[cow20xx]

Honestly, its already an accomplishment for the raptors to make it out of the first goal and not get sweep in the second round. With the way they are choking on key moments, im still not convinced it this rap core has the "it" factor that the truth mentioned about.

I want the raps to win, but I think miami in 6 or 7

[pastarocket]

What is encouraging for the Raptors is the improving play of Valenciunas. JV elevated his game in the fourth quarter and OT to score some big buckets to help seal the victory. Haslem cannot guard JV given the size advantage that he has on the Miami vet.

It is a good thing that Dragic is a lousy defender. That is why that ISO play that Casey ran for Lowry for the 3 pointer worked. :lawl:

I pick the Raptors in 7.

[jonwon]

On a positive note, Raps showing they are still capable of winning with their 2 all stars playing like absolute DOG SHIT (historically the 2 worst postseason shooters). If/when they start clicking again, it's over for Miami. I'm praying at least Lowry gets out of his slump

[Obsideon]

Lowry is on a 9 game slump since game 1 vs Indy, even last game they won but he shot under 30%. Waiting for him to "breakout" is stressful lol. 1 breakout game out of 10 from your best player is a recipe for disaster.

[Obsideon]

Random thought.

Imagine an NBA team getting the same picks as the Oilers, they would have a roster of:
Connor McDavid, 2015 1st overall - Karl-Anthony Towns
Leon Draisaitl, 2014 3rd overall - Joel Embiid
Darnell Nurse, 2013 7th overall - Ben McLemore
Nail Yakupov and Mitch Moroz, 2012 1st and 32nd overall - Anthony Davis and possibly Draymond Green as he was 35th pick.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Oscar Klefbom, 2011 1st & 19th - Kyrie Irving & Tobias Harris (Deep draft even All-stars Jimmy Butler and Isaiah Thomas were still on the board)
Taylor Hall, 2010 1st overall - John Wall
Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, 2009 10th overall - Brandon Jennings
Jordan Eberle, - 2008 22nd - Courtney Lee

How is it possible to be a 2nd worst team in the league with a roster of:
PG: Wall, Irving
SG: Lee, Jennings
SF: Harris, McLemore
PF: Towns
C: Davis, Embiid (assuming he's not the next Greg Oden)

That's literally a title contending team lol.

[Mike Oxbig]

How bad is Derozan

[HonestTea]

DeBroken

[jonwon]

Lowry is on a 9 game slump since game 1 vs Indy, even last game they won but he shot under 30%. Waiting for him to "breakout" is stressful lol. 1 breakout game out of 10 from your best player is a recipe for disaster.

bruh he broke out today

fucking JV is beasting

[pastarocket]

Lowry had a huge game today. It was a duel between him and D-Wade.

JV was beasting until he sprained his ankle. :troll: I hope that the big guy can return to play in this series.

[jonwon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWIhq65KKdQ

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s320x320/e35/13098983_1101089773287573_325638371_n.jpg

[jeedee]

no respeck

[pastarocket]

I lost respect for D-Wade after he disrespected our country's anthem. :mad:

I hope the Raptors learned their lesson from the Indiana series. No let up in game 4. Keep the foot on the gas and do their very best to win game 4.

Lowry and DeRozan have yet to play their best in the same playoff game. :suspicious:

C'mon Raptors, pack some heat to blow out the Heat! :gun:

[swiftshift]

Cav's for 4-0 repeat.

[Bender Unit]

J Valenciunas is Out of the playoff :troll:
Heat won in Game 6

[Mike Oxbig]

J Valenciunas is Out of the playoff :troll:
Heat won in Game 6

bs :yuno:

[jeedee]

J Valenciunas is Out of the playoff :troll:
Heat won in Game 6

rip in peace raps

[pastarocket]

Miami also lost a player with their shot blocker Whiteside out with a lower body injury. Both teams are hurting without a key player. :considered:

If DeRozan and Lowry can both get their shit together and play well at the same time for the rest of the series, then the Raptors still have a chance to beat the Heat.

[jonwon]

J Valenciunas is Out of the playoff :troll:
Heat won in Game 6

Series*

If Whiteside sits out, their backups for Whiteside is Haslem and McRoberts lol. We are in a far better position with us losing JV than them losing Whiteside

[pastarocket]

Tough overtime loss for the Raps. Why the heck did coach Casey put Patterson late in the game instead of Byombo? Patterson isn't a strong rebounder. Bismack was taking care of "Bisness" pretty well in the game. The team went too small with the players on the floor.

Take care of business back at home! :gun:

[jonwon]

Tough overtime loss for the Raps. Why the heck did coach Casey put Patterson late in the game instead of Byombo? Patterson isn't a strong rebounder. Bismack was taking care of "Bisness" pretty well in the game. The team went too small with the players on the floor.

Take care of business back at home! :gun:

Casey doing Casey things man

brb gonna sub beastyombo out even though we cant board shit
brb gonna let CoJo run an iso on the final possession
brb gonna sub back DeBrick and he immediately almost turns it over twice and kicks the ball in Dragbitches face

Had enough of Casey and DeBrick.

[cow20xx]

Tough overtime loss for the Raps. Why the heck did coach Casey put Patterson late in the game instead of Byombo? Patterson isn't a strong rebounder. Bismack was taking care of "Bisness" pretty well in the game. The team went too small with the players on the floor.

Take care of business back at home! :gun:

Because they wanted to go small and spread the floor for shots. Except the raptors started choking and nothing was going in and all they ended up playing iso and threw bricks when it counted.
Should have kept Bismack in defense purposes.

Even the basketball god was helping the raps (d wades layup stopped in motion), yet they just cant buy a bucket when it really countd

[pastarocket]

Because they wanted to go small and spread the floor for shots. Except the raptors started choking and nothing was going in and all they ended up playing iso and threw bricks when it counted.
Should have kept Bismack in defense purposes.

Even the basketball god was helping the raps (d wades layup stopped in motion), yet they just cant buy a bucket when it really countd

That fan who spilled his drink on the court was helping out the Raps out too. :lawl:


Yeah, I just don't understand why Casey manages the game the way he does in the late stages of fourth quarters. He reminds me of the Canucks playing hot potato with the puck in the late stages of a third period with Desjardins leaving Bartkowski in the game. :lawl:


Game 5 is gonna be huge on Wednesday. Back to the 6th! Jurassic Park is gonna be wild again!

[jonwon]

Because they wanted to go small and spread the floor for shots. Except the raptors started choking and nothing was going in and all they ended up playing iso and threw bricks when it counted.
Should have kept Bismack in defense purposes.

Even the basketball god was helping the raps (d wades layup stopped in motion), yet they just cant buy a bucket when it really countd

Biz would have continued feasting in the paint; Heat had Winslow as their C. Casey's just an idiot.

[acrophobia]

Raps aren't going to win when DeRozan and Lowry go 6-28 from the field. All stars need to play like all stars in the playoffs too.

DeRozan mentions wanting to be a max contract guy and then doesn't see the floor for most of the 4th and stinks it up when he comes back in; no thanks, Demar, not even close.

[Euro7r]

Wow, what a performance by return of curry in overtime. He's damn back! Blazers are done.

