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#1 ·
Who's going to win the MVP?

:curry2 :harden :trollbrook :lebron :chip
 
#5,987 ·
Re: Be Up 3-1, Lose The Series And Go Home Like GEEKS

@AryaDark @CALΔMITY @Chrome @Cleavage @Deadpool @Drago @EyeZac @fighter Dargon @GAD247 @Headliner @Hit @Joel @Joff @Kuja @L-DOPA @Legit BOSS @Lou Generation Era @NotGuilty @Notorious @obby @Perfect Poster @RetepAdam. @scrilla @seabs @Stax Classic @swagger_ROCKS @Tony @Top Shelf

In a series which has played out like an astronomical heroic poem, worthy of Homer or Hesiod, the respective commanding generals of the two armies, Billy Donovan and Steve Kerr, continually sought to best the other's stratagem, obsessively searching for the most advantageous matchups possible for their own squad.

Several pages back in this thread, after the Warriors fell to what at the time felt like a nearly insurmountable 3-1 series deficit in this best-of-7, this Warriors fan delivered an equally clear-eyed and saddened report, suggesting that Donovan had cracked a crucial code in one-upping the Warriors' favored tactic of "going small," with the newly-minted Oklahoma City "small ball" group dramatically outplaying the Warriors' version of same in both Game 3 and Game 4 in OKC. It was discouraging.

Perhaps Donovan, as championed by John Calipari and Lon Kruger, among others, had found the magical formula by which to defeat the Warriors, a bold creation that was delivering decisive minutes, blowing the Warriors off of the court.

As the series progressed, and the Warriors rediscovered their collective footing, it gradually became clear, both from the eye test and the well of numbers available, that Andre Iguodala was providing the Warriors with the far better matchup, especially against Kevin Durant. Kerr, who almost never tinkers with his rotations, had already done so a bit by finding himself exasperated at how he could not sequence together minutes from the bench squad after several calamitous mismatches played out in game after game. Donovan's rotations were flustering Kerr and his coaches, and finally Kerr went with the decision, perhaps partly borne out of wanting to shake the team up but primarily because it seemed the doubtless right move for the sake of yielding the superior results on the floor, Iguodala started the second half of Game 6 in Harrison Barnes's place.

In the hours leading up to Game 7, many within and without media speculated: Will Kerr start Iguodala over Barnes in Game 7? The Warriors were coy and Kerr's general conservativeness prompted most analysts to guess that it would be Barnes starting Game 7, with Iguodala waiting in the wings.

Kerr's conservativeness knows limits, however, as last year's Finals matchup against the Cavaliers already proved, in which he relented from "Plan A" to going with "Plan B," having Iguodala start instead of the largely feckless-in-the-Finals Andrew Bogut.

And so, as Hesiod may have written, Kerr demurred and stirred, and soon the word was heard, and the Warriors' ails were cured. Iguodala would, in fact, get the start, with Barnes on the bench.

"Iggy" did quite a bit more than start, however. He represented the glue that kept the Warriors together as a team throughout Game 7, giving Kerr 43 terrific, mercilessly focused minutes.

Iguodala did all of the little things that help the Warriors fire on all cylinders. His defensive contributions were plentiful, and he supplied the Dubs with just enough assists and rebounds and points, while constantly seeing more than just about any other NBA player sees on the court, and feeding his teammates information. That is one of my favorite parts of being at an NBA game live. Iguodala is such a fountain of wisdom on this Warriors team and you see that over and over again, even if he is not playing well.

Klay Thompson started out ice cold with a rough 0/7 stretch to begin the game but he warmed up quite well indeed, going a fairly decent--considering how much of a hole he put himself in--7/19 from the field and an especially strong 6/11 from three-point range.

Draymond Green went into his stout "jack of all trades" mode that is fun to watch. Little bit of scoring, a good deal of rebounding, a few assists. Good "double foul" call by the refs on the looked-like-a-DDT-by-Steve Adams tangle, haha. Green was definitely fouled a couple of times on drives that weren't called, as he protested, and the refs missed a pair of Warriors fouls committed on Kevin Durant, but overall this was a well-officiated game.

Steph Curry broke another record, for most three-pointers made in an NBA playoff Game 7, with, appropriately, seven. For a little while the superstar who has posted .669 TS% on 32% usage resulting in 30 points per game or per 36 had been absent without leave, but he returned with a vengeance in the latter games of this series, and delivered numerous haymakers to the Thunder late in the ballgame. Curry occasionally looked like he was not human but rather an expression of suspended animation with his ball-handling, both creating space to hit threes or in his drives to the basket. That drive resulting in the kissing layup off the top of the window to close out the first half may have been the shot of the night.

Harrison Barnes was rather terrific as a reserve, giving the Dubs some consistently good minutes and scoring what seemed like a "big" five points--that three-pointer he hit off of the Anderson Varejao assist was a major ingredient in building up that rout of a third quarter (29 to 12, Warriors against Thunder) that was where it could easily be argued the Warriors "won" the game, via scoring outburst. The bench was combustible in that third quarter, with Shaun Livingston finally helping out again, most notably with a badass drive and dunk while the Thunder were in a strange daze in transition which knocked the roof off Oracle Arena. The aforementioned Varejao almost stole the show, with one of the best two-minute-long "bench pops" you will ever find, scoring 2 points, assisting Barnes and assisting his fellow Brazilian Leandro Barbosa. I thought Barbosa was the "Brazilian Blur," but perhaps Varejao is the "Brazilian Blur Brother" ala the "Splash Brothers"? Varejao rolled to the rim so smoothly, and Barbosa, after having fallen off of Kerr's spools of rotations, made an impact with his six points and one assist and one rebound, another outstanding two-minute soirée.

Festus Ezeli was another sturdy big for the Dubs, under limited circumstances.

Early in the second quarter when the Warriors as a team were just not scoring at all, Mo Speights hit a three-pointer! :mark: Haha.

Durant, with 27 tonight, scored at least 25 points in all seven games of the Conference Finals, and only Michael Jordan and LeBron James have been able to say they did that before.

