NBA Finals

[biggunsbob]

Good start for Warriors in the 4th as reserves cut lead to 3. But back to back answers by the Raptors push lead back to seven. 94-87 with 9:44 left. Bell, and Iguodala have killed the warriors. Only 4 points between the two. Siakiam is killing the warriors. He has made 11 shots in a row. Some of them are well defended. Lead is up to 97-87 with 8:25 left. That should do it 100-88 Raptors with 7:31 left. Another Warrior Timeout. Raptors are beating the Warriors at their own game. Moving the ball fast and hitting the open shot. Very nice passing as right now they gave 1 more assist then the warriors.
Lol Vanvleet with another pray three point shot. That goes in calling bank as it bounce off the rim many times. That is now prayer 9 points. It?s better to be lucky then good.

 

[biggunsbob]

Iguodala hurt his leg again in the last 2 minutes.

 

[biggunsbob]

If KD doesn’t come back I think Raptors in six or seven maybe. They have a much better bench it looks like so far.

 

[biggunsbob]

Raptors hold serve at home and win game one 118-109 . Lead series 1-0. Have now won 5 playoff games in a row. This is Warriors first loss since KD went down. Siakam 32 points 14-17 shooting 2-3 from three. Raptors defense was the difference. Lead pretty much wire to wire.

Box score

http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401134815

 

[sggatecl]

Raptors getting a win with Leonard having an off night is huge. Durant might be the only Warrior that can guard Siakam when he plays like that.

 

[biggunsbob]

Raptors getting a win with Leonard having an off night is huge. Durant might be the only Warrior that can guard Siakam when he plays like that.

I agree but that was they way the warriors were defending him. Chuck, Thomas, and Hill said they may have to play everyone else hard and let leonard have his. PS was throwing everything up and hitting it , and so was Green for Toronto. I would like to see the split but it would be cool to see the Warriors go down 0-2, and see if they can come back. I think if the Warriors lose this series KD will come back to the Warriors. Legacy aside the Warriors can pay him the most money i think.

 

[sggatecl]

PS was throwing everything up and hitting it , and so was Green for Toronto.

Siakam made 14 shots, 10 of those were in the paint. "Throwing everything up" sounds silly. Green didn't even shoot 50%.

lol...Don't be mad your Warriors lost

 

[biggunsbob]

Siakam made 14 shots, 10 of those were in the paint. "Throwing everything up" sounds silly. Green didn't even shoot 50%.

lol...Don't be mad your Warriors lost

I guess you haven?t been reading why I am rooting for them. Anyone who says the Warriors do not play a great brand of basketball just don?t know the sport. I really don?t care who wins. Like I have said many times I?m just rooting for the dynasty because I?d love any Detroit team to be like this. I do hope the series goes 7 games.

Lol anyone who shots 14-17 has a few lucky hoops go in. Didn?t you see that last slop he threw up there as the shot clock ran down late in the game. Pure slop.
Hey come to think of it. the raptors had 4 shots go in at the shot clock buzzer, and one was a Banked three pointer. Siakam has length and height over Green so your on to something that the Raptors May have over the Warriors. Maybe the Raptors are better the the Warriors. It probably would be good for the Nba to have a different team win it. But heck I want the Pistons to be this good. I still think warriors win series in 6 or 7. But hey I?ve been wrong before.

Could you imagine if it was the Pistons going for 4 out of 5 championships?
The Nba would have a fit and change the rules.
Oh wait that is exactly what they did to the Bad Boys Pistons.

 

[SpartyNash]

Watched the first half last night, man do I miss having a rooting interest in a relevant team like the Suns or even the Pistons. Seems like it was ages ago and seemingly no end in sight for both rudderless franchises.

 

[tomdalton22]

I guess you haven?t been reading why I am rooting for them. Anyone who says the Warriors do not play a great brand of basketball just don?t know the sport. I really don?t care who wins. Like I have said many times I?m just rooting for the dynasty because I?d love any Detroit team to be like this. I do hope the series goes 7 games.

Lol anyone who shots 14-17 has a few lucky hoops go in. Didn?t you see that last slop he threw up there as the shot clock ran down late in the game. Pure slop.
Hey come to think of it. the raptors had 4 shots go in at the shot clock buzzer, and one was a Banked three pointer. Siakam has length and height over Green so your on to something that the Raptors May have over the Warriors. Maybe the Raptors are better the the Warriors. It probably would be good for the Nba to have a different team win it. But heck I want the Pistons to be this good. I still think warriors win series in 6 or 7. But hey I?ve been wrong before.

