NBA Finals In-Game Thread

[guaranteeed]

I've read that Wiggins' D is nothing special. I confess I've probably watched about 15 minutes of his NBA career. Cavs weren't going to defend their way to the title anyway. Let's see how the next couple games go. This is an offensively efficient team that can run and shoot threes. A mini Golden State with a 280-pound point guard.

ive ridden the wiggins train as a bad move but I think hes just such a better fit, not that Love is a bad player

but Wiggins wouldnt need touches, he's obviously not LeBron on D but hes above average, and could let LeBron rest in quarters 1-3 for a few minutes each and not guard a ball handler or scorer

then the $$$$$ they could have spent on someone like Aldridge or even FA to be Kevin Love

it was a win in 2014/15 trade, no forward thinking

 

[tipyerbartender1]

Actually I haven't watched him other than vs the Spurs and wasn't overly impressed. With Irving and Love out there what they really need is a big man to defend the rim to cover up mistakes.

I just don't see where the Cavs go when Kerr has a full bench as his disposal. LeBron w/ the Cavs down 3 sat the last 30 seconds of 3rd Q and first 2:30 of the 4th and the Warriors extend the lead to 14. Game over right there.

Bron shouldn't rest in the second halves of these finals games unless he begs out, it shouldn't be by design. The whole damn season, and the playoffs as they played out, have been pointed to this. He's never been this rested for a finals, and the finals has never had so much built-in rest between games. It's too dangerous to take him out of the game for 3 minutes of a close game nearing or in the 4th quarter. Everything works off him, team's a house of cards.

Probably too much to ask, but that's what I'm asking in close games.

 

[KJ]

The Maui of the Midwest

I think it's more expensive to go to Cleveland than Maui, maybe that's intentional?

 

[ArizonaKid]

Almost time

 

[ArizonaKid]

Fuck I forgot it started an hour earlier tonight

 

[emkee]

Man I hate Tony Brothers in general.

Scotty has his moments but Brothers is grimiest Christian ever.

 

[Inspekdah]

ha, yeah 8pm est weird

 

[~Utah]

stya positive mate

 

[Inspekdah]

trying

 

[hugh613]

What a sloppy effort from the Warriors on the offensive end to start...

 

[~Utah]

trying

you still hate Lebron right?

 

[Inspekdah]

Nah no h8 but was on the Dubz series large last year. And I'm a Bulls fan. So I could see that

 

[Inspekdah]

He does cramp in finals, quits in finals, and is an all-time poor jump shooter, though

 

[ArizonaKid]

Jefferson off the bench before Shumpert....hmmm

 

[Inspekdah]

Dumb Curry

 

[ArizonaKid]

Damn 2 on Curry

 

[Inspekdah]

Straight bench for dubz

 

[Inspekdah]

Intentional flagrant 2

 

[KJ]

Straight bench for dubz

Likely still better than starting five for the other side

 

[Inspekdah]

Don't piss off your fanboys Lebron

 

[ArizonaKid]

What an ugly quarter of basketball

 

[emkee]

Just another ugly Foster-Brothers game. Bully-ball.

 

[BetCrimes1984]

GS turnovers up, and it looks like we might actually see opposing teams win the 1Q & 2Q for the first time in a decade.

 

[ArizonaKid]

Big...need to get Klay going

 

[emkee]

Free Taco at Taco Belly-ache if the Cavs steal this game.

 

[ArizonaKid]

Free Taco at Taco Belly-ache if the Cavs steal this game.

I'd drive a 100 miles for a free chicken soft taco from Del Taco

 

[dudleysdad]

Get Channing frye out of The game please

 

[hugh613]

How many blocked shots have there been in this game so far? Jeez...

 

[ArizonaKid]

17-2 Warriors run

Now 19-2

 

[dudleysdad]

Is that over the back Inspekda? Lol

 

[emkee]

Love got Debo'd.

 

[ArizonaKid]

Jefferson playing well.

Warriors got Ezeli w/ the draft pick the Spurs gave GS to take Jefferson's lousy contract off their hands

 

[ArizonaKid]

Warriors clinical this quarter

 

[ArizonaKid]

56 point 2nd Q

I gotta think Cavs slow it down and grind it out with LeBron

 

[smith1051]

Lebron just putting his head down and heading to the rim like last year

 

[tipyerbartender1]

Get Channing frye out of The game please

Guy's useless in this series, you guys were right.

 

[emkee]

How long til the give Curry his 4th foul in the 2nd half ?

Probably the first time I've seen Scurry in foul trouble ever.

 

[tipyerbartender1]

No such thing as foul trouble in the NBA.

 

[emkee]

56 point 2nd Q

I gotta think Cavs slow it down and grind it out with LeBron

They can't unless they leave Kyrie on the bench the entirety of the 2nd half.

 

[Inspekdah]

Those crooks will bang him for one

 

[ArizonaKid]

6 Quarters played these Finals and JR Smith w/ 6 points

 

[tipyerbartender1]

I'll use halftime as my platform for this. Even when foul trouble exists, college ball, coaches lose more games worrying about it than they do winning games by managing it. Your player fouling out is tomorrow guy's problem, let's deal with the game in front of our face.

 

[emkee]

Would feel better if the 2nd half spread was Dubs -1.5, the -0.5 is precarious.

 

[UTSUX]

Refs already know who is going to win this game.

 

[tipyerbartender1]

6 Quarters played these Finals and JR Smith w/ 6 points

He's useless too. He does supposedly have no skin on one of his palms, so what.

 

[hugh613]

6 Quarters played these Finals and JR Smith w/ 6 points

6 quarters played and the Warriors with a grand total of 12 FT attempts as well.

 

[UTSUX]

He's useless too. He does supposedly have no skin on one of his palms, so what.

At least play defense and STOP giving them easy baskets

 

[dudleysdad]

Guy's useless in this series, you guys were right.

I can do what he does right now

 

[UTSUX]

6 quarters played and the Warriors with a grand total of 12 FT attempts as well.

Jump Shots

 

[emkee]

In Game 2 last season the Cavs were up 2 at the half.

Every predictive formula in the Dubs' favor right now.

But the league is what it is.

We will see Danny Crawford in Game 3 either way.