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Ya gotta love it

Everyone including the Cavs was thinking sweep...ha

Raptors will get their starting center back next game too

Could be interesting
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Omar Bongo wrote:The Warriors need to make adjustments and more shots.
Very insightful analysis. If you had added, "and they need to score more points than OKC", you would have hit the trifecta.
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You here to talk basketball or crap on Omar... didn't know you cared about the NBA.
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MDDAD, thanks for your incisive analysis as always

Just a heads up - When you allow the other team 133 points, the problem isn't that you're not scoring enough

The Warriors big 3 shot 16-45 and 5-21 from 3-point land...a lot of those misses resulted in OKC fast break baskets because they overcommitted trying to rebound those misses instead of getting back on D

To sum up, they make more shots, they get back on D and they win

Hope that helps, enjoy the game
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Omar, do you think that was a deliberate kick to the groin? If so, should they have suspended him?........Luca
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IMO, he should have gotten one game...it isn't the first time in the series he has done it, and I'm a Warrior's fan. Draymond is a multi-faceted talent who goes over the top in a variety of ways... the NBA hasn't especially set a sparkling example of professionalism this playoff season... the refs have sucked.
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No one can say what he was thinking, but it looked like it was deliberate...if it was a regular season game he probably would have gotten docked at least a game.

Reminds me of when Karl Malone would routinely drive to the hoop leading with his bent knee into the defender's groin/gut/face...I never saw him get called for it once.
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[blockquote]PP wrote:
Thunder in six[/blockquote]
Yikes, pardon me Nostradamus...

Curry and Green go a combined 2-27 (2-12 from 3) and 12 TOs...ugly

The Thunder are jelling at the right time, if they can keep this up the sky's the limit...
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Warriors look tired...no energy. Curry hasn't been Curry... how healthy is that knee? Westbrook has neutered him. Winning three in a row to beat the Thunder at this point will be a daunting task at the least... they need a miracle.
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Curry is definitely not close to 100% and pushing hard to the end of the regular season to set the record is coming back to haunt them...it's really hard to see them winning three in a row
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WARRIORS!!!!!!! WOW!!!


Game 7 Monday night in Oakland...GO WARRIORS!
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The Warriors look tired and beat up but should get a boost playing at home while the Thunder live or die by Westbrook's alternating brilliance and his idiot mittens...

At this point I'm fine with either of them advancing, either would give the Cavs all they could handle. I'm a Western Conference guy, anyone but the Cavs...whoever survives had better finish the job

FYI If the Warriors win they will have homecourt advantage, if the Thunder win, the Finals start in Cleveland
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I always ride with the Celtics, but when they aren't around, I can go with anyone in the west. I'd love to see the Warriors repeat, and, as you stated, anyone but the Cavs. Crunch time fourth quarters don't serve the Thunder well. Any team would be washed out finishing up the season at the pace these two teams are playing. I get exhausted watching them go at full speed for most of the 48 minutes.
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11 three-pointers. Amazing. Klay Thompson was a good friend of my nephew when he was at Santa Margarita and my nephew thought Thompson was making a big mistake when he dropped football – he played QB, I think – to concentrate on basketball. Maybe not.

I'm not so sure Golden State has this wrapped up. Even though they're playing at home tomorrow the game six stats are a little interesting. Golden State hit I think 21 of 43 three-pointers. They're unlikely to do that again. Oklahoma City hit only three of 23 and Durant/Westbrook hit on only 20 of 57 shots total, and that's not likely to happen again. Oklahoma City scored 50+ points inside the key and Golden State only about 20 something, and that could easily happen again since scoring inside is not a streaky proposition.

And still the game went down to the final minute. I think it's no more than a tossup, and maybe in Oklahoma City's favor....................Luca
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There have been 124 Game 7s in NBA playoff history...the home team is 100-24 (.806) in those games

GS is 47-3 at home this year, but loss #3 was to the Thunder in Game 1...a glimmer of hope for OKC
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Oklahoma City sure collapsed in the third quarter. But I thought it was kinda unfair that the refs were giving Golden State three points for their baskets but only two for Oklahoma City.....................Luca
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Other than double figure assists Westbrook collapsed...the Thunder essentially played 2 on 5 basketball...Warrior's bench was big...Curry is a freak. Watch out Kevin Love. GO WARRIORS!!!
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He is always on, and he always plays hard... usually not guardable. I hear what you are saying, and the thought has crossed my mind.

I'm wondering who will go after Durant... the Celtics, Lakers, and Spurs could use him especially if Duncan retires. Big money...all three teams can afford him...maybe the Knicks.
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As Curry and Thompson rained 3s in crunchtime OKC wilted under the pressure again...Westbrook took 2 shots in the 4th qtr? That Final Facial by Curry, dribbling all over the court and then dropping a bomb for GS's last basket was the perfect coda...

Two days off until a well-rested and revenge-minded Cleveland team brings the hammer in Game 1...after having a year to think about what if you know the Cavs will come out on fire Thursday...after that they don't have to play again until Sunday...more rest between games in the Finals, just what the doctor ordered for GS
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