NBA 2015/2016

[HairOfTheDog]

I think the Cavs are an incredible team and have been for years, and LeBron has been one of the best to play the game for years as well. He consistently does it all, and better than most everyone else on both ends. He has bad games and makes bad plays sometimes, just like everyone who ever played the game, including Jordan and Steph.

Anyway, last night, the Cavs played like a championship team and if they win the title for the first time in franchise history this year, I'll be really happy for them and the fans in Cleveland, though I'm rooting for the Warriors.

I thought the refs neglected to call fouls committed by the Cavs a few times last night, and called a couple of fouls on the Warriors that were pretty questionable. I don't think Coach Kerr was wrong about that in his post-game interview. I also don't think he was wrong about the Cavs playing better than the Warriors in game 6. They beat us -- and, so it is.

The Warriors didn't look strong in game 6. Barnes needs to up his shooting game. I hope Iggy's back injury is resolved by Sunday. Steph needs to get in the right headspace and lead the team (LeBron was messin' him with last night after he drew Curry's fourth foul; part of the game). Draymond needs to keep his hands and feet off of the Cavs' groins, and Klay just needs to play like Klay.

I think Steph will be on his game and the rest will fall into place. I've still got the Warriors winning the title in game 7 at home on Sunday. But, I don't think it's going to be a blow-out like the rest of the games in this series. I hope not anyway. I would really like to see it come down to the wire with both teams in a groove and fighting it out at the top of their games, no matter which team wins.

[Donovan]

Cavs are finally doing what I thought they would, scrapping like they belong here. Just took them a while to wake up I guess.
The beauty of series' like this is that it no longer matters who wins. The Warriors/ Cavs, LeBron/Curry rivalry is going to be one we talk about years from now like the Lakers and Celtics or Chicago/Detroit. Epic.

[Midwest Spy]

LeBron has always been immensely talented.

I've played basketball my entire life, and have played with D1 players and even some NBAers, so my perspective is different from the casual fan.

LeBron won in Miami, but at crunch time, I always felt like he deferred to DWade.

He also had Chris Bosh along side, a perennial All-Star.

In Game 5, it was Kyrie who made shot after shot in the 4^th quarter. Again Kyrie is an all-star caliber player.

Last night's performance was epic, however.

He would not let the Cavs lose. He scored or assisted on 27 consecutive points in the 3^rd/4^th quarters. He rebounded, blocked shots, everything. It was great to watch.

I'd like to see him in this exact same mode come Sunday night.

I'd like to see Cavs fans celebrating.

[Donovan]

There's a strong argument for James to be MVP of the finals even if they lose Sunday. Hasn't happened since Jerry West in 1969.

[Blindgreed1]

LeBron has always been immensely talented.

I've played basketball my entire life, and have played with D1 players and even some NBAers, so my perspective is different from the casual fan.

LeBron won in Miami, but at crunch time, I always felt like he deferred to DWade.

He also had Chris Bosh along side, a perennial All-Star.

In Game 5, it was Kyrie who made shot after shot in the 4^th quarter. Again Kyrie is an all-star caliber player.

Last night's performance was epic, however.

He would not let the Cavs lose. He scored or assisted on 27 consecutive points in the 3^rd/4^th quarters. He rebounded, blocked shots, everything. It was great to watch.

I'd like to see him in this exact same mode come Sunday night.

I'd like to see Cavs fans celebrating.

I said it before the series started, if the cavs upset the warriors, it will be on the shoulders of LeBron.

[Duchess]

Did y'all see the tweets from Stephen Curry's wife?

Any time I see something referencing b-ball I think of all of you.

[Midwest Spy]

Did y'all see the tweets from Stephen Curry's wife?

Any time I see something referencing b-ball I think of all of you.

I did not.

Something snarky?

[Duchess]

Something snarky?

Oh yes. She was extremely agitated. I'll go get them so you can see.

[Duchess]

Here's a whole page of them. Sorry but the site won't let me copy them, I have to give a link.

Tweets

[HairOfTheDog]

Did y'all see the tweets from Stephen Curry's wife?

Any time I see something referencing b-ball I think of all of you.

I saw it reported after the game.

Ayesha Curry was in the crowd and very frustrated with the calls against Steph and his ejection.

She tweeted that is was "rigged!". She deleted the tweet shortly thereafter.

