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Sport Specific Training Discussion => Basketball => Topic started by: fast does lie on May 15, 2017, 02:06:25 pm
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Looking to have a great discussion with basketball minds and those really sharp about bball, nba contract/bargaining, understand the game and traveling bball, and good with pattern recognition, team chemistry, human sports psychology, etc etc.
My prediction is that one of the most improved teams will be Brooklyn nets and Miami heat, depending on who they retain and get.
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Looking to have a great discussion with basketball minds and those really sharp about bball, nba contract/bargaining, understand the game and traveling bball, and good with pattern recognition, team chemistry, human sports psychology, etc etc.
My prediction is that one of the most improved teams will be Brooklyn nets and Miami heat, depending on who they retain and get.
heat definitely.. not sure about the nets tho.
i'm not sure i'll be much use to the study group, i kind of fade in/out.
offseason signings will get us all amp'd up though.. imagine if we had predicted anything last time this year, before durant went to the biggest juggernaut in the NBA.. hah. this thread will explode in late june/july i imagine.
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How do you all think Lonzo Ball will do in the NBA?
not as well as lavar ball thinks he will.
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How do you all think Lonzo Ball will do in the NBA?
not as well as lavar ball thinks he will.
well said.. hah.
I think lonzo will form into a solid player in the NBA, as long as he doesn't let the hype crush him. He's a decent 3pt shooter, good vision (assists), pretty athletic, good all around skills. He's got more of an "NBA style", me-first break down a D + create, ie he'll do better in the NBA vs NCAA. He's not going to come in and make a huge impact right away though IMHO.. He's going to need to get used to the speed difference. Players like De`Aaron Fox with NBA speed have locked him down on D. So he's going to have to get used to it, which I think he will.
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(https://i.gyazo.com/bf4ac7153a63e7e1305eb5b8ae0661ee.png)
Really? Can the East get any worse? I've tried my best to think positive for the east, but can't
head to LA wtf?
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Butler to CLE maybe.. what?
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/sources-out-of-cleveland-say-jimmy-butler-will-push-for-trade-to-cavs/
How is that a good move for CLE?
Is Butler a better fit than Love? Love adds beast rebounding to his scoring .. not sure how this is a good move.
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lebron's hands are hilariously big:
to clarify: that's a bottle of wine, not a bottle of beer.
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I would have taken Fox over Ball.
just sayin.
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damn i'm late. just found out: Chris Paul to the Rockets.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19758509/la-clippers-trade-chris-paul-houston-rockets
that's a major move.
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Paul George to the Thunder!!!!!!!
:wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf:
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Paul George to the Thunder!!!!!!!
:wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf:
whoa.
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I know right. Pacers were the only team that pushed Cle. I'd want to stay in the east if I was him.
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kyrie 'no longer wanting to play with Lebron' is interesting.. weird. just seems odd to go out like that..
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Lol Drose just signed with Cavs for a mere 2.1 m/yr lol....
I always liked the Drose /Lebron combo tbh.....
But back to the Lebron/kyrie fiasco..... i knew kyrie was one hell of a passive/aggressive motherfucker .... u can see it in his game.... personality wise ppl always thought he was a chill and humble guy, but when he flips out, he flips the fuck out.
this was hella funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry9CqOz5aOo
what a horrible reporter.. painful to watch.
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A cool read on the Irving situation-
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2723393-kyrie-irving-cavaliers-trade-lebron-james-nba-offseason
The most salient point in there is that if KI wants the limelight then where does he go that he'll be the top dog? Knicks without Melo maybe. San Antonio nope. Utah idk.
Also very excited to see what playing with Lebron does for Rose. Provided he can stay healthy that is.
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A cool read on the Irving situation-
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2723393-kyrie-irving-cavaliers-trade-lebron-james-nba-offseason
The most salient point in there is that if KI wants the limelight then where does he go that he'll be the top dog? Knicks without Melo maybe. San Antonio nope. Utah idk.
Also very excited to see what playing with Lebron does for Rose. Provided he can stay healthy that is.
hope DROSE has an incredible, healthy season with Lebron.. that'd be sick.. could be his ticket to the finals.
Lebron's getting to the finals again. :d
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TBH, who knows what is really going on in the Cavs organization. Kyrie could have easily just said something like "I'm not against being traded, either" when discussing the future, and than the entire media shit storm went crazy with "Kyrie doesn't like Lebron", Kyrie wants to be Kobe, etc etc
The media and spectators are monkeys. They get hyped up worse than monkeys do when they see action..... it's just the way things are.
He could be nervous about the end of next year when Lebron goes wherever he's going to go next. Kyrie could just be getting out early. Not a bad move if that's is motivation.
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TBH, who knows what is really going on in the Cavs organization. Kyrie could have easily just said something like "I'm not against being traded, either" when discussing the future, and than the entire media shit storm went crazy with "Kyrie doesn't like Lebron", Kyrie wants to be Kobe, etc etc
The media and spectators are monkeys. They get hyped up worse than monkeys do when they see action..... it's just the way things are.
He could be nervous about the end of next year when Lebron goes wherever he's going to go next. Kyrie could just be getting out early. Not a bad move if that's is motivation.
I mean why would he be nervous if Lebron leaves, we know he's not ecstatic about being #2.
because then you'd be stuck in "shithole Cleveland" on a losing team :D
hey Kyrie, we have palm trees down here.. come to MIA :D :D :D
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Looks like the West is going to get another East star.... most likely Kyrie.
Now I can count the # of east stars with 1 hand.... and a few could still move to west....
where's he going? Phoenix?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2727230-josh-jackson-on-kyrie-irving-trade-rumors-i-got-a-feeling-no-deal-will-happen
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Melo traded to OKC
now OKC has Russ, PG13 and melo, pg13 and melo sort of play similar games/positions..... hopefully they know how to work together otherwise it will be another poor team.
but they could just start blowing out teams that is def possible.....
I love this. How good does Adams feel right now.
Going to be interesting to see if their egos can take a backstep. Given none have rings I hope they can.
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Melo traded to OKC
now OKC has Russ, PG13 and melo, pg13 and melo sort of play similar games/positions..... hopefully they know how to work together otherwise it will be another poor team.
but they could just start blowing out teams that is def possible.....
I love this. How good does Adams feel right now.
Going to be interesting to see if their egos can take a backstep. Given none have rings I hope they can.
they need a seasoned vet who knows what it takes to win a ring to lead them / bind them. Paging D. Wade
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Melo traded to OKC
now OKC has Russ, PG13 and melo, pg13 and melo sort of play similar games/positions..... hopefully they know how to work together otherwise it will be another poor team.
but they could just start blowing out teams that is def possible.....
WOW.
that is SERIOUS. damn!!
Melo traded to OKC
now OKC has Russ, PG13 and melo, pg13 and melo sort of play similar games/positions..... hopefully they know how to work together otherwise it will be another poor team.
but they could just start blowing out teams that is def possible.....
I love this. How good does Adams feel right now.
Going to be interesting to see if their egos can take a backstep. Given none have rings I hope they can.
i think adams is cool, no one taking his spot. He's going to be the "enforcer" in there.
OKC has a serious squad right now..
this
just
got
interesting.
:D
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Melo traded to OKC
now OKC has Russ, PG13 and melo, pg13 and melo sort of play similar games/positions..... hopefully they know how to work together otherwise it will be another poor team.
but they could just start blowing out teams that is def possible.....
I love this. How good does Adams feel right now.
Going to be interesting to see if their egos can take a backstep. Given none have rings I hope they can.
they need a seasoned vet who knows what it takes to win a ring to lead them / bind them. Paging D. Wade
Agree 100%. Does Wade go to OKC or CLE though?
Also, as far as lineups go it's going to be solid:
GSW- Durant, Curry, Klay, Green
CLE- Lebron, Thomas, Love, Rose
OKC- Westbrook, PG, Melo, Adams
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Melo traded to OKC
now OKC has Russ, PG13 and melo, pg13 and melo sort of play similar games/positions..... hopefully they know how to work together otherwise it will be another poor team.
but they could just start blowing out teams that is def possible.....
I love this. How good does Adams feel right now.
Going to be interesting to see if their egos can take a backstep. Given none have rings I hope they can.
they need a seasoned vet who knows what it takes to win a ring to lead them / bind them. Paging D. Wade
Agree 100%. Does Wade go to OKC or CLE though?
i'd like to see Wade go to CLE... Lebron came to Miami, would be fun for Wade to "return the favor" and reunite with Lebron in CLE & get another ring. That'd be pretty cool.
Wade has to get PAID tho .. no more pay cuts, Miami did him dirty. So I doubt he'll end up going to CLE .. unless someone takes a pay cut for him. That'd be nice :)
Also, as far as lineups go it's going to be solid:
GSW- Durant, Curry, Klay, Green
CLE- Lebron, Thomas, Love, Rose
OKC- Westbrook, PG, Melo, Adams
yaaa man. :headbang: :headbang: :wowthatwasnutswtf: :wowthatwasnutswtf:
some STACKED teams right now.
pc!
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the east should just take a year off.
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He made the right move :D :D :D
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^^
HELL YES!@)($@)!$(!@)$(!@)$(!@)$(!@()
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/09/26/dwyane-wade-cleveland-cavaliers-near-deal-report
EPIC!
2017/2018 NBA = "lit af" :almostascoolasnyancat: :goodjobbro: :wowthatwasnutswtf:
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^^
HELL YES!@)($@)!$(!@)$(!@)$(!@)$(!@()
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/09/26/dwyane-wade-cleveland-cavaliers-near-deal-report
EPIC!
2017/2018 NBA = "lit af" :almostascoolasnyancat: :goodjobbro: :wowthatwasnutswtf:
Please tell me there'll be more of this...
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There definitely will be.. :highfive:
I have a big smile on my face.
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It's a reunion
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damn @ hayward.. :(
fuck man, injuries suck.. injuries like that are just insane. really sucks.
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damn @ hayward.. :(
fuck man, injuries suck.. injuries like that are just insane. really sucks.
That was a brutal, horrible injury. I hope it doesn't change him for the worse when he comes back.
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From what I saw the CLE v BOS game was pretty interesting. I especially loved Rose guarding Irving and going at Irving on the other end. Also D Wade's block in the last few minutes and then his oop to Bron. How many times have we seen that.
Also, does anyone know what was with Horford? He was getting might worked up there and I think got a tech foul for his troubles.
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damn @ hayward.. :(
fuck man, injuries suck.. injuries like that are just insane. really sucks.
That was a brutal, horrible injury. I hope it doesn't change him for the worse when he comes back.
That was hard to watch. Paul George had a similar thing happen a few years ago and he's alright now. But yeah, Hayward's gone for the season most likely. Sucks for the Eastern conference battle between C's and Cavs.
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It was Lebron's fault tbh, he got to the alley oop a bit late even though he read the situation precisely and sorta close lined Gordon against jae crowder
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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From what I saw the CLE v BOS game was pretty interesting. I especially loved Rose guarding Irving and going at Irving on the other end. Also D Wade's block in the last few minutes and then his oop to Bron. How many times have we seen that.
Also, does anyone know what was with Horford? He was getting might worked up there and I think got a tech foul for his troubles.
horford seemed extra emotional after the injury to hayward.. think that had something to do with it IMHO.
It was Lebron's fault tbh, he got to the alley oop a bit late even though he read the situation precisely and sorta close lined Gordon against jae crowder
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
x2
:o
if anything, hayward was way too over ambitious on that oop.. jumped from way too far out. freak accident though.
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Boston is going to run out of gas midseason without Hayward imo, just puts so much more pressure on tatum, brown and co when he's out. Marcus smart looks so tough this year, might be most improved player of the year.
But boston is still going to be tough, they still have morris that can fill in for hayward, who's prob done for the season tbh.....
Cavs are going to be tough but though people say lebron is still in his prime, i disagree. His skills/experience is at his prime, but his lateral speed is really not there like before.... his explosiveness is still there as well obv..... but lateral speed is so important on defense..... u can't always expect to make up for it with chase down blocks.....
Lebron definitely looked "older" last night, which is still nuts considering how good he played. But, that could be related to his ankle .. he could have been extra cautious. We'll see like 10 games in, but last night had me finally seeing some "aging". I personally hope it's just the ankle.
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^^ you forum like a "school girl".
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man between NFL and NBA lately, the injuries are just too much.. everyone is getting severely injured.
i'm injury phobic also, so this stuff isn't helping my psyche.
jeremy lin's reaction is just gut wrenching imho.. you can really see he is like "holy fucking shit", in shock, trying to grasp what just happened, then realizes he's seriously wrecked, and breaks down.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21076172/brooklyn-nets-guard-jeremy-lin-ruptures-patellar-tendon
that has to be a gruesome injury ... patellar tendons are so damn strong, you never hear of them rupturing.
I hope it was just some freak accident and not amplified by potential cortisone/injections in his tendon.. :/
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You can't chose family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-JOG2mUt0c
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^^ from the looks of it already, western conference playoffs are going to be absolutely nuts.
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ok kyrie has turned into his alter ego uncle drew.... some insane foot work against a really tough bucks team.... on national tv
damn. i was going to watch, but decided to watch the NFL (Dolphins) instead. dammit!
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unreal.
unreal.
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full highlights.. some other nasty highlights in there. man he is going nuts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgSoraIKn-g
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full highlights.. some other nasty highlights in there. man he is going nuts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgSoraIKn-g
To me, this was just as impressive as a 50 pt game. Very efficient against a very long and tough Milwaukee team on nat'l tv @ milwuakee.....
completely agree.. "efficient" is beautiful. I think that's why I love watching Steph, he's unselfish and extremely efficient. Kyrie is doing that in BOS right now with these performances.
Contrast that to some of Kobe or Iverson's 50+ games, where they just take every shot going nuts .. still incredible, but I really do love the more effortless 25-30's with the rest of the stat line filled out. WB is a monster but lots of times it looks like he's "forcing it".
Steph and Kyrie have alot of similar qualities to me.. Steph with the range/J advantage, Kyrie with the penetration advantage. Both guys have incredible ball handling & passing, though very different styles.
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"or was it amusing?" .. wtf?
that's some serious damage. it hit something in the air? a few feet higher and the pilots are toast.
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"or was it amusing?" .. wtf?
that's some serious damage. it hit something in the air? a few feet higher and the pilots are toast.
Yeah I could have died but it was amusing LOL! I'm not sure if that reporter is stupid or was just trying to trigger a reaction.
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"or was it amusing?" .. wtf?
that's some serious damage. it hit something in the air? a few feet higher and the pilots are toast.
pilots toast = passengers toast as well = okc thunders organization toast
right.
pilots toast implies everyone is toast, just clarifying, lmfao! :)
but ya, it really is just an atrocious question. very surprised a "professional" or "intelligent human being" would ask that.
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surprisingly this year, the east is performing almost as good as the west, everyone said the east was a dleague....... wow
man this happens pretty much every year......... when will people learn, lool!
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https://deadspin.com/giannis-is-shaq-now-1820005057
He continues to dominate inside the paint, where he’s averaging 23.7 points per game on 75 percent shooting. By comparison, when Shaquille O’Neal won the MVP award in 1999-00 while leading the league in scoring, he averaged 22.5 points in the paint per game on 61 percent shooting in that area.
Giannis is Shaq now. He’s a seven-foot-tall point guard who is Shaq.
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https://deadspin.com/giannis-is-shaq-now-1820005057
He continues to dominate inside the paint, where he’s averaging 23.7 points per game on 75 percent shooting. By comparison, when Shaquille O’Neal won the MVP award in 1999-00 while leading the league in scoring, he averaged 22.5 points in the paint per game on 61 percent shooting in that area.
Giannis is Shaq now. He’s a seven-foot-tall point guard who is Shaq.
lmfao. that is shaq. teh fuh??? nuts.
