idk about the rest of you guys, but i really think unless the cavs win the title this season that love is gone. i cant tell you how many 4th quarters he has been on the bench and whenever i check the cavs box score his scoring is way down despite the fact they are winning big most nights
Didn't know where else to put this, so here. One of the seemingly good guys in the league, Steph Curry, is just a treat to watch and root for. Go Golden State!! Ball Don't Lie Stephen Curry reportedly made 77 three-pointers in a row at practice, natch . View photo Welcome to the Steph Show. (Getty Images) Sometimes, after watching these guys play for so long, you forget that it’s pretty tough to throw a round ball into a flat goal that is perched ten feet off the ground. It’s even tougher to toss it in from around 24 feet away, just inches past the NBA’s three-point line. For Golden State Warrior guard and MVP candidate Stephen Curry, apparently this is no such trifle. From the Associated Press: ESPN reports that Curry made 77 consecutive 3-pointers following Tuesday's practice. Curry says it's the most 3s in a row he has ever made. He also says he made 94 of 100 shots during the session. After most practices, Curry rotates around the perimeter as assistant Bruce Fraser feeds him the ball. He typically takes 10 shots from several spots and often goes around the arc twice. Curry, a leading candidate for league MVP, already has surpassed his own NBA record for most 3-pointers in a season. He enters Wednesday night's regular-season finale against Denver with 284 3-pointers. Via Pro Basketball Talk, here is a bit of video: From ESPN: Teammate Klay Thompson, who is second in the NBA with 234 made 3s, told ESPN he couldn't believe Curry had made 77 straight and that his own record streak is 36. That’s Klay Thompson, the guy who scored 37 points in a quarter, and his personal best is less than half of Curry’s top mark. Mind you, we’re in April. Stephen Curry played for Team USA last July and August, his season started in October, and he’ll likely play in his 80th game of the season on Wednesday night as the Warriors finish their regular season, vaulting past 2600 minutes on the season along the way. Of course, because the Curry-led Warriors are so fantastic, he’ll probably skip on playing the entire fourth quarter for the 20th time this season. Curry is guaranteed to lead the NBA in three-point makes and attempts for the third straight season. He’s currently shooting 44 percent from long range, right in line with his career mark, in a league where the average (even in these perimeter-heavy times) is 35 percent. Unless something goes awry, he will finish his career as the best shooter in NBA history. At his current rate, his combination of volume and efficiency won’t even make it much of a close race. Ankle injuries hamstrung Curry’s postseason production two seasons ago, and knocked him out of over half of 2011-12; which is why it was somewhat alarming to see Curry working relatively big minutes in games for the Warriors this month – as the W’s long ago wrapped up their Conference’s best record, and the top record in the NBA. Still, rookie coach Steve Kerr has done well to monitor his point guard's minutes, and a healthy Stephen Curry entering the playoffs working in an offense that isn’t muddled with outmoded isolation sets is going to be a wonderful thing. The Warriors have endured some odd hiccups this month, nearly blowing a game to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and actually watching as the league-worst Minnesota Timberwolves competed well against the squad a few days before, but this is what tends to happen when you lap the competition. The Warriors currently rank first in defensive efficiency and second in offensive efficiency heading into the final game of the season, one that could see them finish with 67 wins – tied for the fifth-best mark in NBA history. Curry, the best player on the best team and likely 2014-15 MVP, clearly has his stroke down. And the NBA is about to do some wonderful things in the upcoming playoffs, mostly from 24 feet away. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-b...rs-in-a-row-at-practice--natch-174426333.html
^That's just insane. I dont think I could even hit 77 5-footers in a row. I'd lose concentration at some point.
The Rockets will get #2. They will play Dallas in the first round. Spurs-Blazers? Clippers-Grizzlies? GSW-Pelicans.
As much as I wanted to see Westbrook go off in the playoffs, its refreshing seeing a new team be in the mix. West is filled with great matchups once again. Hopefully its a repeat of last year where the first round was just crazy.
that's crazy, imo. Williams has done a good job in each of the last two years, imo. not being able to beat a veteran team fighting for home court advantage over two rounds on the final night of the season wouldn't have been some great shame. ultimatums are generally stupid, particularly if they are made well ahead of time and without regard to context/circumstances. anyway, glad for them they did it. I would say I'm surprised SA lost with so much on the line--seriously, they could go from playing an injured mavs team with hca and then holding hca in round 2 to playing the clips on the road in round 1 and playing Houston on the road in round 2--but I actually called this before the game. just had a feeling NO was going to win the big one at home to get in.
Great win for the Pels , was good to see a young team being excited to make it to the postseason . They did an impressive job at staying with OKC ... Everybody expected OKC to make it and NO never gave up . This ultimatum was "severe" ... We are talking about making the playoffs in the West and their roster is constructed in a weird way at the PG , SG and SF positions .