The "Splash Brothers" made history as well, both surpassing the previous record for three-pointers in a seven-game series, 28 by Ray Allen and Dennis Scott. Thompson ended up with 30 three-pointers.

Thank you for the congrats from Chrome, SEJ, Perfect Poster, heh, Kuja, and others.

On to the NBA Finals for the second straight year! When I was first getting hooked on the Warriors as a little kid enjoying the exploits of the "RUN TMC" trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin, or first hearing of Latrell Sprewell attacking P.J. Carlesimo and reading about it in the San Francisco Chronicle while pretending to listen to the teacher, or completing my geometry and calculus homework or reading a book in my car at the presently-named Oracle Arena parking lot before the doors opened up, or, yes, I will say it, when the new ownership group came in and declared, five years before attaining the 2015 NBA Championship, that they had a five-year plan to "add a banner" alongside the lonely ensign honoring the Warriors' 1975 NBA Championship... ...they have four, you know, going back to 1947 and 1956 in Philadelphia!... ...Anyway, I never thought that thousands upon thousands of Warriors fans including myself would see a team not only win the NBA Championship but make it back to the NBA Finals the very next year on a quest to repeat.

That was what was so oddly refreshing and retro and nostalgic about this Western Conference Finals series once the Thunder attained their distinct 3-1 advantage: it almost knocked away the glitz and glory of the past couple of years and made the Warriors feel like underdogs all over again. Whether they were or not remains beside the point, perhaps. The Thunder team that took down the NBA's "Terminator" in the San Antonio Spurs was formidable in almost every single regard, and this was the rare series that more than lived up to the hype, in spite of a few blowouts mixed in with the hotly contested games. Thunder fans should be proud of their team, and the Thunder, though doubtless not wanting to hear this, should be proud of their season and look to build on it next season.

For now, though, bring on LeBron and the Cavs! :woo :woo :woo

:chefcurry :klay :dray IGGY. BARNES. BOGUT. LIVINGSTON. EZELI. VAREJAO. BARBOSA. SPEIGHTS.

WARRIORS :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2
 
#4,306 ·
Re: NO MORE TRADES

@AryaDark @Chrome @Drago @dwayne "The Lou" Skunt @Headliner @Joff @Legit BOSS @Magic @Notorious @Stax Classic @scrilla @Tony

Ladies and gentlemen, it has been an honor to witness history with all of you.

You know what is the most telling point of Steph Curry? That shot of the background of Thunder fans all with their hands clasped over their faces or heads, looking on in horror... As Curry is well beyond 30 feet from the hoop. They were already fearing that he would hit that shot. THAT SHOT. :sodone

Surviving a savage attack by Russell Westbrook, his ankle barely hanging on by a few meager tendons... :side: ...Stephen "Chef" CURRY carried a Warriors team that was largely off all night, offensively-speaking. The Thunder also crushed the Dubs in the realm of rebounding. Much of the game wasn't pretty. Some woman on some network kept yammering on about :dray screaming obscenities in the locker room.

This game was a heavyweight fight. It was a war. I'm not even sure what happened in it anymore. Shots were taken. Shots went down. Others bounced out. Some were air balls.

46 points, 12 three-pointers... :klay chipped in with 30 or whatever it was, which was great. He made a pair of three-pointers as well... A huge pair as well.

I don't know. Steph Curry just shattered what was left of my sanity.

And, although Draymond Green's shot is completely gone right now, he still had a monster game in his own right:

14 rebounds
14 assists
6 steals
4 blocks
+10 for the night, tied with IGGY for the best...

Oh and one monster tirade in the locker room! :dray

And CLUTCH IGGY... I just knew he'd hit both of those free throws. Just knew it. :side:

The dude on ESPN just called "Sports Center," "STEPH Center"... :sodone :sodone :sodone

DUBS CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT!!!!!!

This was like Stephen Curry's regular season version of Joe Montana's "flu game." The ankle. The single-game record for three-pointers TIED. The single-season record for three-pointers, held by himself, SURPASSED. Game-WINNER!

WHY AM I SHOUTING?!??!?!?!?! I CAN'T HELP IT!!!!!!!!!!!

WARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin

:curry :curry2 :curry3 :chefcurry
 
#4,307 ·
Re: NO MORE TRADES

@AryaDark @Chrome @Drago @dwayne "The Lou" Skunt @Headliner @Joff @Legit BOSS @Magic @Notorious @Stax Classic @scrilla @Tony

Ladies and gentlemen, it has been an honor to witness history with all of you.

You know what is the most telling point of Steph Curry? That shot of the background of Thunder fans all with their hands clasped over their faces or heads, looking on in horror... As Curry is well beyond 30 feet from the hoop. They were already fearing that he would hit that shot. THAT SHOT. :sodone

Surviving a savage attack by Russell Westbrook, his ankle barely hanging on by a few meager tendons... :side: ...Stephen "Chef" CURRY carried a Warriors team that was largely off all night, offensively-speaking. The Thunder also crushed the Dubs in the realm of rebounding. Much of the game wasn't pretty. Some woman on some network kept yammering on about :dray screaming obscenities in the locker room.

This game was a heavyweight fight. It was a war. I'm not even sure what happened in it anymore. Shots were taken. Shots went down. Others bounced out. Some were air balls.

46 points, 12 three-pointers... :klay chipped in with 30 or whatever it was, which was great. He made a pair of three-pointers as well... A huge pair as well.

I don't know. Steph Curry just shattered what was left of my sanity.

And, although Draymond Green's shot is completely gone right now, he still had a monster game in his own right:

14 rebounds
14 assists
6 steals
4 blocks
+10 for the night, tied with IGGY for the best...

Oh and one monster tirade in the locker room! :dray

And CLUTCH IGGY... I just knew he'd hit both of those free throws. Just knew it. :side:

The dude on ESPN just called "Sports Center," "STEPH Center"... :sodone :sodone :sodone

DUBS CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT!!!!!!

This was like Stephen Curry's regular season version of Joe Montana's "flu game." The ankle. The single-game record for three-pointers TIED. The single-season record for three-pointers, held by himself, SURPASSED. Game-WINNER!

