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champs99and04 said:
This is the best game I’ve seen Kevin Love play in a Cavs uniform.

All-time half for KD. Rarely do you see somebody pick up their teammates to this degree. Klay and Steph have been awful.

Great half for the Jordan Bell fan club. I’m not even convinced he’s that good of a player right now but you can see how well he fits there long-term.
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Steph and Klay continue to be awful. It's been all Durant with a bunch of JaVale mixed in.
 
superjohn said:
Steph and Klay continue to be awful. It's been all Durant with a bunch of JaVale mixed in.
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It was definitely the game plan. Just let KD try to beat you on the isolation which has worked for teams previously
 
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superjohn said:
Been texting with my buddy every game, where is Rodney Hood?
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Seriously you didnt get him at the deadline to rot on the bench its not like Cleveland has that luxury as it is.
 
This is Clevelands game to win Lebron has to drive hes gonna get the calls down the stretch you would think he would.
 
This is looking like game 3 of last year where it was Clevelands game to win and the Cavs blew it and that was with Kyrie.
 
Not a single other Cav wants to take a shot. lol
 
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Thats the difference in having KD Steph and Klay have off shooting night it doesn't matter, its as if GS has a cheat code and can just press a button on the controller.
 
Last offseason was crazy this coming offseason will be insane teams will try to starphuck or tank those are the only 2 options.
 
KD is averaging 31-10-6 on 56% shooting (47% from 3) in these finals, but because LeBron scored 51 in Game 1 everyone acted like he was some soft clown.
 
tzznandrew said:
Remember when everyone was saying that KD was a giant pvssy.

This is why those who only have hottakes on sh¡t should shut TF up.
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I've said he's as talented as it gets but sometimes let's guys push him off his spots and doesn't always have that takeover mentality. Well that's two finals in a row where he completely took over and outplayed Lebron on Lebron's court. He freakin' ripped his heart out again.
 
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superjohn said:
I've said he's as talented as it gets but sometimes let's guys push him off his spots and doesn't always have that takeover mentality. Well that's two finals in a row where he completely took over and outplayed Lebron on Lebron's court. He freakin' ripped his heart out again.
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Well, you aren't the giant KD hater on this board, to be clear.
 
superjohn said:
Lebron had a triple double but I didn't think he played well and certainly didn't have a takeover mentality.
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LeBron doesn’t have 3 other all NBA players that the other team has to focus on. The only other player who can hit a shot consistently is K Love.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
LeBron doesn’t have 3 other all NBA players that the other team has to focus on. The only other player who can hit a shot consistently is K Love.
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No one is saying Lebron had to win this series but tonight was Cleveland's game to win and Curry and Thompson were awful. Lebron wasn't being aggressive enough in the 4th quarter on a night he was gonna get the calls he deserves the criticism tonight I'm sorry.
 
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I remain pretty firm on everything I've said about KD. He's one of the best basketball players ever. You let him square off with LeBron five times every June and he's bound to outplay him on some of those occasions. Tonight was one of those nights. 43 points on 23 shots is a glitch in the system, straight up. That's create a player mode. And he was phenomenal defensively as well.

LeBron was timid in the second half. He needed to live in the paint and seek out those Curry/Thompson switches. Settling for jumpers a couple times late, deferring to role players like Thompson and Smith at inopportune times, holding the ball too late in the shot clock and then giving it up in crisis...he just left some plays on the table tonight that we expect him to make. It's one thing to have a night where maybe you're not comfortable with your jump shot, but in those situations I'd like to think he can grind it out, get to the line a dozen times, and carry his team across the finish line on fumes. I don't want to do the constant MJ comparison but if we're keeping score at home, he seemed to fair better in these sort of rock fights. I feel like he would have found a way to get that one. Not the series, but that one.

Having said that, the gap between LeBron and the world's second best player is larger than it's ever been. It was predictable that people would fool themselves into thinking this was a conversation because it was predictable that KD would play the cleaner, more efficient games for the winning team in this series. This is the perfect match-up for him and the brilliance of his decision to join this organization is that everything has been lined up for him on a tee. I don't resent him for it at all and would do the same thing if I were in his position, but this whole Warriors team is still child's play in comparison to the guy lining up for the other side. Everyone who watches ball knows the score on that one.
 
Scoe said:
No one is saying Lebron had to win this series but tonight was Cleveland's game to win and Curry and Thompson were awful. Lebron wasn't being aggressive enough in the 4th quarter on a night he was gonna get the calls he deserves the criticism tonight I'm sorry.
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3 All-NBAers who didn’t even need KD
 
champs99and04 said:
I remain pretty firm on everything I've said about KD. He's one of the best basketball players ever. You let him square off with LeBron five times every June and he's bound to outplay him on some of those occasions. Tonight was one of those nights. 43 points on 23 shots is a glitch in the system, straight up. That's create a player mode. And he was phenomenal defensively as well.

LeBron was timid in the second half. He needed to live in the paint and seek out those Curry/Thompson switches. Settling for jumpers a couple times late, deferring to role players like Thompson and Smith at inopportune times, holding the ball too late in the shot clock and then giving it up in crisis...he just left some plays on the table tonight that we expect him to make. It's one thing to have a night where maybe you're not comfortable with your jump shot, but in those situations I'd like to think he can grind it out, get to the line a dozen times, and carry his team across the finish line on fumes. I don't want to do the constant MJ comparison but if we're keeping score at home, he seemed to fair better in these sort of rock fights. I feel like he would have found a way to get that one. Not the series, but that one.

Having said that, the gap between LeBron and the world's second best player is larger than it's ever been. It was predictable that people would fool themselves into thinking this was a conversation because it was predictable that KD would play the cleaner, more efficient games for the winning team in this series. This is the perfect match-up for him and the brilliance of his decision to join this organization is that everything has been lined up for him on a tee. I don't resent him for it at all and would do the same thing if I were in his position, but this whole Warriors team is still child's play in comparison to the guy lining up for the other side. Everyone who watches ball knows the score on that one.
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I do find it weird that you are totally cool with KD's move, but you have almost outward animosity towards Kyrie for going to Boston. He saw a better future (not present) in Boston than in Cleveland; he was right.
 
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