/nba/ general - Unanimous Edition

>Warriors
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>Cavaliers
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>Sunday
Cavaliers @ Warriors 8PM ET

>Cavaliers bench gang raped
>JR """""""""Smith"""""""""
>LeBron near triple-double
>Shaun Livingston GOAT

Holy fuck people still unironically think Wilt is even top 5?

/nba/ was wrong, bandwagoned the cavs and got BTFO for the 2nd year in a row

kek Wilt fucking exposed

cavs are not playing sound fundamental defense at all. too much jumping into passing lanes expecting to get le epik lebron dunk on transition.
This would work against a team with utter horseshit court vision like the raptors, but not against the best passing team in the league. Especially with the warriors coming out of a series against OKC who had the length to bother the warriors by reaching their arms into passing lanes without giving up too much positioning on defense.

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>cavs lose by 15 to the Warriors 2nd team when Curry and Klay are struggling
Warriors in 4

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Stat autist

Are people still going to claim Lebron is top 25 when he loses again?

The real reasons why the cavs lost is they gave up way too many 2nd chance points, the role players didn't show up, and the offense does nothing when lebron leaves the court. Those + 4th quarter turnovers are the story of the game. 1 and 2 are fixable, but 3 has been an issue ever since Lebron came back. It's a shame they let this game get away because splash bros won't shoot this poorly again

if gsw take game 2 i'll change my mind, but cavs can still split and get homecourt adv

cavs had them covered pretty well on d, their o wasn't going and the refs fucked them on every call possible

this. it's fucking over

>leastern conference

Cavs are fucked, what do they do with Curry? Double team him like they did this whole game, or let his bench destroy them?
I feel they would rather take down Currys stats and lose, than let him get more points in the final.
Salty Cavs lol

>Statpads against 5'9" white guys in an 8 team league
>Can barely score 10+ when facing a good team

No, the stats autists are Wiltcucks

/nba/ shouldn't have bandwagoned the Thunder up 3-2

it's really going to be eternal now

The league was less diluted with fewer teams. The 7 footers were actually 7 foot

>3-1

>Wilt statpads the fuck out of the whiteys in the league
>still gets BTFO by the only other black guy at the time

Cavs literally cannot hit a fucking shot around the rim
What in gods name is with this fucking team

What part of Ohio are you from?

you're retarded. cavs whole game plan on D is FIND CURRY. Fast little monkey just runs around the court and opens up everyone else.

>MUH REFBALL

yeah I bet you're a delly faggot as well

were they really up 3-1? jesus christ what a fucking choke. i dont really pay attention to basketball i just think that guy's copypasta is funny

im australian can't you see my flag you dumb fuck

>american education system

cavs need to pick their poison, though. do they keep smothering curry and leaving other guys open or do they let curry get good looks?

also klay wasn't even being played that well on d. he was just bricking everything.

this series was over before it started. the warriors are going to beat them with superior defense no matter how badly they shoot.

our guy

Hard to feel good about the Cavs 2bh.

Aside from too many turnovers, they played really damn well. Love showed up. Kyrie and LeBron were on. Curry and Klay might as well have not been playing. And what happened? The GSW bench curb stomped them.

Iggy looking like he's going to get Finals MVP again.

They're from cleveland

Maybe in part to LeBron's insistence on getting big men out of the paint so he has more room to drive and kick. So they keep getting more and more shooters and big men who can get o-rebounds and are left with literally LeBron and 1 other guy who can get his own shot.

you may only reply to this post if your team never single handily lost to shaun livingston

/nba/ is worse than the emotional sports """"analysts"""". Already calling a series over because of 1 loss, when the cavs shot abysmally from the field. Are you guys for real? Enjoy watching basketball you faggots.

>iggy

he played good but my vote goes to livingston right now

Not a choke.

That's just how good the Warriors are.