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lebron really not playing well, he's playing lazy, is too ball dominant, and not moving his feet as he should....
i think i mentioned earlier in this thread, that this is the first time i've seen lebron look old .. people are trying to play it off, but i'm kind of worried. He doesn't look too good this year. Dude needs to pull a D-wade next off-season and drop some weight :ninja:
sux to see lebron lose a step like this. He's also deliberately pacing himself, turning into an old fat charles barkley.
not good, not good. :/
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lebron really not playing well, he's playing lazy, is too ball dominant, and not moving his feet as he should....
i think i mentioned earlier in this thread, that this is the first time i've seen lebron look old .. people are trying to play it off, but i'm kind of worried. He doesn't look too good this year. Dude needs to pull a D-wade next off-season and drop some weight :ninja:
sux to see lebron lose a step like this. He's also deliberately pacing himself, turning into an old fat charles barkley.
not good, not good. :/
Didn't he go all low carb and drop weight a cpl years back?
Maybe he's just carrying an injury we don't know about. Given his usual preparation I'd be surprised he's not in as good a shape as possible. Cavs look weird though. Not impressed at all.
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he used to be a nimble freight train, now he's just a freight train that has no brakes lol....
^^ :goodjobbro:
exactly.. that's how i'm seeing him right now.
lol @ nimble freight train, that's perfect.
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wow unbelievable, just when we are bringing up lebron's weaknesses, he scores 57 points @ washington not an easy place to play!!!!
:o :o :o :o :pissed: :personal-record: :wowthatwasnutswtf: :motherofgod: :ffffffuuuuuu: :huh: ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aTTmVeszfM
just came on to post this before i head out.. LeBron read this thread.
that's one thing about LEBRON though.. he's one of those guys who can really use negativity/everyone coming at him, and turn it into fire/fuel.
beast.
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Sigh, why did dwade have to get old, was my favorite player after AI..... i think everyone's fav player was MJ or Penny, than AI, than Lebron or Wade growing up........
he still has it but just isn't relentless like before, he has to go timid after every 3 minute stretch.....
Don't know about old but he looks timid to me. Strange to see him like that but maybe he's not sure how to fit in yet.
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He looks timid because he doesn't have that extra gear left, nor could he sustain it for over a few plays..... and he is smart enough to pace himself, its a long season battle....
He must have read this thread the same as Lebron. Came out yesterday and dropped 20+ haha
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sup with the Cleveland Cavaliers reading this thread???
Yo LEBRON!!
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i've only seen 1 celtics game so far, but ya they are fun to watch.
Heat/Warriors in an hour!! super amp'd! but i'm going to sleep now.
fml.
:lololol: :trollface: :ninja: :ibrunning:
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DUDE.
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nice posts ^^
keyword "combos" .. he can string anything together, it's insane & next level shit.
kyrie has pretty much every gear.. in most of the highlights, he just looks so smooth, but when needed, he can turn it up a notch and just go ballistic. his penetration ability is serious.
and man those passes in the spurs game, some are just beautiful.
man those handles.
man those handles.
man those handles.
man those handles.
man those handles.
man those handles.
man those handles.
man those handles.
This is becoming the Kyrie thread............. justifiably.
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espn is a joke. :/ can barely watch it.
crazy.
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Tonight, Kyrie and the Celtics take on Hornets at home.... with Kemba and Dwight howards.....
Celtics have valuable 2 starters out: Horford and Tatum.....
Kemba vs Kyrie, yezzz!@#!
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kyrie irving the most ambidextrous player in the NBA?
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so.. i've been catching the end of the replays of games in the morning, 5-6 AM is usually the replay of some NBA game on ESPN. This is kind of working out.
watching MIL/SA right now.
hah.
Also sux about Kyrie. Didn't seem broken though, would be way more blood generally. Not sure what the prognosis is yet. Hopefully he doesn't have to start wearing a mask, then get addicted to wearing it like Rip Hamilton.
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celts won without their top 3..
man celtics are good. :o
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Seem like a decent amount of blood though or is this still not enough for break nose:
(https://i.gyazo.com/4ed43544703494da4f97c2ff26f9aef9.png)
ya that's not alot .. nose break is usually gushing, way more blood - at least the ones i've seen in person and on tv (boxing/mma/other sports etc).
so just doubt it's broken.
pc
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mg_O8XlJUQ
really?
lol, nice.
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This guy is becoming one of my favourite players to watch. Doesn't hurt that Simmons and Embid are going ok as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS_OgCjLLkI
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Speaking of which
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This guy is becoming one of my favourite players to watch. Doesn't hurt that Simmons and Embid are going ok as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS_OgCjLLkI
ya man he's smooth.. nice relaxed j's with crazy range/accuracy. fun to watch.
Also Simmons is ballin`.. dude is LEGIT.
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how my calendar looks like for this month:
(https://i.gyazo.com/062951ca98c3b61abea45579254cc060.png)
haha!!! :highfive: :headbang:
Can't wait. Going to get to watch most of it.
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Embid's performance last night was INSANE:
45-15-7-7
DAMN.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-sixers-20171115-story.html
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could be in the dunks thread, but let's put it here.
destruction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-uPgjgoAAY
lebron oop to wade, hah, nice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPgiYdvZ9Zc
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I wish kyrie would start to train for explosiveness over summer.... that plus vegan diet.... he would be like a russell westbrook with much more finesse... would be even more unstoppable....
actually steph is slowly becoming a russell with finesse, he seem to have gotten faster/strong than before
westbrook is vegan?
not sure what vegan has to do with it? most olympic athletes aren't vegan, for example. so it's not like some guaranteed performance booster. if it was, every athlete would be vegan.. when something gives athletes an edge, they flock to it.
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^^ i guess i just don't get why you said kyrie needs to become a vegan.. is it because he eats junk or something? I dont get it lmfao.
GSW handling BOS right now.
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BOS back in it, and OMG kyrie just sliced the GSW defense for the layup.
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no, kyrie is already vegan, i actually don't like it tbh..... https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/248064/NBA-Players-Increasingly-Switching-To-Plant-Based-Diet
oh ok.. it seemed like you were saying he needs to train explosiveness in the summer AND go to a vegan diet.
gotcha.
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KYRIE. MASK OFF.
damn celtics won wtf!
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KYRIE. MASK OFF.
damn celtics won wtf!
home teams' been making some insane comebacks this year..... many 20+ point comebacks, lots of 17 point..... those are really hard to comeback from..... just tonight 5/10 games the teams losing by 15+ cameback and won..... some were like 20ish lol
-btw i am so sick of these 2 pt 1-9 4 turnover games by lonzo ball.... so unfair for those that are much better and ready but not even close the opportunity.....
To be fair to Lonzo, he could have some sport psychology issues going on at the moment, I mean he could be destroying it in practice for all we know, lighting it up .. Luke might know more than we do. But ya, seems like he should be coming off the bench.
This is turning out to be a good teaching moment.. As a family member, don't add extra pressure to your kids to perform, especially at the highest level.. Might work in AAU, H.S., and even college somewhat.. but pro? Opponents going to be looking, with a little extra, to crush your soul.
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I tried giving Lonzos shot mechanic a chance, but now that i think about it, it's really not helping him, cause he has to work a lot harder and calculate a lot more to square up on a shot, compared to someone like steph or klay who can square up much easier......
His shot mechanics are garbage. Everyone who said "yea but it goes in" has never played. His shot path negates his ability to pull up going right because he brings the ball up on the left so radically. His only offensive presence is to drive right, drive left and step back going left. Almost any NBA level guard should be able to force him right given his lacl of athleticism and quickness off the bounce which leaves only 1 option. That combined with his defensive issues is why i touted him as highly overrated.
Of course I called Fultz ovverrated too but the 6ers are screwing him so badly I'll withholf judgement for now. Dennis, Tatum, Jackson, Monk and Mitchell were the top prospects to me in the draft last year. Lauri Markahowever its spelled is showing flashes of a bright future quickly btw.
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Celtics @ Miami tonight :D :headbang: :ninja:
Going to catch a little more than half of it. MIA has a strong squad, hoping they stop the Kyrie show.. But if they don't, going to be fun watching the Kyrie show.
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:trolldance: :ibjumping: :strong: :headbang: :highfive:
big game tonight.... u going to watch the 2nd half or 1st half or entire game? hopefully it's not the 1st half :)
first half.. sleep so early now.
so i'll probably see the heat right there in it, before the second half takeover by the CELTZ..
go heats tho.
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how bout dem heats!!!!!
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sigh, heats beat my celtics and minnesota lately....
yup.
Heat have a really good squad.. was just flipping thru channels and saw they were "Stephen A Smith's sleeper", lol, whatever that's worth.
To me, they look like a playoff team this year, and a dangerous one at that.. lots of weapons, extremely athletic unit too.
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76ers looking good this season as well!!!
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i called it, everyone laughed at me when i said 6ers will be like top 8 in the league, prob better than a lot of the good west teams......
kyrie authentic ankle breaker..... no slip or trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lOiwmNjNBc
the worst is collison trying to snatch the ball on the ground, completely destroyed. LMFAO.
it wasn't even that disgusting from Kyrie's part, but just smooth enough to cause Collison to short circuit.
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im wondering, how come the Heat get off to a slow start again this year.... coming where they left off last year you'd think they would start the season by storm.... i guess they are picking it up recently.....
i had thought the heat would be top 4 in the east right off the bat.... but they were pretty behind just a week ago..... now they are 8th....
They had a few injuries to start also, i recall whiteside missed a few games? He's a huge piece obviously, but I think he could miss some games now and they would battle better at this point. Regardless, they just weren't clicking right from the getgo, and there were "effort concerns". But now they really look to be on point. I think they know for sure, that they are a top team in the East now. They are so versatile & athletic, get contribution from so many different people on the team. Any night, someone "else" can go off. Watched them yesterday versus Chicago, keep getting more impressed.
HEAT !!
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cavs pummeling heat right now, game prob over, cavs up like 26
lebron just got ejected (for the first time ever) and now it's down to 19.. lmao.
leggo heat!
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someone post the lebron volleyball spike.. insanity.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcjEXWsGqw
insane.. :wowthatwasnutswtf:
then a beautiful assist to close it out.
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simmons reverse off a miss was really nice too.
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adarq, did u see the heat? they were down like 18 - 1 to start the game lol but i had a feeling they were going to come back and win against scrappy hornets.....
nah missed it. at my aunt's right now, no sports/news/nothing, just "horror movies".... lol.
heat are scrappy. no idea how they will end up either, thought they'd have a better effort against the cavs. They couldn't match up and Love was knocking everything down.
i'm still unclear where the heat will lie in the east standings..... east is just tough this year for a change, they've been outmatched by west for so long it was getting ridiculous.....
refs show no mercy to overrated stars... I LOVE IT
yup. no one should get any preferential treatment. the last thing the best players need, is ticky tack fouls in their favor all the time, to pad their stats.
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victor oladipo is an all star this year, i don't care what anyone says, the guy is absolute BOSS
the guys dropping 30s and 40s like it's nothing and doing it gracefully and the teams needed every one of those points for the w......
this guys got springs and a lazer guided shot.....
ya he'd ballin. it's great seeing people improve that much and become a go-to guy.
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i'm not the biggest Kobe fan but his jerseys were retired and this is dope:
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heat with tons of injuries, still pulling out W's... such a deep squad IMHO. Now #5 in the East.. If they are completely healthy come playoff time, be careful, lots of weapons.
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heat with tons of injuries, still pulling out W's... such a deep squad IMHO. Now #5 in the East.. If they are completely healthy come playoff time, be careful, lots of weapons.
legit fight happened in this game but would have been longer if serge ibaka wasn't suspended already earlier..... they def woulda gotten some real punches in if serge didnt just comeback from suspension
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFBzJKny2B4
ya saw that last night. james johnson jumped the gun there, most likely.. no reason to throw a damn punch wtf. dude relax. should be suspended like 3 games.
great game last night.
HEAT are legit.
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yeah wayne ellington is so underrated, he has laser guided precision on his shots and elevation....
yup. he's a beast.
derrick jones jr played great last night too. he's so fun to watch. Hope he gets more playing time. Lots of nice dunks last night.
right now beating the pacers.
(https://i.imgur.com/yeMu0nc.png)
I just don't see how they will lose this momentum as the season goes on .. I mean people keep getting injured, and someone else steps in and they win. This team is solid. Been saying that since last year, such a deep squad.
HEAT!!!!!!!!
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dion waiters out for the season.... he never got off to a good start, didn't seem well prepared over off season to continue his sick finish last season....
but they need him, he's can create and make sick rainbow 3s and drive when game is on the line....
damn
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2753902-dion-waiters-surgery-on-ankle-injury-announced-expected-to-fully-recover
:/
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i wonder if heat going to run out of gas the way they are winning lately....
its not easy to beat raptors @ canada and pacers @ indy...... they beat celts ..... i mean dam
they are like 20-4 the last 25 games..... usually when teams do this and they're not golden state.... they hit a wall sometime.....
all it takes is for u to go up against a hungry team and be out of it to go on losing streaks in this league...... that is if ur not GSW.... gsw on another level, they have the power of the RING ....
i dno. i think the beauty of Miami is that there aren't any "true superstars", other than Whiteside but, he's more of a rebounding/blocking/big presence superstar, his offense is decent but he isn't there #1 goto. There's no real #1 goto player anymore. On any given night, anyone can go off. This doesn't happen too often in the NBA.
as far as coach Spo goes, these last two years are probably his most impressive. All of the titles he has with the heat, came with multiple mega-star players: Shaq/Wade, Lebron/Wade/Bosh. It took him a while last year to figure this group out and get them clicking. It took a short while this year. But man once he gets them all clicking, 12 deep, they became a real threat. Literally anyone on that team can step up and their defense is rugged.
so ya not sure if they will fizzle or not.. last year they kept it up from all-star break until the end. This year I really think they will keep it up into the playoffs.
I just don't think i've seen a team with this many injuries, respond so well .. EVER. Except maybe the New England Patriots in Football: reason - their Coach. Seems like the same reason here.
I'm a heat fan so, but even if I wasn't, i'd be just as impressed with the heat's last 2 seasons and Spo's coaching.
I think they'll be even more on point in the playoffs. Lots of analysts now saying the Heat could be the real darkhorse in the playoffs this year, ruining alot of party's. We'll see somewhat soon enough.. :D
man i wish i can see some closed practices of GSW.... they must really go at it and work at it in practice.... i can see Kerr just going nuts over certain things..... kerr has that MJ aggression in him, it happens when ur with MJ for so long....
gsw is just faster and more accurate than the entire league period.... steph klay can release shot in like mili secs and kd shoots over anyone with accuracy....
give gsw the ring now, its over.... like seriously..... they're just going to win the ring again unless refs make sure they dno't and than that would just be too obvious on nat'l tv
lol pretty much. Kerr will be a GOAT-level coach when it's all over. He might end up the "Jordan of NBA Coaching", eclipsing Phil etc. I like his style and offense alot better than Phil as well. Plus Phil had MJ and Kobe/Shaq. KD changes everything for GSW, that's like Kobe/Shaq level now for GSW, except KD and everyone on GSW seems to get along great. HEH. That's important. Those dudes love playing with each other, sharing the ball, lighting it up as a team, and defending hard.
Always loved Kerr. Just hope his damn back gets fixed :/
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tyler johnson hurt......
ya he's been hurt alot. someone always steps up big for him. just like he stepped up big for dragic several times. hah.
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let's just put it this way.. derrick jones jr plays great on the heat. <fillintheblank> plays great on the heat. beasley underperformed, but his head wasn't on right. glad he's doing good in NY. but that was before bellichick-level coach spo.
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btw with the Heat's win over the Bucks last night, they are 1 game behind the Cavs for 3rd in the East :D :wowthatwasnutswtf:
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brutal :<
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwZGeQgZiwk
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wow at how Lebron/Cavs are turning out.. Lebron is playing awful, so much turmoil, losing by huge numbers, everyone looks depressed/discouraged.. seeing Lebron with his face in his towel last night, they have really fallen apart.
unreal.