WHY AM I SHOUTING?!??!?!?!?! I CAN'T HELP IT!!!!!!!!!!!

WARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin

:curry :curry2 :curry3 :chefcurry

It's messed up that Iggy hitting 2 FT's to tie is more surprising than chef nailing a 3 at nearly half court for the win
 
#6,602 ·
Congratulations to all of the fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers including @The Absolute, with whom I have lengthily discussed this series as well as great games and teams in the respective pasts of both Cleveland and the Bay Area. I see that he just mentioned me and I was just mentioning him anyway, haha.

This was a classic game. The atmosphere in Oracle Arena was stirring, rousing and electrifying. It was unlike any sporting event I have ever been to, and I have been to some humdingers.

It's been a fun, historic season for the Warriors. It's always fun to watch new fans of a team be born as @CALΔMITY recently found herself baptized by the mesmerizing energy of Curry, Green, Thompson, et. al., just as I began staying up way too late for a little kid following the exploits of Hardaway, Richardson and Mullin.

There is no way around it. This was a heartbreaking conclusion to the entire season. Every time "the best regular season team in NBA history," the 2015-'16 Warriors, are brought up going forward, so too will the point that that they were the first team to hold a commanding lead over the Cavaliers, 3-1, in the NBA Finals, to blow the series.

Those final four minutes and forty seconds were a paradoxically brief yet endless microcosm of the series as a whole, with the Warriors pressing, "settling" as I now see Steph Curry accurately say in the postgame press conference remarks. Curry's behind-the-back pass, his repeated efforts to simply chuck up shots, the Warriors "settling" for three-pointers when they needed to attack the basket.

Why a timeout was not called after the Irving three-pointer, which I knew was coming when he and Curry were switched on to one another, will remain a major question mark for me. The game had slowed down to a grinding halt. The Warriors were playing a sloppy, rushed offense. Not calling a timeout at that moment, to put together something in the half-court against the Cavs, squandered the utility inherent in the existence of the timeout.

Harrison Barnes was awful in these past few games. It's sad as he is a thoroughly kind fellow for whom I have a great deal of respect as a young man but I hope some team provides an offer the Warriors only laugh at. Andre Iguodala was clearly banged up. Andrew Bogut gone. Steph Curry could not simply fly by dudes on the dribble. Curry could not shake Kevin Love or Tristan Thompson. Not enough The Warriors never seemed to fire on all cylinders following the Game 5 suspension of Draymond Green, whose Game 7 outing was spectacular.

LeBron James made a signature defensive play, blocking Iguodala's layup, flying through the air like Super Man. He played like Super Man playing basketball throughout this series, though, especially in the final three games of it. As I did with Kyrie Irving's play and "miracle shots" in Game 5 I found myself standing and applauding James's herculean performance.

Right now I salute Cleveland's sports fans who get to do the dance upon reaching the top of the mountain.

As awful as this collapse was from a Warriors fan's perspective, as painful as it will be to pick up the pieces and reset for the next campaign, to hear certain perorations among chattering talking heads who had either slyly or not-so-slyly endeavored to belittle last year's NBA Championship victory (which doesn't phase me personally but it was something that this team was vociferously angry about, and something they wanted to forever quash by repeating), and as disappointed as I am in my team, I will always think of the infinite number of highs, of joyous fun, of witnessing greatness on display. To see the Warriors not bring home another championship hurts but the final result is never the whole story for a fan.

At times like these, or, perhaps more accurately, when one's team is truly bad, as I have known the Warriors to be for the overwhelming majority of years on which I have been on this planet, one's mind retreats to some of the writings of G.K. Chesterton:

My acceptance of the universe is not optimism, it is more like patriotism. It is a matter of primary loyalty. The world is not a lodging-house at Brighton, which we are to leave because it is miserable. It is the fortress of our family, with the flag flying on the turret, and the more miserable it is the less we should leave it. The point is not that this world is too sad to love or too glad not to love; the point is that when you do love a thing, its gladness is a reason for loving it, and its sadness a reason for loving it more.
Another way of putting it...

WARRIORS :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :curry :dray :klay
 
#4,941 ·
Re: :kobe13

Nice win for the RAPTORS last night to take HOME COURT ADVANTAGE back from the Pacers.

:JONAS and :BISMACK once again exploited Indiana's lack of size and truculence by grabbing 7 combined offensive rebounds and 22 rebounds total. This game would have been even worse for Indiana if :JONAS2 didn't find himself in early foul trouble once again.

:CARROLL hit lots of big shots and sure, :lowry2 and :demar's percentages still aren't where they want to be but this was easily :demar's best game of the series and :lowry3 hit some big shots, distributed as well as ever and played strong defense. I believe he took 3 or 4 charges by himself. That's truculence.

:COJO was slicing and dicing getting to the paint and making things happen. My favourite plays were where he just out waited the Indiana defense for an easy layout and where he went right down the throat of Indiana's defense before dishing it out to :pATPAT for a wide open 3 corner pocket.

I think our defense really stepped up tonight in a big way. :CARROLL was tough as hell on :george limiting him to 6-19 shooting which is easily his worst game of the series and we also didn't let Ellis or Hill get involved. If you limit Indiana's secondary scoring you are probably going to win.

All things considered this was a good road win.

I would like to dedicate this post to @DesolationRow Funkmaster DROW.
 
#5,857 ·
Re: KILLA KLAY THOMPSON APPRECIATION THREAD

@CALΔMITY @Drago @Headliner @Joff @Legit BOSS @Magic @Notorious @seabs

OH MY GAWD WHAT A GAME, A GAME I WILL NEVER FORGET! EVERYONE IN THE BAY AREA IS STILL SCREAMING, BELIEVE ME!

KLAY THOMPSON IS A HOLY, SACRED WEAPON FROM GAWD TO SHOOT THE LIGHTS OUT OF OPPONENTS! :klay

STEPH CURRY IS THE ARCHANGEL OF BASKETBALL! :curry

DRAYMOND GREEN IS A SOCIOPATHIC BEAST! :dray

ANDRE IGUODALA HAS THE MIND OF A MASTER CHESS PLAYER AND THE TENACITY OF A PITBULL!

