Jeff Matthews Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 James wants to win! You can just see it. I didn't know Tatum was playing in high school 2 years ago. What a fast trip to the NBA Finals... as a starter, too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Good game so far... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Cav's vs Celtics, Cav's by 3 after 3 quarters. I think both teams are stinkin' it up with terrible 3-point shooting! If it's close you usually think of Lebron taking over the game at the end. We'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Jeff Matthews said: James wants to win! You can just see it. You just saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 14 minutes ago, Jeff Matthews said: 2 hours ago, Jeff Matthews said: James wants to win! You can just see it. You just saw it. Who are you talking to? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I don't know how the Cavs won... NO O-boards for the most part. Sure you're tired but do you want the W or the L??? Now on to the next one somehow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 6 hours ago, Dave1290 said: I don't know how the Cavs won... NO O-boards for the most part. Sure you're tired but do you want the W or the L??? Now on to the next one somehow! The Cavs won because the Celtics stunk worse in the second half. The game was exciting and it's fun to watch a single player dominate but it was not a work of art. With rare exception most NBA teams don't even bother to try to offensive rebound anymore. Once a shot is put into the air the shooting team sprints to the other end to play defense to stop the fast break. I'm not sure the Celtics even had a single fast break bucket last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, wvu80 said: The Cavs won because the Celtics stunk worse in the second half. The game was exciting and it's fun to watch a single player dominate but it was not a work of art. With rare exception most NBA teams don't even bother to try to offensive rebound anymore. Once a shot is put into the air the shooting team sprints to the other end to play defense to stop the fast break. I'm not sure the Celtics even had a single fast break bucket last night. It's amazing that teams can drain three's for maybe three games in a row then can't hit the side of a barn thereafter, JJK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 4 hours ago, JJkizak said: It's amazing that teams can drain three's for maybe three games in a row then can't hit the side of a barn thereafter, JJK Sometimes that basket looks REAL BIG and at other times it's small... Hahahaha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 This is it! Go Rockets! FYI Vegas has the Rockets as a 2 point underdog at home for this game, unusual for a Game 7 and the team with the best regular season record in the NBA. I think that's probably because of the loss of Chris Paul due to hamstring injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Rockets got outscored 33-15 in the third. I think they came out tight and couldn't hit a thing. Fifteen in the 3rd quarter will not get you into the finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Harden can't seem to perform up to par in the big games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Durant and Curry just too good. Harden seems to NOT get hot when it counts the most. Golden State is who we thought they were, the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvndoom Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I was rooting for the Celtics and Rockets to make the finals, but both teams stunk it up in Game 7. They were playing street ball, fire at will. At least Houston had people in position to rebound most of the time. I know it's due to inexperience, but Boston wasn't running any sets or isolation, so their bigs were never in place when the shots went up. Sadly, "bombs away" only works when said shots are going in. 27 straight 3-point misses for the Rockets? Had they drove to the hoop for half of those possessions they probably would have won. They were doing well with that and went away from it. So now it's Cleveland / Golden State AGAIN. I'm calling Warriors in 5, 6 at the most. But at least we'll see some drives and layups and dunks instead of three dozen 30-foot bricks per game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Lebron will have to stay in beast mode if they hope to have a chance. If GS brings it like they did last night - this could be painful for Cleveland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 57 minutes ago, kvndoom said: but both teams stunk it up in Game 7. Houston was up by 11 at one point I believe but GS did their 3'rd quarter thing again. CP3 going down was the difference in the series I truly believe. Houston was poised to win up to that point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvndoom Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Houston was up by 11 at one point I believe but GS did their 3'rd quarter thing again. CP3 going down was the difference in the series I truly believe. Houston was poised to win up to that point. Indeed, and in the 1st half they were doing great in the paint as well as outside. I had to go to bed at halftime or I wouldn't have gotten the 5 hours sleep I did manage, but it seems like they relied too much on the long ball when GS was chipping away in the 3rd. Game 7 was almost a mirror image of 6. They've been saying for decades, you live by the 3, you die by the 3. Even without Chris Paul they had a fair chance to win both those games and should have won one of them. Let's hope they rematch next year with both teams fully healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: CP3 going down was the difference in the series I truly believe. Gordon stepped-up nicely to fill his shoes. Did a really good job. Harden chokes in the big games. He did last year as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 15 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Houston was up by 11 at one point I believe but GS did their 3'rd quarter thing again. CP3 going down was the difference in the series I truly believe. Houston was poised to win up to that point. Just think, now you get to watch the rest of the Stanley Cup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 58 minutes ago, Jeff Matthews said: Harden chokes in the big games. He did last year as well. I think the 6 man rotation was killing everyone's legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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