From everything I know, alot of this falls on Lebron directly. It's like he forgot how to lose, and then how to gather his troops during these losses. Instead, he's demoralizing his troops.. Looking back, I guess Kyrie leaving was a bigger moment than I first realized. When did playing with Lebron become toxic? Last year? Or was it sooner? I'm hoping he turns it around.
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trades. lots of em` :o :o :o
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LMFAO.. such an insane trade(s)
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-trade-deadline-tracker-2018-cavs-cut-the-cord-on-isaiah-thomas-experiment/
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also.. can't believe MIA got WADE back.
that's awesome and weird.
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also.. can't believe MIA got WADE back.
that's awesome and weird.
Holy sheet!
I did not see that coming.
CLE out- Wade, Thomas, Crowder, Frye, Rose, Shumpert
CLE in- 2nd Rd DP, Hood, Hill, Clarkson, Nance Jr,
I wonder how many of these guys had any idea or it's just a case of "the tribe has spoken"
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also.. can't believe MIA got WADE back.
that's awesome and weird.
Holy sheet!
I did not see that coming.
CLE out- Wade, Thomas, Crowder, Frye, Rose, Shumpert
CLE in- 2nd Rd DP, Hood, Hill, Clarkson, Nance Jr,
I wonder how many of these guys had any idea or it's just a case of "the tribe has spoken"
the Tribe aka Lebron ... eek. definitely the latter.
insane.
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also.. can't believe MIA got WADE back.
that's awesome and weird.
Holy sheet!
I did not see that coming.
CLE out- Wade, Thomas, Crowder, Frye, Rose, Shumpert
CLE in- 2nd Rd DP, Hood, Hill, Clarkson, Nance Jr,
I wonder how many of these guys had any idea or it's just a case of "the tribe has spoken"
the Tribe aka Lebron ... eek. definitely the latter.
insane.
Interesting times to be on an NBA roster.
Just saw this ;D
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^ lol. :(
hope he does great in LA .. want to see him back to his former self.
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cleveland DEFINITELY improved.....
c
lance jr is a beast in terms of paint and effort..... rodney hood is a legit jump shooter and sf..... clarkson is a instant scorer/athletic.... hill is legit pg when motivated and has okay 3pt shot......
very smart to get rid of isaiah thomas, he's a liability for sure and they finally saw that.... a ball dominant pg that isn't too explosive now and gets owned on defense lol
you been saying thatt about isaiah since day1 (on CLE) .. Lebron finally listened to you, since we know he reads this forum.
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hah. 60-49 cavs right now.. would be hilarious if they are incredible now.. LMFAO.
Lebron goes from trainwreck to mastermind GM (again).
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hah. 60-49 cavs right now.. would be hilarious if they are incredible now.. LMFAO.
Lebron goes from trainwreck to mastermind GM (again).
Cavs get it done by 22. Didn't see the game though. Was it a completely new CLE or did they just get lucky?
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cavs going from train-wreck to potentially steam-roller is just hilarious. I can't get over it. Seeing Lebron on the bench happy af, wildin' out as his new teammates go off... it's just hilarious to me for some reason. Everyone who hates the Cavs/Lebron was just so happy, after this trade -> maybe not so much.
dno just cracks me up. :trollface: :trolldance:
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hmm.. Wade is looking really good tonight in that Heat uniform. Drives/dunks, great passing, looking fast etc.. maybe he's re-found some fire? I imagine he has.
interesting.
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watched D-Wade almost just hit the game winning three in a MIA heat jersey .. surreal.
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watched D-Wade almost just hit the game winning three in a MIA heat jersey .. surreal.
Man that was so close!!! Disappointed for him it didn't go but happy to see Philly get the win.
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I feel like a Randy Moss quite here qualifies for LBJ.
"I play when I wanna play"
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I feel like a Randy Moss quite here qualifies for LBJ.
"I play when I wanna play"
randy moss is one of my favorite athletes to watch, ever, in any sport. GOAT. and him saying this was a living argument for my hobby horse that criticizing super-elite athletes for not working harder is ludicrous. maybe he needed to smoke all that weed and take plays off to be the best or at worst second-best person to do his particular job in the history of that job, and if he'd worked harder or stayed clean he'd have burned out or got hurt or whatever.
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Lebron no look........ sexy.. af.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBM_5WPg014
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Lebron no look........ sexy.. af.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBM_5WPg014
also, the heat have been scoring a sh*t ton lately.. :D
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i love all the comments, "yall still lost tho" lol.
such an amazing pass.
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no wonder why no one likes to play with lebron:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BUMjQByXsA
he yells at people to do things he doesnt even do, like box out or the intangibles
i remember when he went at chalmers like that.. that was such shit.
nice that he apologized but that was pure garbage flexing on him like that.
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"...that shit outta here!!!!!":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK3JROGKSIQ
lebron would vote for himself in mvp, latest report. come on lebron, uve made some epic turnovers this year and ball hogging.....
heat son!!
too bad they won't be getting the cavs in the first round. I really wanted to see MIA/CLE first round. I think MIA can beat them. I think MIA can beat anyone in there but, cavs more so than TOR/BOS.
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Yeah heat can beat cavs i think possible too, cavs a bit better than before with changes but their just not a great team imo, their above avg i guess, but not "great"
i dont think heat would have a chance against toronto this year, their 2nd unit is better than several teams' starting unit.... i think tor could be the 2nd best team in the nba behind gsw.... come playoff time.... these guys go all out.... esp at home when it matters....
ya TOR is legit. I think MIA has a chance vs BOS, and can def beat CLE .. but ya TOR has too much playoff experience and they are a machine right now.
i'd love to see the Raptors come out of the East.
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just watched MIA scrap back against ATL to get the W and put themselves in the playoffs!!!
yezzir.
hope we get the celts first round. need to keep winning. don't want the raps first round. :D MIA is 2-1 vs BOS this year, and 1-1 for TOR (we play them the very last game of the season).
whatever. bring it. MIA MIA MIA.
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man I hope MIA gets CLE.. plz plz plz.
(https://i.imgur.com/JH4uDIL.png)
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sigh, uncle drew out rest of the season.... boooooorrrrrring
i knew there was something wrong with the guy when 1) he cant jump too high 2) he always takes off right foot loves it more
turns out he has problem with knee AND infection in the screws in his knee cap from when he fracture it long ago
wtf??? nOOooOOOoooo.. :/ that's brutal.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2768561-report-kyrie-irving-out-for-season-nba-playoffs-after-surgery-on-knee-injury
:(
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CLE/PHI great game.
Nance almost got that intentional missed freethrow tip in damn .. would have been insane.
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Ellington needed 4 threes in the 4th to get the Heat 3 point record.. he hit 4 threes in the last 6 minutes.
He's the new 3 pt record holder for the heat. Incredible performance.
Also, this game is non-stop back and forth .. TOR/MIA feeling like a playoff game. :ninja: :ibjumping:
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what a game. Ellington on fire. 6 three's in the 4th.
but TOR keeps answering.
tied with 8s left. heat ball. somehow get it to Ellington.
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saw a couple of canadian buddies last night who love the raptors. they're terrified of the wiz just because the raptors are every bit as much the classic late-season/playoff heartbreakers that the wizards are. who will collapse less completely? tune in to find out.
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saw a couple of canadian buddies last night who love the raptors. they're terrified of the wiz just because the raptors are every bit as much the classic late-season/playoff heartbreakers that the wizards are. who will collapse less completely? tune in to find out.
hah. ya TOR can be a let down post-season but maybe not this year. They seem to have really come together. I think this is the year they win the East, then lose to the West in the finals.
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damn..
?taken-by=kingjames
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WAS/TOR was entertaining .. good game until the last few minutes.
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MIA/PHI right now!!!!!
MIA ain't afraid of no one. This team is battle tested. They are one of the deepest teams in the NBA.
LET's.
GO.
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Olynyk is no joke. He really causes problems with his dribbling + shooting ability @ his size. The game changed considerably once he got in.
Also Wade came right in and is tearing it up.
HEAT.
Both teams have some serious quick release shooters.
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great game so far.
also MIA with MSD on the jersey.
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is it just me or is Simmons being a bit dirty with these "shoulder bumps", mostly against Olynyk? Seems deliberate.
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is it just me or is Simmons being a bit dirty with these "shoulder bumps", mostly against Olynyk? Seems deliberate.
Simmons being dirty: confirmed.
Just did some weird shit with Winslow.
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20-2 run by PHI.. MIA is asleep :(
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tough 1st round draw for mia...... 6ers could be as good as 2nd best in east..... talent wise they are #1 in nba imo
ya i really wanted CLE. wanted to be the ones to bump Lebron out.
feh!! PHI is no joke.
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RIP MIA game 1.
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man they just lit it up from 3. ridiculous.
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
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OMFG
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
OMFG
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
OMFG
OMFG
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
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MIL/BOS great game.
00.5 left .. not looking good for MIL now. looked like it was going to OT before this BOS three.
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG
OMFG. OVERTIME.
GO BUCKS.
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CLE getting KILLED. awesome.
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MAN WADE IS BALLIN.
WADE
COUNTY.
looks like he's 25 year old right now.
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WADE.
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sh*t.
MIA only up 4. 5 min left. sh*t.
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M
I
A
M
I
(https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30726336_10155412749861778_2710783185989402624_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=74f6cdd67f04bcc51689bd89d2167539&oe=5B5D6903)
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Oladipo going off .. c'mon IND!@$@
90-86 CLE.. Pacers going to steal this and go up 2-0.
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sh*t. Oladipo wide open 3, missed. Would have tied it. Huge miss. sux.
Lebron showed up tonight. 46? damn.
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game of day: mia v 6ers
fun to watch
yup. 96-94 at end of 3rd! sick game.
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PHI coming on strong in the 4th. :(
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man Saric is going to give me nightmares.. :(
dude is lethal in this series.
keep feeding J-Rich.
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man game over. Embid hitting threes, straight ahead bank shots. PHI can't miss. insane.
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CLE/IND got good.
JR Smith tried to commit a dunk homicide, he was close.
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Oladipo is so fun to watch. He is ruthless.
Great game. Pacers taking over. NICE!!
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WHAT A GAME.
LEBRON!!!!@$@$!@
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OMFG @ Bogdanovich............. 30, 15 in the 4th.
(game still going)
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what a game!@$@$
huge 3's by LEBRON and Love.. 1 point game. IND (+1) ball with 7 sec to go.
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great game!@#!@$!@
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cle really doesnt deserve to advance to the 2nd round..... when other team is making huge comebacks, its a sign of weakness.
id be SHOCKED if cle can beat toronto, no chance CLE can gsw or hou, or even okc.....
CLE isnt getting out of the first round. they are broken.
GO PACERS.
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man this PHI/MIA game is brutal. this is some old school basketball.
this series is legit.
heat up 12 now tho.
GO HEATZ.
also, when it gets heated, James Johnson shines. He's ruthless (but not dirty) when the game gets extra physical.
Also thank "god", Saric missing shots. lmfao.
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WINSLOW SICK REBOUND OVER EMBID.
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Embid pulls Winslow off his guy (who he fall on top of in the crowd) onto the floor, in such a weird way.
What a douchebag.
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83-79 MIA
PHI came back hard at the end of the 3rd. fuq.
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great D by J-Rich, horrible D by the heat.
83-83.
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rebounding is killing MIA :(
PHI getting tips, multiple offensive rebounds etc. 98-92 PHI.
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EMBID INSANE BLOCK ON DRAGIC.
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WINSLOW SON.
heart. doesnt give up on plays.
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DWADE.
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HUGE pick to get JJ open for 3. drops it.
PHI up 3, 30s left.
WADE is on fire. Wouldn't mind seeing him just pull up for 3 to try and tie it.
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FUCK. :<
3-1 PHI.
not good.
MIA missed so many free throws.
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NOP/POR has turned out to be a sick game.
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Anthony Davis is like a street fighter character to me. not sure why I think that. He just seems so massive yet can move like a PG, and drop buckets from anywhere. Dude is next level.
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absolutely incredible play by delavidova (sp?) for MIL, to end the 1st quarter.
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come on MIA get this shit done. fu*K!$!@)$(!@)$(
36-36.
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Dragic bitch move slapping Simmons in the head.. Got a T, as he should.
However, Embid comes running over and shoves Dragic .. no T? confused.
4 point play from that I think? wrecked.
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hey. how come MIA forgets how to play basketball after half time?
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MIA 3rd quarter = non-existent. ridiculous. they battled back a little towards the end.
need a miracle (heat make shots, PHI miss shots).
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Amazing loose ball diving pass by James Johnson.
10 point game........
MIA missing 3's tho .. need to go for 2's.
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absolute garbage T on James Johnson.. :(
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5 minutes left. 9 point lead. about to be 11.
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MIA just fouling PHI to death.
RIP.
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RIP MIA.
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Brett Brown seems like a cool guy.
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GSW/NOP could be interesting. Anthony Davis is a comic book character.
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OMFG. IND CAN GO FOR THE GAME WINNER.
26s left. tie game.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OMFG @ LEBLOCK.
LEBLOCK.
again.
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LEBRON.
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LEBRON.
LEBRON.
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LEBRON.
LEBRON.
LEBRON
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LEBRON.
LEBRON.
LEBRON
LEBRON
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LEBRON.
LEBRON.
LEBRON
LEBRON
LEBRON
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LEBRON.
LEBRON.
LEBRON
LEBRON
LEBRON
LEBRON
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game winning block.
game winning 3.
yup. thats the greatest player in the NBA right now.
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game winning block.
game winning 3.
yup. thats the greatest player in the NBA right now.
LEBLOCK.
LESHOT.
LE#1.
;d
ya he's been playing incredible.. he sees this season slipping away and he's doing everything possible to keep it alive. crazy ending.
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damn CLE blown out? game 7 is going to be interesting.
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melo POS..
that PG 3 was clearly a foul.
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WOW.
OKC done? damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NOP/GSW!!! too bad i'm going to sleep soon. interested in how this game 1 plays out.
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this is funny af.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzRtRc1RlKU
then:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gH9190bDNI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV9YnutTB1c
then:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMY9nJgaDYw
^^ can't find a good vid but, The Pats Drew Bledsoe making an appearance haha.
then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C__nSCiMywA&t=2m52s
hahah!@$@$
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IND 59-58!!!!!!
first series i've ever rooted against LeBron, but he did that to me this season.
GO PACERS.
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man Oldadipo is so explosive.
great game. can't believe IND let CLE go on that 7-0 run without Lebron.
Lebron putting up crazy numbers.
lots of weird calls/missed calls to end this game.
100-96 CLE, ~50s left.
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LeBron defends Oladipo on the 3, and still goes in and gets the hard fought rebound.
man he's nuts.
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crazy. didn't think CLE would get out of the first round with IND. Lebron didn't get much support but he got it when he needed it.
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first series i've ever rooted against LeBron, but he did that to me this season.
How so? I haven't really been following it as much this season. GSW fatigue.
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first series i've ever rooted against LeBron, but he did that to me this season.
For the first time ever I can almost agree with this statement. I was thinking I'd much rather Lebron just lose and the whole circus that goes along with him will go away as well. Having said all that I'm glad they won and I hope that he can get help from anyone (Love I'm looking at you) to get their numbers up. I just keep waiting for them to catch fire.
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Damn i was the same, big Lebron fan (like everyone else here) but i wanted indiana to win. They just dotn have the bball iq tho, too much iso nonsense. Hey lebron is sitting down the start of the 4th, let them go on a 7 point run. No coaching, no structure, just dumb basketball. Really really wanted lebron to have a break for the rest of the post season :(
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cavs' offense brought to mind the famous "clogged-toilet" offense of the randy wittman-era wizards, except lebron is an order of magnitude more transcendent a player/plunger than john wall.
i did not have a dog in the fight between cavs and pacers but it'll be nice to get to watch lebron keep playing. he's the GOAT.
