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Win Or Go Home: The NBA’s March Madness
The two best words spoken in sports: GAME 7! Game 7 turns a professional series into March Madness for a night. It’s either win and advance or lose and go home. Anything can happen when it only takes one game to advance closer to the ultimate goal. Ladies and gentlemen, there will be two such games tonight and tomorrow.
The Eastern Conference Finals and the Western Conference Finals have both reached its pinnacle. Two Game 7s to determine who goes to the Finals and who goes on an early vacation.
Recapping Game 6s
Friday night LeBron James had a near triple-double with 46 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists. He did get contribution from Larry Nance Jr., Jeff Green, George Hill, Jordan Clarkson, and Kyle Korver as the Cavs defended home-court to force Game 7 with the Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers did lose All-Star Forward, Kevin Love in the early in the Game 6 victory.
Last night the Splash Brothers, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson drowned the Rockets in the a 2nd half barrage to force a Game 7. The Splash Brothers outscored the Rockets 37-25 in the 2nd half that was a part of the Warriors 64-25 blitz against the Rockets in the 2nd half. In the 2nd half only Splash Brothers defeated the Rockets by 2 who led by 10 points at halftime despite not having Chris Paul due to a right hamstring strain. Instead, the Golden State Warriors won by 29.
Game 7 in History
The stage has been set for two Game 7s to determine the Finals. This is the first time in 39 years that the both conference finals have reached Game 7. According to cbssport.com, the last time was in 1979 where the Washington Bullets and the San Antonio Spurs in the East and the Seattle Supersonics and the Phoenix Suns in the West. That year the Bullets and Sonics advance to the Finals for the second consecutive time. This history could be good for the Warriors and Cavs.
Vegasinsider.com has Game 7 facts of the NBA that might put the home teams, Boston and Houston, as the ones to advance to the Finals. According to Vegas Insider, there have been 130 Game 7s in NBA history. Of the 130, the home teams are 104-26. That is equivalent to 80%. 8 out of 10 home teams win Game 7. Go back to the first round of these playoffs, the Boston Celtics won Game 7 at home over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Cleveland Cavaliers also won a Game 7 at home over the Indiana Pacers. The Utah Jazz in last year’s playoffs was the last time that a road team won a Game 7 and they it against the Los Angeles Clippers led by Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. The last a road team won a Game 7 with this much on the line was the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors.
Tonight’s East Finals
Tonight LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers walk into TD Garden where the Boston Celtics have never lost in this playoffs. Not only has Boston been unbeaten at home, but LeBron James in lone attempt has not beaten Boston in Boston in Game 7. James fell short back in 2008 to Boston in Boston. That was the year where the Celtics led by Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Head Coach Doc Rivers won the NBA Title over the Los Angeles Lakers in 6 games. Kevin Love will be out for tonight’s Winner-Take-All Game 7. Jeff Green will get the start in the absence of Love but it will take a collective effort from the supporting cast along with King James to go back to the Finals in a hostile environment like Boston.
What about Boston thou? Boston has been proving everybody since the playoffs started. The world did not believe Boston who in even be in the conference finals after they had lost Kyrie Irving late in the regular season for good after losing Gordon Hayward 5 minutes into the season. These young Celtics led by Head Coach Brad Stevens defeated Milwaukee in 7 games and their Celtic Pride took out the Process of the Philadelphia 76ers in a surprising 5 games. The Celtics are 10-0 in TD Garden and best believe that they will do everything possible to go an important 11-0 to reach the Finals.
Tomorrow’s West Finals
Now, tomorrow’s West Finals finds itself back in Houston and the Toyota Center. The Houston Rockets were the best team this season just for this moment tomorrow night. Home-court advantage against the defending NBA Champion, the Golden State Warriors. The Rockets did not have Chris Paul as mention earlier in Game 6 last night from a right hamstring strain suffered in Houston’s Game 5 victory. Houston showed in the 1st half last night that they have the fire-power to go at Golden State. The 2nd half, however, showed that they could not sustain that fire-power once Golden State started the blitz attack. There have been no word on Chris Paul’s status for Game 7 tomorrow night. Some believe that he will find a way to play and others believe that the hamstring will keep him out of this all important game.
With all the array of shot making that took place from Golden State in Game 6, they only starved off elimination for that night. The Warriors will have to something that this team has never done under Steve Kerr, win a Game 7 on the road. Golden State had already defeated Houston in Houston back in Game 1 but Golden State has never been the position of having to defend their crowd on the road in a Winner-Take-All game. Through out Golden State’s run since Steve Kerr take over, the Warriors had always had home-court advantage until now.
How will these Game 7s play out?
Who’s going to the NBA Finals?
Tonight: Cleveland at Boston 8:30PM ESPN
Tomorrow Night: Golden State at Houston 9PM TNT
NBA Finals: Thursday May 31 9PM: Cleveland/Boston at Golden State/Houston
OAKLAND, Calif. | Klay Thompson score 35, Warriors force Game 7 in West finals
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OAKLAND, Calif. | Klay Thompson score 35, Warriors force Game 7 in West finals
OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson hit nine 3-pointers and scored 35 points, the Warriors held James Harden down in the second half, and Golden State rallied from an early 17-point deficit to stave off elimination with a 115-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7 in the Western Conference finals.