ETA: Thanks Duchess. I hadn't seen the full string of tweets starting with the situation of her father getting in before the game.

[Midwest Spy]

She sounds very frustrated and I kinda understand.

This has been a very physical series, both ways, so when your team is on the wrong end of it, you want to say something.

[Blindgreed1]

Did y'all see the tweets from Stephen Curry's wife?

Any time I see something referencing b-ball I think of all of you.

I saw it reported after the game.

Ayesha Curry was in the crowd and very frustrated with the calls against Steph and his ejection.

She tweeted that is was "rigged!". She deleted the tweet shortly thereafter.

ETA: Thanks Duchess. I hadn't seen the full string of tweets starting with the situation of her father getting in before the game.

I have shared her opinion for quite some time.

[Donovan]

Yeah but you aren't the league MVP's hot wife. Somebody's gonna pay for her reckless tweet thumbs lol

[Blindgreed1]

Yeah but you aren't the league MVP's hot wife. Somebody's gonna pay for her reckless tweet thumbs lol

A quick look at how many game 7s there have been in the NBA playoff history definitely leans toward the fix.

[HairOfTheDog]

The Currys seem like a really close couple and she's a huge fan and supporter of her husband and his team, of course. She normally seems very even-keeled.



Ayesha Curry (right, in white ^) is very attractive, in my opinion too. So is Steph's mom, Sonya (left of Ayesha). I've seen Steph get riled sometimes with all the talk and questions about his "hot mom". I don't think Dell (far left) minds though.

Anyway, the NBA confirmed that security mistook her dad for a con artist who'd faked credentials to sneak into games before; they were on the lookout for that guy and apparently almost arrested Ayesha's dad on the way into the game, before it all got cleared up.

Plus, Ayesha was frustrated that the bus holding Warriors' family members got delayed en route to the game. She implied it was another dirty tactic by the Cavs. Ha.

Anyway, sounds like she was already heated up before the game started and last night's game fueled her further. She quickly apologized. I don't think it's any big deal, but she should probably stay off social media during the games.

P.s. If Ayesha wants to learn how to post a proper impassioned rant, she could take a lesson from some of the NFL wives.

[HairOfTheDog]

Tonight's the night! Championship game in Oakland starts at 5 pm PST.



I heard on the local news last night that some tickets went for $50,000. Insane.

[HairOfTheDog]

The Warriors are favored to win tonight, according to the odds. BUT there have been a lot of 'firsts' in this year's play-offs and the Cavs outplayed the Warriors in game 5 (in Oakland) and game 6 (in Cleveland).

Just-for-fun stats...

PLAY-OFFS
-- The NBA has had 125 Game 7s in playoff (not Finals) history
-- The home team is 101-24 (81%) in those playoff games
---The 2016 NBA playoffs have had four Game 7s played and the home team has won all four games (3-1 ATS), two of the victories coming by double digits:

Eastern Conference First Round - Miami 106 vs. Charlotte 73
Eastern Conference First Round - Toronto 89 vs. Indiana 84
Eastern Conference Semifinals - Toronto 116 vs. Miami 89
Western Conference Finals - Golden State 96 Oklahoma City 88

FINALS
-- Since 1994, there have been four Game 7s played in the NBA Finals.
-- There have been 18 Game 7s played in the history of NBA Finals, tonight's match-up in Oakland will be the 19^th.
-- The home team has gone 15-3 (83%) in those Finals contests.
-- The last visitors to win a Game 7 of the NBA Finals was the Washington Bullets, who defeated the Seattle Supersonics 105-99 in 1978.

http://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/story.cfm/story/855408

[Donovan]

Preacher, Game of Thrones and this game all at the same time and my boy wants to go to the movie for father's day. Guess I'm watching on demand tomorrow lol

[HairOfTheDog]

Preacher, Game of Thrones and this game all at the same time and my boy wants to go to the movie for father's day. Guess I'm watching on demand tomorrow lol

Too many good things to choose from -- sounds like a damn good day.

I hope you and your boy have a great time, Donovan.

It's early in the 2^nd quarter and, so far, this game has been what we hoped for -- both teams hitting their grooves with back-and-forth leads.

[HairOfTheDog]

Draymond is pumped up this game! He's all over the Cavs on defense and he's scored over 20 in the first half so far (including five back-to-back 3 pointers).

Steph's already got 3 fouls before half time though.

I hope Livingston is raring to go.