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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #322

    <p>Meanwhile in that other conference final the Raptors have just won game 4 at home to level their series with the Cavs at 2-2.</p>

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  • barbarianB Offline
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    #323

    <p>One of the greatest turnarounds in playoffs I've seen. Raptors were absolutely cooked after the first two, but have somehow levelled the series.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Cavs should still win but they will have to work for it.</p>

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  • ACT CrusaderA Offline
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    #324

    When DeRozan and Lowry play well they usually win, so no coincidence they came up big today and won. Biyombo has been unreal. That game 3 performance was off the charts - 26 rebounds including 8 offensive. <br><br><br>
    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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  • MajorRageM Offline
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    #325

    <p>Game 4 underway.  The ESPN live play by play is seriously awesome.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://espn.go.com/nba/game?gameId=400876753'>http://espn.go.com/nba/game?gameId=400876753</a></p>

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  • HoorooH Offline
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    #326

    <p>45-61 to OKC with 3 remain in 2nd quarter.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Love this tweet</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>"Steven Adams threw the balls out of that pass"</p>

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #327

    <p>So far, so good for OKC.  They have scored the same amount of points in this half (72) as in game 3.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Green is out of sorts.</p>

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    #328

    <p>Big half by Adams as well 7 pts and 6 rebounds in half a game for a guy averaging 10 and 10.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Man he has picked the right time to be on a form streak hasn't he? His value must be going up every game.</p>

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #329

    <p>GSW made a run to get the score within 6 pts but OKC ended the half well.  94-82.</p>

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    #330

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bovidae" data-cid="582465" data-time="1464145570">
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    <p>GSW made a run to get the score within 4 pts but OKC ended the <strike>half </strike>third quarter well.  94-82.</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>FIFY</p>

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #331

    <p>Yep, too quick trying to type.  Anyway, back to the game...</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>KD is heating up.</p>

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  • MajorRageM Offline
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    #332

    <p>This game has little to do with Adams, Westbrook is owning it.  Triple Double.</p>

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  • MajorRageM Offline
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    #333

    <p>Fugged it about it ... OKC 23 up with 3 mins to go.  This one's done.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>3-1 up in the series, GSW in a world of shit. Curry and Green's stats are bloody awful.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>I'm sure the kiwi media will write up Adama, but Westbrook, followed closely by Durant have absolutely owned this game.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Edit:  GSW agree.  Second team on now, Curry et al, subbed off.</p>

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    #334

    <p>This one is in the bag.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Wow. 3-1 advantage. </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Hope Grant Dalton isn't anywhere near them.</p>

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    #335

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MajorRage" data-cid="582477" data-time="1464146877">
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    <p>Fugged it about it ... OKC 23 up with 3 mins to go.  This one's done.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>3-1 up in the series, GSW in a world of shit. Curry and Green's stats are bloody awful.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong>I'm sure the kiwi media will write up Adama, but Westbrook, followed closely by Durant have absolutely owned this game.</strong></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Edit:  GSW agree.  Second team on now, Curry et al, subbed off.</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Undeniably. I haven't watched the game but Adams looks by the numbers to have played a fairly big role in the first half even though they haven't used him as extensively as other games. In other words he helped set the game up.</p>
    <p>RW looks to have gone crazy in the second spell (was going to write apeshit but that would be frowned on)</p>

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #336

    <p>It was the OKC small ball 5 that did the business with Ibaka (who was huge) at C and KD at PF.  The crowd was bloody loud too - they have the best supporters in the NBA.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>OKC needs to keep the foot on the throat for game 5.  The pressure is all on GSW to win and extend the series, so OKC can play with more freedom, but they won't want to come back home for a must-win game 6.</p>

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  • PaekakboyzP Offline
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    #337

    <p>Yeah from the website I was checking out Adams made some good plays on Curry - he's not a one man band but he's doing bloody well. Westbrook and Durant is such a mean combo, they are on fire atm</p>

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  • HoorooH Offline
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    #338

    <p>Can someone please explain to me what "OKCSmall ball 5" means? and also what the warriors Death squad or whatever it is, actually is?</p>

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  • BovidaeB Offline
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    #339

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="582486" data-time="1464148297">
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    <p>Can someone please explain to me what "OKCSmall ball 5" means?</p>
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    <p> </p>
    <p>OKC brought in Waiters to play guard in place of Adams and moved Durant from small forward to power forward, and Ibaka from power forward to centre.  That lineup gave them greater speed to guard the quick GSW players without sacrificing size and rebounding.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>OKC has a big lineup when Adams and Kanter play together as twin-centres and their small ball lineup.</p>

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  • broughieB Offline
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    #340

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bovidae" data-cid="582497" data-time="1464149039">
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    <p>OKC brought in Waiters to play guard in place of Adams and moved Durant from small forward to power forward, and Ibaka from power forward to centre.  That lineup gave them greater speed to guard the quick little monkeys from GS without sacrificing size and rebounding.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>OKC has a big lineup when Adams and Kanter play together as twin-centres and their small ball lineup.</p>
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    </blockquote>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Small edit.</p>

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  • ACT CrusaderA Offline
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    #341

    Small ball is all the rage Hooroo. <br><br>
    Cavs, OKC, Warriors all play it. Raptors have a version of it but they like one of Big V (when fit) or Biyombo on for the whole game with a mix of Patterson and Scola and others to support their All star guards

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