Denveflrfags (me) on actual suicide watch

Send help

Word, what happened to my boy Dante Exum?

good to see /nba/ has accepted Curry are their Lord and savior, he's a merciful god

And people are gonna give curry shit again that he's isn't shit

>Cavs will improve shooting
>Curry and Thompson will not

>when the cavs shot abysmally from the field
Their big three combined for 66, Klay and Curry had 20pts

I know it hurts but it's over, cap this post

>Double team him like they did this whole game, or let his bench destroy them?
it's pick your poison really. OKC had the personnel to effectively guard the warriors but had choke artist running their offense. Cavs just can't guard the warriors. I honestly think the raptors match up better.

How in fucks name was kyrie on?

I think i'm done with Cavs basketball if they lose.
Sick of this bullshit

There is no excuse this year, Warriors are just a better team. I'd rather suffer watching the Browns than this complete shitfest

I don't watch basketball, I just like to blow /nba/ the fuck out. I woke up 30 minutes ago and checked the box score and headed straight to /nba/ to blow them out.

People are calling this series over because the 2 main scorers on the warriors played like absolute dog shit and they still won by double digits. The cavs cant handle the warriors D, and they certainly cant stop the warriors on offense

>Kyrie was on
He went 7-22, if Curry had gone 7-22 people would still be posting about how he didn't show up

Everybody just made the assumption that kyrie was a point guard and that love actually had a post game so they thought the offense would just work. They look downright terrible when lebron is off the court

The Cavs had no shot at this series. This game only confirmed what was already known.
>mfw Lebron requests a trade next year and becomes Steph's new sidekick

it's over. just embrace 73-9 my man. you can tell your grandkids about it

Of course they will, but Livingston won't go 8-10 and Barbosa 5-5. The game was 68-67 cavs at one point, it was a very competitive game until the 4th quarter. As usual, /nba/ are prisoners of the moment.

cavs shot like shit because the defense was really fucking good.

warriors shot well because they were hounding curry all game which opened up everyone else.

there is absolutely no adjustment they can make that will fix that. if j.r. actually shows up for a game (unlikely because he disappears every big game), they will still lose.

If only most Cavs fans were more like you, waiting for the Warriors to take an insurmountable series lead to check out Cleveland.com

/nba/ ius so fucking stupid JAJAJAJAJAHAHAHJAHAJHAJAHAA

Kyrie Lebron and Love were on the court together nearly all game kek

Irving is overrated trash

True, I'm not convinced that Cavs aren't going to win the series. To bandwagon it's the entire series but one loss, not even a blow out, and an ugly loss with more than questionable officiating isn't cause for worry.

Too bad Thunder were Blunder, Curryfucks would be mass suicided right now. Thanks Chokelahoma.

Reminder that JR Smith is basically a heat check JJ Redick that can dunk

>moral victories
You're aware the fourth quarter is the most important, right? If you show up prior to then, then proceed to disappear you have lost the game.

fuck lads did the finals start last night? fuck me for going to bed early.

reminder that all this means is that there's a chance for lebron to go 2-1 up

>He went 7-22
when lebron hit the bench dray was kyrie's primary defender and he completely shut him down. credit the defense, kyrie was making bad shots.

lebron thought he was gonna face off against his bitch KD and then got btfo when the thunder blew a 3-1 lead hahahahahahhahaha

Jesus, what about Miami getting btfo every game they lost to the spurs and then btfoing them back the following game? Can we at least wait till game 2 is over before calling the fucking series? I'm not saying warriors cant/won't dominate but it hasn't even been two full games yet.

Livingston was complete shit against the Thunder so good on him for carrying the team this game. Helps when you don't have Waiters/Roberson guarding you and Ibaka off switches

>not a blowout
>15pt game
Sup Cavscuck?

yeah, but curry and thompson won't combine for only 20 points the rest of the series.

there will likely be no game where both the bench and the two of them will play like shit. hell, i'll bank on the bench continuing to roll, honestly. the cavs don't have an answer to the warriors bench.

it's not use user, everything is memes now

Lebron is a known lame, his bitch ass needs to retire

>questionable officiating

Agreed, Cavs were being gifted free throws all night. Let's hope it changes in game 2 :^)

what ever happen to tristan the trip?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
DICK SUCKING FAGGOT

Did you watch the game? the turning point was at the beginning of the 4th when lebron was getting rest. Kyrie was doing his kyrie thing and the offense fucking sucked while the warriors bench lit them up

This isn't Miami. Miami actually had a defense and a bench.

okc has the depth and length to double curry/livingston. the cavs do not.

okc should have won, honestly. their team was built literally for stopping the warriors. they choked SO fucking hard. unbelievable.

