Arena The NBA Thread

Zach Lowe is so damn good.

 

The League ruled it was a missed call on the travel by Westbrook. However, I agree with Tom that's not the reason why the Warriors lost the game.

That was a punch to the mouth to Dub Nation fo show. Tip of the hat to OKC.

OKC was able to flip the script on the Dubs; making them take some bad shots and creating a bunch of turnovers in the second half. The Warriors only scored 14 points in the fourth quarter. Once the Thunder took the lead, they slowed the game down walked the ball up the court and got into their half court offense and defensively, bothered Curry and tried to stick to his hip.

The Warriors were successful offensively for the most part in drawing Addams outside the paint, as the Warriors would often attack the rim when Addams moved towards the 3 point line. Draymond seemed like he always went to the hoop when Addams guarded him that far out.

I've been hearing a bunch of crack backs on the Dub fans on this morning on sports talk radio and alot of them are pretty funny, like this one where a caller said something about 90% of Warriors fans are bandwagon fans showing up about 2 years ago and long time Warriors fans going back to 3 years ago. As a life long Warriors fan, there's alot of truth to that. Before the "We Believe" year, when the 8th seed Warriors team knocked out the No. 1 seed Mavericks team, the Warriors couldn't give tickets away. The team had to sell game plans marketing the opposing teams, like the Lakers, Heat, etc.

Anyway, I expect a much better game from the Warriors in game two.

 

Also, let's be honest about one thing:

NO star in the NBA should be upset about a ref not calling travelling on another player. None. Everyone's gotten away with it about a hundred times more often than they've gotten called for it.

 

I don't think Cleveland will have much rust to knock off in Game 1. I expect them to keep up what they've been doing in the playoffs and light up the scoreboard given how Toronto had a tough time with the Heat.

 

Yes!

 

the Sixers tanking plan pays off again. They must be pissed they missed out on the #1 last year tho. Still, they'll add another piece now, and the Lakers can pick whoever is left of Simmons and Ingram

Boring lottery tho

 

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Lakers fans happy to have #2 pick in lottery, what has become of the NBA?

 

The fans should petition the NBA to have the 76ers give up their pick. That way they don't ruin the career of a promising young talent.

 

sam hinke died for this

 

Cavs would have won by sixty if they had chemistry

 

I remember the days when the Dubs hoped to win the Lottery. I remember jumping up and down when the Warriors got the number one pick back in the day and drafted Joe Smith with that pick.

Cavs are just on a different level than the Raptors. I see almost the same thing happening in Game 2.

 

the lottery is only ever really exciting when there is a shaq or tim duncan or lebron in the draft. doesn't happen very often.

also, how pissed is espn that they drew the eastern conference finals this year?

 

I'd be careful reading too much into the Cavs big win last night. Two things to keep in mind:

1) It's Cleveland
2) The Spurs completely beat down the Thunder in game one of their series and lead many to declare that series over.

 

You're being over cautious Inty. Trumping both those points:

3) it's Toronto

 

pity Simmons isn't going to the Olympics, Australia could have fielded a fairly OKish team:

Bogut
Simmons
Ingles
Exum
Dellavedova

given in the 90s Australia had Luc Longley playing in the NBA and that's about it, they've come a long way talent wise.

 

It's my job to be overly cautious. I promised myself I wouldn't get my hopes up this season. When the Warriors when 500-0 to start the season, it was evidence that I simply shouldn't get my hopes up. When the Warriors broke the Bulls 72-win record, it was more evidence that I shouldn't get my hopes up, that this wasn't the "next year" I've been waiting for. When that 73-win campaign was coincided with the Spurs having the tremendous season they had, it was the icing on my "don't get your hopes up" cake.

Then ... the playoffs started. And LeBron looks like Playoff LeBron. And Love is averaging a Double-Double, even though he can't hit a two-point shot to save his life. And Kyrie and LeBron started looking like they gelled on the court. And the small-ball lineup started working. And ...

 

I'm not saying you won't lose in the finals, mind...

 

Believeland

 

DA CAVS....

(this is all I have to muster at this point, other than potentially lol@Warriors...)

 

you don't have to post dp, really we're fine.

 

That cuts, tom...

 

just teasing buddy. mostly i am worried that the warriors are going to come out tight tonight, in real trouble for the first time all year, and that you will have reason to lol.

 

i was thinking, well the Lakers didn't get no 1 so it isn't rigged.
then i just heard dikembe motumbo tweeted a congratulations to the Sixers 5 hours beforehand