[jonwon]

Dat curry OT holy fuck

[swiftshift]

My conference final pick's would be

OKC VS GS
CAVS VS MIAMI

and final's

GS VS CAVS

[Verdasco]

i have

OKC vs GSW

CAVS vs RAP


GSW > RAP finals




willing to bet on this outcome , will quote myself when my prediction is correct

:drunk::drunk: :drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk:

[dlo]

aint no way cavs gun lose to raptors lol, demar and lowry are playing so inconsistently

[jonwon]

They are the reverse splash bros. Da brick bros

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

DeRozan, the king of contested midrange bricks

[dlo]

demar still cant shoot a fuckin 3 lol jeez

[Obsideon]

Dwayne Casey is very frustrating to watch. 3 times now the Raps had last possession to win the game, 10+ seconds on the clock and a full time out.
What does he do?
"Here (player) just dribble up the court and chuck it towards the net"

That only makes sense if you have a Jordan/Kobe/Durant on the team. Not a struggling Lowry, DeBrick and Cory Joseph.
http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shaq-finally-gets-it-shaq-gifs.gif

[acrophobia]

And don't forget about the on-ball screen. Again. And again. And again.

[pastarocket]

OKC wins again on the road. Spurs got beaten by a determined Westbrook. He had a good second half in the game. -smart and aggressive to get the basket late in the game when the Spurs thought they would get to shoot free throws for a foul. -almost had a triple double. This guy is relentless!

Thunder finish the Spurs in 6 games? :troll:

https://youtu.be/SPEJ1P9iy1Y

[Obsideon]

I am super fucking pissed!!!
At 8:45 in the video posted above that was a clear regular foul. Kawhi slapped Westbrook across both arms as he received the ball yet he was allowed to turn the corner, take 2 more dribbles, gather then hop jump for a lay in to get an And-1?
That's 2 games the refs stole for OKC! First it was the Dion Waiters elbow now this. I was absolutely screaming at my TV for both games.

NBA: 2 incorrect non-calls at end of Spurs-Thunder Game 5 (http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15511570/nba-2-incorrect-non-calls-end-spurs-thunder-game-5)

:flamemad: Fucking, Rigged. :flamemad:

[pastarocket]

I am super happy for the Raptors. :troll:

Raptors' tenacious defence on the first half of the game was part of the difference in the game. Lowry and DeRozan finally play well in the same game. Over 50 points from the backcourt!

Bismack puts the smack on the Heat! Biyombo waves his finger at D-Wade. :lawl:
-sucks to see Carroll hurt with that wrist contusion.

Close out game on Friday! . :thumbsup:

http://youtu.be/FNdvn-2_vTk

[swiftshift]

Let's call it a day for PORTLAND
LETS GO GS

[HonestTea]

GS advances!

[Obsideon]

Blazers fought hard, just too much Curry. Proud of them though, losing 4 starters via free agency and still being able to compete in the tough Western Conference. Love Lillard, cold blooded assassin.

[acrophobia]

I am super fucking pissed!!!
At 8:45 in the video posted above that was a clear regular foul. Kawhi slapped Westbrook across both arms as he received the ball yet he was allowed to turn the corner, take 2 more dribbles, gather then hop jump for a lay in to get an And-1?
That's 2 games the refs stole for OKC! First it was the Dion Waiters elbow now this. I was absolutely screaming at my TV for both games.

NBA: 2 incorrect non-calls at end of Spurs-Thunder Game 5 (http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15511570/nba-2-incorrect-non-calls-end-spurs-thunder-game-5)

:flamemad: Fucking, Rigged. :flamemad:

The conspiracy theorist in me believes that, as a business, the nba will always attempt to get the "money" teams through the playoffs. I would assume that more people would want a Thunder/GS series than a Spurs/GS series since Westbrook and KD are flashier; this makes the league more money. And OKC has had some ridiculous calls made for them/not called against them since the playoffs started.

But the scary part for us is, from the Raps/Heat series, it's the Heat that make way more $ for the league :badpokerface: Makes the phantom foul on Wade in the final minute make a little more sense.

[FatalCloud]

I am super fucking pissed!!!
At 8:45 in the video posted above that was a clear regular foul. Kawhi slapped Westbrook across both arms as he received the ball yet he was allowed to turn the corner, take 2 more dribbles, gather then hop jump for a lay in to get an And-1?
That's 2 games the refs stole for OKC! First it was the Dion Waiters elbow now this. I was absolutely screaming at my TV for both games.

NBA: 2 incorrect non-calls at end of Spurs-Thunder Game 5 (http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15511570/nba-2-incorrect-non-calls-end-spurs-thunder-game-5)

:flamemad: Fucking, Rigged. :flamemad:

big fucking deal, you realise westbrook would have made both free throws anyways so the spurs would have been down by 3 with 6 seconds left, hard to win. and in game 2, ginobili stepped out of bounds, kawhi had a hold of westbrook's jersey, mills was hugging adams. despite ALL that, the spurs still got a hold of the ball and with the chance to win the game, they fucked up. cry me a river.

[dlo]

big fucking deal, you realise westbrook would have made both free throws anyways so the spurs would have been down by 3 with 6 seconds left, hard to win. and in game 2, ginobili stepped out of bounds, kawhi had a hold of westbrook's jersey, mills was hugging adams. despite ALL that, the spurs still got a hold of the ball and with the chance to win the game, they fucked up. cry me a river.

big fuckin deal? uh yeah it is.. its the fuckin playoffs, refs are suppose to be on their game yet 7 miscalls in 2 games AGAINST the spurs.. lets be real now, thats fuckin bullshit, not "big fuckin deal" lmfao.. I love both teams, dont get me wrong but these miscalls are ruining basketball
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15511570/nba-2-incorrect-non-calls-end-spurs-thunder-game-5

2 blown calls
FIRST BLOWN CALL:
leonard was suppose to foul Russell, lets say he does and he make 2 ft, there still is 8.7 seconds left on the clock instead of 6.3 seconds left and an extra point, down 3 pts with 8.7 seconds left to go? thats 1 play.. possible to tie the game and go OT.

2ND BLOWN CALL:
danny green gets called for a foul when he fell onto durant. it was adams who extended his leg and made danny green tripped on durant..

[Spoon]

The conspiracy theorist in me believes that, as a business, the nba will always attempt to get the "money" teams through the playoffs. I would assume that more people would want a Thunder/GS series than a Spurs/GS series since Westbrook and KD are flashier; this makes the league more money. And OKC has had some ridiculous calls made for them/not called against them since the playoffs started.


Might be the last time the Big 3 plays together for the Spurs. They're my team to watch and if they're out, I'm only watching to see Lebron lose in the finals. :awwyeah:

[FatalCloud]

big fuckin deal? uh yeah it is.. its the fuckin playoffs, refs are suppose to be on their game yet 7 miscalls in 2 games AGAINST the spurs.. lets be real now, thats fuckin bullshit, not "big fuckin deal" lmfao.. I love both teams, dont get me wrong but these miscalls are ruining basketball
NBA -- 2 incorrect non-calls at end of Spurs-Thunder Game 5 (http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/15511570/nba-2-incorrect-non-calls-end-spurs-thunder-game-5)

2 blown calls
FIRST BLOWN CALL:
leonard was suppose to foul Russell, lets say he does and he make 2 ft, there still is 8.7 seconds left on the clock instead of 6.3 seconds left and an extra point, down 3 pts with 8.7 seconds left to go? thats 1 play.. possible to tie the game and go OT.

