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May 12, 2019, 12:07:15 AM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.

It is kind of sad though.

They fought the second time now and this tine without KD, but they still lost. James Harden, well, choked and we can't really do nothing about it. On the other hand, SC did really well. I thought they will be focussing the plays to Thompson but in the second half SC is on fire, some say No KD, no Problem.

They are better without KD, they are the old warriors they are still unbeatable.
I hope KD will not be back anymore, so we will see an old team that gives more shooting chance to the splash brothers.


I agree.

I am annoyed at people saying without Kevin Durant in their lineup they will never be Champions. They do not know how strong they are even without KD and this is my proof to them anymore. Some say it is a fluke but I can say that they are really great especially SC getting his hands hot in the 2nd half, that is really amazing. It is like an Anime MC that's fired up to defeat the enemy. We can't say that but I do hope that he doesn't come back since I am really rooting Buck this Finals. It is time for the Greek Freak to raise that Championship cup and earn his MVP title.

They won championships without KD before so I don't know why the argument that they will never be a champion without KD. They already proved that.

SC really step up bigtime, even James Harden acknowledge that in his post game interview. But you can clearly see the disappointed of him and his team after they have lost another golden opportunity to the GSW. But he should do his part though, yes he scored like 30+ points again, but wasn't able to rise to the occasion.

Harden with the current line up will never beat the warriors.
Rockets more on individual play, warriors do it on a team play, they lost Durant, we don't see a problem, instead a big improvement.
Durant might not be with the warriors next season, and that's a good news so Thompson will also be given a good salary salary as he never failed to prove that he can step up in tough situation.


This guy deserves a $100 million salary contract.
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May 11, 2019, 11:46:38 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.

It is kind of sad though.

They fought the second time now and this tine without KD, but they still lost. James Harden, well, choked and we can't really do nothing about it. On the other hand, SC did really well. I thought they will be focussing the plays to Thompson but in the second half SC is on fire, some say No KD, no Problem.

They are better without KD, they are the old warriors they are still unbeatable.
I hope KD will not be back anymore, so we will see an old team that gives more shooting chance to the splash brothers.


I agree.

I am annoyed at people saying without Kevin Durant in their lineup they will never be Champions. They do not know how strong they are even without KD and this is my proof to them anymore. Some say it is a fluke but I can say that they are really great especially SC getting his hands hot in the 2nd half, that is really amazing. It is like an Anime MC that's fired up to defeat the enemy. We can't say that but I do hope that he doesn't come back since I am really rooting Buck this Finals. It is time for the Greek Freak to raise that Championship cup and earn his MVP title.

They won championships without KD before so I don't know why the argument that they will never be a champion without KD. They already proved that.

SC really step up bigtime, even James Harden acknowledge that in his post game interview. But you can clearly see the disappointed of him and his team after they have lost another golden opportunity to the GSW. But he should do his part though, yes he scored like 30+ points again, but wasn't able to rise to the occasion.
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May 11, 2019, 10:32:49 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.

It is kind of sad though.

They fought the second time now and this tine without KD, but they still lost. James Harden, well, choked and we can't really do nothing about it. On the other hand, SC did really well. I thought they will be focussing the plays to Thompson but in the second half SC is on fire, some say No KD, no Problem.

They are better without KD, they are the old warriors they are still unbeatable.
I hope KD will not be back anymore, so we will see an old team that gives more shooting chance to the splash brothers.


I agree.

I am annoyed at people saying without Kevin Durant in their lineup they will never be Champions. They do not know how strong they are even without KD and this is my proof to them anymore. Some say it is a fluke but I can say that they are really great especially SC getting his hands hot in the 2nd half, that is really amazing. It is like an Anime MC that's fired up to defeat the enemy. We can't say that but I do hope that he doesn't come back since I am really rooting Buck this Finals. It is time for the Greek Freak to raise that Championship cup and earn his MVP title.
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May 11, 2019, 10:26:18 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.

It is kind of sad though.

They fought the second time now and this tine without KD, but they still lost. James Harden, well, choked and we can't really do nothing about it. On the other hand, SC did really well. I thought they will be focussing the plays to Thompson but in the second half SC is on fire, some say No KD, no Problem.

They are better without KD, they are the old warriors they are still unbeatable.
I hope KD will not be back anymore, so we will see an old team that gives more shooting chance to the splash brothers.


I agree, and we are all glad that they didn't loss the chemistry they have before Durant arrived in their roster. And that also makes Houston somewhat confused and haven't had the time to re-adjust because they are not seeing Durant in their line up. So somewhat blessing in disguise, so to speak.
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May 11, 2019, 09:57:24 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.

It is kind of sad though.

They fought the second time now and this tine without KD, but they still lost. James Harden, well, choked and we can't really do nothing about it. On the other hand, SC did really well. I thought they will be focussing the plays to Thompson but in the second half SC is on fire, some say No KD, no Problem.

