Mets and Dodgers start a 4 game series tonight...
Dodgers need to win at least 3 of 4 to regain best record in the National...
should be a great series to watch...
also...
Celtics/Warriors playoff starts tonight...
as Astros have a day off...
can't decide which to watch...
both should be good watches...
Well i can vouch that one of them was a good watch.......................
I want video of that 7:37 17-0 run played on a loop at my wake.................![]()
I watched that game...
I think the Warriors felt safe at the end of the 3rd...
in the 4th...there was a stretch where the Celts hit 6...maybe 7...3 pointers in a row...
unreal...
all net...no rim...
and that was on the road...
probably even play better at home...
Not to hijack the MLB thread, but since there is somewhat of an NBA discussion going on here; last night was exhibit A as to why, at best, I'm a casual NBA fan.
Granted, the Celtics got their doors blown off in the second half, so it matters not.
But that said; so apparently, the NBA decided this series has to be 1-1, so let's send this ****show of a referee crew to do the game.
Tell you what; if that POS Draymond Green is going to get away with what he did last night, just crown the Warriors now and don't make me waste my ****ing time watching the remaining games.
He's an elite defender that's a complete NERD; he baits players into fouls time and time again (and yes, shame on them for falling for his nonsense), he hacks and grabs jerseys, plays like a pulling guard in the NFL and runs his mouth non stop. How many ****ing moving screens is he going to get away with.
Just a **** ton of horrible calls last night; reversing the technical when the Warrior on the floor grabbed White as he tried to get around him, Brown gets called for a foul when there was ZERO contact, the Warrior blew the lay up and then fell to the court to draw the foul, Smart got called for pushing a Warrior out of bounds when there was no push.
I lost count actually at all the ****ty calls and the non calls.
This league was, is and always will be a joke.
Nice that the Celtics stole a game in CA, it won't matter as I'm sticking to my prediction of Warriors in 6, when they are on, they are lights out, the Celtics do not have the shooters to match the Warriors, that team rains threes, half the ****ing guys I've never heard of, but there they are knocking down threes from all over the court.
The Warriors crapped themselves in game 1 for about 7:37 when the Celtics went on that 17-0 run; other than that, they've totally dominated this series, as they should, they are by far the better team.
It's hard to win a game when it's 5-8 though, that's for sure.
There won't be a game 7 and if by some miracle there is, I'm sure that ****astic crew from last night will draw the assignment just to make sure things work out the way the NBA wants it to.
The last clip is my favorite; he bowls over three Celtics like a pulling guard in the NFL; again, if the refs keep allowing him to get away with bullshit like this, then just crown the Warriors now.
https://twitter.com/StephNoh/status...^1533837645217816577|twgr^|twcon^s3_&ref_url=
It would have taken quite a few calls to change the outcome of that game! The Celts basically waved the white flag in the 3rd quarter. Satisfied to get one on the road. I doubt they expected to win both. That was a must win game for the Warriors. I really dislike the 2-3-2 format. That almost guarantees the series goes six as it's unlikely for any team to win the middle three games. So it will go back to Golden State at 2-3 and the Warriors will need to win both at home. Curry is an unbelievable shooter. Maybe the best to ever play the game. Only Reggie Miller and Larry Bird are in his league. Even Kobe and Jordan did not have his accuracy. They could do other things he can't but Curry is a pure shooter.
Find myself wondering why you all are even bothering to watch the crapshow that the NBA puts on. The Red Sox are hot, the Astros are playing great, Harper is putting up MVP numbers again and the Dodgers are looking like a WS team. Baseball is good, NBA bad. Why bother with B-ball at all? Bring Bird and Magic out of retirement and then we'll talk...:wink2:^&grin -- Al
Mike, I know I'm crawling into the 'way-back machine' again but I used to love the NBA, back when such players as West, Baylor, Chamberlain, Bing, Robertson, Unseld, Havlicek, Jones, Russell, etc. played ball and were actually interesting and had class. I simply miss the old Celtics, Knicks, Bullets, Lakers, Warriors, and such. I simply despise what the NBA became a couple of decades ago and haven't watched a game since Bird and Magic retired. Man, I miss the 60's and 70's and not just from the NBA standpoint as I also miss what baseball and football were in those decades. OK, senior relapse done...^&grin -- AlAl...
I'm not missing any Astro games this year...not a one yet anyway...
but I do like the NBA playoffs...
I was a fair weather fan on the NBA this year...
if the Lakers are on...I really only watched them if it was a late West Coast game...
and yea...would love to relive the Bird/Magic era...
it's Showtime...lol...
Mike, I know I'm crawling into the 'way-back machine' again but I used to love the NBA, back when such players as West, Baylor, Chamberlain, Bing, Robertson, Unseld, Havlicek, Jones, Russell, etc. played ball and were actually interesting and had class. I simply miss the old Celtics, Knicks, Bullets, Lakers, Warriors, and such. I simply despise what the NBA became a couple of decades ago and haven't watched a game since Bird and Magic retired. Man, I miss the 60's and 70's and not just from the NBA standpoint as I also miss what baseball and football were in those decades. OK, senior relapse done...^&grin -- Al
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Bad week for managers named Joe as the Phillies canned Girardi and the Angels canned Maddon. Been hard to watch the freefall of the Angels. Injuries and team chemistry strike again. -- Al
Al...I couldn't agree with you more...I miss the old days...all my heroes are gone...lol...the Lakers/Celtics rivalry is long past...
again...I am a fair weather fan...when one of my favorite teams is in the playoffs...I find the NBA very watchable...when they don't even make the playoffs...I'm not so interested...the Lakers...Spurs...Celts...Rockets and Bulls were always fun to watch...
it was a different game then...more athletic in my opinion...more physical with still with more finesse...passing the ball...driving through the paint...dunks...lob dunks...blocked shots...steals...
now...it's more 3 point oriented...which is fine really...you do what you're good at to win...it's all fair...
a lot of people that post on the NBA on here...year after year say the NBA is dead...nobody watches it...so they say...
but when their team is in the playoffs...they not only watch it...but seem to notice anything and everything...
so this is the stigma of the NBA...and both NFL and MLB to some degree...
if your team is in the playoffs...if you're having a good year...tune fans will tune in...
this new breed of players...don't even get me started...basketball is all I want to hear from them...not their political or social opinions...
coaches and players aren't worried about entertaining Mike Miller...
you do what gives you a win...
and if 100 shots from the 3-point line is your game...
well...that's definitely within the confines of the rules...
so you do whatever it takes to win...
the Pats ran the ball 46 times in a game last year that had 40+ mph gusts...
boring?
yea...maybe...
but they won the game...
and it's all legal...
there was no cheating or breaking the rules...
the pass happy fans might not like it...
again...boring...
but a win is a win...
and the fans do like that...