2016 NBA Finals — Warriors vs Cavaliers

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Simmons in 2010:

Which current NBA franchise seems like the safest bet to become a dynastender and possibly even a dynasty? Here’s a hint: It’s not Oklahoma City. Miami already has two Finals appearances and one title, as well as the best basketball player in 20 years. They could easily rip off four or five straight titles … you know, assuming LeBron keeps himself motivated and actually stays in Miami. (I have my doubts.) There’s a remote and semi-alarming possibility that LeBron could cruise to two more Miami titles, switch teams in 2014 (when his contract ends), rip off two or three more titles in New York/Cleveland/Los Angeles/London/wherever and become the NBA’s first player-centric dynasty.

(So if you’re scoring at home, we’d have Russell’s Celtics, Jordan’s Bulls, Magic’s Lakers and LeBron’s LeBrons. Doesn’t that sound horrifying? Let’s hope he doesn’t read this column and decide it’s a good idea.)

Horseshoe!

Couldn't bear to watch the 2nd half so I went to bed and turned the radio on.

Cavs in 7.

I watched the whole game at Melt in Cle Hts and it was just unbelievable. Everyone in the place was standing for the last five minutes of the game, clutching our heads in disbelief at WHATEVER outcome was about to happen. When Bron missed that first foul shot the place was full of groans, but when he hit the second . . . well, we were still like, "GSW can't score five points in six seconds. Can they? They can't, right? OH FUCK ME IT'S THE GHOST OF EDGAR RENTERIA." Six seconds later it was screams and horns honking outside and fireworks.

lebron still has to trade love right

― Clay, Sunday, June 19, 2016 11:48 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

this would be the most savage move of all time it's all i have

― J0rdan S., Monday, June 20, 2016 12:04 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark

lebron has been watching the godfather on repeat all finals to put himself into the frame of my mind for this move

as a gsw bandwagoner this game hit me right in the feels. oof

Steph missing so badly on so many open threes was ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Man the last 5 minutes of that game were unbelievably intense - you could sense that both teams were really tensed up and jittery, crazy that Kyrie's off balance 3 was the one to go in

GSW can't score five points in six seconds. Can they?

hah I was thinking the same, absolutely they could. I thought for sure they were gonna inbound, crank a 3, foul while down 1, leaving some poor soul to take free throws with the Finals and LeBron's legacy on the line. Felt far from over at that point. Guess God doesn't hate Cleveland anymore.

Golden State didn't score a point in the last 4 and a half minutes of the game? wtf

warriors didn't score for the last like 5 minutes of the game

ah lol you got it

lol Stephen A Smith talking about lebron possibly going to the lakers fuck outta here dude

brons gonna stay in cleveland and get incredibly fat

for sure

http://i.imgur.com/NgzNc24.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/odfdwJl.jpg

klove had a terrible series but wow that defense on curry at the end was seriously impressive and very clutch

lol dude cleveland county is in north carolina

klove had a terrible series but wow that defense on curry at the end was seriously impressive and very clutch

― marcos, Monday, June 20, 2016 10:25 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

they asked steph about this in the press conference and he basically said he could have blown by him but he was hunting out a 3 and couldn't get a clean look, which makes sense

did steph say why he missed so badly on all those other threes

he did not altho i had momentarily forgotten that he tied the game with like a 24 footer at one point late in the fourth

love looks so awkward/tentative even on good defensive plays like that one

kyrie stats this series are pretty impressive, he really came through

Been piecing together the video of the 2nd half after listening to the radio last night and Kyrie really hit some tough shots. That putback from his own miss was smooth.

*high fives brownie* btw

http://www.trainerswarehouse.com/images/PINHGS.JPG

"Good defense" has never stopped Curry from hitting a three in the past, so as much as Love deserves some credit that can't be the only explanation

yeah curry stopped hitting those difficult off-the-dribble & step-back 3s at a good rate, i feel like this started towards the end of the season, not even with the injury

I couldn't watch the game out of unexpected jittery superstition; I didn't even check the score until the 4th quarter

When the ESPN alert rolled onto my phone, I felt relieved jubilation followed by intense shame that I had been too scared to actually watch the game, especially considering that I think I watched a total of 2 games during the regular season.

OTOH fuck yeah Cleveland, I didn't jinx you

Tbf, it was a pretty stressful game and I am about as fairweather a fan as can be

biggest lead was 7 I think? and even that disappeared in like a minute.

pretty great game close the whole way with some highlight plats down the stretch

def will go down as an all time great playoffs game

woke up at 430 am and couldnt go back to bed, nightmares about those final ezili minutes wouldnt leave my head

it didnt have too many spectacular plays or crazy individual performances (bron had a trip dub but shot poorly) it was more of a grind it out type scenario but that worked w the stress of the situation

yeah pretty much a coin flip over the last 5 minutes

it could've gone any number of ways, crazy and insane game

feel yr pain spottie lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClZroxdUsAAoXmV.jpg

yea this is gonna sting for a long time

on the other hand I'm plenty used to cheering for a losing team

i dealt w the pats loss by breaking up w football m/l

also re cavs richard jefferson is an old dude but he's been a legitimately good addition imo

― marcos, Monday, November 30, 2015 1:46 PM (6 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i would just like to point out that i was otm

he hit the juice so hard i can't believe how good he was

i dealt w the pats loss by breaking up w football m/l

― lag∞n, Monday, June 20, 2016 9:19 AM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol last night i was thinking about giving the NBA waaaaaay less time going forward.

he's retiring now too xp

gon have to use his championship money to buy new hats

Scottie as someone whose heart was broken in 2013 by LeBron James, I think you're going to spend the exact same amount of time thinking about hoops bc remember next year you will have ml the same team that won 140 games the last two seasons

Spottie, sry that autocorrect hates u

yeah probs

but they will look different next year for sure

http://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/GSW.html

top 6 is staying (ranking SL above HB now) and everyone else who knows

player movement gonna be especially crucial this year cause of all the money its totally in play for a contender to add another allstar, or lose one