NBA 2019 Playoffs Thread

[manl_lui]

what a game but yea Raptors did choke

[footey]

Kawhi was exhausted. He had that one great short stretch in the 4th but otherwise had a bad game. Shot was falling short all night. Even clunked foul shots which he never does.

[BringToughnessBack]

Cannot say this Raptors crowd didn’t deserve it, cheering Durant’s injury and all. Pathetic.

Yep, so bad. Worse then confetti gate for a much different reason..if it gets back to Toronto for game 7, we might get to witness an epic collapse. Fingers crossed!

[JSD]

So depressing. Was looking forward to the BS Report dissecting the Raptors winning in 5, wrapping up this season and focusing on FA.

[SCeltic34]

I'm still not feeling too down if I'm the Raptors.  It took the Warriors making 20 three pointers (shooting 47.6% from 3) to win by 1 point, and they still have not scored more than 109 points in a game.  The Raptors have proven that they can win in Oakland.  And another KD return looks really unlikely.

[gouki88]

Kawhi was exhausted. He had that one great short stretch in the 4th but otherwise had a bad game. Shot was falling short all night. Even clunked foul shots which he never does.

Yeah, gotta imagine he's pretty exhausted after carrying his team.

Siakam with an offensive no-show. Danny Green with a no-show. Lowry missed 5/6 3PA. Norm Powell didn't offer much on offence.

If any of those guys play up to par it's a championship celebration right now.

[SparzWizard]

Cannot say this Raptors crowd didn’t deserve it, cheering Durant’s injury and all. Pathetic.

Yep, so bad. Worse then confetti gate for a much different reason..if it gets back to Toronto for game 7, we might get to witness an epic collapse. Fingers crossed!

I'm gonna be sick if the Warriors win another championship. Finals MVP? Klay Thompson.

[kraidstar]

The sad thing is the Warriors have looked like hot garbage for most of this series. They have been making enough bailout 3's to stay alive but Toronto looks faster, stronger, better on the defensive end.

Really this should have been a sweep.


As horrible and crushing a loss as this is, the Raps are the better team and should find a way to win one of these last two games.

[kraidstar]

This game reminded me of the Pistons/Lakers 2004 finals. The Pistons were just so much more physical and well-rounded, but they served up a horrific choke in game 1. They rebounded from that and dominated the rest of the way.

Do the Raps have that kind of heart?

[BringToughnessBack]

Hope its not worst case for Durant. He showed true heart playing with so much to lose before free agency.

 https://www.google.com/amp/s/thespun.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/up-close-video-of-kevin-durants-injury-is-going-viral/amp

That looks brutal and a pop...ugh..not for faint of heart.

[CelticSooner]

Having Durant return was not smart. You don’t return off a calf injury in the freaking NBA Finals.

[86MaxwellSmart]

This Durant injury might derail the Kyrie/KD NYC plans now.

[Kuberski33]

The sad thing is the Warriors have looked like hot garbage for most of this series. They have been making enough bailout 3's to stay alive but Toronto looks faster, stronger, better on the defensive end.

Really this should have been a sweep.


As horrible and crushing a loss as this is, the Raps are the better team and should find a way to win one of these last two games.

In Boogie's current condition, no way he can put two good games back to back. He can't move. A decent Toronto effort and they'll win it in 6.

[gouki88]

The sad thing is the Warriors have looked like hot garbage for most of this series. They have been making enough bailout 3's to stay alive but Toronto looks faster, stronger, better on the defensive end.

Really this should have been a sweep.


As horrible and crushing a loss as this is, the Raps are the better team and should find a way to win one of these last two games.

In Boogie's current condition, no way he can put two good games back to back. He can't move. A decent Toronto effort and they'll win it in 6.

Yup. We saw what happened after he played well in G2. Put up back to back shockers.

[jpotter33]

Having Durant return was not smart. You don’t return off a calf injury in the freaking NBA Finals.

Let alone in a 3 - 1 series lol

But hey - if this ends up being a significant Achilles/calf injury that impacts his free agency, this might actually favor his long-term legacy if the Warriors can somehow pull off this series. After taking a huge hit to his legacy with the cowardly move to GS, putting his body on the line in the Finals and putting his team above his future will likely be looked upon very favorably if GS can somehow come back to win this series.