ANDREW BOGUT IS AN ANGRY AUSSIE!

HARRISON BARNES IS THE SILENT ASSASSIN, "MR. NICE GUY," WITH SOME KILLER SKILLS!

FESTUS EZELI HAS THE HEART OF AN AFRICAN LION!

MO SPEIGHTS IS THE UGLIEST SON OF A... I'VE EVER SEEN AND I COULD KISS HIM!

ANDERSON VARAJAO IS A MASTER CLASS SHIT-DISTURBER!

KLAY THOMPSON BROKE THE NBA PLAYOFF RECORD FOR MOST THREE-POINTERS MADE! STEPH CURRY AN ASSIST AWAY FROM A TRIPLE DOUBLE WITH A MONSTER GAME HITTING SOME MONSTER SHOTS! THAT KISS OFF OF THE GLASS TO MAKE IT 106-101 COULD BE A RENAISSANCE PAINTING!

GAWDDAMN I FUCKING LOVE THIS TEAM!

:bow :klay :curry :dray IGUODALA. BOGUT. BARNES. EZELI. SPEIGHTS.

WE AIN'T GOIN' HOME!!!!!!!!!!!! WE AIN'T GOIN' HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark:
 
#5,862 ·
Re: KILLA KLAY THOMPSON APPRECIATION THREAD

@CALΔMITY @Drago @Headliner @Joff @Legit BOSS @Magic @Notorious @seabs

OH MY GAWD WHAT A GAME, A GAME I WILL NEVER FORGET! EVERYONE IN THE BAY AREA IS STILL SCREAMING, BELIEVE ME!

KLAY THOMPSON IS A HOLY, SACRED WEAPON FROM GAWD TO SHOOT THE LIGHTS OUT OF OPPONENTS! :klay

STEPH CURRY IS THE ARCHANGEL OF BASKETBALL! :curry

DRAYMOND GREEN IS A SOCIOPATHIC BEAST! :dray

ANDRE IGUODALA HAS THE MIND OF A MASTER CHESS PLAYER AND THE TENACITY OF A PITBULL!

ANDREW BOGUT IS AN ANGRY AUSSIE!

HARRISON BARNES IS THE SILENT ASSASSIN, "MR. NICE GUY," WITH SOME KILLER SKILLS!

FESTUS EZELI HAS THE HEART OF AN AFRICAN LION!

MO SPEIGHTS IS THE UGLIEST SON OF A... I'VE EVER SEEN AND I COULD KISS HIM!

ANDERSON VARAJAO IS A MASTER CLASS SHIT-DISTURBER!

KLAY THOMPSON BROKE THE NBA PLAYOFF RECORD FOR MOST THREE-POINTERS MADE! STEPH CURRY AN ASSIST AWAY FROM A TRIPLE DOUBLE WITH A MONSTER GAME HITTING SOME MONSTER SHOTS! THAT KISS OFF OF THE GLASS TO MAKE IT 106-101 COULD BE A RENAISSANCE PAINTING!

GAWDDAMN I FUCKING LOVE THIS TEAM!

:bow :klay :curry :dray IGUODALA. BOGUT. BARNES. EZELI. SPEIGHTS.

WE AIN'T GOIN' HOME!!!!!!!!!!!! WE AIN'T GOIN' HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark: :mark:
Glad to know they seem to have succeeded yet again! Go cali! Go Bay area!

Even tho I don't live there. :penaldo I'm close enough :curry
 
#6,557 ·
Re: CAVS VS WARRIORS II. GAME 7. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW ORACLE.

........we... .........we did it?.... .....we did it?............... .............HOLY FUCKING SHIT, WE DID IT????!!!!
@Corey @Mra22 @Randumo24



:mark: :mark: :mark: BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE DID IT!!! THE CLEVELAND SPORTS CURSE HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN BROKEN!!! :mark: :mark: :mark:

Despite the poor first half showing, we were able to bounce back in the 2nd and pull off the IMPROBABLE upset!!! CAVS WIN, CAVS WIN, CAVS WIN!!!! SPORTS GOD BE PRAISED!!! THE METROPOLIS OF THE WESTERN RESERVE FINALLY REACHED THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN!!!

REST IN PEACE TO THE FUCKING CURSE!!! 52 YEARS OF HELL!!!! 52 YEARS OF JOKES FROM EVERY OTHER SPORTS FAN!!!!! MAY ALL OF OUR DETRACTORS AND CRITICS BE DAMNED!! CLEVELAND ACTUALLY WON WHEN IT COUNTED!!

THIS ONE’S FOR SAM RUTIGLIANO’S DECISION TO CALL RED RIGHT 88 IN THE AFC DIVISIONAL IN ’81!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR ELWAY’S 98-YARD DRIVE IN THE AFC TITLE GAME IN ’87!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR JORDAN’S BUZZER BEATER SHOT IN ’89!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR THE TRIBE NOT FINISHING WHAT THEY STARTED AGAINST THE BRAVES IN ’95!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR THAT ROTTING CORPSE KNOWN AS ARTHUR BERTRAM MODELL!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR JOSE MESA’S STUPID ASS BLOWING OUR LEAD IN THE 9th OF GAME 7 IN ’97!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR BOTTLEGATE AND THAT ASSHOLE TERRY McAULAY!!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR THE SPURS SWEEP IN ’07!!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR THOSE “GENIUSES” WHO DECIDED TO HOLD KENNY LOFTON AT 3rd IN THE ’07 ALCS!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR LeBRON’S POORLY CONCEIVED TV SPECIAL, “THE DECISION”!! WE FORGIVE YOU, YOU BEAUTIFUL, HAIRLINE RECEEDING, FLOPPING, WHINING SON OF A BITCH!!!

EVERY BAD THING EVERYONE EVER SAID ABOUT CLEVELAND AMOUNTED TO SHIT WHEN UNCLE FUCKING DREW DRAINED THAT GAME-WINNING BUCKET!!!

