Sometimes in a physical sense. Like when Looney just tossed him out of da club.Stotts needs to get Collins off the floor. The Warriors are targeting him every time.
And airballing 3’s. Warriors just blitzkrieged this teamI think the pixie dust that carried the Blazers to the WCF has just run out. Lillard’s been MIA since OKC, and now CJ is missing free throws.
But he is letting it get to his headCJ bricking FTs is kind of inexcusable at this point in the season. That said, Lillard is getting trapped hard - he isn't choking. Its the Warriors defense. Even Mark Jackson recognizes that.
He and Steph combined for 38 tonight.Who has had a sweeter NBA turnaround than Swedish Larry Bird? Dude was buried in Motown and is now playing quality minutes for an all time dynastic team.
He and Steph combined for 38 tonight.
On that Jerebko series, there was help below the perimeter and Lillard was way out. I agree he is struggling but to me its a function of Golden State's defense. They are daring everyone else besides Dame and CJ to beat them. Its clearly a good strategy thus far.Lillard is only getting trapped when someone tries to pick for him, he had one on one at the perimeter a lot this game (once against Jerebko even) and just couldn’t do anything. He hasn’t looked like the same guy since the OKC series, as I’ve said a bunch of times since then.
OK, but he was struggling almost as badly for most of the previous series too. I just think he's exhausted (or hurt, or both) after dragging his team to a win over a very solid OKC team, plus Kanter has disappeared more and more as the playoffs have progressed, due to injury or Ramadan effects or just being Kanter or most likely a combo of all three.On that Jerebko series, there was help below the perimeter and Lillard was way out. I agree he is struggling but to me its a function of Golden State's defense. They are daring everyone else besides Dame and CJ to beat them. Its clearly a good strategy thus far.
He probably doesn't like KD, (judging by their altercation this year) so with him out, Draymond wants to prove the team doesn't need him.Draymond's energy level at this point in the season is incredible, he was flying up the court end to end, over and over. He looked like John Wall in a PF body, remarkable.
It depends if he fasts during Ramadan.I have to wonder if Nurkic would of made a big difference?
The Warriors are much more fun to watch without KD. If KD and Kyrie team up in New York, they will drive first the fans, then their teammates, and finally the other crazy. BallhogzRus.
]You and every NBA fan are saying the same thing. KD's a great player, but the Warriors offense tends to rely on his ISOs way too much when he's in the game. They're once again reminding us of the beautiful basketball they used to play on both ends of the court back in the day.
It depends if he fasts during Ramadan.
Raptors aren’t letting the Bucks get anything easy on the offensive end. Giannis is completely locked down and it starts by not trying to make it a track meet as they have in the first two games.Gasol hitting shots makes a huge difference for the Raptors, so much harder for them to pack the paint.
I suspect it was a make-up for the Nurse induced phantom travel call on him the sequence before. Your point stands though...LOL unless I really missed something, why even bother putting refs on the court. He took a million steps.
I mean it's ridiculous at this point. All the steps you want to gather, then you can bobble to maintain and take more steps, then follow it up with a Euro step for more steps.The double Euro step is legal now.
Neither was the play before but Giannis is so tough to officiate given his length and athleticism. Its completely understandable if fans, the opposition and even the refs get confused by how he plays.Ok that was definitely NOT a travel.
I rarely criticize officials on the floor as I know how difficult it is to referee at levels much slower than the best of the best NBA players. I do not have that same amount of leniency from those of us watching on tv when it is fairly easy. It then REALLY simple with replay.I suspect it was a make-up for the Nurse induced phantom travel call on him the sequence before. Your point stands though...
Bad calls all around. That last one on Middleton was BS too.Lopez guides, pushes, Powell into Bledsoe and Powell is now out.