2019 NBA Finals Thread #4: Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors | TIED AT 1

[HBK_Kliq_33]

Kawhi was the best player on the floor tonight but had no help from anybody on his team. Draymond was by far the warriors best player tonight. The big story is Klay Thompson's injury and how hurt he is as he was playing great today. I wouldn't count out raptors yet as they been down in every series this year and still came back and won, it's only 1-1 and Klay couldn't even walk post game so I doubt he plays game 3.

The best player on the floor is the one that's getting trapped at half-court literally every possession.

All honesty dray, curry and Leonard all had similarly great games tonight. That said one issue for the raptors is that Leonard doesn't really have anyone he can defend in a way that his iso skills impact the game. It also seemed at least in the second half that the warriors decided that weren't overly scared of him unlike game 1.

Curry started 0-5 and didn't even end with good shooting percentages, 23 points on 17 shots average game for his standards.

[heyrayray]

Warriors still win with all the injuries. Raptors choke job

[oldschooled]

Dinosaurs need to play defense on iguana

Iggy must be on some Chernobyl ****. Great series btw.

[LeonGenesis]

Toronto loss = Ref fault
Toronto win = Ref is beautiful

bunch of fools..

don't be like Houston fans....

[Admiral-Kizaru]

K. Leonard had a mediocre game at best. I was surprised he only had 5 turnovers because it seemed like 10. He butchered getting the ball out of traps and missed so many open guys sometimes it was hard to watch. The warriors really must have scouted him well because he is clueless at times when it comes to passing out of a double team or hard trap. For a player of his caliber saying he played average is pretty generous. If he doesnt figure out these traps the Raptors are doomed.

34 points on 20 shots and 14 rebounds despite having zero help on his team.

I was't talking about Kawhi Flopward's offense, just that Green was far and away the best defensive player from both teams tonight.

He keeps quiet but he literally lives on the line. Offensive fouls, goes over the back constantly on offense, flops but no one calls him out cause hes quiet. And also, "hE iS sO sToNg"

[HBK_Kliq_33]

Green was easily better defensively. You must have been watching something else.

Kawhi was much better offensively as he had 34 points despite getting double teamed half the game, Draymond just gets single coverage and sometimes not even being guarded at all.

Kawhi's 34/14 were quite non-impactful. Looked better on the boxscore.

Curry only had 1 turnover, I doubt he was double teamed as much as you think.

[dr3am]

Kyle Fatry has developed the CP3 way of playing now, a lot of falling in flopping instead of just playing ball & trying to score for his team SMH, easily the most unlikable player of this team..

I loved Boogie’s performance tonight, especially after reading comments from Game 1 where people on here were saying “he was a shell of his former self”, etc.. I can see him continuing to make his presence felt through the rest of this series..

I loved Klay’s performance as well before he left with an injury.. Somehow on RealGM he’s the most overrated player in the league

[cpower]

you guys need Lowry to operate offense more than Kawhi. As soon as he fouled out your offense stoped working.

[Admiral-Kizaru]

The best player on the floor is the one that's getting trapped at half-court literally every possession.

All honesty dray, curry and Leonard all had similarly great games tonight. That said one issue for the raptors is that Leonard doesn't really have anyone he can defend in a way that his iso skills impact the game. It also seemed at least in the second half that the warriors decided that weren't overly scared of him unlike game 1.

Curry started 0-5 and didn't even end with good shooting percentages, 23 points on 17 shots average game for his standards.

Watch the game instead of box score guy. He missed plenty of makeable shots by his standards but even when his shot didn't fall, his gravity in addition to the great defense starting the half allowed the dubs to go on that Run. Kawhi lived at the line the entire game.

[Vlade Divac]

Thank god there’s not 50 new threads about the Raptors tonight

It will be Wednesday night.

[JaysRule15]

Warriors still win with all the injuries. Raptors choke job

Klay played like 32 minutes and scored 25? Raps heavily outplayed Warriors when he went out? Maybe watch the game next time lol.

[dhsilv2]

The best player on the floor is the one that's getting trapped at half-court literally every possession.

All honesty dray, curry and Leonard all had similarly great games tonight. That said one issue for the raptors is that Leonard doesn't really have anyone he can defend in a way that his iso skills impact the game. It also seemed at least in the second half that the warriors decided that weren't overly scared of him unlike game 1.

