Yeah that play was ridiculous but Lebron plowed him over on the other end not long after that and got the foul call when it was a clear charge. Refs will take notice of Varejao's known flopping.

i agree with vangundy never give a flopper the benefit of the doubt. Another absurd call was the out of bounds late in the game. That's not even subjective Varejao also had an oscar worthy performance after he was barely touched on the side of the face.

Varejao's oscar worthy performance, haha. I'm not sure how the concussion protocol works in the NBA but it would have been great if the refs could have somehow forced him through it after that play to teach him a bit of a lesson. As somebody watching the game on TV before they showed the replay I was actually genuinely worried for the health of the guy. It's pretty amazing how far he takes the flopping but you have to give him credit for being a master at it.

As you mentioned in one of the earlier plays he actually fouled a Cleveland player and somehow managed to drag that player down with him and draw the foul on Cleveland. Amazing stuff from him.

Yea he could play soccer

Will be at game 6 tomorrow night and would like to fire in a decent sized bet.

Really like GSW +2 on the surface. Thoughts from you sharks?

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I think at this point it is rather obvious that Green is a more valuable player to the dubs then curry. He's not as talented as curry and he for sure can't hit a 30 foot jumper. They have 2 or 3 other guys that can do that. They only have one Green though nobody else on that team does what he does They gave an interesting stat on FS1 in games with Green dubs are +11 without -11.

Just when GS might make this a game, refs rig it

Had GS +13.5 after the 1st went from 0% equity to 95 to 0. **** Dellavedova couldn't dribble it out.

what is everyone thinking for the g7 pick? a know a lot of folks backing the truck up on GSW - I see them winning but I dont know if they will cover the 5.

To tell you the truth, I could see the Cavs winning outright on Sunday. LeBron has not only been playing like a beast, he's getting great production out of both Irving and Thompson. They have all the momentum right now and previously beat the Warriors by 15 the last game played at Oracle. The Cavs have been pushing all the right buttons getting both Green suspended for a game and Curry to foul out in yesterday's game. With Bogut out and Harrison Barnes shooting a dismal 2/22 in FGA the last two games, he's picked a terrible time of the year to disappear.
Yea, I know that the Warriors have only lost 4 games at home this year, but Cleveland is doing the all the right things necessary to get the Warriors out of their normal game flo. I'll gladly take the Cavs + 5 this Sunday afternoon. I also believe that LeBron James wants this title very badly and the Warriors for some reason just seem to think that all they have to do is walk on the court lately to get the " W. "

Agree with RoyHobbs. Cleveland is playing really well right now for the most part in their set defense. They've been able to get in their defensive set because their offense is playing so strong and limiting Golden State points in transition. Golden State just feeds off of missed baskets from the opposing team.

I think Lue said it best after their game 5 win. "You don't play Golden State, you attack them." If you noticed in the previous series Westbrook, Durant, and the OKC offense had a lot of success playing a similar attacking style. Irving and James are running alot of pick and roll plays early in the shot clock to try and set up a favorable matchup for one of them and then attacking early in the shot clock. The players off the ball are moving to their spots much more actively and the overall offense is just playing a whole lot more aggressive. If they can stay aggressive on offense and make some shots I like their chances in game 7 even on the road.

Games going way over 207. No Bogut Cavs just rape in the paint.

I took the money line on GSW. I feel like Cavs at +4.5 is better value than GSW @ -4.5

If your gonna bet this game, IMO the bet to go with is Cavs ML at +175. I think they have a great shot to take it and at that price I can't pass it up.

My gut tells me that all the dumb money is on Cleveland tonight. I like GS at -4.5. LeBron is the best player in the world, but Golden State is easily the best team. They're extremely hard to beat in their building when everybody's playing. I don't know what Curry has left, but I think as long as both Curry and Thompson don't suck they should win easily.

if dubs do well from 3 they will win if they don't they will lose. They don't really have anyone that can score in the paint. Plus they don't have anyone that can shake a defender or score over top of 1. Yes they are a very good team but what makes them good is ball movement to get open jumpers and hitting them at a very high rate. If u crowd them and **** with their rhythm they are still a good team but it really brings them back to the pack.

I think the loss of Bogut is a bigger then some think. He may not score much but he is probably their best defender. Plus he is their best screen setter

oh at full strength Dubs are one of the best defensive teams in the nba

Small sample size, but without him they were 11-1 (loss @ Spurs) and had a +11.8 differential/game. Without him they had a +10.8 differential. I'm actually more concerned that Iguodala might not be healthy enough to keep LeBron in check.

Crazy game. One of the best finals I've seen, ever I think.

15 of 41 for three is not bad. Unfortunately they were 17/42 inside the three point line. Cleveland really was selling out most of the series at contesting the three points from Curry and Thompson. it was a good strategy but Golden State should have done what they did in the first two games and gotten the ball to the other players more often on their cuts to the basket, etc. Why do you think Draymond Green went off so much in the first half of this game or guys like Livingston in the first game? The Warriors problem in this game was that they forced to much through Curry and Thompson, especially late.

Cleveland's offense didn't really win this game either. I was so upset with how they were playing in that 4th quarter. They went back to that stall game where they would often heave up a poor shot late in the shot clock. They are very lucky Golden State struggled equally to score down the stretch. Golden St scored their last points of that game at the 4:39 mark. The only points scored after that were the Irving three and the one free throw by James. Final quarter score was 18 to 13.

You have to definitely credit the Cav's defense somewhat but it was really a blowup on offense for Golden State.

If you were pulling for the Cavs I'd have to agree. Warrior fans must be throwing up right now.

Honestly though, considering every single game beside the last one ended in a blowout it's crazy how entertaining this series really was and how fun it was to watch it play out. I'm from Pittsburgh so supporting a Cleveland based team isn't usually in my nature but how could one not be pulling for Lebron and the Cavs to pull it out in this one?

Just the Lebron story line in itself of him going back to Cleveland had me in amazement a few years ago. Great to see him top it off like this and get it done. Hope he stays with the Cavs and finishes out his career there. Wherever he ends up I'm sure good role players will follow. This guy is truly one of great ones.

both teams struggled on offense. I actually felt like cavs took to many quick 3s. As far as my comment about dubs and 3s i was trying to point out that dubs are not a very good team inside the 3 point line . They won multiple games in the playoffs where they were out played but were bailed out by 3s

FYP ( you forgot to mention that Harrison Barnes was 2 for 22 going into that game and ended up going 5 for 32 the last three games )

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