When you look at the scenarios left...GS is done

[Thebesteva]

I was thinking about what GS has to do REALISTICALLY to win this series...it aint looking good.

Realistic best case scenario 1: They win tomorrow, then win at home for a 3-2 lead. Lose game 6 then head home for a game 7 in which they will in all likelihood choke away the series. Sadly, a game 7 is their best hope at this point. What other scenario is realistic? Winning 3 in a row? Lets look at all the other scenarios...its obvious a game 7 is their best bet

Scenario 2: They win tomorrow, lose game 5, lose game 6 and its over (they're not winning game 6 @ cleveland..NBA and LeRef aint letting that happen)

Scenario 3: They lose tomorrow, win game 5, then lose game 6

There is no realistic scenario here where I can see how Golden State can pull this off at this point. Losing game 2 really fucked their chances. Their best bet is to win tomorrow, win game 5, then lose game 6 and make this a game 7 battle of the wills at home. Not sure they have what it takes to win game 7 at home.

[baseline bum]

Holy fuck, it's 2-1 and you're calling the series? :lmao

[Mitch]

They've played bad, lbe. If they play like they should then they'll win their next three. If not, it'll be a 5-6 game embarrassment.

[daslicer]

I was thinking about what GS has to do REALISTICALLY to win this series...it aint looking good.

Realistic best case scenario 1: They win tomorrow, then win at home for a 3-2 lead. Lose game 6 then head home for a game 7 in which they will in all likelihood choke away the series. Sadly, a game 7 is their best hope at this point. What other scenario is realistic? Winning 3 in a row? Lets look at all the other scenarios...its obvious a game 7 is their best bet

Scenario 2: They win tomorrow, lose game 5, lose game 6 and its over (they're not winning game 6 @ cleveland..NBA and LeRef aint letting that happen)

Scenario 3: They lose tomorrow, win game 5, then lose game 6

There is no realistic scenario here where I can see how Golden State can pull this off at this point. Losing game 2 really fucked their chances. Their best bet is to win tomorrow, win game 5, then lose game 6 and make this a game 7 battle of the wills at home. Not sure they have what it takes to win game 7 at home.

You are the same dumbass who said the Spurs were finished after losing game 2 last year to the Heat.

[ambchang]

They pack the paint, leave the scrubs open, focus their entire defense on James.

This can very much be a Spurs Lakers 2004 scenario.

[manufan10]

Holy fuck, it's 2-1 and you're calling the series? :lmao

:lol it could very easily be 2-1 the other way as well. This series is far from over.

[~O~]

I was thinking about what GS has to do REALISTICALLY to win this series...it aint looking good.

Realistic best case scenario 1: They win tomorrow, then win at home for a 3-2 lead. Lose game 6 then head home for a game 7 in which they will in all likelihood choke away the series. Sadly, a game 7 is their best hope at this point. What other scenario is realistic? Winning 3 in a row? Lets look at all the other scenarios...its obvious a game 7 is their best bet

Scenario 2: They win tomorrow, lose game 5, lose game 6 and its over (they're not winning game 6 @ cleveland..NBA and LeRef aint letting that happen)

Scenario 3: They lose tomorrow, win game 5, then lose game 6

There is no realistic scenario here where I can see how Golden State can pull this off at this point. Losing game 2 really fucked their chances. Their best bet is to win tomorrow, win game 5, then lose game 6 and make this a game 7 battle of the wills at home. Not sure they have what it takes to win game 7 at home.

Sadly, this is how it plays out.

I thought this would be a sweep and out of generosity said it would be in five and Cleveland would have at least won one. Who would have thought that Golden State would be this ungrateful to be in the finals to actually give their opponent 2 games through their own mental lapse.


Scenario 3 WILL happen if they lose tonight. For sure, they won't have the confidence, guts and balls to come back from 3-1. If they win tonight, that only means they pulled their heads out of their asses finally. I'm confident once again in them winning the series.

If they take the 3-2 lead, they should win the series, no doubt about it. Them pulling their heads out of their asses would mean they're finally focused and mentally ready to win.

[Splits]

NBA'S MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA

PROPS FROM AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR

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TMZ Sports spoke to a spokesperson for Kim Beazley, the Aussie ambassador to the U.S., who tells us the entire country is pumped up and proud of the Australian-born star.
"The ambassador is very engaged in this series," the rep tells us ... "He's watching it very closely. We all are. We're so excited."
We're told the entire office feels Matt's performance has been incredibly inspiring -- "He shows people you don't have to be 6'8" to be a great player."
But the office isn't "All In" for the Cavs ... because there's another huge Aussie star playing on the Warriors, Andrew Bogut.
"The reality is we have two Australians playing on the biggest stage, with the best players, and Australia is very proud of that. This is great for our country."
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[Thread]

They pack the paint, leave the scrubs open, focus their entire defense on James.

