NBA 2015 Playoffs Thread
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Jozu
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Great points but in the finals you cant give up games. Simply shrugging off a home loss because your best player didnt shoot well is cool in the divisional round or something, but not with all the chips on the table. The Warriors could easily be down 2-0, and now they travel to Cleveland WITHOUT momentum. Think about it, going into this series the Cavs realistically figured they could take a game in California. They ended up taking the most recent one, which gives them momentum going home, so mission accomplished.
No way GS is still favored to walk away with the title. If they lose Game 3 this series is over IMO.
They definitely have to take one in Cleveland. Should be interested to see what Kerr has cooked up to counter the slowed down pace the Cavs are forcing with their iso lebron play and quick defense.
Jozu
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And you shouldn't be. The series is tied and GS is the better team.
The problem is you gave up home court in the first set piece and have to go on the road and hope you stop the bleeding by winning the all crucial Game 3. If GS loses game 3 then its time to be worried.
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Neither side is worried because everyone is a homer. That was a HUGE win for the Cavs, no one should think otherwise. Splitting those two away games and taking home court is a big deal for a team with that much less depth.
But the Cavs are also thin and pretty horribly mismanaged by Blatt. I give the coaching advantage to the Warriors by a pretty giant margin and I wouldn't expect the Ws to come out so stagnant in game 3.
Cavs stealing home court is big and I certainly think they now have a chance at the title, but in the finals 2-3-2 format, you never really see anyone win all three of those away games. I think it's a pretty safe bet this series comes back to CA and the Warriors still pull it out. LeBron is amazing though.
But the Cavs are also thin and pretty horribly mismanaged by Blatt. I give the coaching advantage to the Warriors by a pretty giant margin and I wouldn't expect the Ws to come out so stagnant in game 3.
Cavs stealing home court is big and I certainly think they now have a chance at the title, but in the finals 2-3-2 format, you never really see anyone win all three of those away games. I think it's a pretty safe bet this series comes back to CA and the Warriors still pull it out. LeBron is amazing though.
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You could say it's just the Cavs fans that are homer. Look at Vegas. Dub are even favored tonight. Seriously, if the Cavs win this thing, it would be consideredone of the greatest upsets in NBA Finals history. And that article was even written before Kyrie went down. The talent disparity between the two teams is just absurd. It would be an awful choke job for the Dubs to lose.
Or we can keep believing Delly is some monster defender that can stop Curry. Something that no other player has really been able to do all year.
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I'm having trouble following the narrative. Does Lebron make his entire team better which is why Dellavedova turned into Gary Peyton and JR Smith > Klay Thompson, or is he single handedly carrying an awful team to glory?
Is your head going to explode if Lebron single handedly defeats Golden State and wins a championship for the Cavs?
Holy shit. Someone on the GSW team just drove the ball and scored a bucket instead of shooting a 3
One thing Cleveland seems to dominate the Warriors on and that is loose balls and hustle plays. I don't think I have ever seen such a superior team (GS) be so vastly behind on those categories before but the Cavs seem to fight and claw for every single inch. I have to give them credit for that as I really enjoy that type of ball.
They are playing some outstanding defense, winning the loose balls/hustle plays, and seem to have figured out how to limit the Warriors back court while playing with a ton of confidence (which is astounding considering all they have lost). On top of that, they have a guy who nobody can stop. I would be worried if I am a GS fan at moment because these Cavs have come to play ball in this series.