popizaino:
I like your optimism .

birdman:


You seriously believed the cavs would sweep the celtics? I will take your word for it. Even with lebron dropping 40 10 10 a night the celtics are still the favorites. Why? Its a team game, and the celtics are a far better team. Did you see j r smith or TTs stats yesterday?

Of course as an LBJ fan, Im going to watch and hope. But this series is looking like a ghastly motor accident on 3rd mainland bridge already

A40:
Defense 101. Don't let James Harden go to his left! Kerr needs to do a better job of hiding Steph.

It's unlikely the Rockets do not keep attacking a glaring weakness in a series like this.

For me it would still boil down to the secondary scorers showing up. 1-1 is not a bad deal for either team. I can see this series going to 6 games at the very least

Hardetayour:
I believe he doesn't need to hide him cos they'll still switch him on Harden. He should just guard Harden from the off and let him iso his ass out.

popizaino:
I like your optimism .

BarthramLestat:
Lol. Even the most loyal Curry fans have to admit he's a defensive liability. This is something the Cavs have exploited in the past and I remember Richard Jefferson putting a lot of emphasis on how the warriors spend a whole game trying to hide Steph Curry on the defensive end.

Someone however, thinks Curry's defensive lapses are "mental".

Eruditor:


You are the best at reading your filth into any post.

Richard Jefferson can say what he likes after they win 4-3 from pulling and shoving. But if Lebron gets 15 in one game it becomes a feel-out.

I wonder where Curry’s D was in 2015 and 2017.

And the funniest part is...a non dyslexic reader will see that nobody was talking about defense when they used the word mental.

Curry was supposed to hold Harden to 5pts and CP3 to 3pts because he is Bruce Bowen. LOL

Some of the stupid things we have to read.

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.

A40:

The Celtics are not the favorites anything Baba. The difference is just the effort and how they are applying themselves. Also not having a blockhead like JR Smith kinda helps

To be fair to Lebron he didn't do much wrong. I feel he must be smart enough to know that he won't win this series even if he averages 45-10-10. At the risk of being labelled passive the other guys absolutely have to contribute. However even on nights your offense is off there must be a constant and that's your defense. They were good in spurts vs Indy. Toronto were too shook! But that's where Boston even with their shorthanded team always give themselves a chance. Cleveland must realize that unlike Toronto they are not merely going to outscore Boston.

This is where Lebron must also realize that even if his scoring and offensive abilities would suffer this team must be willing to knuckle down on the blue collar aspect of the game like Boston are doing. It has to start from him and then the other guys doing their jobs defensively!

Eruditor:

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:

Ooh no. Please don't point out his love curry is bad defensively, please don't say anything bad about curry.

BarthramLestat:
Did anyone say Curry's offensive woes are permanent? People were talking about his poor defensive skills so of course he doesn't want anyone saying anything bad about him. Scary.

Eruditor:




How can you be helped?

BarthramLestat:


Oooh if curry is good offensively, that will make him a good defender automatically and no one will say anything bad about him and his horrible defense.

A40:
Defense 101. Don't let James Harden go to his left! Kerr needs to do a better job of hiding Steph.

It's unlikely the Rockets do not keep attacking a glaring weakness in a series like this.

For me it would still boil down to the secondary scorers showing up. 1-1 is not a bad deal for either team. I can see this series going to 6 games at the very least

Eruditor:
Just before the playoffs; they won’t get past first round without Curry.

After beating Rockets game one; KD hurt the league.

After game two; KD is no longer hurting the league.

LOL

Eruditor:
Just before the playoffs; they won’t get past first round without Curry.

After beating Rockets game one; KD hurt the league.

After game two; KD is no longer hurting the league.

LOL

Manutd19:
Warriors defence in this game has been so poor so far. The quick ball movements by the rockets is killing them.
And Curry is pants so far. So poor

knight23:

see, when a team starts shooting the 3 so well, u are doomed if u dont catch fire from 3 point range to match them. 3 pointers wreak all sorts of havoc on the best defenses designed in bball. for instance check out what the sonics did to olajuwons rockets in gms 2 and 3 in 96. swept the defending champions

BarthramLestat:
A40

Al Haymon has explained Wilders 50m USD offer, your man has decided he doesn't want it and wants to fight in the UK instead. Lol WTF? Why do you thinking he's trying to avoid fighting in the US? You can't tell me he's afraid of officiating or judges because this isn't a distance fight. First wilder didn't want it because he's lying, then where is he going to get 50m from, now this?

2 2 chicken, nandos.

Roland17:


I have been preaching this since the finals loss to the Cavs in 2016 and it is where I get frustrated with Kerr sometimes. It took him 5 games before he decided to move Curry away from the top of the key and out of the pick and roll on defense during that series as the Cavs feasted on Curry by being physical.

I am watching the same thing in this series and it is affecting Curry's rhythm on offense. I think he would resurrect from the shooting slump but Kerr has to find intelligent ways of keeping him out of the pick and roll especially when the Rockets switch. The Rockets must win one game at the Oracle for me to take them serious. If they split the series at the Bay Area then we have a must watch series.

Hardetayour:
I believe he doesn't need to hide him cos they'll still switch him on Harden. He should just guard Harden from the off and let him iso his ass out.

birdman:


I feel u on this. Unlike Toronto, Boston is not afraid to get grimy. The cavs have no one to blame for defensive effort. To me this is why celtics have a better shot. Lue has to convince Love and jr and tristan to play with heart 4 out of the next 5

A40:
There was improvement in Game 2 unlike Game 1 where they got sodomized in the paint. I don't know if the Celts recover from that deficit in a road game. The Cavs however must know that their defense has to be consistent to stand a shot of winning! Because they face a team who would always bring a consistent effort defensively win or lose

A40:
Where una dey hear all this fake news? The Eddie Hearn I know will not turn down $50m straight cash. There must be a detail that is being left out and last I heard negotiations are still on

BarthramLestat:


Nope. Eddie confirmed he talked and Al Haymon explained the $50m offer to him. He spoke to AJ and AJ said he'd take a paycut to fight in London. Your man doesn't want to take any chances, I guess after doing all the hardwork it would crush him if one punch from wilder robs him of this glory.