2018 NBA Finals

the moops

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Still, you gotta know when there is 3 seconds on the shot clock and he is dancing like that he is taking that there. CLE defense is so bad
 

lars10

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If only Durant had come to Boston... would be fun with Tatum, Brown and Irving.
 

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Game 1 and Game 3 were there for the taking for Cleveland and they didn’t get the job done. It’s unfair because they would be nowhere without him; but LeBron has not been particularly good down the stretch this series.
 

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This series is over. The only question is whether the Cavs bother to show up on Friday and if the Warriors want to wait and end this back in Oakland like they did last year.
 

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Remember triple doubles are great when LeBron or Magic does it and selfish when Westbrook gets a triple double in the regular season.
Westbrook gets sh*t because he is horribly inefficient in doing so. He overrate by ESPN and Joe Fan.
 

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Their length on the wing and physical guards would've made it difficult for Curry and Klay, and Horford probably could've done something with Durant. Ugh.
Durant would have forced Rozier to switch onto him every possession and torched you for 40 a game. If you don’t switch, they punish you with their all-time great movement on offense, giving wide open looks to Klay and Steph.
 

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34-5-5 in game 7 and 26-9-6 in game 1 is not showing up? Game 6 of wcf he sucked but outside of that he's been great all playoffs.
KD's "weakness" is his ability to pass and his decision-making of when to pass though he was decent tonight, especially in the first half.
 

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Barkley: "I’m not one of those idiots who say 'LeBron should do this, LeBron should do that' … LeBron should stay in Cleveland."
 

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LeBron's photographic memory is actually unnerving to me (comparing last year's KD three to this year's, with incredible nuance). On top of his other ridiculous attributes, his brain is truly phenomenal.

He’s being super-gracious right now. Basically conceding the series, gracefully. Hard to dislike him when he’s in this mode.
 

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I think that was the best game Durant has ever played. He was phenomenal on both ends.

The other key to that game was that the Cavs are just not good enough on defense. McGee, Iguodala, Livingston, and Bell combined for 36 points on 16/21 shots. Almost all of those were wide-open dunks and layups created by the Cavs screwing up defensive coverage. You just cannot give up that many easy looks and beat the Warriors.
 

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Not that it is difficult to break Kevin Love, but you could see the exact moment last night on that ridiculous fade away with legs flailing shot that Durant hit with 2 minutes to go (or whenever it was). Absolutely nothing you can do if he is gonna hit shots like that
 

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Another thing. I so do wish Draymond Green wasn't so damn unlikeable. Cause the things he does on a court are truly spectacular. His recovery defense, his one on one defense, his switchability, his passing, his vision, his rebounding, his strength. Are all elite and a pleasure to watch.
 

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Yeah, LeBron has been more appealing and more impressive fighting to the end with this crew. With healthy Kyrie still on the Cavs it would have been a better series, probably a 4-2 series instead of a 4-0 or 4-1 series, but we got to see LeBron in full force over the last few weeks and that's been something. And at least this year the series will end and we won't be thinking these two teams will meet again next year.
 

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Reflecting on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Wednesday night loss, Cavs star LeBron James said playing the Warriors is “almost like playing the Patriots” when it comes to making mistakes.

“The margin of error is very low,” he said in a post-game press conference. “It’s almost like playing the Patriots. You just can’t have mistakes. They’re not going to beat themselves.”

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/lebron-james-says-playing-the-warriors-is-‘almost-like-playing-the-patriots’/ar-AAykGqX?ocid=ientp