15's not really a blow out desu

Why cant you just accept that the Warriors are actually legit the better team? Cavs bench doesnt even hold a light to the warriors bench.

you are so casual it hurts

Newfags please just stop pretending like you care

Lue is a fucking retard

Jr can't hit keep him in
Frye misses one 3, take him out for the rest of the fucking game

Sick of this bullshit. Learn how to coach a fucking team or go back to getting gatorade for the players as you stare at the back of lebrons head

also Tristan Thompson is the cancerous tumor of this team, fucking Gilbert giving him 80 plus million a year to literally shit on the court

Cavs bench is incredible, remember the 3 point records they were breaking? Their bench was very very badly outplayed today do you--- wait a second, am I being memed again?

Give me one good reason why LeBron James isn't going to the Los Angeles Clippers this offseason

>Even more movie opportunities (Imagine the Big 4 in a road trip movie)
>Beautiful city for his family
>Best friends with Chris Paul who he said he would love to play with
>Chance for a championship

>questionable officiating

that was probably the best called game i've seen these entire playoffs. the cavs shot 2x the amount of free throws.

you gotta be kidding me. is this the best you cavs cucks can do?

the real finals was the western conference finals

>more than questionable officiating
love this meme

I did watch the game. The Cavs were already down double digits earlier in the game and that was with those three on the court

It took the warriors making absolutely horrendous decisions for the cavs to go on a run and bring it within 1

But I do care user, don't you? :^)

>choked

Silver in full control desu

calling that bench incredible after tonight is laughable desu

Lakers, with KD. They can afford it.

Why can't you accept that I want to see 1 (one) more game before making a judgment?

just because the cavs bench is good doesn't mean they have an answer to the warriors bench, senpai.

the warriors bench was literally beating the cavs' starting five.

The clippers can't afford him and leaving Cleveland again would tarnish his legacy

>that was probably the best called game i've seen these entire playoffs
literally kill yourself

Please take a moment to admire the great LeBron for the special talent he is. It never gets old looking at the King's history. So many accomplishments Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan will never achieve:


1.Only player in NBA history to quit because of Air Conditioner.
2.Quit on his team the year after he promises a championship.
3.Dunked on by a high school kid then confiscates the tape.
4.Bail on the dunk contest 13 times.
5.Only able to win a ring with 2 superstars.
6.Play on same team as his moms boyfriend.
7.Average 1.8 pts in the 4th quarter of NBA finals.
8.Lose not 1, not 2, but 4 times in the Finals.
9.Host a national televised TV show to leave his team.
10.Go 2 for 18 in an NBA playoff game.
11.Get stuffed by a player under 6 feet. (Nate Robinson)
12.Flop every single game in the playoffs.
13.Choke 4 out of 5 finals games by dropping FG% by 18.
14.GO MISSING FOR 99 PERCENT OF OVERTIME IN THE NBA FINALS
15.Only player in NBA history to show his ashy dick on national television.
16.Only player-coach to ever get btfo by a team of bench players in a finals game

This, he played 20 games per season against Russell and Thurmond

>Cavs bench is incredible
bahahaahaha against shitters in the east they might be. remember how effective richard jefferson was against the raptors? where was he now?

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>the cavaliers literally have not beaten the warriors at all this season, playoffs and regular season, with two different head coaches
>I-I-I need to see one more game

Ok

NBA is so fucking diluted it may as well still be an 8 team league.

imagine the score next game when curry and clay actually try

As an Ohioan (but not from Cleveland) you're all a bunch of faggots anyway. I hated Lebron when he left and still hate him. If any of you Clevelanders had any dignity you'd still hate him. You deserve this.

>mfw at least the Browns are nice enough to never get your hopes up
>mfw you should just move to Columbus or Cincinnati

that's fine, you're just making lame excuses. the cavs just need to flat out play better. there is no other excuse.

>j-j-just the regular season
>j-j-just one game
>j-j-just one series
The excuses will continue to come