2015/16 NBA Finals GSW vs Cavs

[Shorty]

That's how you beat GSW, hard and physical.
And you must absolutely have a quick lead.
I'd like CLE to come back and win it but to beat the Warriors needs 4th and 5th to be exactly like this game.
That's a tough ask.

 

[McLovin]

I think the key for Cleveland is don't play Love.

 

[T-Boon]

Yeah they missed Love, haha. If his confidence wasn't shot before it would be now.
I recon Basketball is the only sport where the official has more influence on the outcome of the game than Rugby League. Today proved that if the calls go the Cav's way the finals are alive. That said the series still looks a 5 minute Curry, Thompson purple patch away from being over.

 

[Aragorn]

Cavs finally go their mojo back.

Next game is critical, they win it, game on.

Good to see they're playing physical and lock down D. That's the only way to go against this team. Go at them hard but fair. Anything less and its night night nurse.

 

[Rod]

Cavs finally executed defensively for 48 instead of 12. Had been threatening to strangle Curry and Klay in games 1 and 2 and finally carried it out today. That combined with Green going cold, Cavs always had the offensive weapons to make a game of it if Kyrie, JR etc turned up.

Cavs win this next one and shit gets very interesting again. Crazy how much difference home court makes in the playoffs.

 

[ByRd]

Big game 4 about to start, love confirmed to come off the bench.

I think the Warriors bounce back in this, splash bros have to show up at some point

 

[lafai]

Lurry continues to disappear so far.. LePassive needs to attack more

 

[Barkley]

LOL @ LeFlop trying to bait Draymond Green

 

[McLovin]

Well that's pretty much all she wrote.. GSW have set themselves up for a championship win at home. Cavs not coming back from this. They'll be back next year though... by default...

 

[Aragorn]

GSW in 6 was waaay too generous.

This will be a sweep if not for one charity game GS might give the Cavs.

OKC - you f**kers blew it man.

Durant & OKC back to claim what should be theirs next year.

Charity game to the Cavs confirmed.

GSW in 5.

book it.

 

[shiznit]

GSW in 5...

Well seeing as we're bumping our own predictions... :lol:

 

[Rod]

LOL @ LeFlop trying to bait Draymond Green

Well Green hit him with an attempted nut shot so I think he gets a pass there. Unbelievable how much a of a dog Green is really. Watch the league do nothing about it again though.

Warriors finally found their shooting stroke which a lot of people predicted was coming. I still think the Cavs had laid the groundwork in the first half that if the Warriors got hot they still had the game to weather it but they just completely lost their shape defensively and offensively also and went back to their iso shit.

Thought the game was officiated bizarrely also. Started off with even the slightest contact being called. Then by around halftime (probably starting with the Iguodala 3 on the buzzer where Smith wasn't called for a clear foul) they just stopped calling everything and it turned into a streetfight, with guys getting mugged all over the show. It was a mess. Bad calls mostly went both ways but for example when Kyrie was constantly driving to the rim in the 4th, I think he got one call out of about 10 drives. I struggle to believe the Warriors were perfect defensively on all those other possessions (as good as Green and Iguodala were in that area).

Shame for the series that we couldn't go back 2-2 because then we would have at least had to come back to Cleveland but the Warriors are just too good and the Cavs gave themselves to much of a mountain to climb by being so terrible in the first 2 games.

 

[T-Boon]

The way the Cav's played in the 4th quarter was strange. They just stopped moving and threw away what was otherwise working. In hindsight they should have gotten Delly out there for some energy off the ball. In game five I would get Delly more minutes in place of Love and Shumpert.

 

[Rod]

Well look at that, Green did finally get suspended.

 

[Barkley]

The way the Cav's played in the 4th quarter was strange. They just stopped moving and threw away what was otherwise working. In hindsight they should have gotten Delly out there for some energy off the ball. In game five I would get Delly more minutes in place of Love and Shumpert.

Kyrie, JR Smith and LBJ played around 45mins....they were gassed. Tyronn Lue needs to utilise his bench players better, I understand their bench depth is nothing on GSW but you cannot expect your starters to deliver in the Finals playing that many minutes.

I'm glad the NBA has shown some balls and suspended Draymond. The bloke needs to pull his head in.

 

[Aragorn]

Kyrie, JR Smith and LBJ played around 45mins....they were gassed. Tyronn Lue needs to utilise his bench players better, I understand their bench depth is nothing on GSW but you cannot expect your starters to deliver in the Finals playing that many minutes.

I'm glad the NBA has shown some balls and suspended Draymond. The bloke needs to pull his head in.

I agree. Billy D made the same mistake with WB & KD in game 6 &7. They were fatigued in the 4th qrter. Rookie mistake.

Also agree on Green. Don't mention balls near Draymond otherwise you'll get an accidental kick or hand grab when you're not looking. I hope GS wins it without him and he doesn't get to experience the moment for being a grub. The Lord works in mysterious ways. He gets it in the end (here's hoping)

 

[skeepe]

Wow there are some horseshit decisions going GSW's way so far in this one.

 

[Aragorn]

GSW loses this and its all Draymond's fault.

GSW wins this and Draymond misses out on winning the championship game.

Bitter sweet which ever the result for Green.

 

[T-Boon]

big game from Batman and Robin.

 

[Aragorn]

BOOM!

And they're back.

Crazy finals this year. One of the best.