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The Nets got lucky hitting all those 3s. Plumlee got away with goaltends on consecutive plays. Amir and Vasquez... don't know what to say, but they were brutal there. We didn't choke, which is HUGE for our confidence going forward, like years down the road. I'd rather see that than a blowout here.
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Raps should have lost. Blatche is a dumb ass. I really want to be happy though
Those brooookkkkllyyyn chants woke them up.
Those brooookkkkllyyyn chants woke them up.
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emphatikdunker wrote:knickerbocker2k2 wrote:Why is no one talking about JV? That goal tend was crazy. That would have being the WORST WORST way to lose the game if the ball was deflected to the backcourt. Just for the 0.0001% possibility, players should stop doing that. I'm having nightmares just thinking about what could have being.
when did the goal tend happen?
When D-Will shot from backcourt. Technically the blame was stopped b/c it was in the backourt, but he got the shot off in time and it was 3 pointer too. It was clear goal tend by JV. When Blatche threw the ball in the backcourt, there was Raptors player right there. If he had deflected it, that would have being goaltending and 3 points and the win for Nets.
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emphatikdunker wrote:knickerbocker2k2 wrote:Why is no one talking about JV? That goal tend was crazy. That would have being the WORST WORST way to lose the game if the ball was deflected to the backcourt. Just for the 0.0001% possibility, players should stop doing that. I'm having nightmares just thinking about what could have being.
when did the goal tend happen?
At the end of the game..

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bape_lovers wrote:honestly..stupid TSN camera angles..I didn't even the see the goaltend from JV
I know I had no idea what people were talking about. The whistle had blown though. There was no chance it was actually a goal tend.
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BigShotBob13 wrote:What happened to pierce in the fourth? At the game saw he wasn't on at all
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When the Teletubby is +31, and Pierce is -31, you gotta stick with the Teletubby
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raps4life88 wrote:Man everyone stfu They made a run big deal who won the ball game? Brooklyn has momentum?? Really?? Who's up 3-2?? Anyone on here not happy with the win can gtfo be proud of your team and stop bitching about everything. Raptors won the game they've got all the momentum. The pg thread makes it seem like we lost . Holy ****
With all due respect, and I'm a massive fan, my heart bleeds raptors ball, I walked out of that arena pissed.
I'm happy we won, and at least it will keep us on our toes for next game... But to blow a 20 point lead in Iess than 10 min is impressive.