This can very much be a Spurs Lakers 2004 scenario.

Who could imagine Payton having that much poise & patience? SOB had been a career arsonist & dispenser of mayhem, the embodiment of ADD. Then, amb, THEN, then he decides to settle his ass down on a 5 second temporal sequence.

[DMC]

I was thinking about what GS has to do REALISTICALLY to win this series...it aint looking good.

Realistic best case scenario 1: They win tomorrow, then win at home for a 3-2 lead. Lose game 6 then head home for a game 7 in which they will in all likelihood choke away the series. Sadly, a game 7 is their best hope at this point. What other scenario is realistic? Winning 3 in a row? Lets look at all the other scenarios...its obvious a game 7 is their best bet

Scenario 2: They win tomorrow, lose game 5, lose game 6 and its over (they're not winning game 6 @ cleveland..NBA and LeRef aint letting that happen)

Scenario 3: They lose tomorrow, win game 5, then lose game 6

There is no realistic scenario here where I can see how Golden State can pull this off at this point. Losing game 2 really fucked their chances. Their best bet is to win tomorrow, win game 5, then lose game 6 and make this a game 7 battle of the wills at home. Not sure they have what it takes to win game 7 at home.

You were left out of the "Operation Save Kobe" force because of the "don't ask, don't tell" clause. You told.

[ambchang]

Who could imagine Payton having that much poise & patience? SOB had been a career arsonist & dispenser of mayhem, the embodiment of ADD. Then, amb, THEN, then he decides to settle his ass down on a 5 second temporal sequence.

It was all Phil Jackson man. He simply ordered the Lakers to pack the paint, stop Duncan and ignore everybody else and it worked, as expected.

[Thread]

It was all Phil Jackson man. He simply ordered the Lakers to pack the paint, stop Duncan and ignore everybody else and it worked, as expected.

Please. Payton, patiently waited for the carousel to make it's way. Payton? patient? tee, hee.

[pgardn]

C section after 3 games in a best of 7.
You lose your basketball license.

[ambchang]

Please. Payton, patiently waited for the carousel to make it's way. Payton? patient? tee, hee.

Payton executed, no question. But Jackson came up with the plan. YOU have to give credit where credit is due.

[Thread]

Payton executed, no question. But Jackson came up with the plan. YOU have to give credit where credit is due.

Absolutely. & I did.

[ambchang]

Absolutely. & I did.

Not really, not in that instance. You cited Payton and no one else. Jackson got the lion's share.

[Thread]

Not really, not in that instance. You cited Payton and no one else. Jackson got the lion's share.

Yes, I was precise in my citation.

[D-Wade]

All Dubs need to do is get a lead. Apart from that outburst in OT, they've been trailing the entire series pretty much. A Cleveland 10 point lead doesn't mean that much. A Dubs 10 point lead would mean a lot. If they can get out in front for once, the series will shift back in their favor and frontrunners like Draymond Green will stop looking so pathetic.

[Thread]

All Dubs need to do is get a lead. Apart from that outburst in OT, they've been trailing the entire series pretty much. A Cleveland 10 point lead doesn't mean that much. A Dubs 10 point lead would mean a lot. If they can get out in front for once, the series will shift back in their favor and frontrunners like Draymond Green will stop looking so pathetic.

Before? Yes. Now? No. States MO is defunct. It is now a 52 card pickup and Cleveland is dangerously close to getting the lion's share of those cards.

[dg7md]

The series has always been tight and the Cavs have controlled the tempo for pretty much every single quarter of this series except the overtime win and the fourth quarter last game.

It's hard to imagine we'll see a different series based on what we've seen so far, and honestly this analysis about winning conditions is pretty on point, game 4 is big tonight.

[hitmanyr2k]

It was all Phil Jackson man. He simply ordered the Lakers to pack the paint, stop Duncan and ignore everybody else and it worked, as expected.

That wasn't all. After Parker had free reign to do whatever he wanted in Games 1 and 2 the Lakers said fuck that and started putting him on his ass the rest of the series. Parker didn't respond well to the physical play and hard fouls and was done after that.

[ambchang]

That wasn't all. After Parker had free reign to do whatever he wanted in Games 1 and 2 the Lakers said fuck that and started putting him on his ass the rest of the series. Parker didn't respond well to the physical play and hard fouls and was done after that.

Yeah, which was what Phil Jackson ordered.

Perhaps "all" was too much, but Jackson saw through the weakness of the Spurs, ordered his troops to pack the paint, and that was that.

