Spacing.
I love new NBA fans that think the Warriors invented spacing.
Livingston and Barbosa threw up a bunch of contested shots that went in with Curry and/or Thompson on the bench. Congrats on watching your first NBA game.
People watched the game?
Ah jeez, are the first three games of the series off limits as well? Your life must be so exciting.
Good gameplan by the Cavs. Nothing you can do when the opposing teams role players shoot 90%.
Also I'm hearing the 72 win Bulls could never shut down Curry and Thompson, even though the 57 win Cleveland Cavaliers just did.
Can't speak for anyone else, but my claim is the 96 Bulls could not shut them down for the course of a 7 game series. For a game or 2? Sure, shooters have off nights, that's the nature of shooters. Memphis shut them down for a couple games last year too. Cleveland did to start the series last year as well. Klay's more inconsistent, but Steph always adjusts and finds his rhythm. He'll go off in this series too. Even though he might not need to.
As an alleged Grizzlies fan you should know that series flipped when Golden State stopped guarding Tony Allen so Memphis couldn't play him. Not because you can't possibly ever stop them for a full series.
Seriously, you're saying the 2015 Memphis Grizzlies did it twice so that's the max, no one could ever be better than them. Nearly as stupid as saying some fucking rando Blazers player couldn't guard Steph therefore no one ever could.
At any point is anyone going to do something about this Golden State court? I've never seen so many players slip. This game, OKC series, someone's going to blow out a knee.
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Livingston and Barbosa threw up a bunch of contested shots that went in with Curry and/or Thompson on the bench. Congrats on watching your first NBA game.
The bigger issue for Cleveland was only hitting 38% of their own shots. When you outscore the home team by 9 points at the line and match GS exactly on threes and 3 point percentage, you should win. But not when you can't make a shot.
How much of that is Cleveland having an off night after the long break and how much was GS' defense is hard to say. Game 2 will tell us a lot.
Learn it, live it, love it.
Seriously, you're saying the 2015 Memphis Grizzlies did it twice so that's the max, no one could ever be better than them. Nearly as stupid as saying some fucking rando Blazers player couldn't guard Steph therefore no one ever could.