But seriously, everyone gets twisted after Game 1 and it rarely matters. How soon have we forgotten SA torching OKC in Game 1 a couple weeks ago? This shit happens all the time.
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80s Bad Guy
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So was mine. Every time Curry points to the sky an angel loses its wings.
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The difference is that OKC won on the road. They now can win in 6 if they protect home court.
But seriously, everyone gets twisted after Game 1 and it rarely matters. How soon have we forgotten SA torching OKC in Game 1 a couple weeks ago? This shit happens all the time.
GSW can win in OKC, so no cake walk for sure, but a game 1 win is promising for a competitive series.
The only thing OKC did great last night (in second half) was limit turn-overs and rebound. Neither team shot the ball incredibly well so both teams can play better. Much like Game 2 in SA vs OKC though this was a 50-50 game that OKC came away with. That haunted Spurs, we'll see how it plays out for GSW.
Bam Bam Baklava
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The Thunder have lost home games in both of their series so far. Even the lowly injured Mavs won a game there. It's not a daunting challenge to win there if you're a good team.
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As long as KD doesn't return to his true form, GSW is safe for game 2. If KD and RW play to their potential, it'll go right down to the wire again. Hopefully with fewer missed calls.
True Savior
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I'm watching the game right now...why the hell Kerr allowed Curry to stay the entire 3rd Quarter with Westbrook? Too funny.
Was Klay in? He was on Roberson right? I didn't get that either.
Klay held Westbrook to 35% shooting in the 3 games this season. He should be getting that assignment whenever he's on the floor.
I disagree. You have to leave Curry, best all around player in basketball, to guard him.
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When the 4th started Kerr switched and put Livingston on WB but OKC had clearly switched the momentum of the game. Klay did a good job on Durant on a lot of plays.
This Westbrook that only shoots 3-5 dumb shots per game can actually make OKC win any series. He just needs to know when to be restrained and when not.
Klay did do pretty well on Durant also.
I think Kerr needs to stick to Klay and Iguodala on Westbrook. And then the other one of those two on Durant (with Barnes filling in when he can on Durant just because of his size). Don't think anyone else will work.
Red Blaster
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lol curry doesnt have a prayer checking westbrook
HalfBakedProphet
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this series might be a rare and elusive 7 game sweep
True Savior
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Billy Donovan looks like a mob hitmen.
I want to see KD and RW get a ring, but I also want to see Warriors season validated...
Skellig Gra
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What's your point exactly? OKC is more likely to win 3 homes games than multiple road games. This was true for every playoff series ever.
LyleLanley
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Counter-point: Golden State won't win again at home.
I can see OKC taking game two if KD returns to his old self.
Bam Bam Baklava
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A team that hasn't lost two in a row in over a year is going to lose 3 more games in one series?
It could happen. The warriors aren't unbeatable. No one is unbeatable.
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It's the playoffs.
Warriors need to be just a touch more conservative on offense, or at least smarter. Fuck You 3's are part of their game, but shooting something like this instead of giving Livingston the dunk is what can lose you close games
i had this discussion with a friend recently...about how warriors shoot a lot of 'dumb' threes. A lot of times they just happen to go in though. I argued that a bad shot is a bad shot no matter how good of a shooter you are. This screencap highlights this IMO. Certainly Thompson can hit that shot even with Durant closing/playing D but smart play would have been the easy deuce to Livingston.
My point is a team as good as Golden State isn't going to drop 3 games in OKC and they aren't losing again at home. Golden State in 7.
It's definitely a tricky balancing act. Some of those crazy 3's are simply part of their offense, and they can hit them usually, but I feel like last night Klay and a few others veered a little too far into crazy shot territory.
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Warriors need to be just a touch more conservative on offense, or at least smarter. Fuck You 3's are part of their game, but shooting something like this instead of giving Livingston the dunk is what can lose you close games
Yeah...I dunno how you correct this though because those shots aren't terrible for Klay and Steph....I think it's gotta start with them being more patient when chipping away at deficits..take the easy two instead of going for the dagger 3...
lol fuck that ..Portland is a really good team. You don't accomplish what they did without being a good team. What they lack is experience and a good defensive big man.
And no they really weren't fucking around..what is this bs?..if Curry didn't go ape shit and if Portland didn't shit the bed completely in game 2 we would be looking at a different state of things that series. Without curry going full curry mode that team not that great is the reality and some just don't seem to accept it for whatever reason
gotta play the numbers and take the easy bucket. surely an uncontested dunk/layup is a higher percentage shot than a klay 3.
Skellig Gra
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Hard to argue that when they dropped a game at home already.
LyleLanley
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I probably would've said similar things about the Spurs a week ago.
Yeah I think a lot of it comes down to a weighing of value and probability of success....In this instance though, I don't care if Thompson hits that shot 70% of the time and the value of the 3 points are obviously higher. You take the 99% probability of getting the easy 2 and getting back on defense.
A lot of times I am ok with these pull up threes though. Just to be clear. Like you said, they just need to be a little less crazy occasionally.
Gully State
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I don't disagree with you but it's just more that the shots they take are so ingrained in them at this point I dunno if it's something that easy to simply change.
when klay and steph are on fire, sometimes I wonder LOL
beat
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Agreed, the 72 win Bulls team benefited from expansion diluting the league.
There hasn't been expansion since the 95-96 season. Worldwide interest in basketball has exploded since then, vastly increasing the talent pool, and as the world's top basketball league, the NBA continues to be the place for the world's top talent.
NBA defensive systems are incredible now. Go back and look at pick and roll plays from the 1990s. Stockton and Malone crush in a simple two man play. Big men defenders didn't have to be as mobile as they are now; who back then could run a credible switching scheme on a pick and roll and not get completely burned?
And besides that, the three defenders not involved in a screen in modern plays shift to partially contain the threat.
I don't think you know what sweep means. If it goes to 7 it's not a sweep.
esmith08734
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Rather see OKC win as I am sick of the Warriors already. Let spaghetti arm Durant ride off into the sunset with a ring so he can endure a decade of torture in New York.
Randolph Freelander
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Pro-tip: Don't take everything you see seriously. There are more than a handful of sarcastic posts in this thread.
Also, OKC in 1.5.
Red Blaster
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blazers were giftwrapped a series after clippers were reduced to jj redick being their best player and then were pasted by a mostly stephen curryless warrior squad. portland had a mediocre ass .8 point differential--only the 8th seed pistons and rockets (btw literally the worst playoff team ive ever seen) were worse.
they got by because lillard is a great (if streaky) offensive talent but they're absolute asscrap on defense and wouldn't have gotten as far as they did if the western conference wasn't garbage this year.
Calm your tits. Why you so serious!
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Warriors need to be just a touch more conservative on offense, or at least smarter. Fuck You 3's are part of their game, but shooting something like this instead of giving Livingston the dunk is what can lose you close games
yep should have passed ball to livingston for easy bucket
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