NBA FINALS 2019 |——| WARRIORS -vs- RAPTORS |——| USA -vs- CANADA

That would be brutal

whatever is happening in the mind of KD regarding his place in this series and what he ought to do, I am sure no one knows but KD, and maybe he doesn't either. from what I can tell, he's capable of any response to this situation, from fear of tarnishing his two Finals MVP if he plays and doesn't win the day, to spite to prove the dubs can't win without him, to a fierce desire to become the hero who retrieves the darkest hour, brings home the rings, and is worshipped as a god among hoopsters**.

** That last one seems the least likely to me. I'm guessing he's not going to come back this series unless it is for a Game 7.

Feel like a similar situation before the twitter era people would just think 'he's injured' and move on to the next topic.

we wldve had no way of knowing what a bitch he was

KD did this to himself.

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smh mod disrespecting my speech patterns

So if/when the Raptors win are they supposed to go to the Canadian White House? And what if they can't find it in all the snow?

i know like which igloo is it right

our traditions are being tarnished and skewered by the ontario usurpers smh

It's embarrassing but was bound to happen with our current president reversing the previous administration's pro-hoops agenda.

I can totally see Kawhi softly telling his teammates how much he likes the Ottawa vibes.

Jalen Rose says he saw Durant’s workout, does not expect him to play this series https://t.co/vMOJ2ok56L

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) June 8, 2019

Dubs gotta play 3 perfect games in a row 2 on the road no kd likely and only steph/dray healthy and they have shown nothing to indicate they’ve figured the raps out.. i give them a 15% shot. #WeBelieve2

if Kerr starts boogie....

Here we goooooo
https://twitter.com/freeagentgoigi/status/1137213791995928576?s=21

Ok I watched the clip and that’s not really what he said so disregard that.

Kahwi to the Warriors: pic.twitter.com/hm0GLfIP5d

— The Marathon Continues 🇬🇭 (@EyelessSilas) June 8, 2019

incredible

I don't know basketball well enough to say whether an oddball stat is meaningful or not, but they said on the call-in show this morning that Kawhi last night was the only guy ever besides Jordan to have a finals game with 35+ points and zero turnovers. That sounds meaningful to me.

Yah that’s big and as often as they blitzed and doubled him it’s even more impressive

http://phildellio.tripod.com/fredvv.jpg

raptors should get DQed if they keep this up

so was it a tooth or was it ice

I guess that guy that pushed Lowry is going to be forced to sell his stake in the Warriors.

All I know is James Dolan might be on the look for balls being 'errantly' thrown out of bounds by his seat when he sits court side.

lol

Got to love the Knicks for comedy, every pro league has that team that it is just fun to make fun.

Kinda weird to put the Lakers in that list, but things change.

Yo this nigga is nuts b 😂😭😂😂 pic.twitter.com/dr2wopFYIL

— Spank Horton (@SpankHorton) June 8, 2019

Kevin Durant will practice today, Steve Kerr says. Then the plan is to get him some extra work in with younger players. "We'll gauge it from there...What he's going to do today, he hasn't done." An optimistic turn.

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 9, 2019

if dubs win 3 straight KD gotta win finals mvp

Even if he doesn’t play?

i'll believe it when I see it

The thought that the Warriors could come back is the only downside to this high right now. Before the Series started, an honorable showing--winning a game or two, competitive in the others--would have likely been enough for most Raptors fans. Losing now would put a damper on the whole season--Kawhi's shot, winning over the Bucks, all the good stuff in the finals so far, everything.

I think you’ve got this in the bag. The warriors haven’t shown they’ve figured anything out and Kerr is staying stubborn... and getting back the players at varying degrees of health can only get them so far.

what wld u like to see kerr do, besides benching boogie i assume

That’s it + stop giving jarebko minutes. And let Steph cook more one on one. Bringing the screens for him just adds another defender who can bump and disturb him. No one can check him let him chef. The backcutting/motion stuff works best if we have more than two shooting threats, which we currently don’t. Also kawhi has proven he can playmake so they need to stop with the constant late double teams.

If kd plays and is like even 65-70% that will unlock all kinda stuff tho. Including the small lineup they haven’t been able to use.

Obv just armchair coaching what do I know but he has to at least know that boogie can’t start tomorrow night. And he has to have an extremely short leash if he plays him at all.

Good thread of plays breakdown of the raptors run

So I've reached the 4:29 mark in the 3rd quarter, Warriors are up 61-60 with Siakam at the line and it appears this is the stretch where Toronto takes the game.

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) June 9, 2019

tonight is perhaps the end of the basketball

*tomorrow

see now i'm glad i said something as that changes my plans

yeah I was balling in the park and left in time to watch the game and was v disappointed that it was tomorrow, wtf

ha i also thought it was tonight

must be doing two days for travel?

remember when the nba had like three game 7s on mothers day? maybe they should get more flexible about playoff scheduling

i've always assumed that they try not to go against the nhl finals as a professional courtesy thing and those guys had to play tonight

Yeah it’s lame. The 2-2-1-1-1 sched means 3 days between games on the back end of the series

I guess it depends on how lame you want the players to be. At this point, everyone but the deep bench players are exhausted, banged up and running on sheer will power, if they aren't already on the injured list.

Lame from a fan perspective just wanting to watch games. Great for players to have the extra day.

It’s been 22111 for a while right?