NBA Finals Thread #8: Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors | TOR LEADS 3-2

guille_4 · Post #161 » by **guille_4** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:03 pm

Marc Gasol needs to be more aggressive when he's shooting it like yesterday.

SK21209 · Post #162 » by **SK21209** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:05 pm

That was a pretty brutal game to lose, they only team that's gotten closer to winning the trophy only to give it away is the Spurs in 2013. I expect the Warriors to go up by double-digits in the first half like they've done the last two games, we'll see if the Raptors can respond again.

Haddaway · Post #163 » by **Haddaway** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:09 pm

TdotRap4Lyfe wrote:
rilamann wrote:You'd think based on law of averages that the Raptors won't win 3 of 3 in Golden State in the NBA finals. You'd also think that based on Karma the Raptors won't win game 7.

Karma is as foolish as believing in Santa Claus

Karma is just cause and effect on a macro scale. Not sure what that has to do with mythological figures.

Cyrusman122000 · Post #164 » by **Cyrusman122000** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:21 pm

SK21209 wrote:That was a pretty brutal game to lose, they only team that's gotten closer to winning the trophy only to give it away is the Spurs in 2013. I expect the Warriors to go up by double-digits in the first half like they've done the last two games, we'll see if the Raptors can respond again.

Pistons in 88 were closer to winning it than the raptors last night

TdotRap4Lyfe · Post #165 » by **TdotRap4Lyfe** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:23 pm

Haddaway wrote:
TdotRap4Lyfe wrote:
rilamann wrote:You'd think based on law of averages that the Raptors won't win 3 of 3 in Golden State in the NBA finals. You'd also think that based on Karma the Raptors won't win game 7.

Karma is as foolish as believing in Santa Claus

Karma is just cause and effect on a macro scale. Not sure what that has to do with mythological figures.

"destiny or fate, following as effect from cause"
Is the general definition. Believing in Destiny is similar to believing in fairy tales.

Kurtz · Post #166 » by **Kurtz** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:36 pm

Haddaway wrote:
TdotRap4Lyfe wrote:
rilamann wrote:You'd think based on law of averages that the Raptors won't win 3 of 3 in Golden State in the NBA finals. You'd also think that based on Karma the Raptors won't win game 7.

Karma is as foolish as believing in Santa Claus

Karma is just cause and effect on a macro scale. Not sure what that has to do with mythological figures.

I fully believe in Karma.

But to think that Karma would reward the Warriors organization for risking KD's career like that, with their doctors clearing him, Kerr overplaying him, teammates questioning him, etc...vs a bunch of fans clapping what they thought was a sprained calf, before realizing that it was really bad and cheering KD on... is rather absurd.

ropjhk · Post #167 » by **ropjhk** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:41 pm

Kurtz wrote:
Haddaway wrote:
TdotRap4Lyfe wrote:Karma is as foolish as believing in Santa Claus

Karma is just cause and effect on a macro scale. Not sure what that has to do with mythological figures.

I fully believe in Karma.

But to think that Karma would reward the Warriors organization for risking KD's career like that, with their doctors clearing him, Kerr overplaying him, teammates questioning him, etc...vs a bunch of fans clapping what they thought was a sprained calf, before realizing that it was really bad and cheering KD on... is rather absurd.

Karma has already punished the Raptor fans with the game 5 loss. No need for Karma to punish the players. The Raptors can win on the road. The players will enjoy the championship just as much as they would at home. The fans will have to enjoy from afar.

510TWSS · Post #168 » by **510TWSS** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:59 pm

mademan wrote:
xdrta+ wrote:
iamtheking wrote:Green has 6 technicals and one more earns him a suspension.

Even if he murders someone on the court, the refs/nba will refuse to give him a technical and not let him play game 7. Btw there will be a game 7

Right, because the NBA goes out of their way to protect Green. Now, that's funny!

They dont, but they give him more leeway with screaming at officials than anyone not named Lebron. Many other players would get tech's for most of the chit he pulls

For real, the refs give Dray some leeway likely due to the fact that a lot of the times, Dray is right.

Sisqo · Post #169 » by **Sisqo** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:08 pm

L2M report strikes again... Not sure I like seeing these things.

SonicMcMahon · Post #170 » by **SonicMcMahon** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:09 pm

guille_4 wrote:
benhillboy wrote:Is it me or is Siakam 0-10 from the corner 3 in this series? He’s been killing the Raptors, blowing usually wide open looks. An abysmal 2-15 overall in the Finals after shooting 68% of his attempts during the regular season from the corner at an excellent .411 clip. What’s worse is I can only recall maybe a couple offensive rebounds off his misses.

