Your sarcastic post prior to this counted as a claim that GSW will win in a landslide. Sorry, thems the rules. You are stuck with this prediction now. Forever.
5 is GSW, 6 is CLE, 7 is GSW.
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2015 NBA Finals |OT| the deli is closed
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Your sarcastic post prior to this counted as a claim that GSW will win in a landslide. Sorry, thems the rules. You are stuck with this prediction now. Forever.
5 is GSW, 6 is CLE, 7 is GSW.
DoktorEvil
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This is such a weird series and matchup.
Usually when a team is up 2-1 and has a home game for game 4 I'd say confidently that they have the series wrapped up.
Cavs don't. I see them winning games 2 and 3 but they really shouldn't be winning at all. Even with Kyrie they were pretty big underdogs. They should have been swept.
And it's because of that I still think all the pressure is on them. The ease up tonight and lose GS is going home tied and completely back in this series.
And knowing how naturally players let up I just don't see Cavs winning tonight.
GS by double digits and Curry gets at least 30. Still think GS in 6. Cavs winning the series still isn't logical to the brain.
Series will be decided tonight imo. GS isn't coming back from down 1-3 but Cavs also aren't winning 2 out of 3 of the next games if tied at 2-2.
Usually when a team is up 2-1 and has a home game for game 4 I'd say confidently that they have the series wrapped up.
Cavs don't. I see them winning games 2 and 3 but they really shouldn't be winning at all. Even with Kyrie they were pretty big underdogs. They should have been swept.
And it's because of that I still think all the pressure is on them. The ease up tonight and lose GS is going home tied and completely back in this series.
And knowing how naturally players let up I just don't see Cavs winning tonight.
GS by double digits and Curry gets at least 30. Still think GS in 6. Cavs winning the series still isn't logical to the brain.
Series will be decided tonight imo. GS isn't coming back from down 1-3 but Cavs also aren't winning 2 out of 3 of the next games if tied at 2-2.
I'd love it personally, even if JR is a twat.
BadAss2961
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Obviously Golden State has to show up tonight, but I don't see why the Cavs can't win. They've outplayed the Warriors the entire series outside of the 4th quarter and an overtime.
Golden State's a better team, but they really weren't ready for this. Hopefully they find it in them before it's too late.
Golden State's a better team, but they really weren't ready for this. Hopefully they find it in them before it's too late.
Oh, cool! Take it over, my man. I'll go with...
>_>
Agreed, they've done fine on defense. The Cavs aren't shooting lights out. The problem is that Cleveland's defense has been holding them to record lows going into the 4th quarter.
Some of it is excellent defense by the Cavs. Some of it is GS missing a lot of shots they normally make.
Dreams-Visions
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This is easily the biggest game in Cavs history and the biggest game in Cleveland sports in almost 20 years. Which means I can't shake the feeling that something bad is gonna happen. Either the Warriors win a blow out, or the Cavs squeak one out but lose Delly or LeBron to injury. I mean, this is Cleveland we're talking about. Nothing good ever sticks for our sports teams
As a child of Cleveland, I have the same feeling. But LBJ is the only Cleveland athlete since Jim Brown capable of single-handedly shattering any curse. I continue to be reluctant to hope, living through childhood memories of Bernie Kosar's Browns playing and losing to John Elway. My heart still breaks when thinking back to losing Game 7 of the World Series in the bottom of the 9th inning to the Marlins, never mind handing Maddox, Glavine and Smoltz their only WS rings.
Honestly? I might not believe until we're up 10 with 15 seconds left in the deciding game of this series. I won't really believe if we go up 3-1 tonight. I will reluctantly hope, but I can't really let myself believe. I've seen this movie played before, and will all these injuries...it feels like defying God to take this series from Golden State. I suppose the lifetime of sobering as a Cleveland sports fan is what makes me tend to be objective about this sort of stuff. Just sort of hoping against hope now.
That's the thing, if we all realize this is the most important game of the series and will almost certainly decide who wins the Cavs have to realize this as well right?
Not going out on much of a limb there.
Cavs win - up 3-1 with three chances to close it out.
Dubs win - turns into a 3-game series with HCA.
If Dubs win it is over. There is no way The Cavs have the ability to last a full 7 game series here, they need to close it out quick if they are to win.
Of course and they will say it too. But it happens all the time when you have the momentum, hype, and crowd on your side. You just think you have to show up and it will be handed to you.
All these games have been super close and with a team like GS you can't give an inch.
Plus all metrics, records, and logic still tells me GS is the better team. Unless Cavs win tonight I still think GS wins the series.
Dreams-Visions
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There is no doubt in any sane person's mind that LeBron and that coaching staff made it crystal-clear that they do NOT want to have to win again in Oracle. Can they do it? Absolutely. They almost took 2 there. Do they want to do it running only 7 or 8 players in the rotation? Fuck no. They won't be legit shook if it goes 7...but who wants to have to win in the enemy gym in a 7-game series?