Could you imagine if it was the Pistons going for 4 out of 5 championships?
The Nba would have a fit and change the rules.
Oh wait that is exactly what they did to the Bad Boys Pistons.

as much as I loved the Bad boys, that wasn't good basketball. They were thugs.

 

[Mitchrapp]

as much as I loved the Bad boys, that wasn't good basketball. They were thugs.

And this was the whole east. Boston, Chicago, Indiana, NYK etc.. If you weren't tough you couldn't compete or you went to the west.

 

[biggunsbob]

I disagree. The Bad Boys played great defense. They came to play every game. They smothered teams. It was fun to watch.

 

[sggatecl]

Everyone here would love to see the Pistons be this good but they're not close at all. If you truly want them to be, you're hoping for a complete rebuild. Their roster is built the way you'd win about 10-15 years ago. The game has passed them by.

 

[biggunsbob]

Everyone here would love to see the Pistons be this good but they're not close at all. If you truly want them to be, you're hoping for a complete rebuild. Their roster is built the way you'd win about 10-15 years ago. The game has passed them by.

Sadly you are probably right. Shame

 

[tomdalton22]

I disagree. The Bad Boys played great defense. They came to play every game. They smothered teams. It was fun to watch.

Toronto is one of the best defensive teams...you should like them too.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Toronto is one of the best defensive teams...you should like them too.

Defensive wise they weren't as good as the bad boys. They rank 9th this season just on points allowed.

 

[biggunsbob]

Toronto is one of the best defensive teams...you should like them too.

I wouldn?t mind to see them go up 2-0. You guys act like I?m this all big Warriors fan lol.
I?m a Piston fan.

I like that the Warriors play hard and are unselfish, and pass the ball a ton to look for the open shot. Other then getting KD haven?t they mostly done it through the draft ?
They play a great brand of basketball. It won?t kill me to see Toronto win the nba title just like when the Cavs came back from 3-1 after Green was suspended. I?d like to see the Warriors Dynasty continue because it?s kind of cool, and like I have said wouldn?t it be something if a Detroit teams was as hated as New England, and Golden State. Imagine that. Everyone hating the Lions because we have won 7 Super Bowls in 20 years. Or hating the Pistons because they made 5 nba Finals in a row and had a chance to win four. Or the Tigers.

They Red Wings have been hated and were 4-2 in Stanley cups over a 14 year span. Hopefully that happens again!

 

[Mitchrapp]

I wouldn?t mind to see them go up 2-0. You guys act like I?m this all big Warriors fan lol.
I?m a Piston fan.

I like that the Warriors play hard and are unselfish, and pass the ball a ton to look for the open shot. Other then getting KD haven?t they mostly done it through the draft ?
They play a great brand of basketball. It won?t kill me to see Toronto win the nba title just like when the Cavs came back from 3-1 after Green was suspended. I?d like to see the Warriors Dynasty continue because it?s kind of cool, and like I have said wouldn?t it be something if a Detroit teams was as hated as New England, and Golden State. Imagine that. Everyone hating the Lions because we have won 7 Super Bowls in 20 years. Or hating the Pistons because they made 5 nba Finals in a row and had a chance to win four. Or the Tigers.

They Red Wings have been hated and were 4-2 in Stanley cups over a 14 year span. Hopefully that happens again!

The Red Wings hated? Say it ain't so. It generally happens to the best teams but I don't hate GS just like I don't hate NE but if it's not a Detroit team winning I just want to see someone different is all. At least it's not GS vs Cleveland.

 

[biggunsbob]

The Red Wings hated? Say it ain't so. It generally happens to the best teams but I don't hate GS just like I don't hate NE but if it's not a Detroit team winning I just want to see someone different is all. At least it's not GS vs Cleveland.

I don?t disagree with that. Not sure why I am rooting for the Warriors over the Raptors as I usual like it when new teams win. But then I root for Brady also in Football.

 

[sggatecl]

I like that the Warriors play hard and are unselfish, and pass the ball a ton to look for the open shot.

I don't think that's very unique, that's why wings are so valuable right now. The Warriors are just one of the better shooting teams.

Other then getting KD haven?t they mostly done it through the draft ?

Acquired via the draft: Thompson, Green, Curry, McKinnie, Cook, Evans, Jones

Acquired via free agency: Durant, Iguodala, Looney, Livingston, Cousins, Bogut, Jerebko, Bell

I bolded players that have averaged 10+ minutes in the playoffs. Their core of Curry, Thompson, and Green was through the draft but they've been active in free agency as well.