S.K.o.S. Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 FiveThirtyEight notes that both Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol have previously been up 2-1 in playoff series against the Warriors, and both went on to lose them. Might have something to do with it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, S.K.o.S. said: FiveThirtyEight notes that both Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol have previously been up 2-1 in playoff series against the Warriors, and both went on to lose them. Might have something to do with it Stephen A Scott also brought up that stat today on his radio show. Nick Nurse is going to have to coach his men from buzzer to buzzer and game to game if the wants his team to win and it sounds like he has them on point. I like the fact that the Raptors were all business after the game. Eyes on the mother fucking prize. Celebrate championships, not wins. If the Dubs get desperate, they will probably melt down like they did against the Cavs but if they have hope and their shots start falling, it's going to be a long series for the Raptors. Draymond Green being relatively quiet is a good omen if you are a Raptor fan. You don't want that dude feeling confident to the point where he starts talking mad shit all day. Edited June 6, 2019 by J.T. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I think Kawhi sets the tone. He never gets too up or down, sometimes he looks like a robot that was built for playoff basketball. That said, we'll see what happens if the Warriors get some reinforcements. I think the Raptors could possibly beat the Warriors if it's Klay coming back but if KD comes back it's a total mismatch. They'd have to hope he's nowhere near 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 There's no way KD comes back anywhere near 100%. If he was near 100%, he would be playing already. So the guy who got tossed out after Kyle Lowry dove into the crowd, and decided to shove Lowry? He's a minority owner of the Warriors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) Dewar beat me to it, but I can add: the Warriors have banned him from the rest of the NBA Finals and say that they're still investigating. Edited June 6, 2019 by S.K.o.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Keep it classy, Dubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Dewar said: There's no way KD comes back anywhere near 100%. If he was near 100%, he would be playing already. So the guy who got tossed out after Kyle Lowry dove into the crowd, and decided to shove Lowry? He's a minority owner of the Warriors... My understanding is if you have north of an eight figure income and live anywhere north of Bakersfield, Golden State has all but given you a share of the team. (Which is how they got the new arena built.) Doesn't change the fact that you cannot, under any circumstances, get physically involved with the players. Say what you will about Dr*ke, but at least he limits his nonsense to dressing up and jawing at the players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 So he's a very minority owner? So basically like everyone in Green Bay owns a piece of the Packers, since they are a community-owned franchise? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Contentious C Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 That was the kind of shooting night they needed out of Lowry & Green. Really need those two to do it two more times. After the way he's played in the series and how he handled that crap last night, all the "Lowry is a choker" bullshit can go die in an ass factory fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 And the NBA has dropped the hammer on GSW owner Mark Stevens. Fined $500,000 and banned from all NBA games for 1 year. Don't fucking touch the players. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 17 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Doesn't change the fact that you cannot, under any circumstances, get physically involved with the players. Say what you will about Dr*ke, but at least he limits his nonsense to dressing up and jawing at the players. Dr*ke is no more annoying at Raptors games than Spike Lee is at Knicks games. All he's doing is talking shit and last time I heard, that a perfectly regular thing at sporting events. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) Nice dragon screw leg whip Green just pulled on Siakam. Jesus, this isn't hockey--oh wait, they miss calls like that, too... And then the Warriors get Warriored. Damn. Edited June 8, 2019 by Contentious C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 Holy fuck. Toronto is about to go up 3-1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 that first half was trash, but man Kawhi in the third made it worth watching. Surely KD doesn't put a cape on to save this, and just lets the ship sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 So who is the NBA going to dig up to ref game 5 so the Warriors win? Where have you gone Tim Donaghy? Durant isn't even healthy enough for a scrimmage with teammates. Unless he has all the good steroids, no way he can go in game 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Contentious C said: And then the Warriors get Warriored. Damn. Almost word for word what I was going to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Kawhi might not be human. Another 36 points and 12 boards. Post-game interview showed no emotion at all. Couple things I'm wondering. How did a large group of Raptors fans get in Oracle? I've never seen that in the finals before. Warriors fans should be ashamed. On to Kevin Durant.. what's the deal here? A lot of people have said that the injury is worse than they were letting on but what the hell? Is he just not going to play at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) On one hand, I'm rooting for Toronto. On the other hand, the storylines if Golden State comes back from 3-1, either without Durant, redeeming the Cavs loss, or with him, proving how great he is. Edited June 8, 2019 by Brian Fowler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Durant was supposed to try and scrimmage yesterday. Not healthy enough to even do that. If he can't scrimmage the team, no way can he play in a game. I assume those Raptor fans got tickets off stubhub. It's going to happen these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Steph Curry sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Fuck yes. The only way tonight could've been better for this birthday boy was if the Raps didn't give away game 2 and I got a sweep for my birthday. Watched the game in a private room at Pick 6ix (Drake/OVO establishment) tonight among good company and many cold beverages. Super pumped for Monday. This city is ready to go banana. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I saw someone comparing this to '04 with the Pistons as a big underdog just wearing out a California dynasty, right down to "only avoided a sweep by some late game heroics in game 2" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Holy fuck, if the Raptors win the fucking championship at home aka the place where they got their first finals win, I will absolutely lose my shit. I'm glad that it might not go seven because I can only eat so much free Taco Bell before it shreds my digestive tract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 17 hours ago, Dewar said: I assume those Raptor fans got tickets off stubhub. It's going to happen these days. A lot of the Canadians who used to be doing the tech work to make Blackberrys ended up in Silicon Valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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