It's showtime -- let the (NBA) games begin!

[OttoinGrotto]

I have no idea what I just watched.

 

[RF2044]

I have no idea what I just watched.

That's okay -- you're still a witness.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Zaza threw a punch at Shumpert's junk.

He will be suspended game 5.

What is it with this team and its fixations with opponents' nuts?

 

[NineOneSeven]

What is it with this team and its fixations with opponents' nuts?

Shumpert is a bozo tho

 

[NineOneSeven]

The warrior win by 35.

Not sure about that one

 

[Cowtown]

Shumpert is a bozo tho

He does do some strange things.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Ugh. Could be going back to Oakland 2-2.

One Kyle Korver three and it's 2-2.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

I have no idea what I just watched.

One thing it wasn't: a college basketball game.

 

[RF2044]

One Kyle Korver three and it's 2-2.

Given the bad blood between these teams, this will all be over soon.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

This was sick.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Is it just me or does it seem curry needs to have a lot of contact to get calls on drives?

 

[RF2044]

Is it just me or does it seem curry needs to have a lot of contact to get calls on drives?

Only in the 216. Scratch that -- also in the 440.

 

[Cowtown]

This was sick.

Well, in the ways of the rule book, that's technically a double-dribble (or, in rule book vernacular, an "illegal dribble"). The backboard is no different than the floor. He ended his dribble by taking the ball into both hands. He then threw it off the backboard to himself, without anyone touching it, which was effectively another dribble. But what the heck, the NBA allows its stars to travel all over the floor, so why shouldn't they be able to double-dribble as well? Eventually, at this rate pretty soon it will be football.

 

[Fireball Jr.]

Well, in the ways of the rule book, that's technically a double-dribble (or, in rule book vernacular, an "illegal dribble"). The backboard is no different than the floor. He ended his dribble by taking the ball into both hands. He then threw it off the backboard to himself, without anyone touching it, which was effectively another dribble. But what the heck, the NBA allows its stars to travel all over the floor, so why shouldn't they be able to double-dribble as well? Eventually, at this rate pretty soon it will be football.

LeBron's self-assist and dunk was legal. I just swapped emails with Mendy Rudolph, he cleared it up.

Legalized: passing to yourself

 

[longislandcuse]

I agree with Van Gundy. Games officiated like this really put off the casual NBA fan. The diehards don't care.

You think? I think it's the opposite. Late last night, every random person out and about in downtown Greenville was hype over the Finals game. I'm quite confident these people aren't die hard NBA fans.

 

[Cowtown]

LeBron's self-assist and dunk was legal. I just swapped emails with Mendy Rudolph, he cleared it up.

Legalized: passing to yourself

I think Mendy was in the same graduating class as Dr. Naismith, wasn't he?

Just because it's legal in the NBA doesn't mean it's basketball.

BTW, it's regularly on the FIBA exam (it's a violation there), and I don't think it's allowed in college or HS, either. So it seems the only place in whole world you can do it legally is in the NBA. Just like their "continuation" nonsense.

 

[Cusefan0307]

You think? I think it's the opposite. Late last night, every random person out and about in downtown Greenville was hype over the Finals game. I'm quite confident these people aren't die hard NBA fans.

Pro Lebron/Cavs most likely. Win one game and coming out of the wood work thinking they won the series. I'm just going by the general twitter chatter.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Pro Lebron/Cavs most likely. Win one game and coming out of the wood work thinking they won the series. I'm just going by the general twitter chatter.

I live in akron (although been in NC for work), so I'm surrounded by all Cavs' fans on social media. Hate it.

Cleveland came through and won a game they should have won, by making 24 threes and breaking scoring records, after a very shaky first quarter of officiating. People keep looking at the box score and defending the officiating by saying the overall fouls and FTs were about even. The problem is WHEN the fouls happen. Fouls in the first cause players to sit down. That's a massive difference. I had cleveland winning at least one of these games at home because they are a good team, but that game last night was incredibly weird.

Now we have game 5 back in GS. Cavs with some momentum, if that exists. "Role" players with confidence. Obviously the narrative will be that this same 3-1 thing happened last year (for KD too on OKC).

Like I said already, curry gets beat up a lot imo. The warriors tend to get into sloppy mode too much in these games and it hurts them. I also cannot stand Green. I think he's a bozo. Solid at ball but so obnoxious.