He, Iggy, and Draymond have to shoot better from 3 to turn the series in their teams favor I think. The latter have combined for 9-35, better than Siakam, but still porous. I think they allow the disrespect the Raptors show in leaving them insanely open affect their already shaky confidence. Amazingly the Warriors can still score at times due to their crisp passing and Klay and Steph’s movement through even more clogged real estate off the ball.

Siakam was pretty terrible yesterday. Lowry gets all the blame but Siakam was way worse.

I'm not even sure why Lowry would get any of the blame. He had one terrible turnover in the fourth, sure. But that jumper he took was tipped by a great defensive play from Draymond. Meanwhile, Lowry played a very solid second half.

inquisitive · Post #171 » by **inquisitive** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:10 pm

Just can't see Warriors pulling it off without KD. Those were 11extra pts he gave them last night. Unless Cook and Boogie have a big game

OriginalRed · Post #172 » by **OriginalRed** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:15 pm

Would have been the most awkward and sublime championship ceremony if the Raptors had won that night after the raw emotions during that game, especially on the Warriors side. I'm sure none of the Raptor players felt too good about winning like that either, even if the fans wouldn't give a ****.

I think the Raptors will close this out in six. It took a historic shooting night from Golden State and an utter collapse from the Raptors to lose that game.

yoyoboy · Post #173 » by **yoyoboy** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:25 pm

everdiso wrote:20-8 on threes ain't gonna happen again.

good on golden state for making it interesting, but this series is over.

GS has Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and as a team ranks #1 in playoff 3P%. It's not that crazy. Not to mention they won Game 2 making 2 more threes than Toronto so it's not exactly a necessity to have a +12 advantage on them in that department.

You're kidding yourself if you think this series is definitely over. GS will rally behind KD and has to be the favorites to win at home. And then in Game 7, anything can happen, and if I had to bet on that game I'd be inclined to pick the guys who have won 3 of the past 4 Finals. I trust Draymond, Klay, Steph, and Iggy in games like that. Not sure I have faith in Lowry when that kind of pressure is on him. Or Siakam who's been really inconsistent in this series.

cjx · Post #174 » by **cjx** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:43 pm

This 2019 Finals is historic. The Raptor Dynasty's win in game 6 will mark the end of the Lebron-KD-Curry era of dominance. Thank you Lebron, KD and Curry for your contributions to the growth of the game. King Kawhi, Giannis, Luka and Booker will take it from here.

Post #175 » by **niQ** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:44 pm

guille_4 wrote:Marc Gasol needs to be more aggressive when he's shooting it like yesterday.

This. Dude was starting to heat up and they didn't really go back to him.

LKN · Post #176 » by **LKN** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:44 pm

The series may be 3-2.. but the Raptors have dominated the series statistically and I expect them to win.

They are currently ahead on all 4 factors (eFG%, TOV%, ORB%, FT/FTA)

LKN · Post #177 » by **LKN** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:52 pm

If Looney doesn't play in game 6 the Raptors are going to win.

GS's defense is simply awful if Looney can't play.

mademan · Post #178 » by **mademan** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:56 pm

yoyoboy wrote:
everdiso wrote:20-8 on threes ain't gonna happen again.

good on golden state for making it interesting, but this series is over.

GS has Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and as a team ranks #1 in playoff 3P%. It's not that crazy. Not to mention they won Game 2 making 2 more threes than Toronto so it's not exactly a necessity to have a +12 advantage on them in that department.

You're kidding yourself if you think this series is definitely over. GS will rally behind KD and has to be the favorites to win at home. And then in Game 7, anything can happen, and if I had to bet on that game I'd be inclined to pick the guys who have won 3 of the past 4 Finals. I trust Draymond, Klay, Steph, and Iggy in games like that. Not sure I have faith in Lowry when that kind of pressure is on him. Or Siakam who's been really inconsistent in this series.

Besides the Warriors having the Warrior name, i see no reason why they would be favoured at home. Toronto already beat them in GSW---twice, and has looked like the markedly better team with KD off the floor. And he aint coming back

mademan · Post #179 » by **mademan** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:59 pm

rilamann wrote:You'd think based on law of averages that the Raptors won't win 3 of 3 in Golden State in the NBA finals. You'd also think that based on Karma the Raptors won't win game 7.

They dont gotta win 3, they gotta win 1. And if karma were a thing in basketball, GSW wouldnt have beat the Cavs in 2015 or the Spurs in 2017

will · Post #180 » by **will** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:00 pm

LETS GO GET THIS RAPTORS...LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Who's raising a banner?