2ND BLOWN CALL:
danny green gets called for a foul when he fell onto durant. it was adams who extended his leg and made danny green tripped on durant..

i think you misread information, it's actually 4 blown calls against the spurs in 2 games, 3 blown calls were actually against the thunder. so, we can argue about blown calls all we want, but in the end they balance themselves out for both teams. the spurs did not hit their free throws or shots at the end of the game (esp tony parker), so they lost. the end.

[GLOW]

if they can keep the botched calls to a minimum and let the players determine the outcome of the game vs botched calls on both ends to 'even things out', i'll be happy.

[PiuYi]

DeRozan has to be one of the most skilled players in the league..... cause he consistently chooses to take the most difficult, off balance, hand in your face, turn-around fadeaway jumpers

if you consider this shot selection, his shooting percentage is actually very respectable :lol


on a serious note though, if you guys notice his footwork it is absolutely amazing, has to be one of the tops in the league... helps compensate for the fact that he's not fast/strong

[dlo]

geez spurs gettin stomped right now lol
31-52

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

RIP Spurs...

[HonestTea]

Goodbye Spurs

[Obsideon]

big fucking deal, you realise westbrook would have made both free throws anyways so the spurs would have been down by 3 with 6 seconds left, hard to win. and in game 2, ginobili stepped out of bounds, kawhi had a hold of westbrook's jersey, mills was hugging adams. despite ALL that, the spurs still got a hold of the ball and with the chance to win the game, they fucked up. cry me a river.

You DO realize being down 3 and being down 4 is a HUGE difference right? It turns a 1 possession game into a 2 possession game with 6 seconds left.
Not even factoring the whole mental aspect of it. Being down 3 you can take a regular shot whereas with 4 points you HAVE to try and draw contact while taking a 3pt shot which is significantly more difficult.

Game 2, true they did get the ball back through a steal but one would like to think if the elbow was called there would be time for one of the greatest minds in basketball (Poppovich) to draw up a set play rather than the wild sequence of Ginobili tossing it to Patty for the rushed 3 when only down 1.

Anyways Spurs getting blown out. Sadness. This might be The Legendary Duncan's last game. :(

[Euro7r]

Curry vs Durant. Gonna be a good series.

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

13 point game... http://i62.tinypic.com/2br4wj.png

[pastarocket]

Did we watch Tim Duncan play his last game? Mad respect to a classy all star player. Props to gentleman Tim for playing the game with class, without fanfare.
:thumbsup:

I hope he plays one more season.

[roflwaffle604]

Gee, who woulda thunk it would have been anything other than a SAS/GSW WCF?!

[Porschedog]

This may be Timmy D's last game :okay:

[Obsideon]

Found this on reddit lol
http://i.imgur.com/2txGFop.jpg

[jonwon]

DeRozan has to be one of the most skilled players in the league..... cause he consistently chooses to take the most difficult, off balance, hand in your face, turn-around fadeaway jumpers

if you consider this shot selection, his shooting percentage is actually very respectable :lol


on a serious note though, if you guys notice his footwork it is absolutely amazing, has to be one of the tops in the league... helps compensate for the fact that he's not fast/strong

u srs m8?

[GLOW]

Thunder finish the Spurs in 6 games? :troll:



FeelsBadMan

[Obsideon]

ooh game 7!

[pastarocket]

What happened to the Raptors defence in game 6?? They cannot let that Euro dude Dragic attack the basket at will.

D-Wade and the Heat are gonna be tough to play despite the loud fans at the ACC in game 7.

DeRozan and Lowry provided the offence but no other player scored double digits in points.

Game 7 is gonna be very interesting. :considered:

LeBron and the Cavs are well rested and probably laughing at this long and tough series. :lawl:

[swiftshift]

Will be an epic game 7..
Kind of want to see a Canadian team make it..

[Obsideon]

Well there is only 1 team so the odds are not in our favour lol

[EDawg]

GSW-OKC will be an entertaining series

cheering for the raps in Game 7 but East finals will be very interesting regardless of who advances... if raps win, it'll be no.1 seed vs. no.2 seed, and if miami wins, we will get to see lebron vs. wade

[Euro7r]

Cavs vs Raps Eastern Finals. As much as I want Raps to advance to the finals, Lowry/DeRozan shooting, so damn terrible and inconsistent. Gonna be tough to hang with the Cavs...:pokerface:

[european]

I'm still cheering them.

go raptors!

[Spoon]

if raps win, it'll be no.1 seed vs. no.2 seed

People actually think the Raptors have a chance vs Cleveland? :drunk:

So disappointed that the Heat loss. The way Miami was playing, they would've made Cleveland work a bit for the series. Now they're just going to cruise to the Finals with Toronto self imploding for the most part.

[dachinesedude]

really want the raps to beat the cavs but that's not happening unfortunately, im calling sweep

[GLOW]

maybe lebron and kyrie eat some bad sushi or something for 4 games straight :lol

[Mike Oxbig]

Raptors fan here.

Cavs in 6 tho cause DeMar and Kyle arent going to show up in all games

[Verdasco]

cavs in 4 or 5 probably

wonder what the are odds are for the raptors to win... if its good enough i will bet on it

[pastarocket]

I am also cheering for the Raptors but the Cavs are just too strong, and so well rested for the Eastern conference finals.

If DeRozan and Lowry can perform consistently, they should be able to get their buckets because Cavs are not that strong defensively compared to the Heat and Pacers.

Who's gonna play defence on the Cavs besides LeBron? Kyrie?? :fuckthatshit:
Maybe Tristan Thompson?

It comes down to defense, especially some of the matchups like Carroll vs. LeBron.

I think the Raps will put more pressure on Cleveland's 3 point shooters than ATL. They're not gonna raining 3's against Toronto like in the series vs. Atlanta.

Raps gotta do a better job of grabbing offensive rebounds to have a legit chance of pulling off a huge upset. Bismack Byombo has to put the smackdown in the paint and grab that ball. Patterson, T. Ross, and Corey Joseph need to step up their game.

I love it when Byombo does that Usain Bolt pose after he makes a big dunk on the opposing team. :lawl:

Cavs in 6 games. This series would have been closer if Valenciunas was playing. T.O. is gonna play harder on defence but is gonna run out of gas in the end.

[swiftshift]

Today will be a good series,
OKC VS GS!

Thinking
OKC will win Game 1.
But GS will take series 4-2..

[HonestTea]

GSW in 6
Cavs in 5

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

GSW in 7, it's gonna be a firefight with some big guns :awwyeah:
Cavs in 4/5, just don't see the Raptors standing a chance, especially with DeRozan averaging like 35FG%

[dlo]

gsw in 6
cavs in 5

[pastarocket]

Westbrook explodes in the 3rd quarter to help OKC win game 1. They controlled the boards, got more rebounds and lowered turnovers in the second half.