THIS ONE’S FOR LAST YEAR’S FINALS AND FOR EVERYONE WHO THOSE THIS YEAR WOULD BE A REPEAT OF THAT!!!! THIS TEAM SHALL LIVE FOREVER AMONG THE LEGENDS OF SPORTS HISTORY!!! JUNE 19th, THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 2016 WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED AS THE DAY THAT CLEVELAND DID NOT SUCK!!! OUR LONG, NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER!!! OUR FAITH HAS FINALLY BEEN REWARDED!!! BELIEVELAND FOREVER!!!!!! ALL HAIL THE LAND!!!!


:done:done:done:done:done:done:done:done:done:done:done
 
#6,234 ·
Re: CRAIG, THIS IS THE REMATCH (Deebo): Cavs vs Warriors II

@AryaDark @Drago @Joff @Legit BOSS @Legion Of Hart @Notorious @seabs @THE SHIV @Tony

WARRIORS BREAK A FINALS RECORD FOR MOST THREE-POINTERS IN A GAME (17)! :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2

SPLASH BROTHERS ARE BACK, BROTHERS! :mark: They combined for 63 points tonight! :dance :dance :dance (Granted, about 10 or so of those were "padding," haha.)

Running the one-two pick-'n'-roll with both Splash Brothers throughout the night. :banderas Fantastic! :mark:

BARNES! :mark: Maybe the single greatest unheralded hero of this series for the WARRIORS! :mark: Energy, energy, energy! :mark: 14 points! :mark: Hit a couple of critical three-pointers! :mark: Rebounded so well! :mark:

GREEN! :mark: Indefatigable madness! :mark:

IGGY! :mark: Such unparalleled sheer basketball IQ unleashed upon the court! :mark: I hope everyone appreciated that faux "deflection" IGGY created when he knew he was going out of bounds under the Cavs' basket to get the "Warriors ball" call! :mark: So many spectacularly prudent decisions throughout the entire game! :mark:

BOGUT! :mark:

VAREJAO with some big minutes! That rebounding! :mark:

McADOO! :mark: Excellent performance from a role player near the back of the Warriors' bench! :mark:

THE WARRIORS OUTREBOUNDED THE CAVS?!?! WHAT?!?!

WARRIORS :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2
 
#1,139 ·
re: Offseason Objective: SEND JR SMITH TO THE D LEAGUE

This NBA/WWE comparison stuff is awful.

:eek:ut with it pls.
It's fine for the worst American sport to be fair.


So is the Irving injury like Pippen or Wade being out for the series? Is Irving that guy?


I saw the ratings for game 1. Up 21% from last year. Needs that California push obviously. lol no one gives a fuck about the Spurs. MAVS
 
#1,372 ·
re: Offseason Objective: SEND JR SMITH TO THE D LEAGUE

@Sagat

Yes I survived the game and it was spectacular! :mark: My head's still swimming from the deafening environment of ROARACLE Arena! :mark:

Steph Curry's 4th quarter hot plate special was delicious! :chefcurry :mark: What a fantastic performance! Of course you have to give LeBron much credit for his valiant efforts on the other side! The Cavs actually moved the ball and spread the floor out quite well for most of the game, but they just kept missing shots. Warriors' defense has continually troubled them to a considerable degree but Cavs also missed some open looks and LeBron was right, as I see in his postgame press conference, in noting how the second chance points for the Dubs were the true killer. Warriors played aggressively on the boards and particularly when Iguodala was on the floor controlled the basketball quite well. And, yes, IGGY is putting on a show in these Finals. :mark: DRAYMONEYYY with that tough effort that he criticized himself and his team for not having in the first three games. :mark: BARNES with some big rebounds and points. :klay was solid throughout, and put in some fine work defensively. JR Smith was white hot for most of the first half and that's always scary if you're going up against the Cavaliers but he cooled off in the second. Cleveland's Thompson has been a consistent workhorse for them, too, much respect to him as well. What a game, though. I can't wait to see it on television later tonight. :mark:

Got to high-five :curry in the bowels of Roaracle Arena on the way toward leaving after hanging out in the arena for a long while following the game. "Congratulations on the win tonight and your performance." He just smiled and said, "Thank you." You're the man, Steph!!! :mark: :)
@Pakmen @Legit BOSS

WARRIORS :mark: :curry2 :mark: :mark: :mark:
 
#1,084 ·
re: Offseason Objective: SEND JR SMITH TO THE D LEAGUE

A moment of reflection. A moment of contemplation. A moment of serene, proud joy.

For a little over two decades I have watched the Golden State Warriors. One of the perennial jokes for some people who enjoyed mocking the team was, "Where, exactly, is Golden State?"

My fandom of the team came in the wake of "Run TMC," the highest-scoring trio in the league in '90-'91. What every Warrior fan kid knew then was that the instantly legendary trio had only played together two seasons. It was a painful inoculation of sorts, a sweeping backstory that served to establish the crushing, saddening themes which pervaded the Warriors organization. Granted, the early-'90s tripartite of Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond was ultimately quite limited but they were astonishingly entertaining. And the Warriors have always had that spark, that little gleam, like in an underperforming student that is recognized by a prudent instructor as possessing a sturdy acumen buried beneath coatings of mistakes. When the Dubs traded in on Run-TMC for Billy Owens it was a case of a team trying its best, attempting to apply the right lessons to the right tasks, and failing. When Chris Webber, the number one pick in the draft and rookie of the year, forced a trade from the Warriors following his first season due to his loathing of coach Don Nelson, Warriors fans, even the youngest and most naive, I would hazard, could sense that this was an organization that would have to take fifteen steps back to go forward three. Latrell Sprewell's bad-boy antics culminating with his choking attack on coach P.J. Carlesimo one afternoon at practice, leading to his never playing another game for the team, became as storybook as anything on the floor during a game for Warriors fans.

The mountain of bodies Warriors fans have watched come and go has at times resembled the aftermath of a mass self-execution. That was partly what made the Warriors "interesting"--all of the has-been all-stars settling down to collect on their way to retirement, and all of the soon-to-be all-stars forcing trades or being traded, walking through the doors toward great careers. No less than half a dozen different coaches used the Warriors as Example (A) for never wanting to coach again in the NBA. The organization was at times the undeniable laughingstock of the NBA. And that moniker was earned.

