The Warriors were smiling at the opportunity that KD's injury presented them....

[superduper]

Curry on KD's injury: "We all looked at each other. There were a couple smiles in terms of what that meant for us as a team -- the guys that were going to need to step up in those moments."

Amazing (and kind of shocking) way for the Warriors to respond as a team to this KD injury. They know that they don't need KD to win. Hopefully they revert back to the Warriors of old where they were blowing out teams by 30pts at halftime because that was some of the most fun basketball to watch of this decade. Overall amazing attitude from their leader, Wardell :bowdown:

[SpaceJam2]

Houston in 7

[superduper]

Houston in 7

King... James....

[tpols]

Its so awesome... I'm smiling as well. :D

Real dubs basketball again leggo

Need to warm bogut up too

[Stephonit]

With KD being injured, does it make the Warriors more dangerous? Previously they looked kind of tired and jaded. Now though they have a challenge and something to prove. We'll have to see how this unfolds.

[SpaceJam2]

King... James....

Yep :pimp:

James Fam always wins :hammertime:

[FKAri]

Sounds a bit dark. No? I hope Rox push it to game 7 so we can get an exciting, high pressure game 7. In it, Curry has a huge clutch performance where he goes absolutely off, ending the game on a dagger 3 from 35' out. Then, right when he is mid shimmy an iron/nickle rock originating from deep in the Kuiper belt wipes out the entire Bay Area.

[superduper]

With KD being injured, does it make the Warriors more dangerous? Previously they looked kind of tired and jaded. Now though they have a challenge and something to prove. We'll have to see how this unfolds.

That's exactly it. They looked bored, unmotivated, going through the motions on auto-pilot. It literally looked like they stopped caring to the same extent that they used to..because they probably did.

Now this presents a new challenge. This is motivation for the Warriors that the rest of the league didn't need. It will be interesting to see how they fare without KD. Awesome new storyline.

[SpaceJam2]

Sounds a bit dark. No? I hope Rox push it to game 7 so we can get an exciting, high pressure game 7. In it, Curry has a huge clutch performance where he goes absolutely off, ending the game on a dagger 3 from 35' out. Then, right when he is mid shimmy an iron/nickle rock originating from deep in the Kuiper belt wipes out the entire Bay Area.

:lebronamazed:

[Stephonit]

That's exactly it. They looked bored, unmotivated, going through the motions on auto-pilot. It literally looked like they stopped caring to the same extent that they used to..because they probably did.

Now this presents a new challenge. This is motivation for the Warriors that the rest of the league didn't need. It will be interesting to see how they fare without KD. Awesome new storyline.

It absolutely is. I get giddy just thinking about the possibilities.

[Ben Simmons 25]

Sounds a bit dark. No? I hope Rox push it to game 7 so we can get an exciting, high pressure game 7. In it, Curry has a huge clutch performance where he goes absolutely off, ending the game on a dagger 3 from 35' out. Then, right when he is mid shimmy an iron/nickle rock originating from deep in the Kuiper belt wipes out the entire Bay Area.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/d25af068a31cad8667255566d462fcb5/tenor.gif

:roll: :roll: :applause:

[NBAGOAT]

It absolutely is. I get giddy just thinking about the possibilities.

One of those possibilities is losing in to 7 to hou. Another is losing to den or por next round. How is that exciting for gs or Steph fans :oldlol:? As much as I agree with steph fans about his impact, losing kd will increase the likelihood of those possibilities.

[Stephonit]

One of those possibilities is losing in to 7 to hou. Another is losing to den or por next round. How is that exciting for gs or Steph fans :oldlol:? As much as I agree with steph fans about his impact, losing kd will increase the likelihood of those possibilities.

Then they lose on a really stretched roster with a thin bench. A loss to the Rockets in 7 games isn't embarrassing. Unlike some here I have respect for Harden and CP3 as Hall of Fame level players.

But I prefer to look at it in the way Game of Zones D'Antoni is portrayed. Consider the upside....

[kennethgriffen]

no wonder durant wants out of there. buncha sabotaging jealous ph@ggots butthurt over KD's back to back finals mvps

[MiseryCityTexas]

Watch KD's gonna stay in Golden State if Curry wins the championship or even a play-off series without his help.

[superduper]

Watch KD's gonna stay in Golden State if Curry wins the championship or even a play-off series without his help.

This would be the funniest outcome :roll:

KD would be like oh hell naw I gotta stay my toxic ass here and prove I took the hardest road!!!

