**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[shotsrangout]

That was game 2. Point still stands. You expect Steph & Klay to continue to shoot 25% & 35% from 3?

More power to you.

Yes cause Steph curry been absolute garbage this entire series. What would lead me to think otherwise.

 

[sohi 23]

That Cp3/Durant matchup is the best, they really getting after each other. That possession towards the end of the 4th was my favorite possession of the game. Durant started in the left elbow with CP all in his grill, bodying Durant but he just rose up, hit his free throw line jumper and scored. Made it look too easy.

That come from behind steal CP had on Dray

I haven’t seen him run that fast in years

 

[danikerhino]

Harden and KD matching each other. Guarding each other. Amazing basketball.

And clowns in here talking about push-offs. FOH. Y'all don't and can't hoop

Westbrook would be averaging 15-20 points max had these guys stayed together.

 

[freeze]

Dubs win next game. Curry found his range. They'll watch tape and adjust. They get more calls and less bs. Fans will bring energy.

Tonight and last game were winnable. Could be a 4-0 sweep. But, win in 6 and prep for Denver.

With no Bron, silver pushing on the refs to extend this series since it has the most stars. They blatant with it doh.

 

[wavycrocket]

Rebounds. 3s. Turnovers.

A few of each of those made this game way too close for GS.

Throw in a couple missed layups. Missed open 3s.

Mad they lost like that at the end.

I think Draymond wasn’t his best tonight. Some bad rotations, fouls, TO’s..and gave up some pivotal offensive boards.

Like him pushing it tho. Rockets so queued in to touching the warriors scoring 3 that he has free reign. It’s almost like bait tho. It works some...but encourages that over settling into what they do.

Houston plays gimmick ball which I hate...but MDA is smart in baiting you to play out of character.

 

[Peep Game]

Dubs win next game. Curry found his range. They'll watch tape and adjust. They get more calls and less bs. Fans will bring energy.

Tonight and last game we're winnable. Could be a 4-0 sweep. But, win in 6 and prep for Denver.

With no Bron, silver pushing on the refs to extend this series since it has the most stars. They blatant with it doh.

And the first two games were winnable for the Rockets. This was never gonna be a sweep no matter how hard people wished it was.

 

[sole searchin]

That was game 2. Point still stands. You expect Steph & Klay to continue to shoot 25% & 35% from 3?

More power to you.

As does mine. Rockets haven’t played a great game either with our main pieces. Hell CP/Clint have basically been neutered.

GSW have had Iggy and Dray ball out also.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Harden and KD matching each other. Guarding each other. Amazing basketball.

And clowns in here talking about push-offs. FOH. Y'all don't and can't hoop

Nah . Pushoffs are what you do when you can't beat your defender. I ******* hate pushoffs. I never push off

 

[shotsrangout]

Warriors fans coming up with all kinds of excuses

 

[Nipsey3000]

You even math bro? Rockets made it easy by shooting exactly 50 3s.

Here’s a trick instead of dividing. Multiple the 17 by 2 and you get 34. That means 34% for below their season average.

My bad, I was looking at the wrong game. Save the slick talk. You proved my point even more 34% is even worse than Houston season average so again. How exactly are the shooting numbers different than what usually happens for the rockets?

Gsw could shoot better...But again, Houston does have the best defensive team since the all star break.

 

[thekillerj23]

Got bad feeling Warriors blow them out Wed but I see this going 7

 

[addict4sneakers]

Nah . Pushoffs are what you do when you can't beat your defender. I ****ing hate pushoffs. I never push off

I know why you don’t push off

 

[moe200069]

Warriors fans coming up with all kinds of excuses

“I just want a fair chance”

 

[sole searchin]

Warriors fans coming up with all kinds of excuses

But but if the warriors hit 2 more 3s we coulda won.

Well yeah. As could the Rockets have. What kind of logic/reasoning is that?

 

[freeze]

I never understand why guys jump forward to contrast 3s and not just vertically. They play almost like they're mental. I see some dumb fouls from the warriors on 3s. It's dumb as hell. Best player to contest 3s on the team is Looney. They have to shore that up.

I wonder why Curry rarely gets calls. Refs don't like lightskin dudes either? So sus to me.

