NBA 2015/16 thread
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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> -
<p>And that's the game. Great second half from Curry and Thompson, and some big plays thrown in from Draymond, Barnes, Iguadala.</p>
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<p>The tale of this series, and the Warriors season, is the strength of the supporting cast. When Steph and Klay have a down quarter or half, the others are so reliable at stepping up to cover. Tonight was a case in point- James-Michael McAdoo comes out of nowhere, as does Anderson Varejao. They make big plays to keep GSW in the game.</p>
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<p>On the other hand, Cleveland's bench players are far less reliable, and it was shown again tonight. Lue just has no faith in them. And then JR, Love and Thompson go quiet and it's game over once Kyrie and Lebron start missing shots.</p> -
Curry and Barnes were huge I thought. <br><br>
Cavs need at least one of JR, Jefferson or Frye to be on for them to really test this Warriors defence. Not there tonight.
