Board 8 > NBA Playoffs topic 4: The Boston Massacre

(+) Yeah! (+)

If Westbrook was a pansy who went to play on Curry's team they'd be doing the same thing.
---

ExThaNemesis posted...

If Westbrook was a pansy who went to play on Curry's team they'd be doing the same thing.

Westbrook could have been the sixth man of the year on an NBA championship team!
---

I don't think so. I can't see Westbrook ever playing within an offense.
---

I don't know if I can watch another game in this series.
---

gotta love Ian Clark tossing in 30 footer with 3 seconds left
---

It does feel like it's over.
---

eh, they just need Irving to play like he did in games 3-5 last year and they've got a chance.

problem is, Irving played out of his mind in last year's finals
---

darn, my GS in 4/5 call was last topic, not this one. I wanted to see who was coming after me for it

UltimaterializerX posted...

Warriors will not beat the Cavd this year. Said it at the beginning of the season (Cavs in 6) and I have no reason to change my mind.

The dirty little secret is the Cavs shoot 3s better.

this is a pretty good attempt at a reverse jinx though
---

Warriors were just -11 in TOs and won by 19

unreal
---

transience posted...

eh, they just need Irving to play like he did in games 3-5 last year and they've got a chance.

problem is, Irving played out of his mind in last year's finals

Yeah... I think the reason it's so tough is that the Cavs are a great team and it's not as if they're playing terribly (outside of all the turnovers last game). It just seems that they need so many different things to happen in order to stay competitive, much less win the series. I mean they need LeBron to continue what he's been doing, which is a lot for any player... they need Kyrie to play out of his mind, they need Curry to be be off his game... and then they have to go 48 without really making mistakes.

The past two years Golden State has seemed vulnerable, and despite the fact that Durant wasn't even in the picture... people seem to forget that Curry wasn't playing well at all in either series. Even without Durant, Curry playing like his regular season self could have ended both series very quickly. Now that he's feeling great AND you add Durant, Klay Thompson becomes a footnote... and that footnote is that he's simply playing incredible defense and still knocking down 3's. It's tough to watch because it's such an uphill battle and it just doesn't seem possible.

I mean I guess it is true though. If LeBron does this... it'll be hard to argue against him being the greatest, because right now it just does not look possible.
---

HotDogButts posted...

transcience posted...

I think suuuuuper highly of this Warriors team, like top 5 ever is my floor with them. if Lebron beats this team, it'll be the greatest finals ever. I think they'll be lucky to push it to 6.

This is so wrong. Warriors are great but they're not gonna 4-1 the Cavs.

here you go tranny
---

shout out to another 2 day break between games, potentially the 2nd of 5 such gaps

NBA sure is dumb for being advanced in so many other things

(also lol this going more than 4)
---

Dr_Football posted...

shout out to another 2 day break between games, potentially the 2nd of 5 such gaps

NBA sure is dumb for being advanced in so many other things

(also lol this going more than 4)

I'm fine with 2 days for travel.
---

Cleveland's biggest problem is that they are so much worse at defense this year compared to last year. They can't flip a switch because there's no switch at all. None of the new guys they brought in play defense. At this point, they're basically just trying to outscore everybody. That works in the East, but not against the Warriors.
---

In 2007, if Lebron beat the Spurs in that finals with his awful team....it woulda been more impressive than anything Jordan did on the court.

Here in 2017, Lebron again has a chance. If he comes back and wins this series, it would be more impressive than any of Jordan's wins.
---

Doesn't it depend on how he, and the Ws play? Like if they just shit the bed no. If they continue to play really well and he just explodes, yeah sure.
---