They are better without KD, they are the old warriors they are still unbeatable.
I hope KD will not be back anymore, so we will see an old team that gives more shooting chance to the splash brothers.
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May 11, 2019, 09:47:19 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.

It is kind of sad though.

They fought the second time now and this tine without KD, but they still lost. James Harden, well, choked and we can't really do nothing about it. On the other hand, SC did really well. I thought they will be focussing the plays to Thompson but in the second half SC is on fire, some say No KD, no Problem.
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May 11, 2019, 09:11:15 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.

How many times did we see him choke? Yes, he didn't put enough effort on the fourth quarter when Curry was trying to take the game away from them. And post interview he said he see what's need to be done, but didn't mentioned it. I don't know if they can afford better players right now, their salary cap is one of the highest right now. So yeah, he is choker.
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May 11, 2019, 08:17:31 PM
Watched the GSW vs Houston game 6 for the 2nd time and I am just amazed with how much they have changed their plays.

Without Durant there will be no post up game, that means they keep on running.
Anyone saw how fast they are? It is like watching a local country basketball game in fast forward. They are so fast that you wont even see much of their passes and when they penetrate the paint.

Again with the Harden unsportman ego coming out. He never did a hand shake when he loses a game. What is with this man and why do he act like that? Maybe that could be the reason into why he never gets a championship.
Be a man and show them that you will do it next year. Shake their hands, whisper some tips while hugging them and support them for they are also from the Western side.

What could be the future of Houston, maybe they will make more changes in their roster.
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May 11, 2019, 06:16:39 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.

Harden is just overrated, will a strong defense put on him, he will struggle.
Curry and Thompson proven to be clutch, they step up in situation where it's necessary to win and they made it again.
Despite the dislocated finger of curry, he still play better and he adjusted in the 2nd half to help Thompson finish the series.

1st half - Thompson

2nd half - Curry.
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May 11, 2019, 06:00:19 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.

I see another James Harden choke though. Yes the warriors won but have you seen how harden play? It's like someone is aiming a gun on his family and say that if you shoot that ball your family will die. If I'm right, it might be another mafia play though.
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May 11, 2019, 05:05:09 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.
Warriors are the Champions and they proved that yesterday against Houston winning even without Durant. Even though there were some matches recently where their performance was not the best and some people doubt them, when it's time to play they come and do their best to win any game.

Ok, for all GSW fanboys out there, some stats on how great Curry was during the last 4 minutes of the game.

He scored 16 points, while the rest of Houston scored 16 points as well.

2 point Field Goal: 3 for 3.
3 point Field Goal: 2 for 2.
Free Throws: 8 for 8.

How can you beat that? That is perfection.
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May 11, 2019, 03:56:52 PM
Everyone has their favorite here. I like Raptors but I think the Bucks will win in the East.
I also like how the Nuggets are playing, they might win the West.

NBA FINALS: Nuggets Vs. Bucks
Champion: Nuggets  Cool

Cant be sure on that yet facing up either Rockets or Warriors wont really be that easy. Nuggets is good but i do see it wont really be enough to match up either those two.I'll rather believe that winner between GSW and Rockets would face up bucks on finals which is the most interesting part.

Right, anything can happen on either of the series, (GSW vs Houston, Portland vs Nuggets). It will be interesting though to see Nuggets vs Bucks in the NBA Finals. It could be the start of a new dynasty in either conference. Grin
It already shows that New dynasty already in the East but i would preferably like to see no Warriors on the finals but i highly doubt that they would able to make it through but having no KD would be still questionable but lets see on next game on this series on how they would end up but one thing is assured that i cant see that either portland or nuggets will beat out the winner of upper bracket team of west but well as you said anything can happen and which the excitement do comes from.

I would agree that the Bucks might dominate in the East, Giannis will be the new Lebron James, even better.
However, in the West, there's a lot of talent, Warriors could easily win if Durant is healthy, but now they are a risk of losing against the Rockets though they are ahead of the series.

Nuggets, I don't think they are too good, they lack shooters and their defense is not that superb.
Too early to say Giannis is the new Lebron in East. Don't forget about Simmons. We can say East unpredictable this season and the upcoming seasons unlike before when Lebron is still there. As for Warriors, they really do have a great advantage if there is Durant but don't remember they are good even before without this guy. As long as their 3s will connect, it's all good.
And they actually prove it out even without Durant they do able to close the series.It turns out that they havent fully relying on durant on their games which we can actually see the performance of  Warriors before durant which they do have that final playoffs caliber.We make out speculations directly without seeing the past performances.
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May 11, 2019, 02:44:03 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.
Warriors are the Champions and they proved that yesterday against Houston winning even without Durant. Even though there were some matches recently where their performance was not the best and some people doubt them, when it's time to play they come and do their best to win any game.
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May 11, 2019, 02:29:22 PM
Splash brothers proved GSW was splash brothers first before Kevin Durant. They have a splendid final quarter game. Steph Curry exploding in the final quarter giving the GSW the first slot for Western Conference Finals. I thought this was a Houston Game since Durant is out but the two proved their worth.

