[2015] The Finals
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**** these refs. It was 5 v 8. Lebron still pulled through despite getting mugged repeatedly and the zebras being too scared to blow their whistle.
Never hated GS as much as I do right now.
Blatt is not helping by going small. Keep Mozgov in there and defend the paint. Also a P&R threat with Lebron. They need that. Respect to Lebron for overcoming the refs and his coach.
Never hated GS as much as I do right now.
Blatt is not helping by going small. Keep Mozgov in there and defend the paint. Also a P&R threat with Lebron. They need that. Respect to Lebron for overcoming the refs and his coach.
Never hated GS as much as I do right now.
Blatt is not helping by going small. Keep Mozgov in there and defend the paint. Also a P&R threat with Lebron. They need that. Respect to Lebron for overcoming the refs and his coach.[/quote]
Thought i was the only one.
I don't know why but they are really bugging me. I don't even really care for Lebron!
Blatt is not helping by going small. Keep Mozgov in there and defend the paint. Also a P&R threat with Lebron. They need that. Respect to Lebron for overcoming the refs and his coach.[/quote]
Thought i was the only one.
I don't know why but they are really bugging me. I don't even really care for Lebron!
Actually Ws should have been thoroughly smoked in this one. Officials blew more calls against Cavs than the other way. Live by the 3 and die by the 3. If, and it is a rather big if, Cleveland can make pretty boy Ws the mistake by the lake by imposing their slug fest plodding style - the LeBron's just might win championship in a stunning thorough shocker.
Without that kid Lebron starts getting the "choker" lingo in this one. Warriors played great defense on him and put the straight jacket on him down the stretch. He's overcompensating. Early in his career he was chastised in the media for passing too much late in games, in game one and two he's ballhogged and choked in glorious fashion until he went back to passing.
LeBron through 2 games:
41.5 PPG, 12 RPG, 8.5 APG.
I don't know how anyone could say Bron isn't getting it done. He's off to one of the greatest finals performances ever against a vastly more talented team and as you said, in the toughest home-court in the league. And he's not in an easy match-up against Iggy, one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA the past 10 years.
The guy who deserves the "choker" label is Steph. You can't be the MVP and have a game like he just did. GS's depth/refs/Blatt taking Mozgov out bailed him out to keep it close, but he deserves flack.
41.5 PPG, 12 RPG, 8.5 APG.
I don't know how anyone could say Bron isn't getting it done. He's off to one of the greatest finals performances ever against a vastly more talented team and as you said, in the toughest home-court in the league. And he's not in an easy match-up against Iggy, one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA the past 10 years.
The guy who deserves the "choker" label is Steph. You can't be the MVP and have a game like he just did. GS's depth/refs/Blatt taking Mozgov out bailed him out to keep it close, but he deserves flack.
He was still passing out to open shooters down the stretch, they just weren't making the shots. He forced some jumpers in the 4th Q and OT but he also had a great take to the basket rim out at the end of regulation and a couple of blatant no calls in OT that you can't really blame him for -- those were obvious calls that the refs just missed. Regardless, it's hard to call him a ball-hog when this injury wracked Cavs team clearly needs every bit of the 40 points he's pouring in per game just to stay close to GS. Dellavedova was a hero in this one for his defensive pressure on Curry, no question. It was a team effort with Thompson and Shumpert coming up with some key plays too and JR Smith doing his best to ruin it. Bottom line though, Cleveland goes as far as Lebron takes them and he's pushing them further than I expected them to go. Now it's Steph's turn to punch back.
I wouldn't either of them chokers. Steph and LeBron can make big shots. LeBron choked last game by taking the 3 rather than taking it to the hole/posting up. He fixed that this game, and, in crunch time, drove to the hole/posted up. Sometimes, he took it to the basket rather than kick it out. And everybody knows that they don't call fouls in those situations. But when he did pass it out, things opened up. He fixed his behavior for Game 2. LeBron choked in the sense that he didn't make good decisions. Steph choked this game with all of his missed 3s. It's a psychological problem, as shown by his expression and his final mistake of the game. It's sad to see someone so good look so weak. But that's what the Finals brings out in players. Hopefully, he'll bounce back, and we'll see a kick-butt series.
Man, let me just say I am glad I watched the end of this game. I almost turned it off on several occasions due to sheer anger. If I am the Cavs I am calling the NBA immediately, Lebron is getting completely mugged out there. Iggy is a great defender, but he hacks him 80% of the time and the refs call it maybe 20% of the time. At the end of regulation, there was literally 2-3 fouls on Lebron's last drive. In OT, he spun to shoot a fadeaway with the ref right there, and Iggy just mauls him over the arms and nothing. I want a good series, but more importantly, I want it to be fair. I detest Golden State now, they act like the trophy should be given to them.
I am now rooting hard for the Cavs, I don't want GS to win a damn thing those pompous ********.
I am now rooting hard for the Cavs, I don't want GS to win a damn thing those pompous ********.
No he doesn't. Cle is missing their 2nd and 3rd option. Varejao on top of it. He put up 39/16/11 on the toughest away court in the NBA with every call in crunch time going against him and still pulled it out.
Delly played a part. Nothing to take away from him but without Lebron he's still a backup PG on a non-playoff team. Guys like Lebron, Kobe, Jordan, they lift the role players to new heights and put them in a position to receive nation wide praise.
The choker, as TheJamal alluded to, is Steph. He had his full supporting cast with him and disappeared to a team missing two of its top three.
Delly played a part. Nothing to take away from him but without Lebron he's still a backup PG on a non-playoff team. Guys like Lebron, Kobe, Jordan, they lift the role players to new heights and put them in a position to receive nation wide praise.
The choker, as TheJamal alluded to, is Steph. He had his full supporting cast with him and disappeared to a team missing two of its top three.