This is the organization that went with All-American Todd Fuller over Kobe Bryant; drafted Adonal Foyle over two-time scoring champion Tracy McGrady. Going further back, when the team could have attempted to establish itself as a force with which to be reckoned in the glow of the post-1975 championship honeymoon, they opted to draft Joe Barry Carroll, aka "Joe Barely Cares" or "Just Barely Carroll" rather than the likes of Kevin McHale or Robert Parish.

The blunders, the mistakes, the glimmers of glory.

They were all worth it. Those miserable games which I saw in my seat in the arena by I-880 in Oakland, attending the blowout losses while cramming my schoolwork in the car before and after the games, the innumerable contests which saw the Warriors put up 120-125 points but lose by 10-15.

I do not regret any of it, not the losing seasons, not the bad trades or awful draft choices. The nights where I'd watch a late replay of the game between the Warriors and Knicks and get a good laugh at how awful both teams were. Sitting in front of a mentally handicapped kid screaming in my ear in the arena while watching Marco Belinelli underperform as the organization continued to try to make him seem like some budding star.

The Warriors were the biggest "lovable losers" in the NBA for a long time. Felt like an eternity. Of course there's bias involved, of course there's sentiment.

Seeing where the organization has reached, no matter what happens in the Finals against the Cavaliers, there is nothing but happiness from here.
 
#1,091 ·
re: Offseason Objective: SEND JR SMITH TO THE D LEAGUE

A moment of reflection. A moment of contemplation. A moment of serene, proud joy.

For a little over two decades I have watched the Golden State Warriors. One of the perennial jokes for some people who enjoyed mocking the team was, "Where, exactly, is Golden State?"

My fandom of the team came in the wake of "Run TMC," the highest-scoring trio in the league in '90-'91. What every Warrior fan kid knew then was that the instantly legendary trio had only played together two seasons. It was a painful inoculation of sorts, a sweeping backstory that served to establish the crushing, saddening themes which pervaded the Warriors organization. Granted, the early-'90s tripartite of Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond was ultimately quite limited but they were astonishingly entertaining. And the Warriors have always had that spark, that little gleam, like in an underperforming student that is recognized by a prudent instructor as possessing a sturdy acumen buried beneath coatings of mistakes. When the Dubs traded in on Run-TMC for Billy Owens it was a case of a team trying its best, attempting to apply the right lessons to the right tasks, and failing. When Chris Webber, the number one pick in the draft and rookie of the year, forced a trade from the Warriors following his first season due to his loathing of coach Don Nelson, Warriors fans, even the youngest and most naive, I would hazard, could sense that this was an organization that would have to take fifteen steps back to go forward three. Latrell Sprewell's bad-boy antics culminating with his choking attack on coach P.J. Carlesimo one afternoon at practice, leading to his never playing another game for the team, became as storybook as anything on the floor during a game for Warriors fans.

The mountain of bodies Warriors fans have watched come and go has at times resembled the aftermath of a mass self-execution. That was partly what made the Warriors "interesting"--all of the has-been all-stars settling down to collect on their way to retirement, and all of the soon-to-be all-stars forcing trades or being traded, walking through the doors toward great careers. No less than half a dozen different coaches used the Warriors as Example (A) for never wanting to coach again in the NBA. The organization was at times the undeniable laughingstock of the NBA. And that moniker was earned.

This is the organization that went with All-American Todd Fuller over Kobe Bryant; drafted Adonal Foyle over two-time scoring champion Tracy McGrady. Going further back, when the team could have attempted to establish itself as a force with which to be reckoned in the glow of the post-1975 championship honeymoon, they opted to draft Joe Barry Carroll, aka "Joe Barely Cares" or "Just Barely Carroll" rather than the likes of Kevin McHale or Robert Parish.

The blunders, the mistakes, the glimmers of glory.

They were all worth it. Those miserable games which I saw in my seat in the arena by I-880 in Oakland, attending the blowout losses while cramming my schoolwork in the car before and after the games, the innumerable contests which saw the Warriors put up 120-125 points but lose by 10-15.

I do not regret any of it, not the losing seasons, not the bad trades or awful draft choices. The nights where I'd watch a late replay of the game between the Warriors and Knicks and get a good laugh at how awful both teams were. Sitting in front of a mentally handicapped kid screaming in my ear in the arena while watching Marco Belinelli underperform as the organization continued to try to make him seem like some budding star.

The Warriors were the biggest "lovable losers" in the NBA for a long time. Felt like an eternity. Of course there's bias involved, of course there's sentiment.

Seeing where the organization has reached, no matter what happens in the Finals against the Cavaliers, there is nothing but happiness from here.
Awesomness of this post is over 9000.


It's almost here, go Warriors go!
 
#2,744 ·
re: Does nobody care about witty names for the NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION thread anymore?

Through some fantastic turn of events I was able to make it down to Los Angeles yesterday early afternoon via a ninety-minute flight, spend the day cooped up in the downtown area and actually get offered the chance to "see your Warriors lose to the better team" by a Los Angeles business acquaintance. :lmao A few years back I took him to a WARRIORS game (at which time they were intentionally tanking, which would yield none other than Harrison Barnes... :lmao... now he takes me to a heated, highly-anticipated WARRIORS/Clippers game! :mark:)...

Only made it back to my home at 5:00am after getting a ride up I-5 right to where my own car was parked in San Francisco, through the night, after the game. :lol

Well, what can one say? That was one of the craziest games I've ever seen, whether in-person or, just, simply, seen. I was completely "gotten to" by the fact that Curry was in immediate foul trouble--just like in the first game these two teams had against one another up here in the Bay Area a couple of short weeks ago. Starting to wonder if these Clippers-Warriors games are scripted/booked and Curry's early foul trouble is the ultimate "babyface-in-peril/babyface comeback" shtick these two teams have worked out with one another behind the scenes. Can't you just see it? (Blake: "And I'll be an insufferable heel asshole..." Steph: "I'll turn the ball over a bunch of times early, then foul you, make you look strong, which makes our comeback look even better...") [Also, needless to say, I'm kidding. :side:]

As I kept eyeing the score in the Staples Center arena I kept thinking that it was possible. Even when things were at their bleakest I thought the WARRIORS could do it. Yet I wanted to not anticipate such a dramatic comeback as it seemed increasingly difficult to imagine. Of course, the WARRIORS were facing the Clippers, so that helped. :curry2

The Clippers are admittedly a bit of a flawed team, but I have to give credit to their stars. Chris Paul went from being considered a likely no-go to playing like an MVP, and Griffin was potent. The 25-8 run the WARRIORS enjoyed, though, to close out the game, was just... Incredible. Almost unbelievable and yet I saw it happen.

