NBA 2015/16 thread
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<p>This is good news for everyone:</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story//id/15816035/espn-doubles-nba-coverage-australia-new-zealand%C2%A0'>http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story//id/15816035/espn-doubles-nba-coverage-australia-new-zealand </a></p>
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<p>That is great news. Felt shortchanged this year.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="584289" data-time="1464674506">
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<p>Despite all of that, OKC had the chance to dethrone the champs in their hands. And they failed to execute</p>
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<p>Thank goodness there was no controversy.</p> -
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<p>The Thunder can have no complaints. They got beat straight up, no doubt</p>
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<p>Yip, and thank goodness for that. There was a rough call at the end. But that sort of call happens every game.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Baron Silas Greenback" data-cid="584306" data-time="1464676724"><p>Yip, and thank goodness for that. There was a rough call at the end. But that sort of call happens every game.</p></blockquote>
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Was that the Ibaka foul on Curry attempting the 3? <br><br>
Yeah in the end it was a good contest by Ibaka forcing a bad shot, but he got his hands in the wrong place to start out and Curry played it well. <br><br>
Westbrook is probably the best at making the most of defenders having their hands in the wrong place and drawing a shooting foul. -
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<p>Was that the Ibaka foul on Curry attempting the 3?<br><br>
Yeah in the end it was a good contest by Ibaka forcing a bad shot, but he got his hands in the wrong place to start out and Curry played it well.<br><br>
Westbrook is probably the best at making the most of defenders having their hands in the wrong place and drawing a shooting foul.</p>
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<p>Yeah that was the one. It was a foul. But... those hadnt been called all game (including for Westbrook). They had let it flow. And then suddenly it a clutch situation they found the whistle and then lost it again?</p> -
This is doing the rounds....<br><br><img src="http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160602/fb05444a6ece8bb29ca462f60f3fe632.jpg" alt="fb05444a6ece8bb29ca462f60f3fe632.jpg">
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<p>Great game to start the finals, GSW got off to a flyer but Cleveland pegged them back and edged ahead late in the 3rd.</p>
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<p>Since then it's been allllll Warriors, with their bench turning up in the 4th- Livingston, Iguodala and Barbosa. Now up by 14 with 5 minutes left.</p> -
Deepest team in the NBA and it showed today. The defence was excellent and efficient shooting from the bench. <br><br>
7 players in double figures without Klay being one of them. Big time team effort. <br><br>
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<p>Just shows the depth in the Western Conference. </p>
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<p>Cleveland's dominance in the Finals has been a false positive, the top 3 teams in the league are in the West, and probably five of the top six overall.</p>
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<p>Pretty satisfying to see the Warriors do it in style. What a great team, and you'd have to think OKC would be doing the same thing if they got through the Conference Finals.</p> -
We'll see what the Cavs can do at home with their home fans. I expect a better offensive performance particularly from JR Smith. <br><br>
The key to the game though will be how the Warriors shoot the ball. Curry has a phenomenal record on the road this season. He is the ultimate crowd silencer and more often than not he has turned an opposition crowd to doing oohs and ahhs.... -
<p>Yeah the turnaround in this series has been incredible, Kyrie, JR and Thompson really stepped up these last two games.</p>
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<p>This one looks like it will be tight though. GSW being murdered by offensive rebounds, and have been given no chances on the fastbreak.</p> -
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<p>Yeah the turnaround in this series has been incredible, Kyrie, JR and Thompson really stepped up these last two games.</p>
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<p>This one looks like it will be tight though. GSW being murdered by offensive rebounds, and have been given no chances on the fastbreak.</p>
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<p>It's the GSW, they only need the Caves to let their guard down for a little bit and they can explode and steal the game</p> -
<p>And just like that the Warriors turn an eight point deficit into a three point lead thanks to some precision shooting from Steph and Klay. The Splash Brothers have finally turned up.</p>
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<p>So much on the line for Cleveland here. You get the feeling that the whole series is riding now, if the Warriors win this then it's game over.</p>
