Series Thread: WCF: 1) Golden State Warriors vs 3) Portland Trail Blazers

[LAD]

Evidently not

I said it before the series...this is the same Portland team from last year & they got swept by NO last year. Why would anyone think that would be impossible for the Dubs to do?

People don't think I know much about basketball...but trust & believe I'm paying attention to these games.

 

[The Oldtimer]

Dame is playing hurt.

Sorry that's no excuse.

 

[bksballer89]

and up big in 3 of em...

Portland did do their best, but you'd THINK they woulda walk away with one of em...

Losing game 2 was understandable but losing big 2nd half leads at home wasn't good.

They can't bring back Aminu.

They need a better SF/PF combo.

 

[LAD]

OK let's hear it: prediction for Warriors Bucks Finals....

I'll give my prediction...just not today. I need to see how the team develops in terms of who will be back from injuries. But will definitely make one before the series starts.

 

[msgkings322]

Sorry that's no excuse.

No shit.

 

[LAD]

and up big in 3 of em...

Portland did do their best, but you'd THINK they woulda walk away with one of em...

Everyone else here thought they could....not me though.

 

[jontaejones]

You could almost call Durant LVP since they've lost more games with him than without...

 

[Ojb81]

What a team. These Warriors just refuse to quit. Love watching them show their championship-caliber mettle

 

[DorianRo]

You could almost call Durant LVP since they've lost more games with him than without...

They only needed him to stop LeBronda's SuperTeams. No Superteams around right now so they can just make due with what they got for the next 3-4 years and sweep all this trash we got in the NBA right now

 

[msgkings322]

Lillard isn’t a winner

Nobody is in the Warriors era except the Warriors and LeBron & Co.

Kind of like Jordan and Pippen kept a lot of great players from winning rings.

But next year it's a whole new ballgame.

 

[msgkings322]

You could almost call Durant LVP since they've lost more games with him than without...

Well that's not totally fucking stupid. Bravo.

 

[msgkings322]

They only needed him to stop LeBronda's SuperTeams. No Superteams around right now so they can just make due with what they got for the next 3-4 years and sweep all this trash we got in the NBA right now

I wish I had a picture of the tears streaming down this guy's face

 

[The Oldtimer]

Another missed call but it's the playoffs

What missed call all are you talking about? Are you talking about when Klay Thompson got bumped and mugged going to the basket and no call on an obvious foul? Yes you're right it is the playoffs and the refs missed calls on both sides.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

You have to be able to do something diffrent than GS.
The only way to beat Curry/Thompson/Green is to get big and dominate the post.

you cannot simply out shoot them. You will lose every time in a 7 game series.
Portland will never beat them as constructed.

SA in 2012
LAC in 2013
CLEV in 2016

They all had a big physical imposing front courts that played offense and defense down low.
Admittedly, that only gave them a chance.

Plenty of bigger teams also lost to them, but the big size teams have the best chance.

 

[LAD]

Draymond & Steph both got triple doubles in this game.....off the chain.

 

[Robotech]

Hopefully T and M beat themselves up in a long series.

More double OT games, please.

 

[bksballer89]

Killing Dame or Portland tonight is so silly.

This team was supposed to be out in round 1 without Nurk. Probably can't find 10 people who are not blazers fans/writers who predicted them to get out of round 1.Fact is they made it to the WCF with only 1 top 20 player and missing their 3rd best player. Hell of a season.

And to add on to that, this wasn't an embarrassing sweep. Outside of the final 5 or 6 minutes of the 4th in game 1, this was a very competitive series

 

[jontaejones]

Well that's not totally fucking stupid. Bravo.

*Because the Cavs without LeBron would have swept teams left and right...

 

[Robotech]

Draymond & Steph both got triple doubles in this game.....off the chain.

I'm a little surprised that this is the first time in NBA playoffs history that two teammates did it in the same game.

 

[The Oldtimer]

No shit.

That was my point!!! GS has three players out!!!