Durant was so cold in the last 5 minutes that it almost cost OKC the game. :lawl:

GS shooting went down in the fourth quarter. Warriors rushed their shots. Refs fucked up again late in the game with the non-call on Westbrook's travel as he called a timeout. :lawl:

[GLOW]

fucked up...or carefully calculated :troll:

[swiftshift]

Russel tore it up the last quarter

[LC21]

wow game 1 raptors, cant watch anymore BrokeBack

[Shayan4440]

Refs fucked up again late in the game with the non-call on Westbrook's travel as he called a timeout. :lawl:

Billy Donovan was calling for a timeout even before Westbrook crossed half...The refs just didn't see it so either way, in a perfect world, that "travel" should be neglected.

[pastarocket]

That Golden State ball movement was the key to victory tonight.

That Iguodola no look layup was crazy! :lawl:

https://youtu.be/iFoJ_rqyjN0

[pastarocket]

Does anyone also notice that the TV scheduling for the conference finals games is strange?

GS and OKC played game 2 on Wednesday. Game 3 in OKC is not until this Sunday. Three days off between games 2 and 3 for both teams.

Raptors and Cavs played game 2 on Thursday. However, Game 3 starts on Saturday in Toronto, with only one day between games 2 and 3 for travel and game preparation for both teams.

The NBA really wants that advertising revenue from the higher TV ratings with weekend games eh?
:troll:

[swiftshift]

Does anyone also notice that the TV scheduling for the conference finals games is strange?

GS and OKC played game 2 on Wednesday. Game 3 in OKC is not until this Sunday. Three days off between games 2 and 3 for both teams.

Raptors and Cavs played game 2 on Thursday. However, Game 3 starts on Saturday in Toronto, with only one day between games 2 and 3 for travel and game preparation for both teams.

The NBA really wants that advertising revenue from the higher TV ratings with weekend games eh?
:troll:

Perhaps they are giving them more rest? Not too sure..

[Bender Unit]

F--k Leo Rautins and Matt Devlin as a commentators

[Obsideon]

Oh Lebron ... https://m.popkey.co/4a21e4/rzXL3.gif

[hotjoint]

I really wish NBA started on Christmas so I don't have to choose between NHL and NBA playoffs. Would give me something to watch in the summertime as well.

[pastarocket]

That LeBron flop. :lawl: He has potential for an acting career after his NBA career is over.

https://youtu.be/hpp13kwRzTY

[Nlkko]

When you train to flop it became reflex.

[HonestTea]

LeFlop

[jonwon]

F--k Leo Rautins and Matt Devlin as a commentators

That's why you stream bro. The goat ESPN crew is covering this series: Mark Jackson, SVG, and Mike Breen

[pastarocket]

OKC is kicking GSW's ass right now. A 33 point lead so far.

That Thunder defence is locking down Curry, Thompson and their team mates. Putting a big like Adams on Curry is working.

KD and Westbrook. :thumbsup:

[Ronin]

Disappointing. I wanted Golden State to win just because I like to see history but they're taking a whuppin' right now.

[dlo]

thompson just taking a bunch of bad shots lol
they got destroyed today holy, hopefully next game will be a bit closer

[roflwaffle604]

Wonder if Dray will be suspended for game 4 for the kick to Adams' nuts. Dahntay Jones was suspended 1 game for his hit on Biyombo

[pastarocket]

Valenciunas' chance of playing in game 4 is a game time decision at the end of the warm up. -would be a huge lift for the Raps if JV can play limited minutes tonight.

[roflwaffle604]

No suspension for Draymond. What a fucking joke.

[murd0c]

what a great game, hopefully the Raptors can take this into Cleveland now

[Euro7r]

Biyombo! The defensive/offensive rebounding was huge.

[pastarocket]

What a great game tonight!

Lowry and DeRozan score 67 points in total to withstand a crazy Cleveland 4th quarter. Talk about resilience!

Bismack's blocks on LeBron and Kevin Love were epic! The referee calls were very suspect tonight. Phantom fouls on Bis for that block in LeBron.

C'mon Raps, win game 5 and bring it back to the ACC to close out the series!!! :gun:

[HonestTea]

The series is TIED!

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

Damn, Raptors were impressive tonight even with the suspect reffing

[cow20xx]

Man.. As a canadian, I want to see the raps do well.
But as a sonics fan that hates okc, I am extremely nervous that okc will creep into the final and take advantage of a good situation with timing on their side.
Rooting for GS to come back and elminate okc, if not, I hope cavs make it into the final with no injury to their big 3.

[GLOW]

That LeBron flop. :lawl: He has potential for an acting career after his NBA career is over.

https://youtu.be/hpp13kwRzTY

lebron must be an NDP MLA in the off season.

i get to go to work tomorrow and tell my coworkers i told you so that TO is back in it 2-2

the grizzlies fan in me always has hope :lol

[Gh0stRider]

http://s33.postimg.org/6xq13se4f/13248436_10154143965417037_991279560862943217_o.jp g

[jonwon]

Lowry is the greatest Raptor of all time.

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

DeRozan is actually playing pretty well this series, if Lowry can stay consistent and JV can make a positive impact, it's going to be a good series. Let's just hope they don't continue their trend of shitting the bed after a couple good games.

[EDawg]

game every day this week... gonna be good

[swiftshift]

Cav's made a good comeback.
Hope OKC can steal the next game and make it 3-1 and call it a day

[Obsideon]

No suspension for Draymond. What a fucking joke.
How that can be considered an 'accident' in any way shape or form blows my mind. WTF the league definitely plays preferences... just because Green is a "big name"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyKYiC7lHvY

Valenciunas' chance of playing in game 4 is a game time decision at the end of the warm up. -would be a huge lift for the Raps if JV can play limited minutes tonight.

JV suited up but didn't play a single minute. It's gonna be interesting how they are going to utilize him now that BB has stepped up in a big way... will they make JV the catalyst of the 2nd unit?
That actually might make more sense because the starters already have Lowry and Derozan, they should use BB's defense and JV can bring offense off the bench when the all-stars rest.

Biyombo! The defensive/offensive rebounding was huge.
Who would have thought Beastmack would develop into such an important piece of the team? I'll admit I thought he was a waste of a roster slot when Raps picked him up after missing out on the LaMarcus sweepstakes but he has proven to be a defensive anchor and he's still improving.
Now the Raps have a new problem because he has a player option next year and for sure he will opt out to re-sign a much bigger contract. Can the Raps afford to keep him?

Lowry is the greatest Raptor of all time.
Ehh... I dunno about that. He was super lucky the rest of the team scraped out some important wins. Your "best raptor" has only had roughly 5 solid games out of 18 and was hovering the 30 FG% mark for most of the post-season, that doesn't exactly scream GOAT imo. He's a very good player but I'd still take VC ;)

I believe the "Road through the playoffs" is very important!

- Spurs decimated a broken Grizzlies team then lost taking on the dynamic duo of KD and Westbrook.
- Warriors crushed a disinterested and dysfunctional Rockets team, took out Portland that showed tons of heart but just not enough talent to compete.

- GSW are struggling with a battle-tested OKC team riding high off beating the 67-win Spurs.