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Ya Lebron has just been bugging me lately. Always saw him as someone who could make his teammates better. But the last few seasons he's just been slowly showing me a different side. More of a selfish, disloyal, disrespectful side. It's going to be hard for me to stop being a Lebron fan, but he just seems much more selfish the last few years. I think you see it in the reactions from his teammates: Kyrie, Love, Isaiah, even D-Wade. I heard D-Wade was having problems there.
One of the gifts of MJ (Magic and Michael), was their ability to make *anyone* better. Michael was more like Lebron, he could be lethal to his teammates, but I don't think he ever lost their respect. I mean the rumor is, MJ punched Kerr at practice, stuff like that.. But when it came down to it, season after season, he always found a way to keep his team strong & focused.
Lebron seemed to have those qualities to me .. but as he's getting older, it seems he's losing that a bit. Seems like he just expects it to be easier than it should be, and since it isn't, he is not able to cope/handle it like he used too when he was younger and extremely driven.
On the flipside, D-Wade comes back to Miami and gets everyone united, focused, strong, ready for battle.
Alot of people hate Lebron for various reasons, but regardless, I think he's had a slow attitude shift for the last 2 years now. Maybe GSW rattled him. I think he knows GSW will be hard to beat in the finals, and he just can't handle it.
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After all that, i'm on the fence whether or not I want to see him beat Toronto.. I def wanted Indiana to beat the Cavs, but not so sure about Toronto.. Lebron is such a monster. I think maybe i'll be rooting for him still, but i'll be rooting for TOR to take the series. Just not sure how Lebron can carry CLE for another 7 games like that.
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TOR looking really good right now.
Just don't see how CLE can beat this team.
Also Lebron looking legit tired af @ 3:30 in the 1st.
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Love how they are D'n up Lebron (full court etc). Doesn't seem to be phasing him much so far, but he's definitely working to get free etc. Could catch up with him later.
Lebron is carrying the team again though.
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LEBRON PUSHES FAN VLEET.
VAN VLEET in HOLD ME BACK mode..
dirty play by LEBRON. innocent contact. what a dick.
and now a T on Van Vleet wtf? Yet Lebron pushed him? wtf?
HORRIBLE reffing. NBA is such a joke sometimes.
Oh ok not a T.. but foul is still garbage.
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TOR turnover fest is surprising. sloppiest turnovers ive seen in a while.
JR Smith ballin. Nasty crossover + step back fade away J @ ~2 min.
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maybe the danger of D'n up Lebron so hard, is that it'll get his teammates back into the rhythm of making shots/plays. HEH.
they are knocking down everything right now.
turning out to be a great game.
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Korver really has been lighting it up in the playoffs, he's stepped up pretty consistently.
He's had a few really long 2's as well. Could be a bit closer.
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that should be 3 FT's for Lebron... ridiculous. I mean I don't like what he did, but it was a deliberate foul that Lebron smoked out & got into shooting form at half court. solid move by him.
weak reffing again.
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LEBRON!!
GO CLE. lol.
some horrible missed foul calls in this game. Lebron getting raked, no call. Obvious rake too.
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102-99 TOR.
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LEBLOCK!!!
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i'm confused at the 3 FT's for Ibaka.. i mean the foul happened well after his 3 point shot. seems more like a loose ball foul at that point.
that's a weird call in general.
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damn vicious elbow from Love.
holy fuck.
DeRozan got clocked.
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this is such a horribly ref'd game.
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Lebron always classy when he goes into the stands.
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LEBRON.
insane.
105-105.
incredible shot and insanely difficult shot. decides to take a step back crazy fadeaway 2 from mid-range.
not really a smart shot but he drained it.
great game.
I feel like the refs really helped out TOR in this game though..
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oh
my
fucking
god.
TOR misses like 5 shots in the last 5 seconds. INSANITY.
bruh LEBRON end this so i can go to sleep.
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OMFG LEBRON WITH AN AMAZING LOOK.
almost drained it within 0.6s.
OT!
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I can't believe they put Van Vleet back in there so much, after he wrecked his shoulder, and here he is taking the big shots (before OT and the final shot). kinda nuts.. that fall he took was serious.
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absolutely incredible W by CLE.
LEBRON.
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LEBRON PUSHES FAN VLEET.
VAN VLEET in HOLD ME BACK mode..
dirty play by LEBRON. innocent contact. what a dick.
and now a T on Van Vleet wtf? Yet Lebron pushed him? wtf?
HORRIBLE reffing. NBA is such a joke sometimes.
Oh ok not a T.. but foul is still garbage.
Man Van Vleet was holding the whole time. Surprised Lebron didn't push him harder.
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Only saw the highlights but looked like a better outing for the Cavs. Has almost renewed my faith in the Cavs and the want to see them face Philly (fingers crossed they get past Boston).
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disagree that lebron doesn't make his teammates better anymore. he's surrounded by scrubs who are winning playoff games over rosters that are more talented top to bottom because he drags them up.
yes, he's petty and ridiculous on social media, and he's a bad shadow GM. but on the court he's the GOAT and part of being the GOAT is willing mediocre rosters to success, which he did in his early years in cleveland and is doing again now. without lebron there is no question that cleveland is a bottom-dwelling lottery team.
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Disagree completely. What happened tonight is what happens when you move the ball and cut off ball. You get great looks for role players and they find a rhythm. When you spend most of the game watching Bron go iso and kick off a drive you can go cold. Especially as a shooter/role player. Tonight they were hitting the same shots they missed at Indy simply because they were more engaged. It showed on D as well. Additionally look at the time Bron spent on the bench? Those "scrubs" made a run.
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Disagree completely. What happened tonight is what happens when you move the ball and cut off ball. You get great looks for role players and they find a rhythm. When you spend most of the game watching Bron go iso and kick off a drive you can go cold. Especially as a shooter/role player. Tonight they were hitting the same shots they missed at Indy simply because they were more engaged. It showed on D as well. Additionally look at the time Bron spent on the bench? Those "scrubs" made a run.
Nailed it. Id hate to be a role player for lebron. Yea you get crazy open shots but not in rhythm. Btw carmello doesnt get this excuse, he had a high number of touches and still sucked. Catch and shoot is easy when you're in rhythm and warm (neurally) with regular touches (just rotating the ball etc) but if you get the ball very rarely and you're instantly expected to just nail a jumpshot cold, you dont really have the same rhythm/confidence and its a lot of pressure and you can miss the same shots you'd have made easily
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Disagree completely. What happened tonight is what happens when you move the ball and cut off ball. You get great looks for role players and they find a rhythm. When you spend most of the game watching Bron go iso and kick off a drive you can go cold. Especially as a shooter/role player. Tonight they were hitting the same shots they missed at Indy simply because they were more engaged. It showed on D as well. Additionally look at the time Bron spent on the bench? Those "scrubs" made a run.
Nailed it. Id hate to be a role player for lebron. Yea you get crazy open shots but not in rhythm. Btw carmello doesnt get this excuse, he had a high number of touches and still sucked. Catch and shoot is easy when you're in rhythm and warm (neurally) with regular touches (just rotating the ball etc) but if you get the ball very rarely and you're instantly expected to just nail a jumpshot cold, you dont really have the same rhythm/confidence and its a lot of pressure and you can miss the same shots you'd have made easily
fair enough.
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WHAT A DUNK BY MITCHELL.. insane putback on his own miss.
UTA about to pull off a huge W in HOU... !!!!!!!!
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Ingles with the English.
Lights out.
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WHAT A DUNK BY MITCHELL.. insane putback on his own miss.
UTA about to pull off a huge W in HOU... !!!!!!!!
Just replayed that about 10 times. Unbelievable. From a standing start too.
So glad Utah got the win. I fully expected Houston to run over the top of them too.
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WHAT A DUNK BY MITCHELL.. insane putback on his own miss.
UTA about to pull off a huge W in HOU... !!!!!!!!
Just replayed that about 10 times. Unbelievable. From a standing start too.
So glad Utah got the win. I fully expected Houston to run over the top of them too.
ya man that is crazy. I yelled loud as F when I saw it happen. just crazy.
i love how confident this kid is. he's really locked in. He also did a pass to Ingles for 3, and started walking away with his back turned to the game, Ingles sunk it. Just seems like he has some next level confidence.
i dno about HOU running over them tho, huge W for Utah. This year's playoffs is epic so far!!
CLE @ TOR today, early game! 6 PM ET!
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getting food/eating for the 2nd/3rd quarter (watched it).
couldn't wait to come on here and say:
LEBRON.
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man this is incredible. TOR's fans are mute. Lebron/Love shut down that entire arena. TOR looks like they want to just hand in the towel right now.
some insane passes/shots by Lebron. Some beautiful post moves by Love.
this is wreckage.
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Yeah man these playoffs are coming along nicely.
I would love to see Utah take HOU deep into the series. Love that Ingles has confidence and is trusting his shot. I remember seeing him play a few times in the NBL in Melbourne and he used to just tear it up. And yeah Mitchell is a beast.
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CLE/TOR turned out pretty good.. 99-96 CLE right now, 2:30 left.
damn!!
just want CLE to win and finish it off, so we can see CLE/BOS.
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dude LEBRON's fade-away gets like 10 feet of distance.. insane fade distance.
LEBRON.
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OMFG.
TIE GAME.
missed FT's = wreckage... but, 8s left for LEBRON to make something happen.
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L
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N.
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https://streamable.com/7imf7
Damn .. lol.
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https://streamable.com/7imf7
Damn .. lol.
so insane.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_cl3WIO6A
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hopefully both BOS & CLE close it out tonight.. can't wait for that series!
LEBRON.
le bron jaaymes.
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Embid bugs me. He's always "picking on" smaller guys. He's a big spaz.
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CLE ballin tonight. so far.
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LEBRON putting on a show. damn.
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LEBRON.
ez work. insane fade in the 3rd. some awesome passes. JR/Love lighting it up. Hill with some nice dunks.
CLE is rolling.
Hope BOS/CLE goes 7 but this is starting to look like the CLE juggernaut is back, at least in the East.
feel a bit for TOR ...... brutal for them.
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LEBRON.
ez work. insane fade in the 3rd. some awesome passes. JR/Love lighting it up. Hill with some nice dunks.
CLE is rolling.
Hope BOS/CLE goes 7 but this is starting to look like the CLE juggernaut is back, at least in the East.
feel a bit for TOR ...... brutal for them.
Lebron has the most ridiculous fade away I've every seen. He also looks like he still has another gear to two to go up.
Definitely looking forward to the next series with BOS/CLE and HOU/GSW. I still see CLE/GSW making it though.
I feel for TOR too. Lowry's face after game 3 said it all. I feel for Utah as well. If they had Rubio I honestly think they'd tied 2-2.
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from a message thread with a buddy of mine who is a complete MJ stan and another who's a raptors fan. i lol'd hard at the bolded part.
Shehryar
So here's my updated take on GOAT: no one has ever played the game better than MJ did from '89 - '93. But Lebron is playing better at 33 than MJ did (yes, who knows what would have happened had MJ not retired the first time)
Me
Wow fazli. I know how much it costs you to admit that.
Shehryar
it does. it does
😠
Shehryar
just to be clear: than MJ did at 33
Me
The first step is the hardest one to take.
😅
Andrew
The next step is admitting that, as a team, you would prefer having Lebron's career over MJ's.
Shehryar
First of all, as friends I expect you to be more sensitive in this very difficult moment
Secondly, Dane: I bet you 100 rupees I'll never admit that
Me
hahaha
i saw this just as a colleague was walking into my office and burst out laughing
he was very confused
Andrew
Difficult moment? Did Lebron just rip the heart out of your team? No. That's coming next round.
Shehryar
Hahaha
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What a comeback by Pelicans. 100-107 with 1:43 left
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What a comeback by Pelicans. 100-107 with 1:43 left
Shame they couldn't keep it going.
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Came across this again today. The shot, the block and the D by K Love on Curry. So good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVOgGLtPtc
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What a comeback by Pelicans. 100-107 with 1:43 left
Shame they couldn't keep it going.
As soon as the the guard, not sure what his name is, took that 3pt attempt and clanged it, i was like damn, there goes that run. They were getting inside looks well but were so cold from outside. Not sure why that guard ruined the flow when they just had to keep feeding AD inside. That's annoying.
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Came across this again today. The shot, the block and the D by K Love on Curry. So good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgVOgGLtPtc
I remember that like it was yesterday. just so incredible. remember watching it with my mom/dad. we were all on the "edge of our seats". <3
also I remember on here.... incredible post floods from everyone in that finals. Everyone going nuts. What a great time.
THE BLOCK.
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PHI came back wow!!! Game is close!!! PHI with the momentum.
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great game. 111-109 BOS. PHI ball, 19s left.
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brett brown gna mess this up lol
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OMFG JJ Redick nails a 3.
PHI down 1, ~3 seconds left.
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Redick is ice cold.. what a shot
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Not the best play from Simmons IMHO .. just chucks it up. i'd rather see him hit JJ on the run or something like that. Also, someone should have inbounded it instead, give Simmons a chance to get it at the end.
CLE VS BOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Redick is ice cold.. what a shot
ya, serious shot.
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I think this series showed the glaring weaknesses in the sixers construction. you cant win a playoff series without long athletic wings in today's NBA. Was still a good series though. Next season they'll improve. Bring on celtics cavs, im going for celtics. lol.
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damn CLE got owned.
don't expect that to happen in game 2 but, given how solid CLE was playing in TOR, major win for BOS, so dominant.
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damn CLE got owned.
don't expect that to happen in game 2 but, given how solid CLE was playing in TOR, major win for BOS, so dominant.
Haven't seen any footage but from the numbers it looks like CLE just had one of those games. At least the series will go to 5 games now :ninja:
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damn CLE got owned.
don't expect that to happen in game 2 but, given how solid CLE was playing in TOR, major win for BOS, so dominant.
Haven't seen any footage but from the numbers it looks like CLE just had one of those games. At least the series will go to 5 games now :ninja:
Just watched the highlights. I think Lebron had some $$ on the Celtics. That's the only explanation I've got.
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damn CLE got owned.
don't expect that to happen in game 2 but, given how solid CLE was playing in TOR, major win for BOS, so dominant.
Haven't seen any footage but from the numbers it looks like CLE just had one of those games. At least the series will go to 5 games now :ninja:
Just watched the highlights. I think Lebron had some $$ on the Celtics. That's the only explanation I've got.
hah.
ya lots of BOS fans talking sh*t but, really doubt Lebron performs like that in game 2.
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damn CLE got owned.
don't expect that to happen in game 2 but, given how solid CLE was playing in TOR, major win for BOS, so dominant.
Haven't seen any footage but from the numbers it looks like CLE just had one of those games. At least the series will go to 5 games now :ninja:
Just watched the highlights. I think Lebron had some $$ on the Celtics. That's the only explanation I've got.
hah.
ya lots of BOS fans talking sh*t but, really doubt Lebron performs like that in game 2.
Yeah I love the talk on Boston now. James' under performance was the absolute difference in that game. He performs and CLE win. Like you said I can't imagine him playing that poorly again.
Did love his play recall in the post game interview though. Pretty freaky memory.
https://www.facebook.com/foxsportsaus/videos/1978588182152978/
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damn CLE got owned.
don't expect that to happen in game 2 but, given how solid CLE was playing in TOR, major win for BOS, so dominant.
Haven't seen any footage but from the numbers it looks like CLE just had one of those games. At least the series will go to 5 games now :ninja:
Just watched the highlights. I think Lebron had some $$ on the Celtics. That's the only explanation I've got.
hah.
ya lots of BOS fans talking sh*t but, really doubt Lebron performs like that in game 2.
Yeah I love the talk on Boston now. James' under performance was the absolute difference in that game. He performs and CLE win. Like you said I can't imagine him playing that poorly again.
