2022 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics

[ojandpizza]

Quote: Originally Posted by Master Live 013

Not expecting more than 5? In which direction?

Dubs for the dub! Would love to be proven wrong as 7 games would be great, I just don’t see it.

[dubcity]

We seriously cannot have the Celtics win this. Say what you want about the Warriors, but if the Celtics win we will never hear the end of it. The Warriors are always just a bad season away from being ignored forever. When Boston wins a ring it is treated as if they won 3. They'll already have a 30 for 30 on production on it.

[jeebs9]

Anyone need random plays from the regular season games?

https://twitter.com/stevejones20/sta...L_bmxNI6Q&s=19

Huge difference between the teams from back then.

[l3ulvl]

I have no prediction or analysis, I'm just excited to watch good luck everyone!

[inkcil]

For me it all comes down to Curry. Will he finally step up when it matters most? In the Finals. He has to play better. He has to step up. Or will he fade away again?

Curry lost the 2015 Finals MVP to Iggy. And I don't care about PPG, if Iggy doesn't lock up LeBron the Cavs win that series.

Curry scored 17 points in Game 7 at HOME in 2016. 17 points at HOME. Hit the side of the backboard on one of his 3 point attempts. Threw the ball behind his back out of bounds...unforced turnover extraordinaire. Huge EPIC meltdown Blown 3-1 lead (LeBron probably still sends Curry thank you cards every year at Finals time). I don't care if Draymond got suspended. Draymond was not a lottery pick. Draymond is not the first unanimous MVP (no not Jordan, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Kobe, etc). Draymond is not the 3-point King. Draymond is not the "baby faced assassin." Draymond is not the "best shooter ever." It's basketball. It's shooting. How can you be the best shooter ever and not be the best shooter in a Finals??? How can you at least not be the best shooter in just one game after going up 3-1? Can you not get me one game? Not One game?

Durant to the rescue for the next 2 years and wins 2 Finals MVPs. No further elaboration needed.

Curry could not get 1 home game in the 2019 Finals. Not even 1. And down by 1 with 10 seconds to go (Game 6) Kerr drew up a Hero-ball 3 pointer for him and he bricked it. A simple layup would have won the game. Just...genius. Light years ahead. Not.

Now here we are again. For Boston you've got the DPOY at the PG position. You've got the #1 ranked defense in the regular season (#2 in these playoffs). You have length at the wings and size in the frontcourt.

Defensively, the Celts are at their best when their opponents' offense is dictated by a single ball-dominant iso-ball offensive player. That allows the Celtics to stay connected and "build a wall" (like they could against Jimmy and Giannis). However, the "build a wall" concept is not applicable to how GS plays offense. More than that, the Celts can't afford to double and triple team Curry like they did with Durant because GS has too many weapons to just leave wide open. This means Curry will have many, many, many opportunities to score. So NO EXCUSES. No excuses.

So again, will Curry finally step up in a Finals? Or will Klay or Poole or Wiggins be left with the task of trying to earn the Finals MVP? If Curry steps up, Dubs win. If he fails again, then who knows who will win. Who knows...

[bplowcha22]

haaaate the drawn out schedule... let's get on with it.

[dubcity]

inkcil about to go in on Curry like georgiafan does with Trey Young lol.

[inkcil]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubcity

inkcil about to go in on Curry like georgiafan does with Trey Young lol.

Lol man I hope I don't need to. I am probably the biggest Curry fan on these boards. I just root for him to finish "checking some of the boxes" that if unchecked, will give the haters a reason to keep him out of the Top 10 All Time when his career is over. Yes I have him Top 10 (10th actually) so I expect him to show up big time (defined as the unquestionable Finals MVP) in a Finals for once.