Also, it was pretty cool how many WARRIORS fans there were in the building. We travel well. :curry2

:curry :klay BARNES. GREEN. BOGUT. EZELI.

WARRIORS :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :mark: :cheer :woo :dance
@AryaDark @RetepAdam. @Legit BOSS @Notorious @LUCK @Drago @HollyWood Lou Skunt @Headliner @Stax Classic @Pakmen @PeepShow I would mention Soup but he was pleading to receive no mention in the chatbox moments ago! :cheer :chefcurry
 
#5,230 ·
Re: Stay safe sweet prince (RIP Prince, pun not intended)

@AryaDark @Chrome @Drago @Headliner @Legit BOSS @Notorious @Tony

HE IS RISEN. :drose

STEPH CURRY and I seemed to have a telepathic connection tonight as, following that one overtime three-pointer he hit, I said to friends and family, "He's back!" And just as I said that, CURRY remarked to his teammates, "I'm back!" with a burning, amaranthine defiance. :bow

CURRY broke a new NBA record, with his 17 points in an NBA playoff game's overtime period! :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin

The Trailblazers gave the Warriors the best possible punch that they could muster, and they are a ferocious team. What a basketball game! :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin Simply phenomenal!

Shaun Livingston was having a pretty bad game anyway and I've been wondering how much rest he's been in need of covering for Curry's minutes with all of these haphazard, scrambled rotations due to Curry being out. I suppose he took care of that problem by being tossed out of the game. :lmao Think it all worked out! :cheer

DRAYMOND GREEN guaranteed a win and his heart and tenacity were essential in ensuring that win. :woo

KLAY THOMPSON had a shaky night beyond the arc for most of the game but he still hit some big shots, ultimately going 5/10 from three-point range and supplying the Warriors with 23 points--and his fierce defense against Damian Lillard was particularly impressive, especially late in regulation and in overtime. :woo

ANDREW BOGUT was a defensive powerhouse for lengthy stretches of the game, playing with the durability and mobility that he sometimes does not possess, as in the last two games of this series. :woo

ANDRE IGUODALA was competitive in every regard! :woo

MO SPEIGHTS gave the Dubs a significant lift with his hitting of three-pointers and calming offensive presence! :woo

FESTUS EZELI did some work protecting the rim and setting good screens! :woo

HARRISON BARNES with some solid defense and that one big, crucial three-pointer without which the Dubs do not send this game to overtime to win it! :mark: Immaculately set up by CURRY but, still, credit where credit's due! :woo

IAN CLARK provided the Warriors with some sneaky effective minutes. :woo

LEANDRO BARBOSA did things! Most of them were all right! :woo

Yet this game was ultimately about one man, the reigning MVP of last season, and, now, the newly-crowned MVP of this season, The Phenomenal One, The Pugnacious Prince, The Peerless Player, The Progenitor of Protracted Projectiles, Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry II.

WARRIORS :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin
 
#5,740 ·
Re: 73-9 Then Be Down 3-1 In the West Finals LOLOLOLOL

@CALΔMITY @Drago @Joff @Legit BOSS @Notorious @SKT T1 Blank

Massive double-doubles from ANDREW BOGUT and :dray were critical in putting the WARRIORS over the top in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, as was the overall bench production of the DUBS as @Magic states above, with MO "BUCKETS" SPEIGHTS scoring 14 of the Warriors reserves' 30 points.

Indeed, BOGUT was the true player of the game for the Dubs, providing quintessential defensive and offensive contributions en route to his double-double. Moreover, Steve Kerr and company learned the hard lessons of Game 3 and Game 4, keeping one of BOGUT/EZELI/SPEIGHTS/VAREJAO in the game at all times through approximately 45-46 minutes of the game's 48, giving the Dubs a better chance to compete on the glass against the Thunder.

Oklahoma City's stout and disciplined perimeter play prevented the Splash Brothers from getting on a roll through most of the game, but :curry and :klay definitely threw in some solid blows.

Throw in some favorable whistles from the refs, especially in the first half, as well as the Warriors doing far better in the paint, partly due to the bigger presence, and partly because of significantly improved defense throughout lengthy stretches of the contest, and the Warriors were able to largely outplay the Thunder just enough to secure the win on the home court.

That description of the triumphant play by Curry on the part of @Corey....

Warriors seemed intent to try to kick the game away in the final minute, which was darkly hilarious.

They will have to play better to win Game 6 in Oklahoma City but a win is a win, and the WARRIORS won on this night! :mark:

:curry :woo :klay :woo :dray :woo BOGUT :woo SPEIGHTS :woo IGGY :woo EZELI :woo BARNES :woo LIVINGSTON :woo BARBOSA :woo VAREJAO :woo

:woo WARRIORS :woo
 
#5,745 ·
Re: 73-9 Then Be Down 3-1 In the West Finals LOLOLOLOL

@CALΔMITY @Drago @Joff @Legit BOSS @Notorious @SKT T1 Blank

Massive double-doubles from ANDREW BOGUT and :dray were critical in putting the WARRIORS over the top in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, as was the overall bench production of the DUBS as @Magic states above, with MO "BUCKETS" SPEIGHTS scoring 14 of the Warriors reserves' 30 points.

Indeed, BOGUT was the true player of the game for the Dubs, providing quintessential defensive and offensive contributions en route to his double-double. Moreover, Steve Kerr and company learned the hard lessons of Game 3 and Game 4, keeping one of BOGUT/EZELI/SPEIGHTS/VAREJAO in the game at all times through approximately 45-46 minutes of the game's 48, giving the Dubs a better chance to compete on the glass against the Thunder.

