The 2015 NBA Finals Game Thread AKA Battle Of The Australian Institute Of Sport

[PC Drunken Friar]

traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Denver Nuggets; the Denver Nuggets traded Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, a 2013 2nd round draft pick (Romero Osby was later selected) and a 2014 1st round draft pick to the Orlando Magic; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Christian Eyenga, Josh McRoberts and a 2017 1st round draft pick to the Orlando Magic; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Andrew Bynum to the Philadelphia 76ers; the Orlando Magic traded Earl Clark, Chris Duhon and Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers; the Orlando Magic traded Jason Richardson to the Philadelphia 76ers; and the Philadelphia 76ers traded Maurice Harkless, Nikola Vucevic and a future 1st round draft pick to the Orlando Magic. Denver will send the lower of its two 2014 first round draft picks to Orlando.

Thanks!

Who won this trade?

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

If you have your arms straight up, but jump forward into the offensive player and hip check him, it's still a foul. One day Mozgov and the Cavs will learn this. 
 
This is not a good quarter…..

Collins not so sure in the first. Said it's legal (hip check, not jumping forward)

 

[Devizier]

Thanks!

Who won this trade?

 
Nobody, I think. That trade literally made every team involved worse.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Warriors don't look ready for the big time. Klay Thompson, instead of running over and easily getting the ball, assumes it's off Cleveland, and they didn't call it that way. Not ready. Who knows what happens next year if they blow this lead.

 

[johnmd20]

Cavs are basically down to a 5 man rotation. No idea how the starters aren't gassed.

 
They are unbelievably gassed. Massages at every time out.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Curry needs to take over.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Flop

 

[Ed Hillel]

They're fucking gassed, pick up the pace.

 

[lars10]

Warriors don't look ready for the big time. Klay Thompson, instead of running over and easily getting the ball, assumes it's off Cleveland, and they didn't call it that way. Not ready. Who knows what happens next year if they blow this lead.

I mean..really?

 

[Three10toLeft]

Curry is being exposed.

For a player that should have only finished in the top 5 in MVP voting.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Can't rebound, can't win.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Warriors incapable to taking a game that is being handed to them.

 

[Devizier]

Bad call on the TO.

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

Curry is being exposed.

For a player that should have only finished in the top 5 in MVP voting.

Awesome!

 

[Al Zarilla]

I mean..really?

What you mean Kemosabe?

 

[The Social Chair]

Thanks!

Who won this trade?

Orlando

 

[Ed Hillel]

Fucking hell, move with the ball, Steph.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Both these teams are gassed

 

[coremiller]

The consequence of playing without a real center is that they have nobody to body up on Mozgov.

 

[johnmd20]

Offensive boards.

 

[Devizier]

Fucking hell, move with the ball, Steph.

 
Seriously, why isn't he initiating the offense?

 

[hikeeba]

Foul against Livingston, I presume.

 

[johnmd20]

4 of 9 for Lebron from the line. Bad.

 

[Greg29fan]

Seriously, why isn't he initiating the offense?

denying him the ball and running double teams at him every time he has it

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

 
Seriously, why isn't he initiating the offense?

Concussion like syndrome that never got addressed?

 

[johnmd20]

Foul against Livingston, I presume.

 
He was yanking Lebron's shirt really hard.

 

[eddiew112]

More of that!

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Foul against Livingston, I presume.

Jersey pull = a foul

 

[coremiller]

Switching a big onto Curry in the PNR is suicide.  He destroys those guys.

 

[Ed Hillel]

denying him the ball and running double teams at him every time he has it

They shouldn't be able to deny him the ball at this point.

 

[riboflav]

Jersey pull = a foul

 
Missed cultural reference

 

[hikeeba]

Jersey pull = a foul

I keep confusing LeBron with Stanley. My bad.

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

Why is the V in Cavs one point larger font than the other letters?
Uni Watch (Paul Lukas) must be a member here.

 

[jmm57]

The Delly/JR/Shumpert/Jones/Thompson lineup has to be one of (the?) worst lineups to ever play crucial minutes of a finals game?

 

[Luis Taint]

David Lee is useless

 

[johnmd20]

What an unbelievably uninspired offensive attack by Cleveland there.

 

[Ed Hillel]

There's the energy.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

With James on the bench, you just knew State would extend the lead.

 

[johnmd20]

The Delly/JR/Shumpert/Jones/Thompson lineup has to be one of (the?) worst lineups to ever play crucial minutes of a finals game?

 
Yes, it's really bad. Especially because Smith and Shumpert are playing pretty awful tonight. Double fail.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Why is the V in Cavs one point larger font than the other letters?
Uni Watch (Paul Lukas) must be a member here.

The V has always been emphasized in the unis, I think

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

The V has always been emphasized in the unis, I think

Does it represent a bucket/hoop or something?

 

[jmm57]

Outside of knocking down the open 3, James Jones is totally useless

 

[Al Zarilla]

Unselfish basketball says Mark Jackson, as if in a do or die game somebody would actually try to hog points for himself.

 

[Greg29fan]

Does it represent a bucket/hoop or something?

It did on the Mark Price era jersey.

 

[johnmd20]

Daggar. Cleveland had a chance but they couldn't hit a single shot. Ran out of gas.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

JR Smith is absolutely stinking out the joint, and it's really enjoyable to watch.

 

[coremiller]

The Cavs inability to get anything after all those offensive rebounds followed by a Curry 3 feels like a big turning point.

 

[Infield Infidel]

I don't remember last time I saw a team miss 5 shots on one trip.

 

[The Social Chair]

Don't see how it's possible for the Cavs to outscore the warriors.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Iggy.... POP!