- Raptors struggled but persevered through 2 grueling 7-game series. Well well now they are tied 2-2 against the heavy-favourites Cavs who cruised 9-0 through the playoffs so far.

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

Golden State getting worked by OKC. They're not playing like a 73-9 team

[Euro7r]

Curry playing like crap. All the GSW turnovers, getting their assess handed to them by OKC.

[Ronin]

They're just bricking everything. Can't even believe it's the same team.

[roflwaffle604]

in4 Thunder/Raptors final!

[jonwon]

Ehh... I dunno about that. He was super lucky the rest of the team scraped out some important wins. Your "best raptor" has only had roughly 5 solid games out of 18 and was hovering the 30 FG% mark for most of the post-season, that doesn't exactly scream GOAT imo. He's a very good player but I'd still take VC ;)

VC took us to playoffs twice (2001 & 2002) and he sat out vs. Detroit in 2002. Everyone only sees the dunks and thinks he's the greatest Raptor because of it. Sure he brought us into the limelight, but that didn't last very long. VC never played with as much heart as Lowry. Look into what Lowry has achieved during his time here and there is no question that he is the GOAT Raptor.

[pastarocket]

As of now, Westbrook has my vote as the early favorite to be the NBA Finals MVP if OKC advances to the final and wins a championship.

Dominating performance by Russell. :thumbsup: Another triple double for the bulldog. FYI, MJ and Oscar Robertson had 8 triple doubles in their playoff careers compared to three for Westbrook.

[FatalCloud]

do you guys remember a playoffs with this many blowouts....this is weird...

[Obsideon]

Raptors getting worked lol. They look completely lost in Cleveland...

[pastarocket]

Dumbass reporter was trying to fish for information in order to put blame on some of the Raptors players for the loss. Doesn't this idiot realize that pro athletes have a different work schedule than many people? Pro athletes want to minimize the amount of hours that they are awake prior to a game. :facepalm:

Blaming a 40 point blow out loss on players going to a casino for some late night fun?? :lawl:

Raptors downplay late-night casino visit by Carroll, Joseph - Sportsnet.ca (http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-downplay-late-night-casino-visit-carroll-joseph/)

The Raptors are playing down a late-night visit to a Cleveland casino by two players on the eve of a blowout loss, saying NBA players have a different schedule than most.

DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph were seen in a casino near their hotel just before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Later that day, the Raptors were hammered 116-78 by the Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Toronto guard DeMar DeRozan called the fuss about the story crazy, saying he was up until 4 a.m. in his hotel room that night watching "Batman versus Superman: Dawn of Justice."

Raptors coach Dwane Casey says the two players are adults, weren’t drinking and broke no laws.

He says his concern was not the players' late-night walkabout but "getting our butt kicked."

As for the two players in question, they say the story was overblown.

Joseph says he still got plenty of sleep ahead of the game. Carroll says the reporter who wrote the story was "fishing a little bit."

[jonwon]

Carroll is trash. His only job is to D up the other teams best player and hit the occasional 3. Every series he's gotten torched.

[pastarocket]

If the Raps force a game 7, they need to somehow solve the Cavalier's defensive adjustments on Lowry. They are double teaming K-Low and making it difficult for him to attack the basket.

Biyombo is being used to guard against the 3 point shooters like JR Smith. No Biyombo in the paint means no rim protection. Easy dunks for LeBron and company.

Raps also need to play lockdown defence on Kyrie and Kevin Love and move the ball up court much faster.

If Valenciunas can play more minutes, he could provide the much needed offence as the third scoring option.

C'mon Raptors, pull out a win in the Six! :gun:

[Obsideon]

One can also say Carroll is the biggest (and only) free agent to ever sign there on his own free-will lol

[GLOW]

does drake count? :badpokerface:

[Euro7r]

Speights played huge off the bench tonight for GSW. 8 mins and 14 pts.

Curry gotta shoot the ball well in game 6 to stand a chance at OKC. Gonna be exciting to watch, nevertheless.

[dachinesedude]

would love to see gsw force game 7 but they haven't been the same 73-9 team against okc, dont see them winning game 6

but if they do win i think they'll win game 7

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

Lowry going god mode...too bad the rest of the team can't hit an open shot, Patterson has missed like 5 open 3's LOL

[HonestTea]

Raps are done. Down 18 with 5 minutes to go

[Euro7r]

Lowry/DeRozan had no help from their entire team, no one besides them scored more than 10 points.

[Obsideon]

would love to see gsw force game 7 but they haven't been the same 73-9 team against okc, dont see them winning game 6
but if they do win i think they'll win game 7

Playoffs is a different animal. It's all about adjustments and matchups.
Steve Kerr did not deserve to win COY. First of all he only came back halfway into the season. A gorilla could have coached them. It was an identical roster from last season.
Terry Stotts definitely should have won, to integrate 4 new starters into their system and still guide the Blazers to a 5th place finish in the West was way more impressive.

Lowry/DeRozan had no help from their entire team, no one besides them scored more than 10 points.

To be fair, without the "team" they wouldn't have even made it out of the 1st round. Lowry and Derozan were downright horrible starting the post-season.
They took 2 games from Cavs which already exceeded my expectations lol.
Patrick Patterson sucks balls, he missed 2 easy layups and many wide open 3's.

[pastarocket]

The Raps need reliable scoring from the bench if they want to get to the next level of being serious contenders for an NBA championship.

Patterson and T. Ross were shooting bricks for the entire series vs. the Cavs.

They need shooters who can make open shots for 3 pointers. Raps need that secondary scoring in order to give Lowry and DeRozan support.

[PiuYi]

JV and Ross were so under-utilised for game 6

nobody on Cavs has the size to stop JV, Cavs would need to double every time Raps iso-JV but they never ran that play... would've opened up the court for Lowry/DeRozan or open 3's and not to mention it would have likely gotten Frye in more foul trouble in the second half

Ross played well these playoffs I thought, mixed up his shot and drive well but just didn't get enough touches when DeRozan was on the bench... Raptors as a team need better execution on offence, they're not using their strengths and rely too much on Lowry/DeRozan breaking people down on mismatches

[Obsideon]

IMHO I think Casey is a bad coach

[HonestTea]

IMHO I think Casey is a bad coach

:werd:

[cow20xx]

:werd:

Hes going to get an extension though for taking raps that far.

I was more frustrated by the fact that, in the 4th while they were within 10, Casey kept James Johnson out there marking LeBron, which getting three or four possession between the 10 min to 7 min marks.

Ironically, the last possession by the raps was an air ball finger roll by jamessssss Johnsonnnnnn !!

Its mind boggling how he manages his rotation sometimes.

With that being said, good season for the raps, great exposure for basketball up north.
All abroad the cavs bandwagon because anyone but okc.

[swiftshift]

inb4 GS 4-3

[Obsideon]

Hell no I'm rooting for OKC, they are playing hard. If they can beat the Warriors then they will have knocked off both record-setting teams in Golden State and San Antonio which was a way tougher road than the Cavaflops.

[Nlkko]

Warriors all day. Can never stand these annoying OKC pricks from way back in the days.

[pastarocket]

Klay Thompson and Curry's shooting is on fire in this game 6! What a game. KD is trying to play hero and take too many shots.