Take care of home court and your shrines are secured.
WesternHeretic
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Damn Vegas has GS favorite again? Haha wonder if Cavs go up 3 to 1 will they finally be favorite.
rokkerkory
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Do or die for GS tonight.
Let's go dubs!
Let's go dubs!
Monster Zero
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Cave win by a blowout, at least 10 points
Give me a break. These are professional athletes who are in tip top shape and have access to the best trainers and facilities in the world to get their bodies prepared for a game. You are acting like they ran a marathon yesterday. They played a 48 minute basketball game 2 days ago. Big deal.
Dreams-Visions
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How can Vegas ever favor the team playing with out 2 of its best 3 players?
elrechazado
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Warriors win close
WesternHeretic
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Because the team actually plays D without those two, they still have the best player in the world and they are playing at home? At least a pickem. So many people are now picking Cavs outright if you're going to throw them 2.5 to 3 you might get the clippers/spurs thing lol.
I was in vegas for that game... so many people lost their shit when clips won by only 1 or 2 cant remember. It was so funny watching spurs fan piss their team lost but they won money cause of the line.
They looked so mind fucked.
Because he's not a bad shooter.
BronsonLee
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I would just like to take some time and let us all take in the situation at hand.
In these NBA Finals, we have an absolutely dominant team at full strength against a scrappy, injury-ridden underdog from a small city with almost nobody left on their bench.
We are rooting for LeBron James as the goddamn underdog.
And we are rooting for JR Smith in a non-ironic way.
I love basketball.
In these NBA Finals, we have an absolutely dominant team at full strength against a scrappy, injury-ridden underdog from a small city with almost nobody left on their bench.
We are rooting for LeBron James as the goddamn underdog.
And we are rooting for JR Smith in a non-ironic way.
I love basketball.
DoktorEvil
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I love sports.
GAF has been wrong, aside from a few standouts, by a pretty wide margin.
Nothing has made sense this series so I think the least expected outcome is what happens tonight.
Cavs in triple overtime
Freedom = $1.05
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cool.
So when the Ws run off the cavs in the fourth will you say they got tired or outplayed or what?
FallingEdge
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aint nobody doing that man
WesternHeretic
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Since when is Cleveland a small city? LeBron still the beat player in the world so he may be on a injured team it's not like he is some massive underdog.
soundahfekz
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take lebron out of the equation and this is a 20-30 win team at best without love and kyrie
I'd say they're a massive underdog considering the circumstances
BronsonLee
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You trying to fuck up my narrative boyo
I'll pop you twice!
Cleveland isn't really that major of a city, yo
He is the underdog just by virtue of how fucked Cleveland is with injuries right now
But Deli got the team on his back though
Monster Zero
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Nobody was saying this 2 weeks ago
The Ninth Life
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Dubs fans holding on to any little thread of hope they have left.
This series was super close to being 3-0 CAVS already.
Go on LeBron, wreck these bums and win Blatt COTY next season so Lakers can hire him one day.
Gentle Rodriguez
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Compare those rosters without Kyrie, Love and Varejao. Cavs are massive underdogs in this, best player in the world or not, the Warriors are a 67 win team with the MVP on it.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Series was close to being 2-1 warriors
Honestly, like I said, if the Warriors don;t play like dejected little bitches they win this series, They are a better team and even after playing like garbage for 3 games, they still are only down 2-1
If they win game 4, the series suddenly looks a lot different.
LMAO.
This is the face of a NBA Superstar.
Dude looks like Theon Greyjoy from GoT
Is there any NBA player that can sut this dudes dick off?
WesternHeretic
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Pls...Charles barkley was MVP when they didn't feel like giving it to MJ again. What happened in the finals? Karl Malone was MVP when they didn't want to give it to MJ again, what happened in that finals?
LeBron still the best people just got bored giving him all the awards.
Kyrie is great but still needs a lot of work, love and varejao are just overrated at this point. Remember when Rudy Gay was putting up 20 a game because there was no one else? That's Kevin Love for you. Raps and Memphis got better without Gay.
Cleveland probably better off without Love.
BronsonLee
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LeBron didn't win because he wasn't the best player of the year. The two week break did that in. I'd put Harden and Curry over him.
But without that break, they ain't here.
But without that break, they ain't here.
Battersea Power Station
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I know I'm old because I don't even want to find out what this is slang for.
meant to post "cut his dick off"
diffusionx
Gold Member
Please. LeBron didn't win MVP because he took a two week vacation to go hang out in Miami in the middle of the season. And before that he was playing like utter trash.
You don't give a person the MVP for a half season of good work.
SyenceLabb
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I thought you meant "suture his dick....", but you said "dick off" and not "dick on", which doesn't make much sense.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Yup. He can be offended all he wants to, but it took him half the fucking season to round into MVP form. He knew it was going to be a rebuilding process but still came out of the gates acting like a bitch for the many of the first 40 games of the season. You don't get to be MVP like that.
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