2016 NBA Playoffs WESTERN Conference Discussion

Cavs would beat the Warriors without Steph. However, if Steph is 100%, they'll lose that series in 6. I agree that the Cavs are a lot better than people are giving them credit for. Warriors just need to be healthy. That's why I support Curry coming back in Game 3....let him play 20-25 minutes and then slowly ramp him up. You don't want his first game back to be in the WCF....

In other news...OKC had a great start to this game but the Spurs have stormed back to take the lead.....I'm rooting for Spurs to sweep the Thunder...makes it more possible for KD to leave!

 

Can't for Russ to come home next season. This man is a beast.

 

noteworthy: almost all of SA's first half offense was on post-ups and isos. that's not how they want to play, I don't think. but it's working. okc has figured out how to exploit SA's lack of shotblocking (something nobody really did all year), but they're turning the ball over too much and not hitting jumpshots.

 

OKC looks like a completely different team right now. Their defensive intensity is much higher yet the Spurs still have 53 points. Ball movement is better and Westbrook is doing a good job orchestrating.

 

Damn. Was hoping OKC would blow this one again. I still expect them to lose this game and the Spurs to make a run. But they've responded well to all of Spurs runs. Westbrook is beasting it.

 

What I can't understand is WHY they put WAITERS on Kawhi when Roberson is out of the game?

 

Donovan is terrible. Just terrible. San Antonio keeps making their run with this horrible lineup on the floor.

 

What a game. Spurs making late surge. Westbrook and Durant have been sensational down the stretch.

 

What a game.

 

OKC was trying to lose lol

 

Oh how I love the sight of angry Spurs fans. Was at the game tonight.

 

hilarious I never enjoy watching the Spurs games but this one was fantastic. Thunder was lucky, Mills didn't know what he was doing.

 

Interestingly while not more important than Durant, Westbrook is the fire (dare I say swag?), dynamo and heart of this Thunder team. Makes me think how nice young Kobe and Durant could have worked together. He needs someone with that energy so Durant can do that low-key leader thing like Gasol specialised in.

 

yeah there should have been a delay of game warning after Manu step out of bounds, technical for touching the inbounder, before they can call whatever that elbow to the chest was.

 

Pop should have brought Parker sooner in the 4th imo .

Mills killed the comeback by himself with his terrible decision making ( and isn't a penetration threat).

I'm glad the series is tied and Ginoflopi didn't get that call .

 

Watched the play again... Mills should have had a layup but Green couldn't make a proper pass ... fundamentals

 

yeah, the media has seized upon waiters' odd play, but it wouldn't have come to that if inbounds situations at the ends of games aren't the freaking thunderdome. if anything, this might prompt the league to clean this stuff up. you can see leonard with a handful of westbrook's jersey as waiters is elbowing manu.

when i was watching it live, i thought "waiters is either a genius or an idiot". it's probably the latter, given his history, but i think an intelligent person might have done something similar, for different reasons. to clarify: elbowing him because you're frustrated is stupid, but elbowing him as a means to demonstrate the ridiculousness of what's happening is sort of smart. risky, but smart. not sure if anyone except maybe jason kidd would have the presence of mind to do this intentionally in the heat of battle, though.