Did love his play recall in the post game interview though. Pretty freaky memory.
https://www.facebook.com/foxsportsaus/videos/1978588182152978/
was looking for that clip, damn that is GREAT! hah. especially with the spliced in footage of it actually happening. LEBRON.
Also, incredible how many BOS fans are talking so much shit, as if Larry Bird didn't have a bad game (or an entire shit series), or Brady never lost a superbowl. Come on BOS fans.. I know a few hardcore BOS fans, losing some respect for them as sports fans. lmao.
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damn CLE got owned.
don't expect that to happen in game 2 but, given how solid CLE was playing in TOR, major win for BOS, so dominant.
Haven't seen any footage but from the numbers it looks like CLE just had one of those games. At least the series will go to 5 games now :ninja:
Just watched the highlights. I think Lebron had some $$ on the Celtics. That's the only explanation I've got.
hah.
ya lots of BOS fans talking sh*t but, really doubt Lebron performs like that in game 2.
Yeah I love the talk on Boston now. James' under performance was the absolute difference in that game. He performs and CLE win. Like you said I can't imagine him playing that poorly again.
Did love his play recall in the post game interview though. Pretty freaky memory.
https://www.facebook.com/foxsportsaus/videos/1978588182152978/
was looking for that clip, damn that is GREAT! hah. especially with the spliced in footage of it actually happening. LEBRON.
Also, incredible how many BOS fans are talking so much shit, as if Larry Bird didn't have a bad game (or an entire shit series), or Brady never lost a superbowl. Come on BOS fans.. I know a few hardcore BOS fans, losing some respect for them as sports fans. lmao.
Haha yeah I can't wait to see how game 2 goes down. I imagine him having 15-20 before quarter time.
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i haven't watched a lot of full basketball games the last two years because the timing sucks so much. but man watching a full 48 of houston offense is just awful. harden is great and all but it seemed like they had like 10 easy layups/dunks and the rest was iso ball or a pass to a covered shooter with 4 seconds left.
it's so weird because mr. seven seconds or less himself is their coach. go figure.
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i haven't watched a lot of full basketball games the last two years because the timing sucks so much. but man watching a full 48 of houston offense is just awful. harden is great and all but it seemed like they had like 10 easy layups/dunks and the rest was iso ball or a pass to a covered shooter with 4 seconds left.
it's so weird because mr. seven seconds or less himself is their coach. go figure.
This is so true and why they won't win a championship with that setup. They are one of my least favourite teams to watch for that reason.
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LEBRON.
as expected.
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LEBRON.
as expected.
Haha. I was waiting for someone to post this.
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man LEBRON got cracked hard.
out of the game. hope he's ok.
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LEBRON.
as expected.
Haha. I was waiting for someone to post this.
hah yup.
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CLE's defense is such crap.
great game though. hah.
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CLE is so disappointing.. the effort, crap defense.. it's just incredible. Meanwhile, CELTS are hustling so hard. Celts are putting everything, into every single play. And even then, it's only a ~6 pt lead for BOS with like 5 min left.
Really annoying. Hoping CLE can get back in it.
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i'm cheering for lebron but his teammates are so out of it. this celtics team is going to get murdered by golden state.
i saw the game of the year bos @ GS but this is with kyrie doing whatever he wants at will.
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I kinda wanna see how Jalen will do against warriors. The guy is so calm and poised, quickly becoming one of my favourite players in the league.
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i'm cheering for lebron but his teammates are so out of it. this celtics team is going to get murdered by golden state.
i saw the game of the year bos @ GS but this is with kyrie doing whatever he wants at will.
Yeah it's going to be a hard finals series to watch if that's the case.
Lebron 42
Love 22
Rest of team 30
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I know Cavs role players take a lot of shit but honestly I sympathize with them. Just the makeup of the team isn't ideal to inspire anyone to step up, all the credit and direction is Lebron inspired. No one seems to have any creative license to play their game. If they do well, they finally did their part and when they don't do well it's just another case of Lebron having to carry the load and be the hero. Dead serious, I would hate to play on a team like that and would rather go on a long vacation than sacrifice everything for Lebron to take all the credit anyway then lose in max 5 to GS right after.
I'd much rather see the Celtics and their team inspired play. I think Celtics v GS could be fun. If not for any reason but to see what Brad Stevens can draw up. Also, Tatum is going to be a superstar. But honestly GS too good and efficient for anyone to play. I'm still mad at Durant for killing competition like he did.
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Watching Lebron go 1v5 against warriors wont be that fun (to me). It will be just frustrating to see the GoaT wasted on a platform and team like that. Unless he scores like 70 points I really don't think i'd even bother looking at the highlights. He'd have to score at least 70 imho.
Celtics prob get owned but you know they'll have their moments where they're competing as a team. I might just boycott the western conference games cos KD destroyed the playoffs. I was rewatching the Okc-Warriors playoff game and man those were fun. Did i tell you guys I watched the game live where KD drop 40 against warriors in his last good game before he left OKC? The guy was/is amazing, now he's just playing on easy mode and no one cares. Russell Westbrook shud have been traded instead of Harden. I hate the NBA as a staff, league and crew. Maybe Curry will get bored and go to another team and get a 3 peat there. Maybe KD will do that and give his reputation a fresh start. But no Warriors will jsut keep winning for years and years, how exciting.
To undoubtable's point about Cav's role players, i dont really have much sympathy for them. They knew from the moment they signed the sheet that they're gna be role players and what was expected of them. They shud practice catch and shoot and screening and cutting as per a lebron offence. All of those things which every good basketball player needs to do regardless of Lebron being on the team or not. In fact Lebron makes it easier cos you're going to get mo open shots than if they were on another team. If they can't catch a ball and shoot it clean without letting the moment overwhelm them then something is missing in their preparation. 100% it's mental though. Something tells me if Jalen or Tatum were turned into role players they'd just be fine because they're not covered by the moment, they just remain calm and play within themselves.
I'm probably wrong but it's fun to talk about basketball
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i'd enjoy watching Lebron try to score 70.
it's just him and the team on defense that's the problem to me. heartless defense won't get you anywhere. no hustle, no glory.
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i'd enjoy watching Lebron try to score 70.
it's just him and the team on defense that's the problem to me. heartless defense won't get you anywhere. no hustle, no glory.
IF he's truly GOAT then he should be doing stuff like that. I dont even get a little excited when he scores 40, like that's nothing for a GOAT, those are russell westbrook numbers bro. Score 70, lets see you do something truly special.
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i'd enjoy watching Lebron try to score 70.
it's just him and the team on defense that's the problem to me. heartless defense won't get you anywhere. no hustle, no glory.
IF he's truly GOAT then he should be doing stuff like that. I dont even get a little excited when he scores 40, like that's nothing for a GOAT, those are russell westbrook numbers bro. Score 70, lets see you do something truly special.
well he's less of a Kobe and more of a Magic.. but, he needs to go full Mamba in order to pull this series out, with support from his squad on D and knocking down shots when he kicks it out.
but ya, needs to be way more aggressive & also not cramp/die.
That shot to the chin he took last night was serious. I definitely think that rattled him. That's an NFL football hit.
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True he's a more of a enabler of offence than an iso guy but for his legacy it's better to have some crazy outlier playoff games in a losing effort. I think the claim against lebron is that he'd rather give up than go off in a losing situation. Maybe?
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True he's a more of a enabler of offence than an iso guy but for his legacy it's better to have some crazy outlier playoff games in a losing effort. I think the claim against lebron is that he'd rather give up than go off in a losing situation. Maybe?
well, from his standpoint, it might make sense to shut it down in an away game. If he was on fire that game, and his team just can't do sh*t, and BOS is pulling away, maybe "giving up" would be a smart decision, knowing he can't give up at all @ home. Not saying he did any of that, or actually gave up (because he was still playing good in the 4th, his team gave up on defense), but if he did regulate his performance a bit like that because he "knows himself" and knows that he needs to dig deep af in CLE, it could make some sense. I could definitely see LEBRON doing something like that, given past performances of becoming drained/destroyed late in the finals/playoffs, and taking regular season games off etc. His only chance left this year, is to win these next two games in CLE, get his team firing on all cylinders, & rattle BOS enough that he can steal one in Boston.
But ya, I think LEBRON is someone who understands pacing himself. Go off for 70 in an away game @ BOS in game 2, be drained for game 3 in CLE ... Maybe he's just smarter than most ISO guys? lool.
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True he's a more of a enabler of offence than an iso guy but for his legacy it's better to have some crazy outlier playoff games in a losing effort. I think the claim against lebron is that he'd rather give up than go off in a losing situation. Maybe?
well, from his standpoint, it might make sense to shut it down in an away game. If he was on fire that game, and his team just can't do sh*t, and BOS is pulling away, maybe "giving up" would be a smart decision, knowing he can't give up at all @ home. Not saying he did any of that, or actually gave up (because he was still playing good in the 4th, his team gave up on defense), but if he did regulate his performance a bit like that because he "knows himself" and knows that he needs to dig deep af in CLE, it could make some sense. I could definitely see LEBRON doing something like that, given past performances of becoming drained/destroyed late in the finals/playoffs, and taking regular season games off etc. His only chance left this year, is to win these next two games in CLE, get his team firing on all cylinders, & rattle BOS enough that he can steal one in Boston.
But ya, I think LEBRON is someone who understands pacing himself. Go off for 70 in an away game @ BOS in game 2, be drained for game 3 in CLE ... Maybe he's just smarter than most ISO guys? lool.
Those are some very good points. You definitely have to give it to him that he's pushed himself to the absolute limit after coming back to Cleveland and understands his body like few athletes do. I hope KD is motivated to do the same at some point.
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Everyone expecting Lebron to come out crazy aggressive .. comes out passing aggressive, setting up his teammates who knocked down some big shots. Then he starts knocking down big shots. CLE looks good tonight so far. BOS can't hit anything.
If CLE can win 2 at home in dominant fashion (knocking down 3's/big shots), this really could set them up for a big steal in BOS.
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Hmm what's going on with James? He really did look destroyed before that timeout.. wtf? He was like staggering over to the bench... wtf?
One possession after that beautiful 2 handed reverse windmill.
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beautiful assist from LEBRON to JR.
when JR (& Love/Korver) is knocking down 3's, CLE is 100x better.
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what a pass by LEBRON. beautiful.
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bad L for BOS. Last thing you want to do is let CLE think they know how to play bball again & hit shots.
BOS can't let this happen again in game 2, have to make it more competitive. Otherwise I can see CLE going in to BOS and just ripping their heart out for game 5, with an aggressive af LEBRON who looks like he's on a mission.
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what a sloppy sequence for HOU.. just non stop turnovers. wtf.
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harden to tucker, who flops instead of grabbing the ball, which leads to a turnover for whatshisface to drain a 3.
i'd cut Tucker from the team, right there, on the spot.
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there's a reason I rarely post about games HOU is in.. I really hate watching them. They cry after every play, especially Gordon. They run down the clock doing nothing. They play shit defense. Can't stand them. :D
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Damn. Curry in the third!
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And it's contagious it seems lol
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HOU is in trouble. 3-1 after the next game. They are weak.
And now Curry has his mojo back.
RIP.
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destruction by Livingston. eek.
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destruction by Livingston. eek.
Best play of the game. I watched that at least 5 times.
But yeah, Houston are cooked.
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destruction by Livingston. eek.
Best play of the game. I watched that at least 5 times.
But yeah, Houston are cooked.
yup. done.
imho, they look awful.
CLE looks awful too (for the most part), but .. LEBRON. CLE also doesn't have to face a juggernaut before the finals, ie GSW. HOU doesn't look anywhere near the level of GSW. I mean props to them for getting to the Western Conference Finals but they don't look like an NBA Finals team.
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destruction by Livingston. eek.
Best play of the game. I watched that at least 5 times.
But yeah, Houston are cooked.
yup. done.
imho, they look awful.
CLE looks awful too (for the most part), but .. LEBRON. CLE also doesn't have to face a juggernaut before the finals, ie GSW. HOU doesn't look anywhere near the level of GSW. I mean props to them for getting to the Western Conference Finals but they don't look like an NBA Finals team.
Yeah I just don't know how the finals is going to play out. Whoever GSW face is going to get blown off the court which isn't a good thing. I can only hope that Lebron ends up at Philly next year and they keep most of that unit together. That's the only option I see to challenge GSW. (I unintentionally just ignored BOS with who will be coming back for them too so there's always that).
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destruction by Livingston. eek.
Best play of the game. I watched that at least 5 times.
But yeah, Houston are cooked.
yup. done.
imho, they look awful.
CLE looks awful too (for the most part), but .. LEBRON. CLE also doesn't have to face a juggernaut before the finals, ie GSW. HOU doesn't look anywhere near the level of GSW. I mean props to them for getting to the Western Conference Finals but they don't look like an NBA Finals team.
Yeah I just don't know how the finals is going to play out. Whoever GSW face is going to get blown off the court which isn't a good thing. I can only hope that Lebron ends up at Philly next year and they keep most of that unit together. That's the only option I see to challenge GSW. (I unintentionally just ignored BOS with who will be coming back for them too so there's always that).
a fully healthy BOS will be lethal, especially now that these young guys know how to step up.
Hope LEBRON goes back to MIA - come back bro!! Come back for 2 seasons, get to 2 NBA FINALS, then go back to CLE once again and finish with one more finals. :trollface:
tbh tho.. I could see him coming back to MIA.. not even joking. That'd be a serious squad man.. and we know he loves South Beach :D
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Jalen Brown has been watching too many of my dunk videos.. hard one hand dunk misses, flying out, except off dribble.
kinda nuts.
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LEBRON.
KORVER.
LEBRON.
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only a 10 point game. BOS back in it.
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Poor Rozier. He's absolutely ballin`, but keeps getting caught up playing D on LEBRON who is really just manhandling him (as expected).
BOS really bringing it though.. turning out to be a solid game.
LEBRON is very efficient tonight.
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wow what a quick collapse by BOS.
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The level of difficulty on some of these LEBRON fade-aways/step back J's, especially off the "wrong foot", is really nuts.
A step back J off of his right foot, man that is not easy. That's a near impossible shot for most people (step back J on the "off foot").
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LEBRON is such a tank.
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destruction by Livingston. eek.
Best play of the game. I watched that at least 5 times.
But yeah, Houston are cooked.
yup. done.
imho, they look awful.
CLE looks awful too (for the most part), but .. LEBRON. CLE also doesn't have to face a juggernaut before the finals, ie GSW. HOU doesn't look anywhere near the level of GSW. I mean props to them for getting to the Western Conference Finals but they don't look like an NBA Finals team.
Yeah I just don't know how the finals is going to play out. Whoever GSW face is going to get blown off the court which isn't a good thing. I can only hope that Lebron ends up at Philly next year and they keep most of that unit together. That's the only option I see to challenge GSW. (I unintentionally just ignored BOS with who will be coming back for them too so there's always that).
a fully healthy BOS will be lethal, especially now that these young guys know how to step up.
Hope LEBRON goes back to MIA - come back bro!! Come back for 2 seasons, get to 2 NBA FINALS, then go back to CLE once again and finish with one more finals. :trollface:
tbh tho.. I could see him coming back to MIA.. not even joking. That'd be a serious squad man.. and we know he loves South Beach :D
Haha. Wishful thinking. MIA with Bron isn't beating GSW though which I imagine is his number 1 goal.
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CLE need to put another 10 points between them and BOS. I wouldn't want to be going into the final minutes with it too close.
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Incredible baseline spin move by Horford, who was DOUBLED.
beautiful.
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CLE need to put another 10 points between them and BOS. I wouldn't want to be going into the final minutes with it too close.
BOS creeped back in it!
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LEBRON came back off the bench. CLE.
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Hill was getting assaulted before LEBRON drained that 3.
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they really need to fix this review process.. clearly off Love. Have to be able to get that call right with a little over 2 minutes left.
come on.
