BarthramLestat:


The Cavs have a tendency to let half time leads slip especially in the third. Don't know if it's complacency or fatigue but they need to figure out how to fix that. They usually lose games either in the first or the third. My key would be for LeBron to come out as aggressive as he did in game 2. Allow the role players to get theirs in the second and then go on an onslaught again in the third. We usually do well with third quarter leads.

Donndino:
The Rockets are setup to stop Curry from making threes, therefore Curry struggling isn't disastrous. It was more damaging that Klay Thompson got so cold. KD is guaranteed to get 20+ points per game. However the warriors need a good game from one of Steph/Klay to win.

A40:
I don't think Steph is a 100% which is why I find it borderline bizarre that he is guarding Harden on that many iso possessions considering the injury he suffered would surely hurt his ability to move laterally.

Harden is not shooting well and that's why the score was not uglier than it was plus it's also hurting Steph on offense! He's looked lethargic and it's hurt his ability to finish closer to the rim

Role players tend to play better at home which is why I wouldn't expect Gordon. Ariza or Tucker to shoot near perfectly while Golden State's reserves play like dirt. However this Houston team is not scared of Golden State and I wouldn't be remotely surprised if they steal a game at the Oracle. The Warriors are playing with a complacency that is part deliberate and part mental fatigue which kinda explains why KD is the only one that has really been consistent this postseason

SIRcumalot:
Warriors still winning this series.
Cavs-celtics na the real show.
Every thing dey tell me say Celtics go win but to count out bron and the cavs na something my brain can't get with.

A40:
They are still a relatively old team so that would explain some of the sluggishness. For me in order to avoid a scenario where LeNomad does all the work then your offense has to draw up more plays for the other facilitator George Hill. As well as LeNomad played he still had 6 turnovers that generated extra possessions for Boston.

For a home game I think its important for LeNomad to be aggressive but more importantly efficient as a passer as well. If he's going to make 10 assists and 7 turnovers then it kinda defeats the purpose. This was what etidy was trying to tell you that you attacked him.

Eruditor:




You can tell that Curry is more unhappy that his 3s are not falling than anything else. In fact, he does not seem to enjoy making explosive drives than the 3 but KD is very content eating from midrange and the stripe. Hence why Curry was trying to force the 3s yesterday. He needs it. GSW needs it.

Roland17:


if you ask me and he needs that confidence in his 3 balls going in again.

Roland17:


I don't think they have played poorly this series. I expected the Rockets to come out aggressive in game two. Curry's situation is not physical if you ask me. I think it is more of what the Rockets are forcing him to do, which is get him on the pick and roll at the top of the key and if he switches, go ISO against him. Listen to the post game of coach MDA and you would hear him agree with my stance. It is a deliberate tactics to go at Curry in a bid to disrupt his offense, which has worked in 2 games. If I was Kerr, I would move Curry away from the top of the key, move him to the wings and if they choose to drive at him from the wings, let the weak side help him. It is more mental and a shooters slump if you ask me and he needs that confidence in his 3 balls going in again. You can see his team mates rallying around him to encourage and during hurdles, Kerr tries to motivate him one on one, that tells me its more mental than anything else for Curry.

KD would always be KD, not sure there is a better scorer in the NBA than the man.

Roland17:


KD would always be KD, not sure there is a better scorer in the NBA than the man.

Eruditor:


They don’t need to hide anything. Harden was dropping his buckets on other people as well. That is why I even zoned out from listening to any of those analysts because most of them just rehash the same things or give popular opinion.

Hide Curry this...His bla bla is bla bla. Curry’s issue is mental. Towards the end of the first Q when GSW called a time out Curry shot from 30ft and it splashed. Yet seconds earlier he had missed from 28 without any hand directly on his face.

Like I said, for some reason, he struggles at certain times away. The only reason people are talking about D is because he did not score as well on the other end. If he made 5 of his 8 3s that game goes Warriors way. It is a game of fine margins. Especially away.

BarthramLestat:


George hills playmaking and passing skills leave a lot to be desired. As to LeBrons turnovers if you're the primary ball handler playing against a gritty defensive team you're bound to have a few of those especially if you're making the sort of passes LeBrons been attempting. Granted some a few of those turnovers were unforced and he needs to work on those. I do agree the ball needs to move around a bit more but the problem is like I said these guys don't have that ability to create shots and the only way to get them involved is if LeBron has the ball in his hands.

Game 3 will tell us everything we need to know. If the Cavs win I'm that 80% confident we can wrap this one up in as early as 6 games.

chic2pimp:
Hol up Hol Up people it's not only one game. Once Curry gets His shooting form back, it'll be lights out(which He'll certainly do at the Oracle). Also Klay has gotten his customary one bad game out of the way so be rest assured He won't be this bad for the remainder of the series.

Phucking K.D if this dude wasn't on Golden state, we will be talking about the series lasting 7 games

Eruditor:


They reacted this way when GSW lost to Pelicans.