[HonestTea]

GSW IN 7!

[Euro7r]

:fuckyea: Game 7. The 3 ball killed OKC. 21 3's by GSW and 3 by OKC.

Thompson played unbelievable, making down some of those shots, just wow!

[Nlkko]

so satisfying. OKChoke

[HonestTea]

chOkeKC

[pastarocket]

The Splash Brothers had a huge game tonight with clutch shooting!

Klay Thompson was shooting daggers! :gun:

[Alpine]

Absolutely nutty game between OKC & GSW. I think both teams have regressed to the mean. I don't think anyone (Not even Charles Barkley) imagined OKC would be up 3-1...

Tough to be a NBA team right now... how do you build a team to beat GSW or CLE(as long as lebron stays) ...

[Nlkko]

You don't. Teams go hot and then they go cold. Champs a few years, chumps the next. Bad decisions are made all the time. Guys want more money after success or guys starting to PMS about his hometown (LeFlop) which makes it hard to keep the same group together.

OKC's arguably only chance was with Harden. They made a dumb ass trade and that ship has sailed. Would love to see Durant in another uniform and away from Westprick, who can go choke somewhere else for all I care.

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

Pumped for game 7, huehuehue

[m4k4v4li]

gsw would be a better matchup for cavs
okc is long and tall

[pastarocket]

The Warriors' shooting from the Splash Brothers, faster game tempo for their game plan, their ball movement, and home court advantage will be the difference in game 7 tonight.

Choke KC!! :lawl:

[swiftshift]

Anticipating tonight's game..
Expecting a BLOWOUT

[GLOW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBB4m2GEuk

[pastarocket]

Westbrick's turnovers are killing Choke KC now. :lawl:

[GLOW]

aimbot activated

[HonestTea]

GSW BABY!

[roflwaffle604]

gg OKC

[Sentinel]

GSW!!!!

[Euro7r]

What a series! The 3 point shooting killed OKC again.

[pastarocket]

The Finals rematch is gonna be epic! LeBron, Kyrie, and K. Love vs the Splash Brothers and Draymond Green.

I think this Final is gonna be much closer compared to last year.

[LC21]

At heart i wanted okc to win against gsw, but gsw would stand a better chance against the cavs.

[dlo]

the finals will be a lot better this year haha holy fuck westbrook with all of those terrible turnovers..

[Nlkko]

Klay Thompson started 0-7, ended up 2nd quarter (I think) 5 for 12. All 3s. What a guy.

Thunder again a bunch of kids playing the men's game. No discipline, I was sitting there and seeing them taking bad shots after bad shots, a few airballs. Like them girls wetting their panties after Dubs got hot. Yea get that shit outta here.

[hotjoint]

OKC had big leads game 6 and 7, just couldn't stop gs' 3 balls. Hope they learn from this and are better prepared next year or they'll just keep losing games that they should be winning. This finals will be good with Cleveland's big 3 all healthy. It's not going to be a cakewalk for gs again. Hope they can cap off their record setting season with another championship.

[pastarocket]

I really hope that Durant decides to sign with another team when he becomes a free agent this summer. He cannot win a NBA championship with a turnover machine like Westbrook as the starting point guard.

Did people notice how angry KD got at one of his team mates during game 7 last night? It was the player who passed up on the open look 3 point shoot. That player decided to pass the ball to another team mate in the near sideline instead. Durant glared at that team mate and yelled at him for not taking the open shot.

Then the camera man showed Durant yelling at someone when he was on the bench. One assistant coach had to talk to KD to calm him down.

The league's salary cap is going up from 67.1 to 89 million for next season. Who knows, maybe KD will sign with the Spurs.

It's gonna be a free agent frenzy for this summer and next summer. :lawl:

The league salary cap is projected to increase to 108 million US by the start of the 2017-2018 season.

NBA salary cap projected to hit $108 million in 2017 - SBNation.com (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/4/17/8447839/nba-salary-cap-projection-free-agency-2016-2017)

[Obsideon]

For sure this year's finals will be better lol last year it was Lebron and janitors. This year the Cavs are fully healthy and looking strong!
I was secretly rooting for OKC simply because if GSW loses then their 73 win season means nothing. I still am a Jordan-Bulls fanboy haha.

Durant was seen ripping his teammates all playoffs. I think he's out of OKC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llTGrQks62I

[Spoon]

^
Doesn't look like much TBH. People curse at each other all the time, doesn't mean it's aggressive. :okay:

[Jonydakiller]

^^^^ I watched that game.
Waiters hit a big 3 prior of the sequence that video plays.
Durant was actually complimenting in a way.
MISLEADING video

[roflwaffle604]

Durant was seen ripping his teammates all playoffs. I think he's out of OKC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llTGrQks62I

Durant was saying "Fuck you" to Waiters in a joking way...

[dachinesedude]

For sure this year's finals will be better lol last year it was Lebron and janitors. This year the Cavs are fully healthy and looking strong!
I was secretly rooting for OKC simply because if GSW loses then their 73 win season means nothing. I still am a Jordan-Bulls fanboy haha.

Durant was seen ripping his teammates all playoffs. I think he's out of OKC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llTGrQks62I

obviously joking

shouldve used this clip, after roberson passed on an open 3 pointer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlhNKtCaXmE

[123654123]

https://pics.onsizzle.com/607706478250729472-Twitter.png

[wasabisashimi]

I really hope that Durant decides to sign with another team when he becomes a free agent this summer. He cannot win a NBA championship with a turnover machine like Westbrook as the starting point guard.

Did people notice how angry KD got at one of his team mates during game 7 last night? It was the player who passed up on the open look 3 point shoot. That player decided to pass the ball to another team mate in the near sideline instead. Durant glared at that team mate and yelled at him for not taking the open shot.

Then the camera man showed Durant yelling at someone when he was on the bench. One assistant coach had to talk to KD to calm him down.

The league's salary cap is going up from 67.1 to 89 million for next season. Who knows, maybe KD will sign with the Spurs.

It's gonna be a free agent frenzy for this summer and next summer. :lawl:

The league salary cap is projected to increase to 108 million US by the start of the 2017-2018 season.

NBA salary cap projected to hit $108 million in 2017 - SBNation.com (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/4/17/8447839/nba-salary-cap-projection-free-agency-2016-2017)

what would you want Andre Roberson do from a wide open 3 look?,, he cant shoot it even if he was 4 ft closer lol, so he passed to Ibaka, nothing wrong with that.

[pastarocket]

Aw yeah, game 1 of the Finals is tonight at 6pm. Oracle Arena will be a sea of yellow. Go Dub Nation!! They gotta empty their clips and shoot those 3's to beat LeFlop and the Cavs. :gun:

[Spoon]

Not even a GSW fan, but I want them to win just to see Lebron lose another one. Who's on the same boat?

[dachinesedude]

agreed, sick of seeing lebron in the finals every dam year, esp his easy route from the east conference

[ScizzMoney]

I'd like to see Lebron win a few more championships.

[GLOW]

i'll be eating my hater tots and drinking haterade watching GS beat the cavs LUL

[Edison_Chen]

Not even a GSW fan, but I want them to win just to see Lebron lose another one. Who's on the same boat?