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Good showing by BOS. Had they not missed so many layups/dunks etc, would have been very close. That's going to give them more confidence heading back home.
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Good showing by BOS. Had they not missed so many layups/dunks etc, would have been very close. That's going to give them more confidence heading back home.
Good point. Game 5 going to be very interesting.
I hope James learns one thing from the last two games and that's to be a scorer and facilitator and not chase the rebounds. He can conserve so much energy that way.
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Not overly excited about the officiating. I feel like there were a ton of just bad calls that killed momentum swings. On both sides but particularly Boston's. Specifically on Tatum. A few I just shook my head on. Still, like mentioned, if Boston hits the gimmes...
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Good showing by BOS. Had they not missed so many layups/dunks etc, would have been very close. That's going to give them more confidence heading back home.
Good point. Game 5 going to be very interesting.
I hope James learns one thing from the last two games and that's to be a scorer and facilitator and not chase the rebounds. He can conserve so much energy that way.
yup
though, i think game 2 might have been different had LEBRON not taken that hit. IMHO, that was a nasty hit. It seemed to really shake him & changed the rhythm of the team. He already had like 25 points in the 1st quarter or something lmao. 30+ by the 2nd? Then boom. He was "off" after that hit.
I already foresee LEBRON walking off the court in game 6, intense AF, no talking, BOS fans silent, just confident after the steal.
Not overly excited about the officiating. I feel like there were a ton of just bad calls that killed momentum swings. On both sides but particularly Boston's. Specifically on Tatum. A few I just shook my head on. Still, like mentioned, if Boston hits the gimmes...
yup, tons of sh*t calls.
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GSW going nuts in the 2nd half with 3's.
wreckage.
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AHaAHaHAHAAH DRAYMOND GOT SPRITED ON THE RIM. LMFAO.
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What a crazy game!
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wow what a W for HOU. holy shit.
and what a finish.. that foul almost WRECKED everything. (wasn't even a foul either)
Curry had a chance to send it in to OT..
crazy ending.
man if it ends up being HOU/CLE i'd be so happy. CLE can beat HOU.
GET IT DONE ROCKETS.
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wow what a W for HOU. holy shit.
and what a finish.. that foul almost WRECKED everything. (wasn't even a foul either)
Curry had a chance to send it in to OT..
crazy ending.
man if it ends up being HOU/CLE i'd be so happy. CLE can beat HOU.
GET IT DONE ROCKETS.
Just watched the highlights and I knew from Harden's travel in the first quarter that they were going to win. No one should be able to get away with that in any league on the planet.
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Uh oh. CLE getting smashed right now.
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This is unrelated but ive got the game playing on mute and it's so much more enjoyable without the usual commentary. Makes me think if someone came up with a way to do asmr style commentating i'd enjoy that a lot more b/c you could background watch a game without having your attention constantly being grabbed by loud boorish commentators like Mark Jackson or Van Gundy.
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This is unrelated but ive got the game playing on mute and it's so much more enjoyable without the usual commentary. Makes me think if someone came up with a way to do asmr style commentating i'd enjoy that a lot more b/c you could background watch a game without having your attention constantly being grabbed by loud boorish commentators like Mark Jackson or Van Gundy.
i've heard the commentator audio go out a few times in my life, just listening to the game.. was amazing. loved it. wish you could control that.
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LeComeback LeBrewing!
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12 pt lead and CLE chucking up 3's.. so annoying. Especially when it's Clarkson every time clanking it.
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teh fuck happened to James.
he's really wrecked.
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the rest of CLE's starters only had 10 points.. wtf. :/
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teh fuck happened to James.
he's really wrecked.
the rest of CLE's starters only had 10 points.. wtf. :/
asked and answered lol
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teh fuck happened to James.
he's really wrecked.
the rest of CLE's starters only had 10 points.. wtf. :/
asked and answered lol
Haha truth!
I am at work and just had the play by play going on. Whenever I looked all I saw was missed 3 point attempt over and over again. Incredibly frustrating.
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teh fuck happened to James.
he's really wrecked.
the rest of CLE's starters only had 10 points.. wtf. :/
asked and answered lol
hahaha yup.
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teh fuck happened to James.
he's really wrecked.
the rest of CLE's starters only had 10 points.. wtf. :/
asked and answered lol
Haha truth!
I am at work and just had the play by play going on. Whenever I looked all I saw was missed 3 point attempt over and over again. Incredibly frustrating.
ya man. this is just bad coaching IMHO.
For example, Popovich teams don't do this.. I can always expect the Spurs to look like they know how to play team basketball.
CLE is very frustrating to watch. Any team who can go from "amazing" if they are hitting 3's, to "complete shit" if they aren't .. is extremely frustrating to watch, and bad for basketball in general. Unfortunately this is what the league is transformed into :/
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GSW v HOU is intense to start.
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nasty drive + dunk by harden.
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Reggie 'corny' Miller is making this stream unbearable :pissed:
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Who took over pj tuckers body. He can't do the things he's doing. Honestly surprised the Rockets are competing the way they are
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i didn't see the last 1.5 quarters. checking to see who won:
WHOA ROCKETS WON! 98-94.
daamn!!!!!!!!!!
major shakeups brewing on both the East & West confs. I think GSW losing would be much worse than CLE tho, GSW is STACKED. Would also show people who act like you can just form a super squad (+Durant) and get to the finals every year, that it isn't easy.
not over yet tho.
man if GSW doesn't make it and CLE does, i'd be so damn happy. COME THE FU*K ON LEBRON.
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noooooo @ Chris Paul's hamstring!
https://sports.yahoo.com/rockets-outlast-warriors-thrilling-game-5-eyes-now-chris-pauls-hamstring-035137469.html
:(
rest him game 6, and hope he's good by game 7. :/
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this had me rofl'n. dirty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMDvYqyQnUM
also, love how steph handled it. <3 hah.
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Damn such a good finish and I also missed it by falling asleep after the first half. This is a pretty good read on Houston forcing GSW to play ISO ball. I still think GSW pulls it off but seems like a tossup now.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2777848-warriors-need-to-play-their-game-not-the-game-houston-rockets-want-them-to-play?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2777848-warriors-need-to-play-their-game-not-the-game-houston-rockets-want-them-to-play?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial)
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^^ nice photo.
(https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/743/705/hi-res-abf4eaecb18fad60257a8299f7a4a7b0_crop_north.jpg?h=533&w=800&q=70&crop_x=center&crop_y=top)
I love how HOU knows how to play defense all of a sudden (according to analysts) haha.
HOU looks sloppy, even in their wins. For their W's though, they just looked like they had more energy/tenacity. Just really amp'd up, hustling/spazzing out all over the court. Similar to BOS's W's. HOU basically took control of the tempo. I think that's rattled GSW more than anything.
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LEBRON is such a tank. Incredible how many calls he DOESNT get. He whines way too much but, he gets calls like SHAQ. Shaq would get battered, no call. Just a different standard for SHAQ and LEBRON. Or am I wrong?
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LEBRON needs to get back on fucking D.
god dammit lebron.
he gets stripped, stands there like a fool, BOS comes down, Rozier hits a 3.
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not sure about LEBRON playing the entire first half....... looks like he's starting to feel it at the end of the 2nd.
curious to see how he looks in the 2nd half.
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Rozier hit another big 3.
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Rozier hit another big 3.
Rozier is ballin`. Really love watching him play. He's just rugged. Nothing fancy, just aggressive.
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beautiful LEBLOCK
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GREAT throw down attempt from Rozier. That was beast. Man if that would have dropped.... :wowthatwasnutswtf:
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#getbackonDlebron
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even tho CLE is up 13, they aren't ending this 3rd qtr well.
looks like sh*t bball.
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CLE got too comfortable to end this 3rd. 10 pt lead, LEBRON sitting.
Korver gets it to back to 13.
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Rozier brings it back to 10.
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83-73 to start the 4th, the way CLE is playing .. has me worried.
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I havent watched much but if cleveland gave it all they got and boston are hanging in, i can see better coaching from Brad winning this game from here.
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Jalen brown is my favourite player right now
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Smart's block on LEBRON = epic.
that's pretty insane. lol.
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Jalen brown is my favourite player right now
he's good but dno why fav. hah.
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7 pt lead.
BOS ball.
i'm telling u man CLE really got too comfortable. not good.
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eek. c'mon LEBRON.
lebron likes to ham it up... hopefully he's ok.
man he's so strong.
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what a drive by LEBRON .. people just bouncing off of him all over the place.
Nance with the put back dunk but damn what a drive. TANK.
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LEBRON is very SHAQ-like when he attacks. just crazy how people fly off of him, even someone who is pretty big like Horford.
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LEBRON.
GOING.
NUTS.
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LEBRON better not drink any of the water they are serving up in BOS..
can't wait for game 7.. seriously.
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LEBRON.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GIXo1nLpnE
nice moment caught on tape.
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LEBRON with the INTENSITY. Ironman.
crazy stuff last night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il-YNB-IRTM
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(http://us.pressfrom.com/upload/images/real/2018/05/26/slide-1-of-124-cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james-23-reacts-after-hitting-a-three-point-shot-late-in-t_456265_.jpg?content=1)
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAxOLyx.img?h=832&w=1598&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1869&y=419)
(http://media.video-cdn.espn.com/motion/2018/0525/dm_180525_NBA_LeBron_James_Sotfull/dm_180525_NBA_LeBron_James_Sotfull.jpg)
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAxPdgH.img?h=315&w=600&m=6&q=60&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=585&y=194)
(http://cdn1.thecomeback.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lebron-game-6-832x447.png)
(https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/4/590x/LeBron-James-965343.jpg?r=1527309711599)
(http://breakingnewshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/962547830.jpg-800x445.jpg)
(https://thesportspostcom-xt0mxgicgroc.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lebron-james-i-wasnt-coming-out-of-the-game-800x600.jpg)
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bad start for HOU, down 0-4, lots of turnovers.. then............ boom. 13-6 HOU.
they are just playing so fast. it's chaotic. GSW having problems with it.
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rockets, turnover fest.
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Durant can't buy a bucket (early).
Curry/Klay hitting shots though.
Harden playing wild, but making things happen.
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HARD foul from Tucker on Durant .. Tucker goes right up to Durant after, so fast, to help him up. LMFAO. Trying not to get a Flagrant (even tho it wasnt a flagrant).
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Harden gives no fucks. like 0-23 for 3, chucks one up from like 30 ft, drains it.
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bad news so far, for GSW.
HOU is on fire.
33-19.
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Durant just missed 2 out of 3 FT's... BAD SIGN.
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39-22 HOU after the 1st qtr.
DAMN.
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48-39 HOU. GSW hitting shots.
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Durant block on harden, recovers it, then goes length of court to layup.
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surprised Paul is allowed to talk to the refs like that.. or that the refs would entertain it.
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Curry foul on Harden for 3: to me that was a foul.
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GSW seems to like to try and "match" HOU 3for3 .. seems like they are getting sucked into that game. Not working out good for them so far.
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bruh HOU is making a ton of 3's. this is lethal.
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61-51 HOU at the half.
crazy game.
would love to see HOU get the W tonight.
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I just want to see the world burn and watch a celtics v rockets finals.
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GSW favored to win by 12.. wtf. were down by 10. no panic yet. durant got this.
CLE at boston with Love out. lebron will be epic. i can feel it coming.
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GSW favored to win by 12.. wtf. were down by 10. no panic yet. durant got this.
down 2 right now, looks on fire.
CLE at boston with Love out. lebron will be epic. i can feel it coming.
I can't picture him walking off with his head down. I just envision him walking off confident after an insane performance, BOS fans dead quiet, on to his 9th straight finals.
That's all I can see.
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Curry on fire. RIP.
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Harden doing so great driving, but then settles for crazy difficult 3's. KEEP DRIVING.
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absolutely
incredible
dunk
attempt (to end the half)
by
Gordon
unreal.
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Harden playing horrible in the 4th :/
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HOU looks awful now. game is pretty much over. just chucking up 3's (and missing all of them) etc.
GAME 7!
Can't wait for CLE/BOS tmw. So AMP'd for that.
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expecting a standing ovation from the classy boston crowd after the king plays god mode. :headbang:
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expecting a standing ovation from the classy boston crowd after the king plays god mode. :headbang:
haha.. man i dno. i have a bunch of friends from Boston and they talk so much shit about LEBRON. Who knows, maybe they will. Hope LEBRON forces them to.
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but ya.. LEBRON tmw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ2lUdcAQtY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONWJBSidccQ
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don't think im going to be typing much during this game 7. going to really immerse myself into it. i mean, that's assuming it'll be a close/great game.
will post stuff after each quarter maybe. lol.
c'mon LEBRON GET IT DONE.
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What if a BOS/HOU finals series?
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What if a BOS/HOU finals series?
that'd be cool. BOS can beat HOU for sure.
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Boston celtics facebook posted a 'We will not bend the knee' and 'its our time' post. Thought that was great. But maybe for the development of these young-uns it's better to lose a heartbreaking game 7 than to win and let it go to their heads, stunting their development. Le Coach
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Boston celtics facebook posted a 'We will not bend the knee' and 'its our time' post. Thought that was great. But maybe for the development of these young-uns it's better to lose a heartbreaking game 7 than to win and let it go to their heads, stunting their development. Le Coach
for development, theoretically might be better.
but it's never better to lose, ever.
:D
thing is tho.. ain't no one asking them to bend the knee. Lebron may just slay them on the battlefield though, hopefully.
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https://streamable.com/i3xmj
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https://streamable.com/i3xmj
aaah fuck off boston.
GO CLE!
damn. BOS starting off good.. or, CLE starting out horrible. Crap defense.
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hey CLE, stop shooting 3's.
thanks.
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Stevens/ horford so smart exposing nance on the switch
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Hey CLE, PLEASE, STOP, SHOOTING, 3's.
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Stevens/ horford so smart exposing nance on the switch
Yup and Nance isn't that good.. glad he got 3 fouls and had to exit the game. Best thing that happened for CLE, was Nance picking up 3 fouls.
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Clarkson is bad also .. he needs to stop chucking up brick 3's.
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CLE's defense is so awful.
Every BOS shot has so much space. Then they get O-rebounds and putbacks.
Man CLE sucks. Rooting for them is so difficult.
LEGGO LEBRON!#!@$
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crazy how fucked Love got from that hit, last game.. :/
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Stevens/ horford so smart exposing nance on the switch
Yup and Nance isn't that good.. glad he got 3 fouls and had to exit the game. Best thing that happened for CLE, was Nance picking up 3 fouls.
Difference between horford on the floor and Baynes is massive. Cleveland has to go on a run when they sit horford
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incredible pass by George Hill to Thompson
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incredible pass by George Hill to Thompson
His defense/ box outs are nasty too
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beautiful pass by james to Green .. for 3.
damn!!!
53-51 CLE!!#@$@
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incredible pass by George Hill to Thompson
His defense/ box outs are nasty too
ya
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BOS "missing", reality setting in.
CLE has to capitalize fully.
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mad respect to Rozier for trying to yam it on James.. WOW.
but, LEBRON. c'mon Rozier, now you know.
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when will they learn..lol
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LOL @ LEBRON/Thompson blaming each other over that Smart play.. hilarious. Mostly LEBRON's fuck up.
lackadaisical basketball smh.
can't beat BOS like that. WAKE THE FUCK UP.
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when will they learn..lol
ikr lmao.
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mad respect to Rozier for trying to yam it on James.. WOW.
but, LEBRON. c'mon Rozier, now you know.
lol that kind of pissed me off it was all wrist and he stood at that spot gloating.
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mad respect to Rozier for trying to yam it on James.. WOW.
but, LEBRON. c'mon Rozier, now you know.
lol that kind of pissed me off it was all wrist and he stood at that spot gloating.
lmfao ya.. wtf was he doing standing there. lebron smh. :/
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could be under 60's for both teams, end of 3rd.. that helps CLE for sure, which plays like shit in this city.
