The 2025 NBA Finals Thread

[Hoop Head]

Boston is showing some grit. New York looks tired.

 

[Hoop Head]

Warriors' Draymond Green on 'agenda' directed at him after technical foul during loss: 'I'm sick of it. It's ridiculous'

Green opted against going to the podium following the game but made a statement that illustrates how he feels targeted by the league and the officials.

sports.yahoo.com

I didn't think Draymond could say or do anything to make him less likeable and he finds new ways to surprise me.

Dude is an idiot.

 

[Hoop Head]

I don't think New York is going to fight it's way back today. Down 27 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd.

 

[Hoop Head]

115-93 Boston wins and make the series 2-1 New York. Next game in MSG on Monday @ 4:30 PST on ESPN

 

[Cheesebeef]

These series are def keeping fans on their toes.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

curryless warriors keeping up

 

[Cheesebeef]

Surprised at how easily GS has been able to keep Ant-Man in check this series so far.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

tale of two halves but it's still a close game

 

[Cheesebeef]

Man… we could have had Jimmy, Kuminga, and two firsts for KD but he was too much of a douche to go back to GS. That sucks.

 

[ajcardfan]

Surprised at how easily GS has been able to keep Ant-Man in check this series so far.

Yeah, there are these NBA teams that actually play defense and play it well.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

ant willing his team past the warriors

 

[Dback Jon]

Draymond out with fouls

 

[Cheesebeef]

Ant woke up.

 

[Dback Jon]

Hield keeping the Warriors in it

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

that's game

 

[Dback Jon]

That might be the dagger by Edwards

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

lol wth randle

 

[Mainstreet]

Timberwolves will go up 2-1 in the series over the Warriors.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Surprised at how easily GS has been able to keep Ant-Man in check this series so far.

When the chips are down, Ant-Man digs deep and overcomes.

 

[Russ Smith]

Ant was brilliant but honestly Draymond cost us the game. The big play of the game was the drive by Kuminga where he got fouled but it got flipped to a foul on Draymond that was completely stupid foul pushing Randle into Kuminga which was completely stupid. Instead of 2 FT's to tie the game instead it's Minnesota's ball. Draymond is still mad about the play and he closes too hard gets blown by and then pushes McDaniels for his 6th foul he's out 2 FT's make it 4 points.

The other really bad play and I hate to say it because Buddy kept us in it in the 4th but down 4 Hield took an incredibly bad contested 3 that wasn't even close. He had plenty of time on the clock I have no idea why he took the shot and then Ant hit a 3.

Tough game 4 as the announcer said Butler had a huge game, Kuminga had a huge game and you still lost, how do you win game 4?

 

[Russ Smith]

They had a doctor on the postgame on local ABC tv, he's a regular on the show. He had an interesting point on Curry, he's actually got 3 injuries not one, the hamstring is why he can't play but he has a hip contusion(like Butler but not as bad) and he has the bad thumb. His point is IF the Warriors can somehow get game 4, if they get Curry back for 5 or 6 it's entirely possible he'll be a better version of Steph than what they were getting because he's able to get rest and treatment on both the other injuries while not playing. So his thumb should be better and improve his outside shot and his hip should help him on defense.

I just have a tough time seeing how they steal game 4 Podz and Draymond were non factors today both have to play better. And again GP2 and Moody are both in a funk. GP2 isn't healthy he's playing with a bunch of issues right now but Moody as far as I know is healthy he's just struggling like crazy.

Kerry Keating is the coaching guy they have on ABC local post game, ex Santa Clara coach he says the key to the series is Draymond, he has to just play they needed him tonight and didn't get anything from him

 

[Russ Smith]

Kerr said later last night he thought Butler was gassed at the end. he went scoreless the last 8 minutes and missed 2 layups, Kerr said I thought he got fouled on one of them no call but mainly I thought I just played him too many minutes and he was tired. Pointed out because of the injury butler can't really do conditioning like he normally would so playing that many minutes just kind of took too much out of him.

I don't see how that's not scary if you're a Warriors fan since it seems VERY likely he's going to have to play that many minutes in the next couple of games as well.

Sounds like Kuminga will probably get a start and Butler is involved there too. Kerr said the key last night was Kuminga is learning how to play off Butler and he made a bunch of good cuts for dishes from Jimmy and that got him going early. Said we hope he can build off that in the next game.

Said believe me we're going to be desperate in game 4 you will see us do anything and everything we can to get a win.

Seems pretty clear Curry won't play in game 5 either

 

[Adrian]

NBA playoffs: Timberwolves surge past Warriors late to take 2-1 series lead after Draymond Green fouls out

Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves found their groove in the fourth quarter after Green fouled out with 4:38 remaining.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Adrian]

Kerr senses Warriors are close to perfecting formula without Steph

Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors sense they are close to mastering the formula without Steph Curry as they enter a pivotal Game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

everybody has the thunder winning today - i get it - okc knows if the game is close they're probably toast and sga is more than due - but we're talkin' past due - check the tracking past due - ask the mailman and run that front porch ring footage back - where dafuq is this dude?

but that's all if denver decides to not play defense - if the nuggets play defense we could be looking at yet another upset - if i was a betting man i would take several things into account today - mainly that the mail doesn't come on sunday - so im guessing the PAST DUE CONTINUES

that would be freakin nuts tho right? if okc goes down 3-1? sga better show - folks gonna ask for their ballots back lol