+1 I've never been a big fan of Lebron James.

[dlo]

yall just sounds like a bunch of lebron haters lol, would like to see gsw make history but wouldnt be too angry if lebron wins another, win win situation for a fan like me :lol hopefully it goes to game 7.. gun be a tough match up esp with k love and irving healthy and on fire

[Ronin]

I like seeing history. 73-9 + championship should solidify the 2016 Warriors as the best team ever.

[murd0c]

I want the Cav's to win for the city of Cleveland.. That place deserves a title

[pastarocket]

This game 1 is fun to watch with the third quarter going back and forth between both teams.
:thumbsup:

Delavedova tries to go for the basketball but misses the ball. He hits aight in the dick instead.
:lawl:

[pastarocket]

This game 1 is fun to watch with the third quarter going back and forth between both teams.
:thumbsup:

Delavedova tries to go for the basketball but misses the ball. He hits Iggy in the dick instead.
:lawl:

[HonestTea]

GSW wins with their bench players :lol

[pastarocket]

Seven GSW players score in double figures. Shaun Livingston scored 20 points. Impressive scoring from the bench. :thumbsup:

Good defence from GSW too.

The Cavs offence is so stagnant. Too much iso plays. -not enough players moving in the half court.

[Obsideon]

Splash bros combined for lowest scoring output in 2 years and still crushed the Cavs. Good night.

[Sir_Loin]

http://i.imgur.com/ENogMVo.gif

[swiftshift]

CAV'S IN 6!

Game was back and fourth up until the fourth..

[Ronin]

I want the Cav's to win for the city of Cleveland.. That place deserves a title

Do they?

[GLOW]

i saw lebron face palming himself from the bench in game 1 too :lawl:

[pastarocket]

Andrew Bogut is a block machine. Four blocks so far in game 2. :notbad:

[HonestTea]

GSW dropping bombs

[HonestTea]

It's a block party for Bogut

[pastarocket]

GS is destroying the Cavs now. :lawl:

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

It's no fun watching blow-outs :(

[hotjoint]

At least okc put up a fight. Cavs just getting dominated...

[HonestTea]

Kyrie healthy?

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o85xJ5SR1Nw3YRdDy/giphy.gif

Love healthy?

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o85xJ5SR1Nw3YRdDy/giphy.gif

Cavs getting they ass kicked?

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o85xJ5SR1Nw3YRdDy/giphy.gif

[Ronin]

Absolute destruction. That looked so easy for the Warriors.

[Gh0stRider]

Video - TSN (http://www.tsn.ca/nba/video/stephen-a-on-cavs-this-was-a-disgraceful-performance~884812)

[Nlkko]

Do they?

Nope but that already been addressed with 1000 1st picks handed to them.

[Obsideon]

Now with Kevin Love out, not that he was any impact...
http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/4zr34EPnNcA/0.jpg

[Nlkko]

JR was hot tonight.

[pastarocket]

Kyrie was on fire from the start of the first quarter. He made elite defenders on the Warriors look like high school amateurs with his ankle breaking crossover dribble. Wow.

Why are there so many blowout wins in the playoffs this year? Talk about home court advantage. :lawl:

LeBron's tomahawk dunk from Kyrie's alley-oop pass was nasty! That was a very difficult dunk that LeBron made considering he slipped on the floor briefly before gathering enough speed and vertical to make this dunk. :damn:

https://youtu.be/E2rP2JIkonI

[Special K]

Were there any buzzer beaters in this year's playoffs? Lopsided finals so far.

[Obsideon]

Been a pretty boring Finals so far ... nothing compared to the Spurs and Heat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr6XsZVb-ZE

[TjAlmeida]

Were there any buzzer beaters in this year's playoffs? Lopsided finals so far.

None in the finals, but off the top of my head Lowry in game 1 against the heat Made that three from half court to push ot.

[pastarocket]

GS rebounding, defence, and 3 pt shooting are spot on tonight. Cavs are shooting bucks in the fourth quarter. :lawl:

[SkinnyPupp]

First time watching NBA in at least 20+ years, I thought it was pretty entertaining up until the 4th when Cleveland just seemed to fall apart

[pastarocket]

The Splash Brothers had a good game. They helped set an NBA Finals record of 17 three pointers made. :thumbsup:

Warriors win a second consecutive championship next Monday? :considered:

[HonestTea]

GSW 2PEAT!

[Nlkko]

Cavaliers needs more 1st overall picks. Gilbert better git on it.

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

Draymond suspended, 40+ minutes for Iggy and time for Barnes to earn a max contract LOL

[pastarocket]

Should there be an NBA rule in place for refs to give a foul when you see a player step over an opponent? What LeBron did to Draymond is very unsportsmanlike behaviour. How can LeFlop talk about taking the high road when Klay Thompson said that LeFlop's feelings got hurt from what Draymond said to him when that guy initiated the confrontation by stepping over Draymond in game 4? :facepalm:

[roflwaffle604]

how much you wanna bet if it was GSW down 3-1 or even if the series was tied 2-2 that Draymond wouldn't be suspended. league is just trying to stretch out the series to get more $$$

[GLOW]

Should there be an NBA rule in place for refs to give a foul when you see a player step over an opponent? What LeBron did to Draymond is very unsportsmanlike behaviour. How can LeFlop talk about taking the high road when Klay Thompson said that LeFlop's feelings got hurt from what Draymond said to him when that guy initiated the confrontation by stepping over Draymond in game 4? :facepalm:

i'm a lebron hater but i don't recall anyone outraged at AI when he did it (i know i was :lawl:) AI even added a bit of swagger to his

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grXws5m11SA

[Ronin]

AI scored on the shot. LeBron didn't do shit.

And...no one likes Tyronn Lue lol

[dachinesedude]

AI scored on the shot. LeBron didn't do shit.

And...no one likes Tyronn Lue lol

exactly, there's a difference when you do it after a play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-xhiNQp_kE

[banana200]

AI scored on the shot. LeBron didn't do shit.

And...no one likes Tyronn Lue lol

Exactly. Fuck, Iverson crossed Lue up and broke his ankle, AND then scored. Lebron? He fucking pushed DG when he was trying to fight through the screen, and tried to show him who's boss by walking over DG.

There would be no other way that DG would've reacted, going by his character. However, I'm totally against the flagrant 1. The video showed that DG flailed his arm and hit Lebron from behind. But as many have pointed out, for any guy, if someone or even anything ever slightly graze your balls, your first reaction would be jumping back, holding your balls etc.

That's not how Lebron reacted.

Fuck this shit. I seriously hope Warriors destroy Cavs tomorrow.

[pastarocket]

Yeah, I hope Curry and Thompson light up the Cavs tonight with a 20 point plus win over LeFlop and his cronies.

What LeBron has done during the playoffs this season is disrespectful. I don't condone Draymond has done with his groin kicking against Adams during the OKC either, but LeBron takes the crown for his antics.

Bron Bron flops after Tristan Thompson pushes him because he thinks he can get a foul call against DeMarre Carroll. Then LeFlop walks over Draymond.

Stop disrespecting the game of basketball and the NBA, LeFlop!! He's acting like a fool. :mad:

[GLOW]

TNT crew was spot on when they said lebron likes to get physical and get in with it with people, he's a big strong dude...BUT he doesn't like it when it goes the other way and it gets delivered to him.

