Yes they do, if the Cavs shot even 40% from the 3 the game would have been neck and neck and the dubs might have even taken it. You need to score 120+ to beat the Warriors, period.
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NBA Finals 2017 |OT| Same As It Ever Was
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Yes they do, if the Cavs shot even 40% from the 3 the game would have been neck and neck and the dubs might have even taken it. You need to score 120+ to beat the Warriors, period.
ghostofsparta
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This is true. Too bad JR hasn't showed up in Oakland
Straight Edge
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Cavs just need to make their free throws.
Vault Dweller 111
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No, they needed to score 117.
No they dont need to be as good, they could've been 20 points worse and still won.
CopperPuppy
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A take as hot as the sun.
Ephemeris
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Such fuckery if the Cavs win tonight. Then we probably get to game 7. The pressure on the Warriors to win that game might be too overwhelming, especially for this team that hasn't exactly thrived under pressure.
Just need an off night from GS and a good night from Cleveland.
I need it
beat
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Game 2 was an off night for GS, y'know.
And Game 3 was thriving under pressure.
but narratives
LOL it's so true
Jag
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NBA has been very exciting to watch for awhile now and i've been watching since the 80s. I always miss it after the Finals, for better or for worse.
ghostofsparta
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being up 2-0 is not pressure
closing a serious is some pressure. Being down is real pressure. Game 7 is absolute pressure
Vault Dweller 111
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132 points is not an off night, even for this team. I dont care if you have some turnovers.
Winning a game while up 2-0 is not even in the same universe as being up 3-0 and now you have to win game 7 at home after losing in the exact same position last year and being on the verge of being the biggest chokers in sports history.
But you knew that already.
Ninja Scooter
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How do you know this?
Yoshimitsu126
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If CLE wins the next 2 they should be able to win game 7. Them winning today and Thursday would be extremely difficult considering dubs keep makinf 110+ even when they lost Friday. But who knows.
Prediction for today?
Dubs: 130
Cavs: 110
All GSW starters except Zaza with 20+ points.
Prediction for today?
Dubs: 130
Cavs: 110
All GSW starters except Zaza with 20+ points.
BlackNMild2k1
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It's all that Cali Kush and Hennessey.
He can't help himself to not indulge in the local delicacies. Klay got the hook up.
ghostofsparta
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By watching the Warriors play
I don't know about him but I know what pressure these guys are under.
I just played in an over 30 tournament and it got intense in the finals. A t-shirt and a medal on the line so I know exactly what these guys are going through.
If it was 2-2 Warrior's would be at an advantage. But 3-1? It's already over. Congrats Cavs. Back to back. Lebron probably gonna go Back-to-Back-to-Back next year.
True Savior
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Ninja Scooter
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Did you find that wanting it more was a key in your victories?
"Thanks for the report, bionic77."
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OG Shaka Zulu
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I predict a Draymond Green ejection and a GSW defensive collapse.
As a basketball expert who has won at all levels of intramural play, one step removed from a professional, I can confidently say the the factors that were most important in victory were as follows:
!. Talent. It is much preferred to be more talented than your opponent (i.e. taller, faster, most skilled, etc.).
2. Wanting it more. For every loose ball. For every slice of consolation pizza, you aren't going to get it unless you want it more.
3. Not being afraid. Yes its the over 30 finals at the local synagogue. Yes, your friends and the Rabbi are watching. Yes we are talking 2017 tshirts and imitation gold medals.
But you have to block it out and not be afraid to take the open shot or make the winning play. This is not something that can be taught or measured by science. You know just know it when you see it.
4. Putting the ball in the basket. A big part of winning is scoring points. The best to do this to model your game after a true great like, say, Cedric Ceballos.
5. Mastering the cliche. You have to be bigger than the moment. You have to take over and you have to make sure to leave your mark on the game.
friskykillface
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Would be funny if he was ejected in the first minute
beat
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2% of the time, someone shoots 100%.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Lets go Cavs
Better be a good game i'm missing E3 conference for this
fuck both teams i want moar bball
Better be a good game i'm missing E3 conference for this
Fluffhead14
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As much as I hate to say it, I see the Warriors clobbering the Cavs tonight.
MegaManTrigger
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Considering the officiating team is Dan Crawford, Ed Malloy, and Derrick Stafford, hopefully we're not getting the slow crawl that Game 3 was.
My only problem is Tony Brothers at the replay...man can be blinder than a bat.
My only problem is Tony Brothers at the replay...man can be blinder than a bat.
Lebron is unreal man. He's averaging 31.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 10.5 assists and it almost seems routine for him at this point. Like he hasn't even hit his final gear for this series yet. Just ridiculous.
It's why I wasn't totally shocked that the Dubs didn't sweep, Lebron is too good. Even as a fierce GSW homer, all the sweep talk before the series had me like
friskykillface
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Shumpert won the Cavs game 7 by that 4 point play.
Believe in Shump
Believe in Shump
Hypemaster
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how tf am i supposed to watch both e3 and finals?
got my roommate bringing his tv in, that's how
got my roommate bringing his tv in, that's how
CrocMother
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What time did the Lakers/Celtics games start back in the day? Was it also 9pm EST?
If he had really shit himself, why was he carried in such a way so that his presumably shit-stain shorts would be exposed to everyone else?
damn, it's the same time as sony's conference? i'm just gonna skip it and check out whatever got announced during breaks
Violence Jack
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I'm gonna be in the theater for E3 here in a bit and will probably have to miss most of the game. Damn you Dubs for not finishing the sweep on Friday *shakes fist*
Lionel Richie
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I hope you nerds aren't skipping the game to watch Sony's conference.
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