So what do we think happens monday? Do the warriors get back to playing their style, or do the Cavs stay hot shooting it, irving remain unstoppable, and cleveland overall play with that "physicality"?

You know Cavs win game 6 if it goes back there. Have to imagine the fans will be very loud on Monday.

 

[longislandcuse]

I live in akron (although been in NC for work), so I'm surrounded by all Cavs' fans on social media. Hate it.

Cleveland came through and won a game they should have won, by making 24 threes and breaking scoring records, after a very shaky first quarter of officiating. People keep looking at the box score and defending the officiating by saying the overall fouls and FTs were about even. The problem is WHEN the fouls happen. Fouls in the first cause players to sit down. That's a massive difference. I had cleveland winning at least one of these games at home because they are a good team, but that game last night was incredibly weird.

Now we have game 5 back in GS. Cavs with some momentum, if that exists. "Role" players with confidence. Obviously the narrative will be that this same 3-1 thing happened last year (for KD too on OKC).

Like I said already, curry gets beat up a lot imo. The warriors tend to get into sloppy mode too much in these games and it hurts them. I also cannot stand Green. I think he's a bozo. Solid at ball but so obnoxious.

So what do we think happens monday? Do the warriors get back to playing their style, or do the Cavs stay hot shooting it, irving remain unstoppable, and cleveland overall play with that "physicality"?

You know Cavs win game 6 if it goes back there. Have to imagine the fans will be very loud on Monday.

I don't think Cavs get blown out. Lebron hopefully won't let that happen.

If it's a close game, the Warriors could get tight as 3-1 starts echoing in their minds.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I live in akron (although been in NC for work), so I'm surrounded by all Cavs' fans on social media. Hate it.

Cleveland came through and won a game they should have won, by making 24 threes and breaking scoring records, after a very shaky first quarter of officiating. People keep looking at the box score and defending the officiating by saying the overall fouls and FTs were about even. The problem is WHEN the fouls happen. Fouls in the first cause players to sit down. That's a massive difference. I had cleveland winning at least one of these games at home because they are a good team, but that game last night was incredibly weird.

Now we have game 5 back in GS. Cavs with some momentum, if that exists. "Role" players with confidence. Obviously the narrative will be that this same 3-1 thing happened last year (for KD too on OKC).

Like I said already, curry gets beat up a lot imo. The warriors tend to get into sloppy mode too much in these games and it hurts them. I also cannot stand Green. I think he's a bozo. Solid at ball but so obnoxious.

So what do we think happens monday? Do the warriors get back to playing their style, or do the Cavs stay hot shooting it, irving remain unstoppable, and cleveland overall play with that "physicality"?

You know Cavs win game 6 if it goes back there. Have to imagine the fans will be very loud on Monday.

Cleveland won because they were desperate and the Warriors came out flat. Can't see them winning in Oracle. Most of the Warrior players realized they played garbage defense after the game and Klay and Steph played as bad as they can play.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Cleveland won because they were desperate and the Warriors came out flat. Can't see them winning in Oracle. Most of the Warrior players realized they played garbage defense after the game and Klay and Steph played as bad as they can play.

Thanks in advance but what did they say in the post game? Didn't see presser besides Kerr so curious what some of the players said

 

[Cusefan0307]

Thanks in advance but what did they say in the post game? Didn't see presser besides Kerr so curious what some of the players said

You'll have to watch them. Draymonds was epic. Klay said their defense was garbage.

Would you feel the same way if Golden State lost game 3 and won game 4?

 

[NineOneSeven]

You'll have to watch them. Draymonds was epic. Klay said their defense was garbage.

Would you feel the same way if Golden State lost game 3 and won game 4?

I don't want to, green is an idiot and his mouth hurts his team and just fires up the other team.

That would have been identical to last year when GS got rocked in game 3.

All I know is after 4 games GS is up 3-1.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I don't want to, green is an idiot and his mouth hurts his team and just fires up the other team.

That would have been identical to last year when GS got rocked in game 3.

All I know is after 4 games GS is up 3-1.

They asked him the difference in game 5 this year and the answer he gave was "I'm playing".

 

[NineOneSeven]

They asked him the difference in game 5 this year and the answer he gave was "I'm playing".

God he's the worst. Even if true.

Idk... I just want this series over. Hope GS gets back to what they do best monday and the fouls don't add up. Cavs were hitting 30 footers last night.