DoktorEvil
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You seem fixated on LBJs stat line more so than what the Warriors are doing.
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You seem fixated on LBJs stat line more so than what the Warriors are doing.
Dreams-Visions
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good game, enjoyed it though the finish was disappointing.
we've won with Kyrie on the sidelines. we'll do it again.
and yea you haters manage to outdo yourselves daily. holy shit. I'll leave you guys to yourselves. Some of you just drain the life and fun out of the game.
can be unironically stated for the first time in a long time. Just need JR and Shump to keep showing up and keep giving 100%, but having an injured Irving and no Love hurt. Having a healthy Love could have offset missing Irving. Anyway, shots will fall for them, though I'm sure JR wishes he could have had about 10 of those missed shots back. Keep shootin em.
we've won with Kyrie on the sidelines. we'll do it again.
and yea you haters manage to outdo yourselves daily. holy shit. I'll leave you guys to yourselves. Some of you just drain the life and fun out of the game.
can be unironically stated for the first time in a long time. Just need JR and Shump to keep showing up and keep giving 100%, but having an injured Irving and no Love hurt. Having a healthy Love could have offset missing Irving. Anyway, shots will fall for them, though I'm sure JR wishes he could have had about 10 of those missed shots back. Keep shootin em.
Bam Bam Baklava
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What the Warriors are doing is not being disputed. While the same peanut gallery is rushing to LeChoke Shames defense yet again trying to revise history.
Actually, what was all that about not giving up open threes to the Warriors my man?
CassidyIzABeast
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BronsonLee
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Look guys, you all just need to accept the fact that it was all probably JR Smith's fault
DoktorEvil
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What historical revision is occurring here?
When its said and done, Lebron WILL be a HOF player. Trying to minimize any of that legacy by harping on him day to day is petty.
He's Blatt's problem now.
Liquidsnake
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When Leborn's career is over, we will all say oh what might have been. he is the Jim Kelly of the NBA.
Honestly Wade should carry him on his shoulders to the induction ceremony for the HOF.
Ive never seen the world go crazy over someone who is not even a top 10 all time.
Honestly Wade should carry him on his shoulders to the induction ceremony for the HOF.
Ive never seen the world go crazy over someone who is not even a top 10 all time.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Pretty obvious what's occurring regarding the end of the game. He choked when it was up to him to finish and was a disaster in OT.
CassidyIzABeast
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His drop off from last year is kinda amazing.
18% from 3 in the playoffs this year vs 40% from 3 last year.
Kyrie played pretty decent D on Curry last night. He just can't play effectively at all anymore.
BronsonLee
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Real talk, I think Kyrie getting hurt was the dagger for the Cavs. That probably shook them real bad, mentally.
Bam Bam Baklava
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But Stephen A Smith picked the Cavs to win game 2 despite all of this.
I think you need rethink the use of "locked down", he had 26 points on 50% shooting.
BronsonLee
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#hottake
What a clod. I'm assuming he's just a legit troll at this point because that doesn't make sense
Kyrie didn't play Steph the whole game. When he was on him, he was locked down.
Same with Iggy on LeBron.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Proof?
Missing on a last second shot isn't a choke. It's missing a shot, something which the "most clutch" player ever did 1/2 the time in game-winning scenarios.
LeBron played a great game.
LeBron played a great game.
Bam Bam Baklava
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How about that OT?
Matchup stats show Curry was 1-5 against Irving. Anybody who watched the game will also tell you Steph didn't play well against Kyrie.
Can't be bothered to get the link on mobile.
Bam Bam Baklava
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How many minutes? Seems like a pretty small sample size if he only took 5 shots. Was this during the beginning of the game when the whole team was 4-19? Context bro context.
Six shots. That's a good sample size considering how well he played against everyone else. Finishing on 50% shooting.
Bam Bam is a special case.
Everything Lebron does is wrong. He probably won't be happy until he dies and even then claim he choked.
His entire existence is about finding new ways of spinning any and all as a negative against Lebron. You'd think he was talking about someone who has never accomplished anything in the NBA.
Man no wonder the NBA gaf community was nuked.
All the conversation revolves around how Lebron isn't this or that and every time his team losses he wasn't Jordan.
Every possession, game, series, is an indictment on his character, legacy, and overall greatness. I don't think I've ever seen so many vultures just ready to pick someone part.
It's not choking when you carry the team the whole game but miss the game winning shot. Did Curry choke when he let Kyrie catch up to him and block his go ahead layup?
Sometimes a bad shot is a bad shot. A missed opportunity is just that. If he didn't take the last shot and a teammate missed he would be called out for deferring. If a teammate made a game winner than he would be called out for being carried by a teammate (see Ray Allen shot 2 finals ago).
Lebron literally can't win no matter he does. Hell making it to the finals is held against him. Losing in the finals is going to hurt his legacy more than if he has not made it.
Everything Lebron does is wrong. He probably won't be happy until he dies and even then claim he choked.
His entire existence is about finding new ways of spinning any and all as a negative against Lebron. You'd think he was talking about someone who has never accomplished anything in the NBA.
Man no wonder the NBA gaf community was nuked.
All the conversation revolves around how Lebron isn't this or that and every time his team losses he wasn't Jordan.
Every possession, game, series, is an indictment on his character, legacy, and overall greatness. I don't think I've ever seen so many vultures just ready to pick someone part.
It's not choking when you carry the team the whole game but miss the game winning shot. Did Curry choke when he let Kyrie catch up to him and block his go ahead layup?