Curry started 0-5 and didn't even end with good shooting percentages, 23 points on 17 shots average game for his standards.

Sure, but his screens, his off ball movement...you know all the reasons we never stop talking about how great curry is. He was KILLING it with all that. All that stuff the leads fans to drool over how great curry is and leads to people who don't understand basketball to quote box score metrics in the finals.

This was as classic a "GOAT" off ball level game as it comes from Curry.

[HBK_Kliq_33]

K. Leonard had a mediocre game at best. I was surprised he only had 5 turnovers because it seemed like 10. He butchered getting the ball out of traps and missed so many open guys sometimes it was hard to watch. The warriors really must have scouted him well because he is clueless at times when it comes to passing out of a double team or hard trap. For a player of his caliber saying he played average is pretty generous. If he doesnt figure out these traps the Raptors are doomed.

34 points on 20 shots and 14 rebounds despite having zero help on his team.

I was't talking about Kawhi Flopward's offense, just that Green was far and away the best defensive player from both teams tonight.

I guess it's not flopping when Curry is setting himself for a shot runs himself into the defender and than draws a foul? He did it twice tonight, he jumped towards the body of his defender and the opposite direction of the hoop and still drew the foul.

[RakimAbdulJabar]

That was beautiful and ugly at the same time. Long stretches of WTF plays from both teams followed by unexpected short stints of great plays by guys like Cook & Bogut, then Iggy with the icing on the cake

[Tracymcgoaty]

Kawhi was the best player on the floor tonight but had no help from anybody on his team. Draymond was by far the warriors best player tonight. The big story is Klay Thompson's injury and how hurt he is as he was playing great today. I wouldn't count out raptors yet as they been down in every series this year and still came back and won, it's only 1-1 and Klay couldn't even walk post game so I doubt he plays game 3.

K. Leonard had a mediocre game at best. I was surprised he only had 5 turnovers because it seemed like 10. He butchered getting the ball out of traps and missed so many open guys sometimes it was hard to watch. The warriors really must have scouted him well because he is clueless at times when it comes to passing out of a double team or hard trap. For a player of his caliber saying he played average is pretty generous. If he doesnt figure out these traps the Raptors are doomed.

34 points on 20 shots and 14 rebounds despite having zero help on his team.

34 points on 8/20 shooting..he had 16fts

Dont make it sound like he was being efficient. he also added 5 TO's.

[Admiral-Kizaru]

Kawhi was much better offensively as he had 34 points despite getting double teamed half the game, Draymond just gets single coverage and sometimes not even being guarded at all.

Kawhi's 34/14 were quite non-impactful. Looked better on the boxscore.

Curry only had 1 turnover, I doubt he was double teamed as much as you think.

What type of mental gymnasics is this? Just because he made good decisions and passed out accuratley and on time. Go back and watch the game. He was fouled, and doubled on almost every possession.

[Dr_Heat]

I want the dinosaurs to win their 1st championship, but the refs are not to be blame for this loss. The raptors let this one slip from their claws

[jimmy keys]

Toronto loss = Ref fault
Toronto win = Ref is beautiful

bunch of fools..

don't be like Houston fans....

Mods why aren't posts like this just instantly deleted?

[will]

WELP. Looks like the officiating crew got into that Raptors as s tonight.

That was an insane first half of soft fouls on the Raps.

Combined with giving up an 18-0 run to commence the third quarter. Oh dear.

[HBK_Kliq_33]

All honesty dray, curry and Leonard all had similarly great games tonight. That said one issue for the raptors is that Leonard doesn't really have anyone he can defend in a way that his iso skills impact the game. It also seemed at least in the second half that the warriors decided that weren't overly scared of him unlike game 1.

Curry started 0-5 and didn't even end with good shooting percentages, 23 points on 17 shots average game for his standards.

Sure, but his screens, his off ball movement...you know all the reasons we never stop talking about how great curry is. He was KILLING it with all that. All that stuff the leads fans to drool over how great curry is and leads to people who don't understand basketball to quote box score metrics in the finals.

This was as classic a "GOAT" off ball level game as it comes from Curry.

I didn't see a great game from Curry tonight, it was Draymond\Klay who were keeping the Warriors going while Curry was struggling.