 

[MVP]

Dubs win next game. Curry found his range. They'll watch tape and adjust. They get more calls and less bs. Fans will bring energy.

Tonight and last game were winnable. Could be a 4-0 sweep. But, win in 6 and prep for Denver.

With no Bron, silver pushing on the refs to extend this series since it has the most stars. They blatant with it doh.

Found his range? 4-14 from 3?

 

[moe200069]

But but if the warriors hit 2 more 3s we coulda won.

Well yeah. As could the Rockets have. What kind of logic/reasoning is that?

but but but landing space!!

but but but but harden’s eye! Draymond dirty!!!

 

[shotsrangout]

I never understand why guys jump forward to contrast 3s and not just vertically. They play almost like they're mental. I see some dumb fouls from the warriors on 3s. It's dumb as hell. Best player to contest 3s on the team is Looney. They have to shore that up.

I wonder why Curry rarely gets calls. Refs don't like lightskin dudes either? So sus to me.

Curry don’t get calls cause he’s a damn jump shooter. Stop acting dumb

 

[nickname.esco]

I think Draymond wasn’t his best tonight. Some bad rotations, fouls, TO’s..and gave up some pivotal offensive boards.

Like him pushing it tho. Rockets so queued in to touching the warriors scoring 3 that he has free reign. It’s almost like bait tho. It works some...but encourages that over settling into what they do.

Houston plays gimmick ball which I hate...but MDA is smart in baiting you to play out of character.

Dray balled. They all had some mental lapses. Bad misses. Turnovers that shouldn’t have been. But that’s the way it goes.

Klay not only missing but taking poor shots was a huge kill. Just think if he made some of those 3s. The momentum the confidence the points.

Cannot stand the way Hou plays. Y’all talking about push offs. Yeah we all do a little contact. But these refs gotta be blind to not see Harden initiating that much contact. They gotta see CP holding ****** arms. Refs calling fouls after they see the lay aint going in is trash too.

But hey. Hell of a series.

Mad this one cost me currency

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I know why you don’t push off

Nah man . I'm a helluva defender. Stay beating dudes to the spot. Only thing they can do is pushoff and I hate that ****. It's not a skill, at all. That's one thing I really liked about Kobe. He didn't rely on pushoffs all the time. He would make contact, dip his shoulder, swing his arm back and get hella low to get around you. Pushoffs are for BANs

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I never understand why guys jump forward to contrast 3s and not just vertically. They play almost like they're mental. I see some dumb fouls from the warriors on 3s. It's dumb as hell. Best player to contest 3s on the team is Looney. They have to shore that up.

I wonder why Curry rarely gets calls. Refs don't like lightskin dudes either? So sus to me.

That's about the only thing I like about jaylen brown. He jumps straight vertical as high as he can to contest jump shots

 

[freeze]

Curry don’t get calls cause he’s a damn jump shooter. Stop acting dumb

......harden doesn't shoot jumpers and get calls? You cereal or milk?

 

[second2nonee]

nah we hoop. we just see push offs. reggie called it the “chicken wing.” Harden’s great at using only his forearm and elbow to give the appearance of a slight nudge. If you can cheat the system, and refs dont call it, why not?

But you’re spot on, kd and harden matching up with each other...bball pornography right there

I'm not even going to get in the debate of the push-off mumbo jumbo. Forearm isn't even an offensive foul, btw.

The main point is people would rather discredit him than point out than the fact that Harden is matching the "best basketball player on the planet."

People who hoop don't do that ****. KD and Harden stay with the mutual respect of each other's games.

 

[wavycrocket]

Steph figured the coverage out. He’s going to eat off the bounce on switches. They adjusted with the dunk spot too...freeing up driving lanes for him. Capela out too cuz they adjusted...and stretching him.

Problem is...Houston is doing a great job pre switching to him for slip screen 3s. The 3s he’s taking are tougher and out of rhythm. Still makable...but he hunting cuz the looks are limited (credit to defense). Have him screen the screener and slip...or off the bounce with a second screener. The Steph/KD slip screen has been figured out. Split cuts has too for the most part. Haven’t seen the diagonal screen, 21 action or misdirection Spain in a minute.

Unlock that and it’s curtains

 

[shotsrangout]

You cereal or milk?

Yes