Oklahoma City's stout and disciplined perimeter play prevented the Splash Brothers from getting on a roll through most of the game, but :curry and :klay definitely threw in some solid blows.

Throw in some favorable whistles from the refs, especially in the first half, as well as the Warriors doing far better in the paint, partly due to the bigger presence, and partly because of significantly improved defense throughout lengthy stretches of the contest, and the Warriors were able to largely outplay the Thunder just enough to secure the win on the home court.

That description of the triumphant play by Curry on the part of @Corey. ...

Warriors seemed intent to try to kick the game away in the final minute, which was darkly hilarious.

They will have to play better to win Game 6 in Oklahoma City but a win is a win, and the WARRIORS won on this night! :mark:

:curry :woo :klay :woo :dray :woo BOGUT :woo SPEIGHTS :woo IGGY :woo EZELI :woo BARNES :woo LIVINGSTON :woo BARBOSA :woo VAREJAO :woo

:woo WARRIORS :woo
What will you do when the Dubs, Sharks, and Giants all win a title this year? First pick Niners?
 
#6,464 ·
#679 ·
#3,211 ·
re: Does nobody care about witty names for the NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION thread anymore?

@AryaDark @Another Christmas Painkiller @gobsaycomeon @Merry Blissmas @Stax Classic @UnDeFeatedSanta @Headliner

The Streak is dead, long live the Streak! :mark: :proud

This WARRIORS team was never going 82-0. It is likely that they will fail to duplicate the Chicago Bulls' 1995-'96 season total of 72 wins.

Really proud of the WARRIORS for such an unbelievably fantastic six weeks of basketball. Going for eight straight wins with no Harrison Barnes, playing a SEGABABA (Second Game of a Back-to-Back) in Milwaukee after going 58 minutes with two overtimes against the Celtics...

No excuses, though: the Bucks were the better team, the first team all year to contain the Warriors to under 100 points (which I predicted to friends before the game started, ha). Greg Monroe is probably the best pure post-scorer the DUBS have played all season thus far, and going small against the Bucks was a tactical error on Luke Walton's part because as great as Draymond GREEN is, he could not guard Monroe. BOGUT or EZELI were necessary for that.

As marvelous as the WARRIORS are as presently constituted, the overall spectacular play of CURRY, GREEN, BARNES pre-injury, BOGUT and KLAY for a few games, ha, has covered a few sins. The bench has no true volume scorer on it, and without Barnes around to babysit the squad through certain rotations they become ineffectual.

Nevertheless, this may only be nitpicking. The WARRIORS are a wonderment, and congratulations to the Milwaukee Bucks and all of their fans.

:clap :clap :clap

:mark: :cheer :woo :dance
 
#4,422 ·
Re: NO MORE TRADES

@AryaDark @Drago @Joff @Legit BOSS @Magic @Notorious @Stax Classic

31 games with 30 or more assists this season! :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin







MO "BUCKETS" SPEIGHTS has now hit two three-pointers in two consecutive games for the first time in his career! :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin











STEPH. KLAY. BOGUT. DRAY. LIVINGSTON. SPEIGHTS. BARBOSA. BARNES. IGGY. VAREJAO.

WARRIORS! :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin
 
#4,451 ·
Re: NO MORE TRADES

Randle 6-12 for 12 points/14 boards :woo :dance :woo

Clarkson 10-21, 4-6 from three, 25 points :woo :dance :woo

Russell 6-14, 3-6 from three, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 21 points :woo :dance :woo

Bass 5-7, 7 boards, 3 blocks, 13 points :woo :dance :woo

Swaggy P with huge shots in the third and early in the 4th to help put em away. :woo :dance :woo

Huertas playing lockdown D on Curry while running the offense and getting 9 assists to go along with 10 points :woo :dance :woo

Bryon Scott actually making a defensive gameplan that worked out. :woo :dance :woo

Brick Bros shooting 1-18 from three, 13 of 40 overall for 33 points. :woo :dance :woo


:kobe3
 
#5,267 ·
Re: Stay safe sweet prince (RIP Prince, pun not intended)

@AryaDark @Chrome @Cleavage @Drago @Legit BOSS @Notorious @seabs @Stax Classic @Tony

On the night that saw The One True MVP STEPHEN CURRY receive his justly-delivered crown... er, trophy... :curry

On the night that saw the reigning FINALS MVP ANDRE IGUODALA hit his 100th playoffs three-pointer...

On the night that saw ANDREW BOGUT leave the game early with a right adductor strain...

On a night that saw DRAYMOND GREEN sustain a rolled ankle, minor though it is...

The WARRIORS prevailed! :woo :woo :woo

Definitely have to give the Trailblazers as much credit as possible, particularly considering the expectations for their season. Much respect!

This was an occasionally genuinely riveting Game 5. Trailblazers leaned forward, so to speak, and pressed the matter defensively, regularly disrupting the Warriors' pick and rolls. Portland displayed the capability of going small against the Dubs' small lineup.













IGGY with yet a sneaky strong game, bringing it defensively as almost always while injecting just enough offense (that corner three-pointer... :banderas)...

SHAUN LIVINGSTON. FESTUS EZELI. HARRISON BARNES. LEANDRO BARBOSA. ANDERSON VAREJAO. MO SPEIGHTS.

:klay playing stellar defense against Damian Lillard while providing liberal doses of scoring was often what shepherded the Warriors to the four victories they needed from this series... He has been the Warriors' MVP through the first two rounds of the playoffs.

BOGUT has a right adductor strain; :dray is limping around on his sprained ankle; :curry is, well, indestructible, but, anyway...

A good time to collect some rest, and prepare for the Sp... Sp... Probably the Thunder. :sodone Kudos to @Magic for being the loudest "voice in the wilderness," preaching the gospel of KD & Westbrook. Turns out that the "athleticism deficit" against the Thunder has been catching up to the Spurs and in a hurry.

Nevertheless...

WARRIORS :mark: :cheer :woo :dance :dance2 :dancingpenguin
 
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