Golden State may have won it but It was another game that Harden made the difference and showed that he is definitely one of the best players in the league. He surely need to win a ring until the end of his career and I hope he will do so before he retires.
Though i hate them with a passion, there is no doubt that GSW even without Durant is a formidable team and now i think that the likes of Lebron, Kyrie,Harden and maybe even Westbrook go to a single team and put an end to the dominance of the GSW because seeing just one team winning all the time makes it less entertaining.
Not a hater but I would really love to see this thing.It is already less entertaining to see the domination of Warriors.I do even thought that they would
lose up on game 6 because of absence of KD but they have still prove out on whats their capability.Only 2 game 7's we would able to see.Im expecting to see
3 if Rockets did able to make it through which is more entertaining.
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May 11, 2019, 02:13:23 PM
As I have predicted the Warriors will win the series against Houston. However, no one see that they will finished it without Kevin Durant though. But it seems it is not a problem as Thompson and Curry did get their old form (prior to KD) and regain their true shooting stats.

Denver's Nikola Jokić will be a big threat for them, but let's wait and see first if they can get past Dame and CJ.
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May 11, 2019, 01:44:07 PM
Well even without KD the Warriors look like a very dominant force.
Hopefully the Serbian giant Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets can finish off Portland at home tomorrow.
Would much rather see Warriors face Denver then Portland.
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May 11, 2019, 01:24:29 PM
We'll all find out tomorrow if Nuggets makes it to the WCF. I obviously think they'll win but if they don't then Warriors will take the West. Nuggets has a better chance to beat GSW than the Blazers. I read that Cousins could also be back in the GSW line up.

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May 11, 2019, 01:17:51 PM
I still can't believe how rockets lost this game. I mean they had all they could ask for in that game and still managed to lose and get eliminated, there is no way they can comeback to this scenario next year as well. Not that only Durant was missing but Cousins was missing as well and Curry was missing the first half badly because of foul trouble as well.

How do you not beat warriors by 20 in that scenario. I swear I saw a "cook-klay-bell-looney-mckinnie" lineup at one point at the end of first quarter, that is not even alright for a playoff team bench let alone the championship favorites. Rockets should have taken advantage of this game but they failed miserably.

Blazers and Nuggets have no chance at all against warriors so we have to wait and see how will be the east conference champion and hope that they will be capable of beating warriors or they will get their 4th ring in 5 years which is really a shame.
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May 11, 2019, 01:09:33 PM
Splash brothers proved GSW was splash brothers first before Kevin Durant. They have a splendid final quarter game. Steph Curry exploding in the final quarter giving the GSW the first slot for Western Conference Finals. I thought this was a Houston Game since Durant is out but the two proved their worth.

Golden State may have won it but It was another game that Harden made the difference and showed that he is definitely one of the best players in the league. He surely need to win a ring until the end of his career and I hope he will do so before he retires.
Though i hate them with a passion, there is no doubt that GSW even without Durant is a formidable team and now i think that the likes of Lebron, Kyrie,Harden and maybe even Westbrook go to a single team and put an end to the dominance of the GSW because seeing just one team winning all the time makes it less entertaining.
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May 11, 2019, 09:56:03 AM

I'm not really following the matches of Nuggets.

But as for watching few replays for these two teams, it's hard to predict on what can happen. I guess I'll watch the match on Monday as well since it's their make or break game.

The last time they played at Nuggets home court, Nuggets dominated the Blazers on a 26 points win.
Both teams are good at home, so the advantage for the Nuggets is big, they played the Spurs in game 7 and won, still the same scenario with the Blazers.
Jokic will give his all in this match, we might see him to tally another triple double again, also Millsap should help him as they are unstoppable if they both do well.
Hard to see how the game 7 will end. Just imagine if this is the game wherein they have a 4th, that will be epic and be the talk for many years. It's their hometurf, I'm sure they will defend it but if Lillard exploded, he is unstoppable so really difficult to see who will win in this game 7.
Lillard is good but in this Denver series, he production has dropped, it's CJ McCollum and Rodney Hood that has really step up.
These 3 are the best scorers of the team, they all need to step up for them to win.
Their points will be coming from outside as the inside is easily dominated by the bigs of the Denver Nuggets.
But he is still the leader of the team. Lillard averages 21.0 and CJ McCollum about 20.0 against the Nuggets. So it's all about Lillard making the points, otherwise they will be having a difficult time against Jokic and the rest of the Denver Nuggets team.
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