[baseline bum]

They pack the paint, leave the scrubs open, focus their entire defense on James.

This can very much be a Spurs Lakers 2004 scenario.

That scenario worked for the Lakers because they were an inside team with Shaq and Malone, and thus were at their best going big. But this Warriors team has played their best ball going smallball. It's not like their problems are defensive anyways in this series, the Cavs are shooting a crappy 40%.

[ambchang]

That scenario worked for the Lakers because they were an inside team with Shaq and Malone, and thus were at their best going big. But this Warriors team has played their best ball going smallball. It's not like their problems are defensive anyways in this series, the Cavs are shooting a crappy 40%.

True, but with packed paint comes defensive rebounds and explosion on the break. The Warriors have had their pace taken away from them, and a few fast break opportunities may grease the wheel a bit.

[Killakobe81]

Rebounding. Physical play and of COURSE Lebron are the biggest reasons the Cavs are up 2-1. Nothing Kerr can do about Lebron but how about finding a way to get your all NBA defensive center on the floor for a few minutes when it matters?
Again, Lebron is seeking out David Lee in pnr and even when they dont run it, Lebron isos his man beats him and them scores over Lee who cant protect the rim ...I like what Lee brings on offense and the dubs defense has been ok but you have to dictate SOMETHING Dubs have gone small and still arent getting transition buckets ... plus they are getting pounded on the glass.
Oh and limit stupid turnovers

[Clipper Nation]

Holy fuck, it's 2-1 and you're calling the series? :lmao
Also preemptively making ref excuses when GSW is getting every call and no-call :lol

Meanwhile, bring up 2002 and all you hear is :cry "but, but, Kirby had food poisoning!" :cry

[DAF86]

All it takes is 1 GS win in Cleveland for them to take it all, tbh.

[baseline bum]

Also preemptively making ref excuses when GSW is getting every call and no-call :lol

Meanwhile, bring up 2002 and all you hear is :cry "but, but, Kirby had food poisoning!" :cry

:lol Cleveland has been getting dicked by the zebras this series. I was dying laughing when they were about to give Golden State the ball off Thompson's swipe from out of bounds, like they did for the Thunder in last year's WCF when Westbrook did the same shit.

[Thread]

All it takes is 1 GS win in Cleveland for them to take it all, tbh.

It has to be this 1 though. Waiting for Game 6 will prove lethal.

[Budkin]

The funny thing is that after the Warriors come out and dominate tonight, all this talk about Cleveland doing the impossible will end just like that.

[Thread]

The funny thing is that after the Warriors come out and dominate tonight, all this talk about Cleveland doing the impossible will end just like that.

It'd certainly tickle me pink, Bud.

[Infinite_limit]

I could see Warriors backdoor sweep the Cavs

[Thread]

^
It'd certainly tickle me pink, Bud.

[Arcadian]

Holy fuck, it's 2-1 and you're calling the series? :lmao

Why are you surprised? People on this forum regularly call series after one game. I remember in the 2013 Finals, after the Spurs won game 1, people tried to convince me that the "series was over" and the Heat had no chance to come back. :lol...

[Thread]

Why are you surprised? People on this forum regularly call series after one game. I remember in the 2013 Finals, after the Spurs won game 1, people tried to convince me that the "series was over" and the Heat had no chance to come back. ...

...then when they sold your shit & spread out your ropes you were really convinced.

tee, hee.

[Splits]

...then when they sold your shit & spread out your ropes you were really convinced.

tee, hee.

Doesn't compare to trotting over to Spurstalk.com, signing the T&Cs, five days after Pau rang.

Despicable.

[Budkin]

It'd certainly tickle me pink, Bud.

I'm actually rooting for the Cavs as I went to college near Cleveland and was there through both the Browns leaving and two World Series losses (including the Game 7 9th inning meltdown). I feel bad for that city and would like to see them have something to celebrate, but realistically I just can't see how LeBron + scrubs can beat a complete team over the course of a 7 game series.

[Infinite_limit]

We have been here before


http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac255/kegstermd/james_zpsxwns81ww.png

[Thread]

Doesn't compare to trotting over to Spurstalk.com, signing the T&Cs, five days after Pau rang.

Despicable.

No. I was here after you beat the Suns.

[Arcadian]

...then when they sold your shit & spread out your ropes you were really convinced.

tee, hee.

Yes I was. I rarely think a game is over before the final buzzer, but that was one time when it truly should have been over. I still don't accept it; that 2013 title is the biggest * in history, imo.

[TampaDude]

I could see Warriors backdoor sweep the Cavs

That is mathematically impossible. The Warriors won Game 1.