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uniballer wrote:emphatikdunker wrote:knickerbocker2k2 wrote:Why is no one talking about JV? That goal tend was crazy. That would have being the WORST WORST way to lose the game if the ball was deflected to the backcourt. Just for the 0.0001% possibility, players should stop doing that. I'm having nightmares just thinking about what could have being.
when did the goal tend happen?
At the end of the game..
Didn't he almost tip it in the basket?
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BigShotBob13 wrote:What happened to pierce in the fourth? At the game saw he wasn't on at all
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Susp3ct wrote:Boogie! wrote:marcwagz wrote:
I laugh at your posts all the time because on forums greenfont is sarcasm and I can not tell if you are being sarcastic or not.
We shouldn't be proud about barely holding on to what should've been the biggest playoff win in the history of the Raptors.
The raptors put on bench players, let off the gas, and are entirely to blame for the collapse.
we shouldn't be proud??? SO WE SHOULD ALL JUST GIVE UP AND CONCEDE THE SERIES TO THE NETS??? this is so **** ridiculous man... do you guys WANNA WIN! winners win... it doesn't matter if it's almost, if it's ugly, if they were hurt... THE RAPTORS WON! THEYRE BETTER THAN THE NETS! THEYVE SHOWED WHY! and they need to come out again IN THE NEXT GAME AND GIVE THE FINAL KNOCKOUT PUNCH... my god man... WE'RE UP 3-2! WE'RE NOT DOWN! WE'VE BEEN IN EVERY SINGLE GAME! WE'VE DOMINATED FOR PORTIONS OF GAMES! THE NETS HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DOMINATE US! WAKE UP! we're better period... it took a HUGE RUN FOR THE NETS TO GET BACK IN and still LOSE. this attitude that "OMG, NETS OMG SO EMBARASSING THEY ALMOST CAME BACK, OMG FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF WERE RATTLED" is so pathetic and if you're honestly gonna use that as an excuse for the raptors players, then THEY WOULD BE PATHETIC if they felt that way... but the fact that they PULLED THIS ONE OUT and WON the game, and MADE CLUTCH PLAYS AT THE END, shows they don't... they're more resilient than that...
Boogie used to use green font all the time back in the days.
We shouldnt be proud to be up 3-2 in this series and one win away from the second round? Thats such a negative point of view, glass half empty. If you thought the Nets wouldnt make a comeback then youre stupid, every team has been making crazy comebacks in the playoffs. Its not just us. The main thing is we are one win away. In the playoffs, the goal is to get 4 wins, doesnt matter how you get it. Get 4 wins and move on to the next one, and after tonight we are 1 win away from it while the nets are still 2 wins away.
thank you... some perspective... this is so freaking ridiculous... we ARE NOW UP 3-2! WE HAVE NEVER LEAD A SERIES SINCE 2001!!!! WAKE UP! WE'RE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SHOWED WHY WERE A BETTER TEAM THAN BROOKLYN!!!! funny how people give so much credit to brooklyn, funny how a bunch of fans even expected brooklyn to win this series, and then theyre so surprised that brooklyn made a run to get back in the game... people give so much credit to brooklyn, then they just expect them to fold and give up and stop playing... NO, THEY MADE THEIR RUN... AND WE STOPPED IT. WE DIDNT LET IT GET TO US. WE WON! was it a pretty win? NO! but it's the PLAYOFFS, TEAMS MAKE RUNS... but we didnt fold because we have players that are resilient and wanna win... and we did... RAPS IN 6! **** BROOKLYN!
mdenny wrote:In anycase....Masai is probably gonna make Fred the first active player/head coach in franchise history now that Nurse is out of the way. That's been the plan all along.
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Inklink wrote:Hopefully this knocked some sense into them for next game.
Hasn't happened yet with all the blown leads and dumb ass plays.
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Apparently the entire board would rather be down huge, come back late and still lose rather than actually winning the game. Unreal.
Nets made an insane run and still couldn't get it done. This win breaks their backs.
Nets made an insane run and still couldn't get it done. This win breaks their backs.
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OAKLEY_2 wrote:cmk0803 wrote:There were a ton of mistakes especially in the 4th. We won the game though and that's the most important thing. The negativity in this thread is unfathomable
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They are just lucky but luck will not win the series so they better man-up to that or else.
We came back from a 17pt deficit in 6 minutes and were 2 missed FT away from tying it and sending it to OT in game 3. This isn't excusable but the Nets were lucky to survive that game and we were lucky to survive this game. This is going to 7 games.
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knickerbocker2k2 wrote:
When D-Will shot from backcourt. Technically the blame was stopped b/c it was in the backourt, but he got the shot off in time and it was 3 pointer too. It was clear goal tend by JV. When Blatche threw the ball in the backcourt, there was Raptors player right there. If he had deflected it, that would have being goaltending and 3 points and the win for Nets.
They blew the whistle, though. They wouldn't count it as a shot attempt. JV knew what he was doing.
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tdotrep2 wrote:**** casey the stupid ****, rests player in a playoff game, i never thought i would have to stop watching a playoff game to avoid causing damage to my house or self
Especially when JV was getting the power game going and Ross was just waking up his shooting touch. Why not get their confidence going for the next game. Instead Casey brings in Chuckwagon and Salmons
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Shout me out D, LOL
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Didn't notice the refs at all tonight for either side. That was a nice change.
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Clutch Carter wrote:Apparently the entire board would rather be down huge, come back late and still lose rather than actually winning the game. Unreal.
Nets made an insane run and still couldn't get it done. This win breaks their backs.
It's why im more comfortable playing on the road. This team gets to caught up with the crowd and the hype. On the road, they know the refs and the fans are against them and they have to get the job done on there own.
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makaveli191 wrote:uniballer wrote:emphatikdunker wrote:
when did the goal tend happen?
At the end of the game..
Didn't he almost tip it in the basket?
He goaltended their back-court heave. Literately 0.1 seconds left on the clock. Thank god it was called a back court violation. Honestly, that decision by him **** on my night. I walked out of there feeling like we lost. It was that bad of a decision.

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knickerbocker2k2 wrote:emphatikdunker wrote:knickerbocker2k2 wrote:Why is no one talking about JV? That goal tend was crazy. That would have being the WORST WORST way to lose the game if the ball was deflected to the backcourt. Just for the 0.0001% possibility, players should stop doing that. I'm having nightmares just thinking about what could have being.
when did the goal tend happen?
When D-Will shot from backcourt. Technically the blame was stopped b/c it was in the backourt, but he got the shot off in time and it was 3 pointer too. It was clear goal tend by JV. When Blatche threw the ball in the backcourt, there was Raptors player right there. If he had deflected it, that would have being goaltending and 3 points and the win for Nets.
Yeah but the whistle went, so the play ends. If the review was that the Raps touched it it would have been Nets ball but they wouldn't have pretended that the play happened.