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LEBRON needs to take it to the damn rim tho.. fadeaway from nearly 3 on tatum, bad decisions.
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LEBRON.
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please. please. get Nance out of the game.
please.
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LEBRON has 4 fouls with 7 minutes left.... this could end up bad.
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LEBRON crazy off glass, tough angle.
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Kingfish -> when will they learn? Tatum didn't get the memo.
CRUSHED IT ON JAMES.
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Crazy ball rotation. Tatum is ballin, nasty 3.
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this is a stressful game. i'm not even fan of either.
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CLE RESPONDS.
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this is a stressful game. i'm not even fan of either.
haha
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this is a stressful game. i'm not even fan of either.
ya im yelling at the tv etc.
rarely do that.. but, LEBRON. <3
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wow @ tatum bumping james after jamming it on him. That "look" LEBRON gave him, lmao!
LEBRON remembers these things.. who knows.
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LEBRON making the rookie pay.
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boston in panic now. rookies cant handle the pressure
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WHAT A PASS BY LEBRON.
INSANE@!$)(@$)!@
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boston in panic now. rookies cant handle the pressure
yup. 100%
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LE
FUCKING
BRON
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yup.. lebron did not disappoint. :headbang:
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it went downhill fast after the rookie taunted the king.
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it went downhill fast after the rookie taunted the king.
yup, it really did.
brick city after that, and LEBRON turned it up.
when will people learn? RESPECT THE KING.
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It will be a tragedy after these great semi finals we end up with Cavs-GSW again
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^ yup. thats with kyrie missing now. put kyrie in there and we have a good match.
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CLE needs to be completely rebuilt, if LEBRON stays.. this team is awful.
If LEBRON manages to get CLE to win the championship this year, he is GOATGOAT.
I don't see how it's possible.. but if it happens...
LEGOATGOAT.
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(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/a6/0e/03/a60e03b43d30d89a59467ec9d16d83f9--cleveland-house-cleveland-cavs.jpg)
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it went downhill fast after the rookie taunted the king.
i missed that. just saw it:
https://streamable.com/k5aby
damn. why did he do that. lol.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EMSuTZzROE
watched the replay and see Morris face while he was trying to slowdown the train but got dragged into it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EMSuTZzROE
watched the replay and see Morris face while he was trying to slowdown the train but got dragged into it.
TANK. PURE BEASTMODE.
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hmm.. Harden is kind of on fire right now.
3 & the foul.
nasty.
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holy shit @ GORDON.. WTF.
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holy shit @ GORDON.. WTF.
missed it. what happened?
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OMFG @ GORDON.
OMFG @ HOU.
HOU = on fire.
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holy shit @ GORDON.. WTF.
missed it. what happened?
nasty dribbling + drive + pass to whatshisface for the dunk.
Gordon is going off.
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the start of 2nd has been the most joyous game of basketball ive remembe watching in a long time. houston killing it.
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the start of 2nd has been the most joyous game of basketball ive remembe watching in a long time. houston killing it.
yea i'm getting ready for sleep but that got paused .. some serious basketball.
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damn that was weird with curry stepping on the shoe, and it coming off.
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my streams are fked up :( i see gsw seems to have mounted a comeback
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my streams are fked up :( i see gsw seems to have mounted a comeback
nah they are getting crushed.
HOU is putting on a clinic right now.. GSW turning it over, playing shit D, can't box out .. and Klay even missed 2 FT's.
INSANE.
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HARDEN WITH THE NASTY FAST BREAK DUNK AFTER THE STEAL.
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harden fast break .. omg im dead
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refs need to give harden some free throws! lol
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dude this is beautiful... LEGGO HOU!!
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WOW @ GORDON.
dude he is BALLIN.
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GSW crumbled under pressure. 3rd quarter is usually their best one tho, right?
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GSW crumbled under pressure. 3rd quarter is usually their best one tho, right?
ya.. that's why im going to stay up for the 3rd i think.
they usually come out so good in the 3rd, and HOU usually sucks.
but i dno man, HOU is on fire tonight.
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missed FT's for GSW, a serious problem tonight.
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absolutely horrendous officiating with that Harden 3 + foul.. that was in the act. pure garbage.
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GSW is back.
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OMG HOU STOP SHOOTING 3's.
FFS.
CURRY ON FIRE.
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GSW took over.
Now Harden throwing up desperation 3's.. RIP.
CurryTime.
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so much respect to Gordon, playing out of his mind man.
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intentional fouls.. dirty GSW. i mean, whatever it takes.. or not. dirty.
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GSW closed this game out horribly.. but too late for HOU.
horrible 3rd/4th for HOU.. :/ missed 3 after missed 3, should have taken it to the damn rim. awful basketball.
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GSW vs CLE
4 in a row.. that's incredible. Serious rivalry.
praying to "jesus" for LEBRON & CLE. :D
congrats to Kingfish!
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Feel bad for Ariza. Dude went 0-12. Played great d but could not get a jumper to go. Tucker and Gordon played amazing basketball. Harden of course. I hate GSW more right now than i ever hated the Lakers.. but this wont be the year we see them fall :(
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:wowthatwasnutswtf: never doubted the heart of a double MVP.
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:wowthatwasnutswtf: never doubted the heart of a double MVP.
they are good players but fuck the warriors
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that game was tough to watch as a rockets fan.. killed by your own 3pt game.
love the rockets. just cant get myself to cheer for harden. pos is so cheeky bastard.
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aww jeeez not this shit again, gsw vs cavs again, cavs losing in 5 or 6..... booooooo
I feel you man was hoping for anything but. Seems like both Boston and hou went cold when it counted most. Tough to match up against that experience
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Game 1 - Cavs get squashed
Game 2 - Cavs get squashed
Game 3 - Cavs lose by slim margin
Game 4 - GSW gets squashed
Game 5 - Cavs lose by 10-15
I must be a genius :huh:
you said it would be GSW/BOS tho... :ninja: 8)
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Game 1 - Cavs get squashed
Game 2 - Cavs get squashed
Game 3 - Cavs lose by slim margin
Game 4 - GSW gets squashed
Game 5 - Cavs lose by 10-15
I must be a genius :huh:
you said it would be GSW/BOS tho... :ninja: 8)
RIGGGGED, RIGGGGED for LEBRONNNN
LOL. :derp:
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How do you work up the interest to watch the finals? What are we going to see that we dont know yet. I hope GSW sweeps so it ends quickly, like a bad movie you're stuck watching for some reason but you can't just leave. I still want houston v celtics
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^^ don't get that. don't have to work up any interest. ehhh!!!
we're watching one of the greatest to have ever played the game, go up against a team with multiple future HOF'rs.. a juggernaut.
seems interesting to me.. :D
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game on!!!
LEBRON!
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damn scary play by JR on Klay... that looked bad.
hope Klay is ok fuck.
seemed like an accident tho.
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CLE hustling. Great to see.
GREAT FIRST QTR FOR CLE.
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wow Nance Jr playing good lol. nice.
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CLE is playing GOOD man. The tempo of this game is so slow.. this is an EAST CONF game. That favors CLE.
crazy
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Steph makes you pay. dammit JR.
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great game so far. GSW came out scary to start the 3rd.. but LEBRON.
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LMFAO'd so hard at JaVale McGee's missed dunk.. that was funny.
props to McGee tho he came in strong.
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awful defense.
how the fu*k do NBA teams lose focus on D this easily. I don't get it. So many of these plays by GSW would be "thwarted" by hustling back on D.
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with GSW especially, you lose focus for a few minutes and the lead blows up by 8-10 points or so.
GSW +6 after the third .. really could be even closer. CLE just not getting back on D, so weak.
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korver green cle!
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some serious shit calls with 5min left in the 4th.. :/
but CLE just not good at playing through it.. Lebron especially.
Green's 3 was big tho.
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L E B R O N
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L E B R O N
LE FUCKING BRON.
and1. disgusting.
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how the F are they reviewing this charge?
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dude this is insane.. lebron wasn't completely set but he was set enough
this is crazy
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my mind is blown
how did this just happen?
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fuck man
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I think it's because he was turning as the contact happened. Watch his hips, he's swiveling to ensure contact. He should have just slid over and taken the hit. Wouldn't have needed to have any review
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OVERTIME!
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JR thought they had the lead. guaranteed.
wow.
insane.
this game is incredible.
PS: fuck maxent. LMFAO.
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that look on lebrons face on JR smith..lol. GSW got very lucky there
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Hill complains about being fouled .. leads to a Klay 3, because he didn't get back .. too busy whining.
how is this acceptable?
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CLE plays good D, Draymond Green hits a 3.
wrecked.
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lebrons greatness.. killed by dumbass teammate
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damn man. really hate how this game ended. the ref shit, not the fighting.
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Draymond been taunting to end the game.
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How did Thompson get tossed for that?
wtf?
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good showing by CLE. but man, awful way to lose this one.
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Thompson elbow came after he passed him, nowhere near him. flailed his elbow up.
odd ejection..
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btw that LEBLOCK on Curry was pretty nuts. over the square? lol.
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The refs fucked this one up. Such a disappointing way to end the game. CLE should be up 1-0
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The refs fucked this one up. Such a disappointing way to end the game. CLE should be up 1-0
seriously man. i haven't felt this annoyed after a sports event in a long time.
i mean who knows, maybe they lose to a Curry 3 at the end etc.. but, refs gave GSW some enormous gifts. Changed the game significantly IMHO. I'm not just saying that because I wanted CLE to win .. those calls were AWFUL.
:pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :raging: :raging: :raging: :raging:
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The refs fucked this one up. Such a disappointing way to end the game. CLE should be up 1-0
seriously man. i haven't felt this annoyed after a sports event in a long time.
i mean who knows, maybe they lose to a Curry 3 at the end etc.. but, refs gave GSW some enormous gifts. Changed the game significantly IMHO. I'm not just saying that because I wanted CLE to win .. those calls were AWFUL.
:pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :raging: :raging: :raging: :raging:
Yep. Aside from missing calls you can't just change 1 call at the end of the game. It was outside the restricted area so if you change that why not change every other missed call for the game.
I'm the same as you. Wanted CLE to win but it was a great game to watch up to that point. I just hope CLE can recover from that to make it a competitive series.
All that said JR man, WTF???
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I'm not really annoyed with JR, at all. What he did doesn't bug me one bit.
JR got an offensive rebound after that Hill missed FT, preventing GSW from calling a T/O and setting up a Durant/Curry dagger.
As soon as JR got that rebound and started dribbling it out, EVERYONE ON CLE, INCLUDING LUE, should have been calling for timeout.
They had 4+ seconds.
That's a bigger failure on CLE than it is JR IMHO. Sure he screwed up but, *everyone* around him screwed up as well.
So all of the JR talk i'm seeing, putting it all on him etc, is just nonsense IMHO.
HE GOT THE REBOUND. EVERYONE CALL TIMEOUT.
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I agree.... but then again no one knew if he was trying to pull back for a midrange or what.... or going to try to launch a 3.... it was just a strange sequence
sure, that confusion is legit. but, i think once he starts dribbling it out, if you're one of those players with solid bball IQ, just call timeout while JR is dribbling with his back turned to the basket.
lebron try to call time out with .5 sec left ....
yea, he realized it with like 1.5 left then pointed to Hill, then called timeout.
LEBRON's bball iq = legit. Everyone else was a deer in the headlights.
he actually had a really good look within .3 sec of grabbing that rebound but right away kd swarmed them, considering how slow this guy reacts he prob woulda got blocked by kd anyway....
ya I think the likely scenario is he gets blocked by KD and it's loose/scramble, goes to OT.
but ya, being that close, go right back up with it or call timeout so you can get it to LEBRON coming out of the timeout.
but he was prob lying saying he knew score was tied OR he is just pretty slow minded..... maybe both.... that game where he hugged jason terry middle of the game he also said he forgot about it or he doesn't remember.... again he was lying or just semi braindead....
He definitely didn't know. I don't believe him for a second. That was a dribble scramble as if they were up.
Can't blame him for trying to cover up for himself right now. Hopefully he comes clean after the Finals at least :D
Stephen A Smith did a "piece" today on ESPN about how he blames JR's "off the court activities" (weed smoking) and such. IMHO that's trashy. Plenty of intelligent people smoke weed, lol. The end of that game itself, with that overturned call etc, just compounded everything, confusion everywhere. Even Thompson's ejection was confusing.. Just a wreck.
Feel bad for JR tho, solid o-rebound then stupid mistake. People will blame him but, like I commented while watching the game, so many blown defensive possessions by CLE - not getting back, leading to 3's etc. People keep giving Lue credit but, I think he's a weak coach.
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Refs are at it again.
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Refs are at it again.
yeah man :/
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was just at 7 after a LEBRON 3, but Curry answered with his own 3.
GSW keeps answering. good game but this lead just won't shrink.
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was just at 7 after a LEBRON 3, but Curry answered with his own 3.
GSW keeps answering. good game but this lead just won't shrink.
It's frustrating. Some very poor shot choices by CLE though.
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what a pass by LEBRON to Love.. beautiful.
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was just at 7 after a LEBRON 3, but Curry answered with his own 3.
GSW keeps answering. good game but this lead just won't shrink.
It's frustrating. Some very poor shot choices by CLE though.
yup. just cant get stops tho :/ their biggest problem.
so many defensive lapses.
getting back in transition is will be the nail in their coffin.
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Curry... jesus.
Curry Jesus.
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Curry... jesus.
Curry Jesus.
Ridiculous!!!
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Curry... jesus.
Curry Jesus.
Ridiculous!!!
srs. man he lit it up.
when he goes on a run like that, GSW is pretty much unbeatable. Got to put some bruisers on him, make him work. CLE's D is awful. :/
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Curry... jesus.
Curry Jesus.
Ridiculous!!!
srs. man he lit it up.
when he goes on a run like that, GSW is pretty much unbeatable. Got to put some bruisers on him, make him work. CLE's D is awful. :/
Yeah I understand the NBA isn't like it used to be but there were so many uncontested lay-ups it drives me absolutely crazy. Whatever happened to making them earn the points. Surely you can still foul hard without it being a flagrant.
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Curry... jesus.
Curry Jesus.
Ridiculous!!!
srs. man he lit it up.
when he goes on a run like that, GSW is pretty much unbeatable. Got to put some bruisers on him, make him work. CLE's D is awful. :/
Yeah I understand the NBA isn't like it used to be but there were so many uncontested lay-ups it drives me absolutely crazy. Whatever happened to making them earn the points. Surely you can still foul hard without it being a flagrant.
yup, completely agree. I don't like dirty basketball, but nothing wrong with a hard foul to prevent an easy make or and and1. Sometimes you need to get "more rough" to rattle shooters etc. Again I think this comes back to bad coaching. Lue doesn't know how to make adjustments, Kerr does. If Kerr saw the need to do something like that, he would.
Still, to me the worst part about CLE is their transition defense. It's absolute garbage. Guys not getting back, leading to 3's/easy looks from GSW, which often knock it down. Reflects horrible on the coaching IMHO, especially when someone is complaining about being fouled on one end, not getting back on the other, causing his team to have to play 5 on 4, and someone from GSW drains a 3 etc. If I was a coach in that scenario, benched immediately, don't care who it is, even LEBRON. That'd teach you real quick to get back on D. This CLE team takes defensive possessions off, all game long. It's a disgrace. I mean it's bad when LEBRON does it, but it's even worse when it's someone like Hill/Clarkson etc who isn't carrying the team. Bad leadership from LEBRON in this regard, absolutely horrible coaching by Lue to not get it under control.
GET
BACK
ON
D
This is one of the first things you're taught, when learning how to be successful as a team at basketball.
pisses me off.
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Curry... jesus.
Curry Jesus.
