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Stoney Mason

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20160 on: May 21, 2018, 11:13:51 PM »
It's crazy that we're down to the 4 best teams and none of the games have been close.

Wait until the finals when the Warriors steamroll whoever they play...

That being said, if I were the Celtics, I wouldn't come out of this one demoralized like the last game. There are a lot of things they can still exploit based on the cavs abundant weaknesses.

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20161 on: May 21, 2018, 11:18:45 PM »
I don’t know.  It looks like all Lebron needs to win against the Celtics is two role players scoring more than 10 points.  Love was terrible tonight but Thompson and Korver were great
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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20162 on: May 21, 2018, 11:19:03 PM »
But yes the Warriors will sweep the Cavs
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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20163 on: May 21, 2018, 11:22:26 PM »
I don’t know.  It looks like all Lebron needs to win against the Celtics is two role players scoring more than 10 points.  Love was terrible tonight but Thompson and Korver were great

Certainly possible. I just think the Celtics play so much better at home. It's really nite and day. Game 5 should be fun and the most competitive of the series.

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20164 on: May 21, 2018, 11:45:27 PM »


Lowe and Simmons together. Always decently fun.

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20165 on: May 21, 2018, 11:57:06 PM »
Probably going to 7 in the ECF. Just hoping for some closer, more competitive games before the finals.

Also, fuck the Rockets.
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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20167 on: May 22, 2018, 09:16:05 PM »
It's a bloodbath

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20168 on: May 22, 2018, 10:01:42 PM »
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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20169 on: May 22, 2018, 10:05:33 PM »
Nice Rockets recovery.


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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20170 on: May 22, 2018, 10:07:58 PM »
Is it happening? it feels like it's happening.

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20171 on: May 22, 2018, 10:11:03 PM »
Guys keep talking bad about Houston, we can't jinx this

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20172 on: May 22, 2018, 10:44:31 PM »
brutal. too many people to guard

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« Reply #20173 on: May 22, 2018, 10:48:47 PM »
Yeah, GSW are pretty much impossible to defend

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« Reply #20174 on: May 22, 2018, 11:08:03 PM »
what a game

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20175 on: May 22, 2018, 11:25:36 PM »
The crazy iso bastards did it!

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20176 on: May 22, 2018, 11:25:59 PM »
Super Impressive Rockets win. That's the heart and guts win people have been wanting out of them forever.

edit: At least in 0.05 seconds...

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20177 on: May 22, 2018, 11:29:04 PM »
lol rockets gave him a really good look there.

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« Reply #20178 on: May 22, 2018, 11:31:07 PM »
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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20179 on: May 22, 2018, 11:31:47 PM »
CP3 came through under pressure

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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20180 on: May 22, 2018, 11:33:09 PM »
I'm glad for Chris. He had a huge game there. I don't like all the shit he's gotten over the years for playoff stuff considering the teams he's been on.

Series is now best of 3 and Rockets have 2 of those games at home. You couldn't ask for a better situation at this point.

Game was fascinating for a lot of different reasons. I feel like I need to see it again to try to grasp it.



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Re: The NBA thread (Cruel Reality War: Rockets versus Warriors)
« Reply #20182 on: May 22, 2018, 11:41:49 PM »
I'm glad for Chris. He had a huge game there. I don't like all the shit he's gotten over the years for playoff stuff considering the teams he's been on.

Series is now best of 3 and Rockets have 2 of those games at home. You couldn't ask for a better situation at this point.

Game was fascinating for a lot of different reasons. I feel like I need to see it again to try to grasp it.

Granted I haven't watched Harden play too much over the years, but this is the hardest I've seen him hustle defensively. Getting stops, steals.. The old cliche really rings true in this game, Houston wanted it more.

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20183 on: May 22, 2018, 11:42:47 PM »
For two such high powered offenses it kind of felt like a defensive game.

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20184 on: May 22, 2018, 11:45:21 PM »



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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20189 on: May 23, 2018, 03:31:11 PM »
Just to put things in context Boston is 9-0 at home in the playoffs this year.

Also Boston has scored 111.9 points and allowed a 101.1 per 100 possessions at home, while scoring 98.3 points and conceding 111.2 per 100 possessions on the road.

So they really are nite and day.

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20190 on: May 23, 2018, 10:15:15 PM »

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« Reply #20191 on: May 24, 2018, 01:22:10 AM »
I was listening on the radio while driving home and I think the announcer said that Cleveland has been held under 90 pts in the playoffs more than every other playoff team combined.

That's pretty crazy.
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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20192 on: May 24, 2018, 02:44:36 AM »
Well Cleveland has the most variability of any of the teams. If the 3's are falling for the other players and Lebron has a good game they can put up numbers. But if the three's aren't falling then the team has a super low end where the offense is just the worst thing ever.

I think the modern abundance of three's also increases the occurrence of blowouts either because cold teams keep taking them or a hot team can really punish another team with them.