[Nlkko]

close out game :cool:

[iPee]

kyrie keeping them in

[pastarocket]

Klay Thompson's shooting is sharp now. GS needs to stop those turnovers.
C'mon Warriors! They gotta contain LeBron. :mad:

[SkinnyPupp]

What's up with Cavs wearing T-Shirts, they look like a high school team out there WutFace

[Bender Unit]

As a NBA fan, I want to see Game 7
It will be freaking boring if GW win so early.

[SkinnyPupp]

The dive and sell FailFish

[pastarocket]

Kyrie is giving an offensive clinic tonight. Nasty. :gun:

[roflwaffle604]

O lawd Kyrieeee

Boy, how useless is Kevin Love tho

[iVTEC_Do_You?]

Barnes/Steph throwing up bricks, while Kyrie and Lebron drop 80+....k....

[pastarocket]

Thank goodness Draymond comes back to play in game 6. Warriors need his defence and his setup of screens.

Get your game back Splash brothers!

[Nlkko]

Harrison Barnes 2-14 holy fucking bricks.

[wasabisashimi]

kevin love is pretty pointless this match.

[Euro7r]

Barnes missed so many wide open shots. Curry didn't play like MVP tonight.

Irving on fire. What a game.

[quasi]

The dive and sell FailFish

Varejao is playing the wrong sport he should be playing in the UEFA Euro.

[Bender Unit]

Curry didn't play like MVP tonight.

Curry never play like a MVP in the Final.
Kyle Thompson brought his A game every night
Both Offense & Defense
He will be Final MVP.

[dachinesedude]

Kyle Thompson say what

you know you're screwed when LeBron starts hitting 3's

[Ikkaku]

J.R. Smith and his non-called flagrants saved the game :lol

He da real MVP.

Hits Steph's face with his arm, hits Varejao in the face, takes out Bogut.

[Sir_Loin]

Lebron and Kyrie were huge this game Barnes was their 3rd best player ahead of Love.
Gotta love the internet I laughed waayy to hard at this.

http://i.imgur.com/zfTDIRn.png

[nah]

You guys know it's KLAY Thompson and not KYLE right?

[LC21]

K.Love.. Sigh......

[GLOW]

Kyle Thompson say what

you know you're screwed when LeBron starts hitting 3's

You guys know it's KLAY Thompson and not KYLE right?

:lol

[SkinnyPupp]

J.R. Smith and his non-called flagrants saved the game :lol

He da real MVP.

Hits Steph's face with his arm, hits Varejao in the face, takes out Bogut.
You'd have to have your homer specs on to think those were flagrant fouls

[Ikkaku]

Yeah, but considering how soft the nba is now, you would think any contact to the head would be called a flagrant. Especially when it was on their league star.

Ps. I'm not cheering for GSW :badpokerface:

[pastarocket]

I think most of the refs know that Sideshow Bob, aka Varejao, is a flopper. He should have won an Oscar for that acting job last night after JR Smith's foul on him.

He was on the floor as if a bus ran over him. :lawl:


-just amazed at Kyrie's performance last night. I'm cheering for GSW to repeat. Klay played pretty good defence on Kyrie and yet Uncle Drew still made those contested shots. :notbad:

[Porsche957]

uncle drew... putting on a clinic.

[swiftshift]

GAME 7 ANYONE?

[Porsche957]

Should there be an NBA rule in place for refs to give a foul when you see a player step over an opponent? What LeBron did to Draymond is very unsportsmanlike behaviour. How can LeFlop talk about taking the high road when Klay Thompson said that LeFlop's feelings got hurt from what Draymond said to him when that guy initiated the confrontation by stepping over Draymond in game 4? :facepalm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grXws5m11SA

draymond is the dirtiest fkn player in the game lol

[GLOW]

GAME 7 ANYONE?

I'm sure the NBA will find a way :troll: :ilied:

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I'm sure the NBA will find a way :troll: :ilied:
Are the refs gonna give some early foul calls against Stephen and/or Klay in game 6? :troll:

#rigged

[pastarocket]

-interesting trade rumours coming out of Chicago. Bulls want to move D. Rose or Jimmy Butler. Of course, D. Rose is their first choice as a trade asset.

T-Wolves are showing interest. Chicago would want Minnesota's fifth overall pick in return:

Derrick Rose Trade Rumors: Latest News, Buzz and Speculation on Bulls Star | Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2646295-derrick-rose-trade-rumors-latest-news-buzz-and-speculation-on-bulls-star?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national)

According to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, league sources at the Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy, "say the Bulls are actively open to moving guard Rose, and that seems to be the first choice rather than shopping [Jimmy] Butler."

Marc Stein and Chad Ford of ESPN reported Monday the Minnesota Timberwolves were interested in moving their fifth overall pick in this year's draft in a trade package to acquire Butler.

But Rose has reportedly been the name mentioned more frequently, per Kyler:


Rose is entering the final year of his deal and has commented numerous times on the ballooning salary cap and his next contract, much to the dismay of the Bulls front office and a large number of Bulls fans. Add that to an on-again, off-again intensity and there is a sense that both sides would welcome a change, especially with Rose entering a free agent year.

At this point, it’s unclear which teams (if anyone) has made a real offer for Rose, especially given his $21.3 million salary. But it was said a few times that the name being talked about most among teams and scouts in Italy was not Butler, but rather Rose and there is a sense that a team that misses on a starting-caliber point guard in free agency may turn to the Bulls.

According to Kyler, the Bulls are thought to have interest in either Wade Baldwin IV or Demetrius Jackson, both point guards, with the No. 14 pick. Stein and Ford also reported "sources say that the Bulls are highly intrigued by Providence guard Kris Dunn," another point guard, though he is expected to be a top-eight pick in this year's draft and likely won't be available at No. 14.

[Obsideon]

As much as I dislike Green, he shouldn't have got a flagrant on that Lebron tussle. However I think the whole "Needs 4 flagrants to be suspended 1 game" is ridiculous. He should have instantly been suspended for his donkey kick on Adams. It was pretty much on par with these (Undertaker).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hULOJznV2tc

Sets a bad precedence, so basically you are given free reign to hulk smash 4 sets of testicles before you are not allowed to play ONE game? :fulloffuck:

[Durrann]

Game 6 at 6 tonight any predictions?

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Game 6 at 6 tonight any predictions?

Although I am cheering for GSW to repeat as champions, I think the league will do anything within its power to help the Cavs. Watch the refs give early foul calls on Steph and/or Klay in the first half. Bogut is out with an injury for 6 to 8 weeks so there goes most of your shot blocking for the Warriors.

Draymond will be a huge factor in terms of containing LeBron. Draymond better not smack or kick any Cavs player's groins tonight. :troll:

It comes down to Steph and Klay's shooting tonight. GSW's bench players with Shaun Livingston and Harrison Barnes are also factors in tonight's game.

I pick Cavs to win tonight because of the home court advantage. The NBA wants a game 7 because of that additional league revenue from the TV ratings on a Father's Day Sunday. :lawl:
#Rigged #TheNBAFix