Sometimes a bad shot is a bad shot. A missed opportunity is just that. If he didn't take the last shot and a teammate missed he would be called out for deferring. If a teammate made a game winner than he would be called out for being carried by a teammate (see Ray Allen shot 2 finals ago).
Lebron literally can't win no matter he does. Hell making it to the finals is held against him. Losing in the finals is going to hurt his legacy more than if he has not made it.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Doesn't really go into the context of when and how it all happened. All I know is he got that late block on Curry. What if 3 of the 6 shots were in the 1st quarter when everyone was missing? Needs more detailed info.
The NBA GAF community was nuked, in my understanding, because people got personal (something I have never done), not because a bunch of people talk shit on Lebron.
BronsonLee
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If LeBron James walked by Bam Bam on the street or in a restaurant, I'm pretty sure Bam Bam would try to hit him in the head with a shovel 
Every time I hear that sound clip on Lebatard's radio show, I laugh.
paolo11
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It was a close Game 1 and Lebron gave his all to bring the Cavs almost to victory. In the end, Warriors are too strong. I truly believe Warriors will win the finals.
Steph Curry is like a mix between Pete Maravich and Reggie Miller. Amazing ball handling skills and sure shot 3 point skills.
Of course, my opinion.
Steph Curry is like a mix between Pete Maravich and Reggie Miller. Amazing ball handling skills and sure shot 3 point skills.
Of course, my opinion.
What's the opposite of clutch? Choke.
But LeBron shed that choker label, he's had way too many big games over the years. And as bad at the last minutes and OT were for the Cavs, it was at least a road game for them.
And further on the choker label, just missing shots isn't necessarily choking. Forcing up bad shots, getting forced into bad turnovers, not being able to find open teammates/shots despite everyone in the world being able to see it -that's choking. Playing differently, timidly in the same situation is choking, it's not playing the same way and missing shots.
CassidyIzABeast
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25 shots for 42 points against the Warriors in the regular season.
38 shots for 44 points against the Warriors in game 1.
38 shots for 44 points against the Warriors in game 1.
44 points? It's when he has the game winning shot and all of a sudden bron decides to
that's why he choked. shit got tight last night and instead of draining the game winner he lost the game. then he dunks the ball at the end to fluff his stats like he's tight. hope that works out for you lebron.
Swear to God, it's I'm the only one who watched the game on here.
BronsonLee
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That's a very good stat for comparison's sake. Lebron got his, but man did it take him more than normal. Felt forced?
Mind you, none of this matters in the grand scheme of things. Game was close, they lost a key guy in OT, they faltered. Shit happens.
Bam Bam Baklava
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How are people just ignoring the 0-9 3 turnover in OT stat? I mean, come on that's literally five whole minutes of clutch time and he completely fell apart.
XiaNaphryz
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If he has to put up a similar effort in Game 2 in terms of workload, I can see stamina being even more of an issue later in the series.
Wow a lot of people don't understand what choking is....
I don't care if dude drops 65, if he MISSES WHEN IT COUNTS TO TIE/WIN, or you go 1-10 IN OVERTIME WHEN YOUR CLUTCHNESS SHOULD BE LEAKING OUT THE EARS, then that is the epitome of choking in sports my friends..
He was good enough to drop 44 but not good enough to close the game? And some of you are like "well it's ok! 44 points > a win"
It's not like he scored 44 and then became passive and didn't take shots... It's that he scored 44, and when it came down to clutch time he couldn't score again
That's choking
I don't care if dude drops 65, if he MISSES WHEN IT COUNTS TO TIE/WIN, or you go 1-10 IN OVERTIME WHEN YOUR CLUTCHNESS SHOULD BE LEAKING OUT THE EARS, then that is the epitome of choking in sports my friends..
He was good enough to drop 44 but not good enough to close the game? And some of you are like "well it's ok! 44 points > a win"
It's not like he scored 44 and then became passive and didn't take shots... It's that he scored 44, and when it came down to clutch time he couldn't score again
That's choking
Syphon Filter
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He probably was gassed at that point. He already did tons during the entire four quarters.
I don't know if I'll call it a choke or not, but I wish he would just not shoot those threes anymore. The range is gone. You an post up on them all game long. Every possession. Every time. Every single time. From the top of the key he can back down anyone on the Warriors. Just stop settling for jumpers!
BronsonLee
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Yeah, that's my thought too. If LeBron has to drop 45 for it to even be close...
He had an awesome game and Kyrie did too, but man, JR Smith's fuckball tactics can really bite you sometimes.
I guess lebron was the only one gassed and the only one playing
Ninja Scooter
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He missed a shot. Even the very best shooters in the league do that half the time. Choke is what Lebron did in 2011. Last night was not choking.
Each of those 44 points are what put them within shooting range at all.
Syphon Filter
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lol. you have to admit he has to do a lot though more than curry in the warriors.
You pull off a monster game only to not contribute in the final minutes? That's choking...
It's more understandable if the dude went 3-21 in the whole game and had an off night, but to have a monster game 40/5/5 and then scrub it back up in the final minutes? Vintage choking lebron
CassidyIzABeast
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that Bynum Jesus defense
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
BronsonLee
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What passing lane is Bynum Jesus covering though?
Oh no, the Bynum Jesus defense has been figured out!
Honestly, putting up 42 legitimate points and keeping them in it, only to shit it up when it gets tough is almost art. Hope he isn't becoming a choke artist.
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