Stephen Curry added 29 points and five 3s on a night Harden dazzled for long stretches with 32 points, nine assists and seven rebounds while backcourt mate Chris Paul sat out sidelined by a strained right hamstring.
Kevin Durant struggled with his stroke at 6 for 17 but still scored 23 points as the defending champions kept their repeat quest alive by thoroughly outplaying Houston in the second half. The Warriors outscored the Rockets 55-20 in the second half before both coaches subbed their key players with 4:28 left.
A dynamic, star-studded series projected to be as captivating and compelling as the actual NBA Finals is going the distance. Game 7 is Monday night back in Houston.
Golden State stymied Harden on consecutive possessions early in the fourth with smothering defense led by Nick Young and several helpers, then Thompson hit a 3-pointer from the left wing at 9:40 for an 89-77 lead. And roaring Oracle Arena went crazy with hopes of even more home games to come if Golden State can get to a fourth straight finals.
Thompson came through with his best performance of these playoffs with the season on the line, just as he did in a 2016 Game 6 of the Western Conference finals at Oklahoma City when he went off for 41 points against Durant and the Thunder to force Game 7.
He was a combined 20 of 32 from 3-point range in those two games.
“I don’t want to go home,” Thompson said. “We worked too hard this season to go home. And this is what we play for.”
The Warriors used another of their signature third quarters to take an 84-77 advantage going into the final 12 minutes, then maintained that dominant level this time down the stretch, unlike their last home game at roaring Oracle Arena when they blew it in Game 4 on Tuesday.
Both teams let it fly from every corner of the court — Golden State hitting 16 3-pointers and Houston 15.
The Warriors outscored Houston 93-47 over the final three quarters.
Thompson’s baseline 3 in transition with 3:35 left in the third put the Warriors up 76-74, then Curry hit from way back the next time down over Gerald Green. Curry did it again moments later from deep.
The Warriors opened the third with an 11-0 burst to go ahead 62-61 on Curry’s 3 at 9:17, also getting a pair of 3s from Thompson and a dunk by Durant. Houston committed four quick turnovers.
Yellow-clad Oracle came alive, too.
Golden State did it playing again without forward Andre Iguodala, who missed his third straight game of the series with a bone bruise in his left knee sustained in Game 3.
TIP-INS
Rockets: The Rockets made 8 of 12 3-pointers in the first and topped the Warriors 19-4 in fast-break points. … Houston committed 11 first-half turnovers, five early. … Harden shot 4 for 12 on 3s.
Warriors: Golden State’s 33-point third quarter was its first 30-point period since the third in Game 4. … The Warriors shot 4 for 18 in the first half from long range. … Golden State is 4-1 when facing elimination dating to the 2015 championship. … The Warriors are 16-8 all-time in Game 6 of postseason series. … Second-year G Patrick McCaw, who had been out since a scary back injury at Sacramento on March 31 when undercut by Vince Carter, received a roaring ovation when he entered the game late. He quickly grabbed a rebound. … Kerr listed Iguodala as day to day because there’s still pain in the knee when running.
PAUL’S PRESENCE
Paul is receiving treatment “around the clock,” according to coach Mike D’Antoni.
Having him on hand still meant so much.
“He’s devastated. He has to be. We’re all devastated for him. At the same time, we’ll rally and do what’s right,” D’Antoni said. “He’s so integral in what we do and the spirit of the team. And him being here is a big deal, and him being on the bench is a big deal. He’ll will us through, if he can.”
Warriors coach Steve Kerr felt terribly for Paul — and others who have gone down.
“More than anything, I feel bad for Chris. The guy is a phenomenal player and competitor, and pretty much willed his team the last two games. He’s just been haunted by these types of injuries in his career, and it’s a shame,” Kerr said.
“I hate when anybody gets hurt. I hate when Andre got hurt. I hate to see Kevin Love last night, Kyrie (Irving). These guys train so hard and they’re here and they’re competing, and you want everybody to be healthy, but just the reality is it usually doesn’t work out that way. So you’ve just got to keep playing with whoever’s there and keep going.”
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Changing Of The Guards For The NBA?
Wednesday night and last night provided what could be a change in the NBA. The Boston Celtics defended home-court once again in a pivotal Game 5 in the East Finals. As well as the Houston Rockets defending their home-court in the West Finals’ Game 5.
The King to be Dethroned in the East?
Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83 to go 10-0 at home in these playoffs. The two takeaways from that was the rookie Jason Tatum balling and LeBron James looking fatigued. Jason Tatum scored 24 points while Al Harford had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Jaylen Brown put in 17 points while Marcus Morris and Marcus Smart both contributing 13 point each off the bench. Boston felt good at home as it has been through the playoffs.
