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

I like the rule as is but wonder if you could change it so an offensive player can dunk like that if it’s clearly not going to go in

heaven is overcrowded with hoop cylinders and goal line planes. it is a big problem.

Lol

What a game

4th quarter was sick

My heart is broken until game 6

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8wHeJwWkAEFdXB.jpg

yeah I was pullin' for the Dubs, wanna see it go 7 somehow

i have no problem w 7 games of this stuff

I realize how silly it is to criticize the very guy who single-handedly turned the game around, but I was surprised when Kawhi forced that fadeaway shot when they were up by six. He's such a smart player--with the Warriors throwing everybody at him at that point, seemed like an obvious time to pass off.

yep

he softly said "kobe shot why not" and pulled it

when you've just pulled off several crazy shots like kawhi did, the temptation to play hero-ball must be overwhelming

yeah i think it was a heat check and he had some tunnel vision

kawhi is really not a dribble a million times to no end type guy

i want the mcdonald world wide favorites

i got the quarter pounder paneer once

Kevin Durant has an Achilles injury.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 11, 2019

achilles. fuck.

damn, gs gm bob myers is STRUGGLING to keep it together in this postgame conference

Bob Myers on the presser in tears damn

wow

So Kevin Durant just posted this on his IG story. Interesting to see what happens. Y’all think he’ll try to give it another go? pic.twitter.com/vb74ouBmLH

— King of Kings (@TheBrandofMarc) June 11, 2019

This presser got me steamy eyed

Literally everyone pointed out how risky playing on a calf injury is for this specific reason and it happened. Just awful.

— Tom Westerholm (@Tom_NBA) June 11, 2019

KD's injury didn't look catastrophic, but you could tell he was grabbing his Achilles, not his calf, when he sat down.

Kyle Lowry’s last shot. Photo by @ScottStrazzante pic.twitter.com/55hU2F4Mjd

— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) June 11, 2019

Lol at the notion that KD should give it another go xp

Kevon Looney's going to be wrecked for months, too.

Klay on half a hammy balling out too. Love these dudes. Even boogie rushing back to give whatever he can.

Looney apparently saying he expects to play game 6.

Fiber flex that collarbone

i broke my collar bone when i was like 8 and the memory of the pain still haunts me so idk what the heck looney thinks he's doing but jeez what a soldier

im definitely not playing any basketball w/a broken collar bone so dont even ask

ILH is so much more rational and hot take-free than the rest of the basketball internet, i love it

lot to say about that game but there’s no way you can watch draymond’s performances the last 2 times the dubs have faced elimination in the finals and tell me you wouldn’t want him on your team

Looney's in a contract year he needs to sit the fuck down

this has also been the best playoff series of steph’s career when considering the stage... he was the total offensive package for a guard tonight. and had a huge rebound to lead to klay’s go ahead 3

2015 finals he was awesome once he figured out how to smoke the Cavs d. He shoulda been mvp. He was crazy in the 1-3 comeback vs the thunder too. He’s been incredible the last two finals as well but got slightly outshined by Kd.

Siakim didn’t play the last 9 minutes tonight?

The Warriors believe Kevin Durant’s MRI on Tuesday will confirm a torn right Achilles’ tendon, league sources tell me and @wojespn

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 11, 2019

this is the darkest timeline

shout out to the "classy" raptors fans who cheered for kd's injury

what a mess they should just reboot the league after this season

Heard a clip this morning of Stephen A. Smith--who I'm guessing is viewed as something of a joke here--ranting about Nurse's timeout after the Raptors went up 6. I thought the timeout was fine: a perfect moment to step back, think about the situation, and set something up that would virtually put the game away (e.g., work off the fact that everyone knew GS would be sending two or three guys at Kawhi). But they evidently came out of the timeout with a plan that began and ended at "do something, Kawhi."

Based on 50 years of watching sports, I'd say the best thing the Raptors have going for them right now is that just when everything seems crystal clear--GS comes back in 7 against a demoralized team that let it slip away--that's when sports throws up something totally unexpected. But this morning feels about as bad as the Jays' exits in '85, '87, and '15.

I have to say, given the postgame scuttlebutt about the decision to bring KD back potentially coming from above Kerr’s pay grade, it reminds you how many competing interests are involved besides the player’s, and it makes Kawhi’s exit from SA a lot more understandable, assuming of course there were similar pressures.

I like Stephen A Smith, performance artist

i did wonder abt that timeout too

seem like it killed the momentum.

i haven't listened to the game audio, but the pub i was at had some cheering when kd went down and i my friend and i both said at the time it was classless. didn't even occur to me how bad it might have sounded in the stadium.

there's a big elephant in the room here, Durant was awesome in the first quarter and the Dubs won by 1. had he not played they would likely have been eliminated. so the "do u regret bringing Durant back" thing has a bit of a subtext