:roll: :roll:

[SouBeachTalents]

no wonder durant wants out of there. buncha sabotaging jealous ph@ggots butthurt over KD's back to back finals mvps
Sounds like Kobe in the '04 Finals

[3ball]

Warriors bout' to get beat y'all.. :rockon:

The pre-durant Warriors lost in 16' and would've lost in 15' if the Cavs were healthy

they were just a regular season team and not championship-caliber

[NBAGOAT]

Warriors bout' to get beat y'all.. :rockon:

The pre-durant Warriors lost in 16' and would've lost in 15' if the Cavs were healthy

they were just a regular season team and not championship-caliber

not surprising someone who doesnt watch games thinks the 16 team and the team without durant now are the same. not surprising someone who talks about mj and lebron all day doesnt realize the value of role players. that warriors team went 8-10 deep, i'm not exaggerating when I say this team doesnt even go 6 deep right now.

[TheCorporation]

Warriors bout' to get beat y'all.. :rockon:

The pre-durant Warriors lost in 16' and would've lost in 15' if the Cavs were healthy

they were just a regular season team and not championship-caliber

How many Finals did the 92 Blazers make?

The 93 Suns?
The 96 Sonics?
The 97 Jazz?

Kindly awaiting your reply :D

[kennethgriffen]

Sounds like Kobe in the '04 Finals


yeah eh... its amazing kobe fed shaq for 7ppg above his regular season average during that finals

i guess he was confused at thought the scoring was using golf metrics

[3ball]

not surprising someone who doesnt watch games thinks the 16 team and the team without durant now are the same. not surprising someone who talks about mj and lebron all day doesnt realize the value of role players. that warriors team went 8-10 deep, i'm not exaggerating when I say this team doesnt even go 6 deep right now.



^^^ 6 guys deep???... That's a shit-ton....


1993
https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-09-2019/Q_Iam0.gif



And I may not watch, but i KNOW:





I guarantee the rockets win game 5 if Gordon continues being better than Klay

[superduper]

^^^ 6 guys deep???... That's a shit-ton....


1993
https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-09-2019/Q_Iam0.gif

But... but..... 5ppg Bill Cartwright and 4ppg John Paxson!! :mad: :mad:

[NBAGOAT]

^^^ 6 guys deep???... That's a shit-ton....


1993
https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-09-2019/Q_Iam0.gif

you only are looking at points, i'm looking at useful minutes. with kd out, the only guy on the bench who's played over 10min(and been shit i might add) is livingston.

Also why the hell do you feel the need to bring up the Bulls in this specific thread. :rolleyes:

[3ball]

You only are looking at points, i'm looking at useful minutes. with kd out, the only guy on the bench who's played over 10min is livingston.


Not true - warriors have 3 bench players at 10+ minutes - Livingston, Looney, Bogut

The 93 Bulls were the same - 3 bench players over 10+ minutes





Also why the hell do you feel the need to bring up the Bulls in this specific thread. :rolleyes:



Because the Warriors are trying to 3-peat just like the 93' Bulls did - and the Bulls were much thinner:

93' Playoffs:


https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-09-2019/HrOKJl.gif


And yes - that's the goat having to score 15 more than his 2nd option and lead the team in assists to win the ring - literally carried the bulls to that 3rd ring

[NBAGOAT]

Not true - warriors have 3 bench players at 10+ minutes - Livingston, Looney, Bogut

The 93 Bulls were the same - 3 bench players over 10+ minute's




Because the Warriors are trying to 3-peat just like the 93' Bulls did - and the Bulls were much thinner:

93' Playoffs:


https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-09-2019/HrOKJl.gif


And yes - that's the goat having to score 15 more than his 2nd option and lead the team in assists to win the ring - literally carried the bulls to that 3rd ring

no one was comparing the warriors to the Bulls in this thread however. Also I was talking about this series obviously lol. Looney is also not a bench player anymore with KD out if you didnt realize.

[Bronbron23]

Amazing (and kind of shocking) way for the Warriors to respond as a team to this KD injury. They know that they don't need KD to win. Hopefully they revert back to the Warriors of old where they were blowing out teams by 30pts at halftime because that was some of the most fun basketball to watch of this decade. Overall amazing attitude from their leader, Wardell :bowdown:
It was a big win and curry was sick but This series isn't over. If they do manage to get by Houston there not beating the bucks without kd.