[Western Conference Playoffs - 1st round] (1)Golden State vs. (8)New Orleans

I can't imagine what it's like to watch my team blow a 20-point 4th quarter lead in a playoff game at home....oh wait.*

In all seriousness though, how the F did the Pelicans screw that up?! This could've actually been a series had they taken care of business last night. I just hope that Memphis gives them a better fight in Round 2. The Warriors are the only team I don't think the Rockets could beat even when playing well.

*I technically didn't watch the Choke City game since the TNT/TBS broadcasts were blacked out locally back then. I heard it on the radio though and Gene and Jim(and Charlie Pallilo on the fan feedback show) were not happy.

 

It's called blinking, every human does it.

 

if you'd ever played basketball you'd understand that you never blink during the shot; on the other hand it was after release and he probably blinked because he saw Davis and Evans coming for a body-contact...still, impressive shot!

 

Hell of a shot by Curry. I even called out OT after they let them come back.

 

That game and the Chicago game were back breakers. If the Rockets can do that to the Mavs tonight I will join the group saying that we're going to sweep.

 

Curry is a phenom

ABsolute stud and a very deserving MVP

GSW are NEVER out of any game with Curry's shooting ability. I hate to say it but he is probably better than Harden, a tad bit better.

Harden definitely has to improve his shooting percentages (from 3 point land especially), moreso come playoff time

 

Curry is definitely a deserving candidate for MVP, but I don't know why people are acting like he scored all 20 points and took them back all by himself. It was a team effort, and he made a clutch shot when it counted. Him making clutch shots shouldn't completely discredit from Harden's MVP chances, and likewise.

 

Feel bad for Anderson, mofo was beasting.

 

Camera tricks

 

But travel by Speights? WTF?

 

Curry (who has been my favorite player in the NBA since he was drafted) was fantastic, but let's not forget his bad misses that got put back in by Draymond Green really kept GSW in the game. That being said, you don't give him two tries at a game-tying 3! That's suicide. Pels need to learn how to grab defensive boards, credit to Kerr for going small and forcing Monty to have 4 bad rebounders on the floor.

 

I give GSW credit for not giving up but a huge chunk of it was poor coaching and terrible decision making by NOP players. NOP choked. What was up with shooting a running 3 early in the shot clock when you're down 2 pts? Could have run the clock down and looked for a better shot. Then NOP doesn't foul immediately once GSW gets the rebound. Yikes.

 

eric gordon at his best right there. and they were actually only down 1. selfish/terrible shot.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stephen Curry's 3-point attempts per game this playoffs: 13.3.
Memphis Grizzlies 3-pt attempts per game this playoffs: 12.5.</p>&mdash; Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/591604271163932672">April 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>According to a couple sources, the explanation the Warriors received was that Curry would’ve gotten the foul if he had missed the 3</p>&mdash; Marcus Thompson (@ThompsonScribe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThompsonScribe/status/591501559294337024">April 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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I'd chalk it up to a lack of playoff experience for the Pelicans, especially Davis.

 

God my hatred for Curry grows everyday

 

Eric Gordon and Norris Cole made some game killing mistakes down the stretch. There's no excuse that AD or Anderson didn't touch the ball on possessions in the final minutes of regular or OT.

 

It's like no one on the Pelicans' team believes that if they want to win, the ball has to be in Davis' hands. Next year they need to have the mentality that Davis is the number one option in any situation for them. I may be wrong but I definitely don't see that right now.

 

conley and adam will be smashed through screen after screen after screen just to get near Curry and Klay. Doing that for one whole game is tough. Doing it for four?