Watching the Warriors this year has been a joy, and they definitely earned their Western Conference Championship. Even after the Thunder went up 3-1, most people probably felt comfortable that Golden State would handle business. Maybe it’s different if two of the final three games were in Oklahoma rather than California. But nonetheless, the Warriors [...]
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NBA Finals’ thoughts and observations
When Cleveland ruled out Kyrie Irving for the rest of the NBA Finals after Game 1, I thought the series was over. I thought Golden State would win the next three games, or maybe Cleveland steals one in Cleveland. I just thought it would be a quick series. Tristan Thompson deserves a ton of credit [...]
Game One Thoughts
This game will be remembered for years to come. Who knows how this game will be remembered. I know how terrible it must have been inside that arena, and it was evident, especially in the third quarter, that no A/C strongly impacted that game. But each team had to face it. And during that third quarter it [...]
The Preview
Miami vs. San Antonio I'm anxiously awaiting Zach Lowe's NBA Finals preview. I expect it to be released tomorrow as his usual weekly Tuesday column, but then again I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't released until Wednesday or Thursday. I'll post my tonight, and I'll include my five impact players along with a winner [...]
The Rematch
For the first time since Utah lost to Chicago in back-to-back years in the 1990s, the NBA will have a Finals rematch. San Antonio squandered the opportunity to beat Miami last June thanks to miss free throws by Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard, and a 3-pointer from Ray Allen that will go down as one [...]
