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[Western Conference Finals] (1)Golden State vs. (3)Portland

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., May 12, 2019.

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(1)Golden State vs. (3)Portland

Poll closed May 14, 2019.
  1. Warriors in 4

    19.4%
  2. Warriors in 5

    38.7%
  3. Warriors in 6

    24.2%
  4. Warriors in 7

    3.2%
  5. Blazers in 7

    8.1%
  6. Blazers in 6

    4.8%
  7. Blazers in 5

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Blazers in 4

    1.6%
  1. Pandaemonaeon

    Pandaemonaeon Member

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    I guess it's going to be one of those games for Klay.
     
  2. PeterKingX

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    I hope Rockets can learn something from those losses. The team made same stupid mistakes every season.
     
  3. ksny15

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    Portland has been very good in the playoffs this year. It's pretty amazing what a competent coach general manager and an actual offensive scheme can do to a team. You don't need a team full of all stars and you don't need to sit there and routinely Jack 3 after 3 after 3 after 3 and play I so basketball to win
     
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  4. Downtown Sniper

    Downtown Sniper Contributing Member

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    Welp. Goodbye Portland.

    EDIT: lollll Portland will have started this quarter up 15, and head to the 4th down 15.
     
    #184 Downtown Sniper, May 16, 2019
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  5. YOLO

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    Game 1: see the rockets are the only team thats going to challenge GS. portland is going to get swept

    Game 2: hope the rockets are watching and taking notes. you can beat them doing this and that

    lol
     
  6. jowman

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    Looney just a winner. Plays well in his role every game. Does the little things to turn momentum around or stop things from getting out of hand. What a steal the warriors got. We should try to get him next year. Trade capelas broke ass
     
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  7. xaos

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    That's how the warriors play without Durant...

    They could be down 15 and just like that end up up by 2 in a few minutes and so on
     
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  8. apollo33

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    Their roster is also better athletically, longer, better rebounding, have multiple guys that can put the ball on the floor and shoot with confidence.

    meanwhile, Outside of Harden and Paul, we only have Gordon who's streaky as hell and dribbles on his feet. The rest are just "3" and D players that can't shoot 3 consistently nor rebound, and a Center that basically can't do anything. Morey failed us
     
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  9. xaos

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    Like I said lol

    They just went from down 13 to down 3 in a blink
     
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  10. YOLO

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    so rockets still taking notes from portland or nah ;)
     
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  11. Pandaemonaeon

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    And just as I was talking **** about him, Klay predictably goes off.
     
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  12. jordnnnn

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    They built that lead by hitting 11-22 from 3 while GS was like 3-14.

    That’s it.

    The lead has evaporated as they took stupid long range 2s and GS finally woke up from 3.
     
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  13. jowman

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    Looney in 3 consecutive plays creating points for golden state- steal leading to open Stephen 2, blocked shot creating fast break and klay 3. Offensive rebound creating shot for Draymond Green. Dude is better than capela at the things that matter don’t talk to me about inflated regular season stats against the suns. Capela is straight vet min trash.
     
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  14. smp

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    GS picked up the defensive intensity and started pushing the pace. They are so good at converting missed shots/turnovers into points. It’s all over after that.
     
  15. J Sizzle

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    They’ve lost to the Warriors like 5 times now. The only thing they’ve learned is that they cannot beat them.
     
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  16. jowman

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    Warriors don’t need Durant next year if they shore up their bench with some scorers. Their lineup of looney, green, curry, Thompson, iguodala is better than anything Houston can put up. Can’t fault harden when his team outside tucker and Gordon are trash.

    Houston got the 2 worst contracts in the league with Paul and capela. trade harden, Houston doesn’t deserve him.
     
  17. smoothie_king

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    Gordon choked last six minutes game 6….in Houston!

    Looney just balling second half.

    Looney got that steal on lilliard and the block on harkless.

    Looney got offensive and defensive rebound second half.
     
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  18. Downtown Sniper

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    Not once in this third quarter have Portland attacked Curry, in fact going away from him multiple times.

    Portland what is you doing
     
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  19. YOLO

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    you sure can, when he doesn't want to close out games. nothing wrong about that whatsoever
     
  20. xaos

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    I'll be the first to say Clint played horrible against the warriors these playoffs (maybe even cost us the series). But he's not on a bad contract at all.
     

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