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20193 on: May 24, 2018, 09:29:53 PM »
Warriors held under 20 points for that first quarter. Doesn't happen alot

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20194 on: May 24, 2018, 09:41:46 PM »
Harden is killing me a bit with all these stepback misses

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« Reply #20195 on: May 24, 2018, 10:09:31 PM »
Bit of a worrying half there for the Rockets. Feels like they should be up by 10 instead of tied but they blew a lot of chances.

Rockets 6 of 24 from 3 point range and a lot of those misses were wide open.

Chris Paul 0-7 2 points
Harden 4-13 9 points

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20196 on: May 24, 2018, 11:30:20 PM »
lol Draymond

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20197 on: May 24, 2018, 11:32:02 PM »
Ugly game. Hellaciously intense though.

Wonder how bad that Paul injury is


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« Reply #20199 on: May 25, 2018, 10:46:41 AM »
I couldn't understand why they didn't let Durant take the inbound and take it the rest of the way.  :duh

Steph is hurt, Klay is hurt, and yet they pass it to Draymond?  :dizzy
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« Reply #20200 on: May 25, 2018, 12:29:30 PM »
Fuuuuuck. Was hoping Houston could close it out at home.

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« Reply #20201 on: May 25, 2018, 01:08:03 PM »
Fuuuuuck. Was hoping Houston could close it out at home.

Game 6 is in Oakland.

Game 7 is in Houston.

Unfortunate the Rockets basically have to concede game 6 and pray Paul is healthy enough to try to suit up for game 7.

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« Reply #20202 on: May 25, 2018, 01:19:40 PM »
Fuuuuuck. Was hoping Houston could close it out at home.

Game 6 is in Oakland.

Game 7 is in Houston.

Unfortunate the Rockets basically have to concede game 6 and pray Paul is healthy enough to try to suit up for game 7.

Oh well, that's better then. I missed last night's game, how bad was the hamstring injury?

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« Reply #20203 on: May 25, 2018, 01:29:26 PM »
It looked pretty bad. He was hobbled significantly. It was immediately obvious he wouldn't be playing in game 6 and I think its definitely up in the air if he can go in game 7 at the earliest.

Game 6 is less of a big deal, because they were unlikely to win that one anyway but Game 7 is the rough one. Houston's offense getting even more one dimensional in a game 7 is scary and Harden has struggled when its clear he is the only one to focus on in the offense.

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« Reply #20204 on: May 25, 2018, 02:02:55 PM »
Hoping Eric Gordon can have another great offensive game. They need to play a defensive game like they've been doing and just break GSW's will. I have no fath in Harden not crumbling under pressure though.

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« Reply #20205 on: May 25, 2018, 10:49:33 PM »
Gonna be tough to close out game 7 in Boston, but I think LeGoat can do it

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« Reply #20206 on: May 25, 2018, 10:53:39 PM »
Christ LeBron is a monster. Anyone know what his stats are for the playoffs?

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« Reply #20207 on: May 25, 2018, 10:59:05 PM »
33.2/8.8/8.8/1.4/1.0 per game on .547 FG%, .621 TS%, .287 WS/48min.

So pretty decent.

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« Reply #20208 on: May 25, 2018, 11:00:53 PM »
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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20209 on: May 26, 2018, 01:16:54 AM »
Even though they won, the Cavs look worn down. Not a good look with only a day and a half of rest coming up.

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20210 on: May 26, 2018, 01:17:54 AM »
It's the end of the season. Everyone looks tired.
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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20211 on: May 26, 2018, 01:53:52 AM »
GS offense looks like the worst I've ever seen it in the last couple of games.

Curry's shooting has been pretty bad. I think they can defend him as a regular shooter now instead of how it was the last couple of years. Put more pressure on Klay and Durant. And if those Durant isos don't deliver they might still lose the series.

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Re: The NBA thread (Best 2 out of 3 in both series)
« Reply #20212 on: May 26, 2018, 04:19:25 AM »
I'm out of town until like Tuesday so I only got to watch a little bit of the game tonight. Lebron doing Lebron things as usual. Not sure about game 7. Guess it depends on who shows up for the cavs.

I'm back to being fully pessimistic on the Rockets/Warriors situation. Not because I think the Warriors are invincible anymore but because of that CP3 injury thing.

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« Reply #20214 on: May 26, 2018, 09:32:19 PM »
I just turned this on and uh, what the fuck? Not what I expected to see at all

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« Reply #20215 on: May 26, 2018, 09:36:01 PM »
I just turned this on and uh, what the fuck? Not what I expected to see at all

Same, Wrath actually reminded me the game was on

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Re: The NBA thread (Elimination games)
« Reply #20216 on: May 26, 2018, 10:23:10 PM »
well that fell apart quickly

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« Reply #20217 on: May 26, 2018, 10:23:32 PM »
Fuuuuu

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« Reply #20218 on: May 26, 2018, 10:24:10 PM »
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« Reply #20219 on: May 26, 2018, 10:28:15 PM »
fuckin warriors activated the based god curse during halftime