Flip the script and let it be that GSW dropped a home game to Rockets the media would have been awash with how Rockets have done what is necessary. That is the only thing that is annoying me.

If we lost by a close game (they will say we don't execute well). If we dropped a huge lead to lose (we were figured out). We are either expected to sweep or lose the series we can't win any series by dropping a game or 2

chic2pimp:


First of all i'd like to give credit to Mike D and the boys as I certainly did not see that coming. I knew they'll nick a game or two but not in that fashion. A blow out win was not on the cards.

Now having said all that, we have to look at the bigger picture. One team came in to the game knowing Loose and it's series over whilst the other went into it having already achieved it's objective of winning back home court advantage. Little wonder they started the game sloppy and turned it over time and again. This won't happen again as I expect them to be fully locked on for the remainder of series.

The only way this series goes 7 games is if Steph never recovers from His shooting Slump(He is Key to how the Warriors operate). Do you really expect 2 of the best 3-5 shooters the NBA has ever seen to shoot this badly again? I DON'T!

BarthramLestat:
No rational person is thinking the warriors are in trouble because of that game 2. When you listen to analysts whose sole purpose is ratings and entertainment and you take what they say to heart then you need to work on your sensitivity.

Roland17:


I don't think they have played poorly this series. I expected the Rockets to come out aggressive in game two. Curry's situation is not physical if you ask me. I think it is more of what the Rockets are forcing him to do, which is get him on the pick and roll at the top of the key and if he switches, go ISO against him. Listen to the post game of coach MDA and you would hear him agree with my stance. It is a deliberate tactics to go at Curry in a bid to disrupt his offense, which has worked in 2 games. If I was Kerr, I would move Curry away from the top of the key, move him to the wings and if they choose to drive at him from the wings, let the weak side help him. It is more mental and a shooters slump if you ask me and he needs that confidence in his 3 balls going in again. You can see his team mates rallying around him to encourage and during hurdles, Kerr tries to motivate him one on one, that tells me its more mental than anything else for Curry.

KD would always be KD, not sure there is a better scorer in the NBA than the man.

Eruditor:


I am posting here on NL not on their youtube videos or blogs where they may never see it. That is exactly how sensitive I am.

You should relax..I am putting posts here.

BarthramLestat:


But you're saying the motivation of your angry rants is what they're saying and I'm only saying if that's the case your temperament is getting the better of you.

SmooshCHN:


Even when Kerr moved Curry to the wing, his man would come and screen for Harden for a switch. One the way to screening, someone else would rotate to switch to Harden but they'll attempt the switch till its Curry so Harden can ISO. I like him at the Center cos it buys us time and makes Houston's offense stagnant.

Anyways about us, I'm not worried. We've not had our best game in this series. And Steph would show up at some point. Draymond needs to chill with excess passes and take some of the offensive loads.

Birdman cannot win twice a year. It cannot happen.

Eruditor:


Like I said, hiding him or not is not what matters. It is building the offence around him which even he would concede he has not really done well against Houston because of his missing 3.

Someone recommended instead of layups he should take mid range shots and work his way back out beyond the line. That can work because he needs his shot to tear drop or splash for muscle memory to kick in. It is clear that layups don't do that for him because he has gotten those easily but still struggled rhythmically in offense. I know that using him as a decoy for KD only makes KD get buckets with little offense anywhere else. I saw one or two savvy Reddit handles that said similar.

Make we dey watch sha. A few nightmares here and there but Sunday will soon be upon us. If you have not seen Deadpool 2 you should. It was a good movie.

SmooshCHN:
I'm not a movie person and I remember the last Deadpool to be very dry.

Decale:



Is it the same Deadpool that I watched five tans?

SmooshCHN:
You're right. We could care less about him on defense if he shows up on offense.

I'm not a movie person and I remember the last Deadpool to be very dry. I'll try watch this one. BTW, China will screen movies like crazy and censor some parts before it premieres in cinemas. We got to watch Avengers like a week and half after.

SmooshCHN:
I just watched it again to confirm sey i no dey make mistake. To be generous, the movie na solid 5/10.

SmooshCHN:
You're right. We could care less about him on defense if he shows up on offense.

I'm not a movie person and I remember the last Deadpool to be very dry. I'll try watch this one. BTW, China will screen movies like crazy and censor some parts before it premieres in cinemas. We got to watch Avengers like a week and half after.

Eruditor:


You may not enjoy the movie overly censored. It has a lot of cussing..gore and graphic imagery. But it was a funny movie that much is sure.

Decale:

BarthramLestat:


Don't let people roused by mediocrity sway you man whose name sounds like poop hitting the toilet bowl. I did not watch that movie but I can definitively say that the movie sucked because all movies suck. Your IQ points just went up double digits in my eyes man whose name sounds like poop hitting the toilet bowl.