NBA season 2018/19
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Drake got into the heads of the Bucks.
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Drake leads the Raptors into their very first NBA Finals.
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That was a really fun game. Raptors crowd went nuts once Raptors began their comeback.
Of course Warriors will be favourites but I wouldn't write off the Raptors. They have a chance.
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Raptors home crowd is one of the best.
Bucks had no answers to the Klaw team defence. Giannis will have plenty of tape to watch and how he couldn’t deal with the wall-like D from the Raptors.
Raptors bench were huge in this series. I like their small ball lineup with Ibaka at centre and a mix of Kawhi, PS, Van Fleet, Lowry, Powell and Green.
If Raptors don’t win game 1, I fear it could be like last years finals.
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Carmelo Anthony to the Breakers...??
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@Nogusta said in NBA season 2018/19:
Carmelo Anthony to the Breakers...??
I’ve got a couple of journo mates looking into the story.
I saw something a couple of days ago that first mentioned this and it seemed a throwaway line on social media, but given the network of the Breakers owners I would not be surprised at all.
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Anatomy of a dumpster fire
Lakers 2.0: The failed reboot of the NBA's crown jewel
A public resignation. A coach firing. A botched coaching search. And that's just the past 45 days for the NBA's marquee franchise.
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Breakers announce top 5 high school prospect coming down under to the breakers. Was that the big signing not melo.
I wonder if Lamelo Ball with come play NBL. Circus aside the kid can ball.
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@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2018/19:
Breakers announce top 5 high school prospect coming down under to the breakers. Was that the big signing not melo.
I wonder if Lamelo Ball with come play NBL. Circus aside the kid can ball.
I read that. Sounds like the Breakers will get some lucrative NBA preseason games too
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The discussion on the ESPN shows was interesting. I thought they would be against RJ Hampton's decision to go pro (since they have college ball on their channels) but the panellists basically agreed this is the route more players should take.
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Houston are reaching a watershed moment and the way forward is uncertain. The owner is showing his impatience by offering D'Antoni a heavily reduced final year deal and they are offering up everyone in the roster for sale. Obviously the owner thinks he can get more out of his squad than two years losing to the Western conference champs
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Warriors win game 2 after a shakey first half. Series 1-1
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Toronto bottled it.
They had five minutes to go down 8, but facing a Warriors team without Klay and Looney. They were falling over the finish line, and Steph was their only real shooting option.
The Raptors proceeded to launch brick after brick, and hand the game to Golden State. Siakam and Van Vleet were the main culprits, but Lowry fouling out with three minutes left was bad as well.
Not sure how bad Klay's injury is, and the prognosis on Durant. You feel like the series may hinge on their health. If they can return then you'd say the Warriors are strong favourites, but if not then the scales tip back to the Raptors.
I think there's a huge difference between 1-1 and 2-0 though.
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@barbarian where I was watching it (about 80-90 people), most were going for the Raptors and it seems they were waiting for the Raps to make their run. Credit to the Warrior defence in that second half, they stepped it up and contested shots.
Warriors didn’t play that well other than that stretch in the 3rd, but they will be buoyed by Cousins contribution and knowing he could get his when he’s switched on.
Curry sort of faded in and out of the game. He’ll be happy to get back home.
Yes they need Klay and KD back, but for me (even with those guys) Iggy is the key man. He’s a smart player on both ends and because he’s a good decision maker he allows them to play their high risk offence.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA season 2018/19:
Yes they need Klay and KD back, but for me (even with those guys) Iggy is the key man. He’s a smart player on both ends and because he’s a good decision maker he allows them to play their high risk offence.
True, but at least we know he's fit. The other two... who knows.
Without Klay, a lot of pressure goes onto Iggy's shooting, along with Cook, Livingston and Boogie. Once the Raptors started doubling Steph in the final five minutes, the Warriors offence really spluttered.
Not sure where they find the 25-30 points Klay provides, not to mention the 25-30 KD can provide.
