2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors (Series tied 3-3, Game 7 Sunday!)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Fri May 2, 2025 4:51 pm

Rockets in 7
15
37%
Warriors in 5
4
10%
Warriors in 6
20
49%
Warriors in 7
2
5%
 
Total votes: 41

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Post#841 » by Loaded_Hollows » Sat May 3, 2025 3:15 am

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Loaded_Hollows wrote:I shall counteract all the warriors haters in here lol. Beautiful basketball! Beautiful curry! Beautiful foul drawing!


Weren't you at the lakers-minny thread screaming rigged? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Nope. Feel free to quote a post from me in there (there aren’t any).
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Post#842 » by azcatz11 » Sat May 3, 2025 3:16 am

Loaded_Hollows wrote:There’s still plenty of time but this looks like a warriors loss


Bro don’t start a reverse jinx :lol:
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Post#843 » by Joerezz7 » Sat May 3, 2025 3:16 am

And people here think that this Warriors team can beat OKC lol
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Post#844 » by RB34 » Sat May 3, 2025 3:16 am

How is that contact any different to what Green just went through on the other end?
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Post#845 » by Shock Defeat » Sat May 3, 2025 3:16 am

Auto foul every time for. Butler. This is BS
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Post#846 » by Jeremy Lin 7 » Sat May 3, 2025 3:16 am

Curry's teammates are so infuriating to watch.

Post can't guard
Payton gives up a 4 point play and then air balls a three
No one else is showing up offensively besides Jimmy.
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Post#847 » by Harry Palmer » Sat May 3, 2025 3:17 am

I suspect this will come back to bite me in the ass, but one thing about Jalen Green is he very often plays well in crunch time even in games where he’s struggling. Obviously this is a unique experience for him…oh, hey, look, Bulter shooting free throws.
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Post#849 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sat May 3, 2025 3:18 am

Should have lobbed it to Adams Green was not in position.
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Post#850 » by seul1903 » Sat May 3, 2025 3:18 am

Ime get Jalen off the court you foool


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Post#851 » by Marvin Martian » Sat May 3, 2025 3:18 am

Doesn't Jalen Green have a step back or something? He is so horrible offensively
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Post#852 » by XTC » Sat May 3, 2025 3:18 am

Where's that elite Houston defense everyone was talking about?
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Post#853 » by Harry Palmer » Sat May 3, 2025 3:18 am

RB34 wrote:How is that contact any different to what Green just went through on the other end?


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Post#854 » by bovice » Sat May 3, 2025 3:19 am

how can anyone say curry is a #1 option when he cant even get his hands on the ball for long stretches at a time
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Post#855 » by Zeno » Sat May 3, 2025 3:19 am

Warriors made the same mistake as the Lakers. You have to have a real 5 in the West. They might get past this series but I just don’t see it.
When will we just change the name of 25 of the 30 teams to the Washington Generals?

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Post#856 » by sp6r=underrated » Sat May 3, 2025 3:19 am

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100%. Add to that the league is intentionally marketing itself to younger audiences AND the obvious conflict of interest sponsoring people making/losing huge money on the outcome of games they purportedly want to be absent ulterior motives, it’s just an obvious own-goal.


I suspect in 10 years smartphone gambling will be like cigarette usage: negatively correlated with education and income. And stigmatized by society with consumers looked down on/pitied with the companies despised.

There was some report that young men in their 20s were getting super addicted to it and that like less than 10% of people who sign up ever take their money out of the apps.

It is so gross.


I'm floored it is even 10% manage to make a withdraw.
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Post#857 » by rockmanslim » Sat May 3, 2025 3:20 am

kerr pulling a jj redick, gonna ride curry into the ground. give the man a rest
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Post#858 » by rickxdel » Sat May 3, 2025 3:20 am

Rockets should be targeting steph every time down the court now to get that 5th foul
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Post#860 » by falcolombardi » Sat May 3, 2025 3:20 am

Where would butler be without 10 free throws per game in the playoffs?

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