Ridiculous!!!
srs. man he lit it up.
when he goes on a run like that, GSW is pretty much unbeatable. Got to put some bruisers on him, make him work. CLE's D is awful. :/
Yeah I understand the NBA isn't like it used to be but there were so many uncontested lay-ups it drives me absolutely crazy. Whatever happened to making them earn the points. Surely you can still foul hard without it being a flagrant.
yup, completely agree. I don't like dirty basketball, but nothing wrong with a hard foul to prevent an easy make or and and1. Sometimes you need to get "more rough" to rattle shooters etc. Again I think this comes back to bad coaching. Lue doesn't know how to make adjustments, Kerr does. If Kerr saw the need to do something like that, he would.
Still, to me the worst part about CLE is their transition defense. It's absolute garbage. Guys not getting back, leading to 3's/easy looks from GSW, which often knock it down. Reflects horrible on the coaching IMHO, especially when someone is complaining about being fouled on one end, not getting back on the other, causing his team to have to play 5 on 4, and someone from GSW drains a 3 etc. If I was a coach in that scenario, benched immediately, don't care who it is, even LEBRON. That'd teach you real quick to get back on D. This CLE team takes defensive possessions off, all game long. It's a disgrace. I mean it's bad when LEBRON does it, but it's even worse when it's someone like Hill/Clarkson etc who isn't carrying the team. Bad leadership from LEBRON in this regard, absolutely horrible coaching by Lue to not get it under control.
GET
BACK
ON
D
This is one of the first things you're taught, when learning how to be successful as a team at basketball.
pisses me off.
This is the hard thing about CLE. They put together two to three more possessions in that last quarter and they tie the game up while obviously playing far below GSW. It makes me think they can win at home as you know you'll get more from the supporting cast there. The killer is that the defensive behaviour is obviously so ingrained that it's unlikely they can turn it around that quickly. Especially the complaining about no calls. Lebron is by far the worst and if he's doing it everyone else will too.
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Curry deserves respect but not the way ppl usually give it, 'greatest shooter ever', but like in one of the best players ever. I'd squeeze him in the top 10, he belongs in the same company as Lebron, Jordan, Shaq, etc. I dont like his game, i dont personally enjoy dudes shooting 3 after 3, it's not very interesting basketball for me but the warriors (and rockets) have clearly solved the game of basketball and are playing on a level never seen before. Its boring af tho.
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Curry deserves respect but not the way ppl usually give it, 'greatest shooter ever', but like in one of the best players ever. I'd squeeze him in the top 10, he belongs in the same company as Lebron, Jordan, Shaq, etc. I dont like his game, i dont personally enjoy dudes shooting 3 after 3, it's not very interesting basketball for me but the warriors (and rockets) have clearly solved the game of basketball and are playing on a level never seen before. Its boring af tho.
curry shooting 3 after 3 is different from any other player ever shooting 3 after 3, though. kyle korver (or jj redick, or steve kerr, or reggie miller, or tim legler, or larry bird, or steve nash, or [insert great shooter]) could not save a bad dribble and shoot an off-balance fadeaway six feet behind the line with a hand in his face and have the whole stadium unsurprised it went in. not even ray allen. people would believe it, he could do it, but the reaction would be, "oh the audacity! the skill! what a play!" whereas curry does something like that seemingly once every other game. one of the best $50 i've ever spent is watching the warriors play the wizards a couple years ago in DC. it is riveting to watch him play.
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Agree with LBSS & Coges.
Also, nice analogy. lol:
it takes soooo much focus to be guarding GSW.... like ur juggling 20 knives on fire.... cant be on the court if you're bad at multi tasking.....
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wow what a shot by Thompson.. nasty.
ty lue sucks
yup. :/
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such a close game.
CLE better get this.. fu*k.
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such a close game.
CLE better get this.. fu*k.
Ah...yep. I'm concerned right now
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Oh well. It's all over. I can start focusing on something else now.
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dammit.
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Durant with that huge 3. Can't do anything about that.
Curry lit it up at the end but damn @ that Durant 3. Dagger x 1000.
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beautiful teamwork to close that game out.. such a better team than CLE. astonished it's been as close as it has been.
still hoping CLE gets game 4. :/
lebron. :(
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beautiful teamwork to close that game out.. such a better team than CLE. astonished it's been as close as it has been.
still hoping CLE gets game 4. :/
lebron. :(
Yep and Yep.
I think they need to win a game to save it being a complete embarrassment. I don't see it happening though. KD carried the entire team tonight and that's the only reason it was so close. Lebron also looks done. Where are the step back j's or running floaters from the BOS series. Looks like he's spent too much time watching HOU play before this series.
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Seen this comment on facebook about Lebron-
"Often overlooked
With no father....no education....no training....and very few role models.....they handed this young dirt poor kid $420,000 per week, at the age of 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Married his high school sweetheart. Never arrested. Never used drugs. Never humiliated his wife with side girl stories. No outside babies. Like many other professional athletes
Never in the news with so much as a parking ticket. Excellent father. Heavily involved with his kid's activities. Greatest player on the PLANET.
15 years later. Same dude. Same maturity. Same chick. Same family. Reputation intact. Now earning over to $2 million per week. Has sent 1100+ kids to college fully payed for.
If you can't respect THAT, your whole PERSPECTIVE is wack!
That kids is a REAL role model...
Ladies and gentlemen Lebron James"
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Seen this comment on facebook about Lebron-
"Often overlooked
With no father....no education....no training....and very few role models.....they handed this young dirt poor kid $420,000 per week, at the age of 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Married his high school sweetheart. Never arrested. Never used drugs. Never humiliated his wife with side girl stories. No outside babies. Like many other professional athletes
Never in the news with so much as a parking ticket. Excellent father. Heavily involved with his kid's activities. Greatest player on the PLANET.
15 years later. Same dude. Same maturity. Same chick. Same family. Reputation intact. Now earning over to $2 million per week. Has sent 1100+ kids to college fully payed for.
If you can't respect THAT, your whole PERSPECTIVE is wack!
That kids is a REAL role model...
Ladies and gentlemen Lebron James"
(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/013/974/clap.gif)
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Seen this comment on facebook about Lebron-
"Often overlooked
With no father....no education....no training....and very few role models.....they handed this young dirt poor kid $420,000 per week, at the age of 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Married his high school sweetheart. Never arrested. Never used drugs. Never humiliated his wife with side girl stories. No outside babies. Like many other professional athletes
Never in the news with so much as a parking ticket. Excellent father. Heavily involved with his kid's activities. Greatest player on the PLANET.
15 years later. Same dude. Same maturity. Same chick. Same family. Reputation intact. Now earning over to $2 million per week. Has sent 1100+ kids to college fully payed for.
If you can't respect THAT, your whole PERSPECTIVE is wack!
That kids is a REAL role model...
Ladies and gentlemen Lebron James"
ya i saw that. pretty good. I saw it with this difference though:
If you can't respect THAT, your whole PERSPECTIVE is wack!
That kids is a REAL role model...
Ladies and gentlemen Lebron James
to
And you hate him why?
seriously.. I love LEBRON. he's incredible on and off the court.
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beautiful teamwork to close that game out.. such a better team than CLE. astonished it's been as close as it has been.
still hoping CLE gets game 4. :/
lebron. :(
Yep and Yep.
I think they need to win a game to save it being a complete embarrassment. I don't see it happening though. KD carried the entire team tonight and that's the only reason it was so close. Lebron also looks done. Where are the step back j's or running floaters from the BOS series. Looks like he's spent too much time watching HOU play before this series.
yup. never give up. if they give up that would be the embarrassment. get that W at home, then try to get a steal in GSW, then win again at home, then get to game 7. It's pretty simple :D but really, these sports analysts who count teams out after 1 game are really annoying. CLE's team is pretty awful, so I understand it, but fight hard and try to get back in this thing. Being down 0-3 isn't that bad if you look at it like, you can make history. so get it done LEBRON.
CLE's defense is just shit. I do blame LEBRON for some of it. I mostly blame Lue for not having the balls to get it under control & get them playing better D.
Any coach who allows players to whine about calls on one end of the court, instead of getting back, is an absolute failure IMHO. I'd bench LEBRON if he did it. That's one thing I could never tolerate. Can't believe this happens in professional basketball. Seriously it bothers me so much.
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beautiful teamwork to close that game out.. such a better team than CLE. astonished it's been as close as it has been.
still hoping CLE gets game 4. :/
lebron. :(
Yep and Yep.
I think they need to win a game to save it being a complete embarrassment. I don't see it happening though. KD carried the entire team tonight and that's the only reason it was so close. Lebron also looks done. Where are the step back j's or running floaters from the BOS series. Looks like he's spent too much time watching HOU play before this series.
yup. never give up. if they give up that would be the embarrassment. get that W at home, then try to get a steal in GSW, then win again at home, then get to game 7. It's pretty simple :D but really, these sports analysts who count teams out after 1 game are really annoying. CLE's team is pretty awful, so I understand it, but fight hard and try to get back in this thing. Being down 0-3 isn't that bad if you look at it like, you can make history. so get it done LEBRON.
CLE's defense is just shit. I do blame LEBRON for some of it. I mostly blame Lue for not having the balls to get it under control & get them playing better D.
Any coach who allows players to whine about calls on one end of the court, instead of getting back, is an absolute failure IMHO. I'd bench LEBRON if he did it. That's one thing I could never tolerate. Can't believe this happens in professional basketball. Seriously it bothers me so much.
Agree 100%.
With all that being said how the fuck did Draymond get away with walking up and down the court telling the refs to fuck off and get the fuck outta here early in the game after he'd already be t'd up. Seemed like he was completely taking the piss and seeing how far he could push it.
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beautiful teamwork to close that game out.. such a better team than CLE. astonished it's been as close as it has been.
still hoping CLE gets game 4. :/
lebron. :(
Yep and Yep.
I think they need to win a game to save it being a complete embarrassment. I don't see it happening though. KD carried the entire team tonight and that's the only reason it was so close. Lebron also looks done. Where are the step back j's or running floaters from the BOS series. Looks like he's spent too much time watching HOU play before this series.
yup. never give up. if they give up that would be the embarrassment. get that W at home, then try to get a steal in GSW, then win again at home, then get to game 7. It's pretty simple :D but really, these sports analysts who count teams out after 1 game are really annoying. CLE's team is pretty awful, so I understand it, but fight hard and try to get back in this thing. Being down 0-3 isn't that bad if you look at it like, you can make history. so get it done LEBRON.
CLE's defense is just shit. I do blame LEBRON for some of it. I mostly blame Lue for not having the balls to get it under control & get them playing better D.
Any coach who allows players to whine about calls on one end of the court, instead of getting back, is an absolute failure IMHO. I'd bench LEBRON if he did it. That's one thing I could never tolerate. Can't believe this happens in professional basketball. Seriously it bothers me so much.
Agree 100%.
With all that being said how the fuck did Draymond get away with walking up and down the court telling the refs to fuck off and get the fuck outta here early in the game after he'd already be t'd up. Seemed like he was completely taking the piss and seeing how far he could push it.
I missed that.. I was running. wuttt! nuts.
Players get different treatment. Draymond has "numbed" the refs down. I've seen him do/say some questionable stuff elsewhere in the series, no problem. weird.
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c'mon LEBRON (& CLE), don't get swept. stay alive.
fu*k!@$
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c'mon LEBRON (& CLE), don't get swept. stay alive.
fu*k!@$
So nervous for this game.
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JR Smith tech. down 14.
not looking good atm.
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just crazy watching a team with so many weapons (GSW) vs a team with basically one weapon.
reminds me of AI/Philly in the finals.
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not sure how CLE turns this around. they basically look lifeless.
hope im wrong tho.
ball movement for GSW is so solid. Klay making CLE pay.
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4th foul on LEBRON, 3:27 to go in the 3rd.
eeh.
:uhhhfacepalm: :uhcomeon:
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wow CLE is so wrecked. GSW had the ball for like 2 minutes.. like 4 offensive rebounds. Klay hits a 3. then they come down and get a steal. probably another 3 coming.
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loose ball, 2 guys from CLE could have gotten to it, but they didn't even go for it. insane.
sad effort.
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lebron is so passive right now.
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Rodney Hood for CLE playing decent. I like his aggressiveness. He's turning on the jets in this game, attacking hard sometimes. Decently effective. Basketball 101.
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on the bright side, at least my sleep schedule will probably improve now. nba playoffs got me staying up too late :f
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Korver & Love ICE COLD this game :( Korver didn't show up at all in the finals. Love showed up maybe 1 game.
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im glad they called out LEBRON's bad D on Curry so hard.
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It has to REALLY suck to lose like this, for someone like LEBRON. I mean this is such an awful loss. This has to hurt. Just nothing he could do, must feel helpless in this series.
Igoudala coming back to GSW really changed things too. Curry/Durant/Klay lights out, but Igoudala made some huge plays and hit tons of key buckets.
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George hill is a woman among men in these games. he's lucky he even got traded to cavs mid season or else he's just another weak guard....
don't like his game either. also really don't like Nance Jr.
love/korver/smith are decent but kinda surprising how bad they played in this series.
thompson plays with heart.. he's solid.
hood is decent. shows flashes, should have gotten more playing time IMHO. he attacks.
green seems decent but man he didn't show up in these finals either.
I mean who else showed up other than LEBRON? It's remarkably bad.. no one showed up.
brick after brick.. pretty nuts.
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lebron is so passive right now.
He probably just wanted to end the misery...
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTadoCYfQh3csEXLLoW7rjr_xSiKZr4QpnSc_oB9L65rFfjIu0KCw)
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well that was a waste of 3 nights....
Sad to say but the Series was over after the 1st game. That was a huge mental crush that the Cavs never recovered from. Even if they won today the result was inevitable.
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George hill is a woman among men in these games. he's lucky he even got traded to cavs mid season or else he's just another weak guard....
don't use pussy or compare men to women as an insult. it's sexist and shitty.
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george hill WTF, when he is guarding shots it looks like that kid at the bball camp that just puts his hand up so the coach won't yell at him.... wow
this is a much better - and hilarious - comparison.
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wow wtf. horrible.
LEBRON played with a broken hand?? wtf??
don't punch/kick shit out of frustration, dammit!!@$
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23739593/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-played-significant-hand-injury
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hah.
?tagged=lebronjames
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this is so good, and so sad.. :(
?taken-by=balleralert
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yes steph was robbed of finals mvp by kd....
i can see that. but Durant was more consistent though, afaik.. If I had to choose, i'd say Durant over Curry.
just seems like a tossup.
Klay is most under-appreciated valuable player for sure. He hit so many key shots. Under-appreciated in the sense that, he isn't at all in the running for finals MVP.
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Ok so of all the big names who are being touted as trade bait where do you think they will land?
Lebron
PG
Kawhi
Kyrie
KD
CP3
I've honestly got NFI but would love to see Lebron, PG and Kawhi at the Lakers. The league always seems better when the Lakers are firing.
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Ok so of all the big names who are being touted as trade bait where do you think they will land?
Lebron
PG
Kawhi
Kyrie
KD
CP3
I've honestly got NFI but would love to see Lebron, PG and Kawhi at the Lakers. The league always seems better when the Lakers are firing.
LEBRON going back 2 MIA. :D
no idea about the rest.
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Ok so of all the big names who are being touted as trade bait where do you think they will land?
Lebron
PG
Kawhi
Kyrie
KD
CP3
I've honestly got NFI but would love to see Lebron, PG and Kawhi at the Lakers. The league always seems better when the Lakers are firing.
LEBRON going back 2 MIA. :D
no idea about the rest.
Haha. As much as you would love that I'm not sure mate lol
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i think lebron is going to okc or philly or stay
I hadn't thought of OKC. I think Lakers or stay if CLE can land another star.
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lots of talk about him going to the Lakers. i'd hate to see him there but, would be interesting to see if he could get to the finals out of the West.
If he goes to the Knicks, i'd want him to lose every game. :D
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if he goes to OKC, they'd have to get rid of russ. otherwise there aren't enough possessions in a game for both of them to be on the court at the same time.