2019 NBA Finals Thread, Part 1 | Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors
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GSW are the clear favorites...but the Raptors will put up a good fight.
            
                                    
                                    
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lvckv wrote:Said all along that the Warriors would ease past either Bucks or Raps in 5 games. Haven't seen anything to change that. Maybe 6 if I'm being generous.
Warriors have the best player, the best style of play, the best defender, the best coach, the best shooting, they've been resting for what - a week? and Toronto have been slugging it out for an extra two games.
The Warriors probably win.. but best player and best defender are 100% debatable.

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Hope Durant doesn’t come back.
Yea they look good without him right now but our defense is a beast and they’re kindof thin right now.
Oh and Kawhi **** leonard
            
                                    
                                    
                        Yea they look good without him right now but our defense is a beast and they’re kindof thin right now.
Oh and Kawhi **** leonard
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RAPS IN 4
KAWHI ENDED MIAMI DYNASTY AND NOW WILL END THE WARRIORS
            
                                    
                                    KAWHI ENDED MIAMI DYNASTY AND NOW WILL END THE WARRIORS
Raptors til death
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This is going to be a tough series.
            
                                    
                                    
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Raptors swept the season. Even without kawhi once
However..we have not played them with gasol
Is gasol a gsw killer or will he be too slow?
Curry and Thompson are the key to this series
            
                                    
                                    
                        However..we have not played them with gasol
Is gasol a gsw killer or will he be too slow?
Curry and Thompson are the key to this series
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Kawhi > Curry
Lowry = Dray
Siakam = Klay
Gasol > Looney
Green = Igoudala
Fred > Livingston
Ibaka > Bogut
Norm > McKinnie
            
                                    
                                    Lowry = Dray
Siakam = Klay
Gasol > Looney
Green = Igoudala
Fred > Livingston
Ibaka > Bogut
Norm > McKinnie
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Raptors in 4. JJ Barea finals MVP.
            
                                    
                                    
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Re: 2019 NBA Finals | P1: Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors
GhostOfChicago wrote:This is going to be a tough series.
Yeah I don’t get the GSW easy win thing at all.
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I'd love to see Nick Nurse try to play a big lineup of Gasol and Serge at the same time against the Warriors lol.
            
                                    
                                    
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Congrats to the raps for making the NBA finals.  My wife and I were rooting for you.
            
                                    
                                    
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Finally the Raptors lack of size from their guards will stop killing them.
I don't know who will win, but Kawhi is gonna feast big this series. This will be the softest defense he goes up against all playoffs.
            
                                    
                                    
                        I don't know who will win, but Kawhi is gonna feast big this series. This will be the softest defense he goes up against all playoffs.
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east non allstar >= west all star too much lols
            
                                    
                                    
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All the pressure is technically on the Warriors which should help but if anyone is legitimately doubting a team that just won 4 games in a row in the playoffs against what was considered the at least 2nd best team in the league is off base.
            
                                    
                                    
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Re: 2019 NBA Finals | P1: Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors
PizzaSteve wrote:everdiso wrote:Kawhi > Curry
Lowry = Dray
Siakam = Klay
Gasol > Looney
Green = Igoudala
Fred > Livingston
Ibaka > Bogut
Norm > McKinnie
This is the worst take ever. Siakam = Klay? LOL.. Try to suggest that trade to management lol...
probably being generous to Klay, tbh. the analytics say Klay is the most overrated player in the league, by a lot.
anyways, Klay isn't even outscoring Pascal anymore.
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I got Raptors in 7....lots of people will be surprised by how tough the Raptors will be because of their defense & Kawhi.
            
                                    
                                    
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They're gonna need KD to hang with us
            
                                    
                                    
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I wonder which arena will have louder fans? Might be raps this time. Congrats!
            
                                    
                                    
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Raptors could surprise some people. Don't sleep on their defence.
            
                                    
                                    
                        