LeBron James finished Game 5 with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. You would think that was a good line of stats, but watching the game, you could see LeBron looking fatigued. Beside Kevin Love with 14 points, no other Cavalier scored in double-figures. This is the fifth time that LeBron James had outscored the rest the starters for Cleveland combined (26-24) in these playoffs. The King needs help for Game 6′s elimination game.
The starting backcourt of Boston, Jaylen Brown and Terry Rozier have outscored the starting backcourt of Cleveland, George Hill and J.R. Smith, 35-9. Once again in the East Finals home-court proves to be a major advantage.
The Champs Are Done, But Are They Really?
Last night, the Houston Rockets defeated the Golden State Warriors 98-94 in Game 5 in Houston. The is the first that the Golden State Warriors have consecutive games since the 2016 NBA Finals against Cleveland, losing three straight that ended Cleveland’s championship drought of 50+ years. The last time the Warriors trail in a West series was also in 2016 and ironically Kevin Durant was involved in that. The West Finals in 2016 saw Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrooks, and the Oklahoma City Thunder had an 3-1 lead on the Warriors. Golden State would win three straight over the Thunder to advance to the NBA Finals. That offseason, Kevin Durant left Oklahoma City for Golden State.
Now for the first time since Durant joined the Warriors, they are in a fight, but more importantly on the brink of not repeating as the Kings of the West. Kevin Durant had 29 points but failed to hit a shot from the field, only scoring 2 points in the 4th quarter. For the second consecutive game the Warriors looked terrible down the stretch, committing unnecessary fouls, shooting late in the shot clock, and most importantly turning the ball over too many times late. Steph Curry had 22 points but also struggle in the 4th quarter just as much as Kevin Durant.
James Harden for the Rockets struggle in Game 5 was aggressive in the 4th quarter, getting to the free-line or making plays for others. Harden finished with 19 points, but his best play was a drive and kick to Eric Gordon for 3 that gave the Rockets an 4-point lead with 1:20 left in the game. Eric Gordon was a spark off the bench with 24 points. The MVP of Game 5 however goes to Chris Paul especially the 2nd half. The 3rd quarter is usually where Golden State takes over and blows the opponent out of the gym. Not last night, as Chris Paul would make ridiculously shot after another to keep Houston within 1 point of the Warriors going to the 4th quarter. With up in face, tight defense by Houston, the Rockets were able to limit the Warriors and walk out with the pivotal 3-2 lead but with a cost. Late the 4th quarter, Chris Paul suffered a right hamstring injury in which he did not finish the game despite the Rockets victory. Confirmed NBA.com today that Chris Paul will be available for Game 6 in Oakland tomorrow night.
Best Player and Best Must Response in Game 6s
The King and the defending champs must response at home as both the Cavaliers and the Warriors are on the brink of elimination. Both teams have been here before and usually responded in kind. Boston have terrible on the road as they have an 1-6 playoff road record. The Cavs are favorite to force a Game 7 back in Boston, however, remember Boston is undefeated at home.
The Warriors on the other hand, have a better chance of surviving the 3-2 hold with the health status of Chris Paul up in the air for a potential Game 7 back in Houston, as he is out for Game 6. The question has become which Rockets team will show in Oakland with Paul out? Either way the best player, LeBron James and the best team, the Golden State Warriors have to not only win two straight games both road games in Game 7s to other to reach 4th consecutive NBA Finals.
Game 6 of the East Finals is tonight on ESPN.
Game 6 of the West Finals is tomorrow night on TNT.
Chef Curry Leads 2nd Half Blitz for Warriors 2-1 Lead
Another blowout in the conference finals. The site Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. The largest victory in the conference finals happened in the West. Finals. After splitting Games 1 and 2 in Houston in two blowout fashion, the Warriors returned home and continued the blowout streak, winning by 41 points in Game 3.
Game 3 was when Steph Curry regain his mojo. Curry continued to struggle in the 1st half last night with just 9 points on 3 for 11 shooting. However, the Chef came to life in the 2nd half and before you knew it the game was over for Houston.
In the 3rd quarter, Steph Curry turned into Chef Curry. Curry went 7 for 7 on the court. He could not do no wrong in the 3rd. Getting into the lane for layups, cooking and dropping 3 after 3. Shimmying after shaking and cooking James Harden for a 3-pointer. Curry let the Warrior faithful know in Oracle that is his house and he is back. Curry finished the 3rd quarter with 18 points and 26 points in the 2nd half completely. Steph Curry finished with 35 points overall with Kevin Durant scoring 25 points. All five starters for the Warriors scored in double-figures and the Rockets could not response to the blitz.
James Harden and Chris Paul did not play well. Combining for 33 points on 12 for 32 shooting and 6 turnovers. The Rockets looked like they did in the Game 1 loss. Turning the ball over repeatedly. Going one-on-one iso ball with 10 seconds left on the shot clock for most possessions.
As a result, the Warrior win 126-85 in Game 3, marking the largest-margin of win in franchise history(41 points). Game 4 takes place Tuesday night in Oracle Arena on TNT with Golden State up 2-1in the series.
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