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40 points in 37 minutes......first game in two weeks = MVP

Steph Curry's 17 points is the most in any overtime game, regular season or playoffs = NBA History!

Stephen Curry is the first Warriors reserve to score 40 points in a playoff game since starts were first recorded in 1970-71......just the 2nd player in past 30 years to score 40+ point (37 minutes) coming off the bench.

Warriors scored 21 points in OT, tied for the second-most ever by a team in a playoff OT period in the Shot Clock Era (since 1954-55).

Warriors improve to 11-0 this season (regular-season and postseason) in games following a loss.

Last two postseasons, the Warriors in Games 4 and beyond in each series: 10-1.

Warriors join the Bulls in 1995-96 and 1996-97 as the only teams in NBA history to earn at least 80 combined wins in back-to-back seasons.

Points scored in OT in the NBA tonight:
• Steph Curry (17)
• Trail Blazers (14)
• Raptors & Heat COMBINED (15)

ICE IN HIS VEINS.
ICE IN HIS BRAIN.


Stephen Curry's 40 points by period:
Q1: 4 points on 2-6
Q2: 7 points on 3-7
Q3: 2 points on 1-5
Q4: 10 points on 4-7
OT: 17 points on 6-7

Charles Barkley Chuck compared that Steph performance to Lebron killing the Pistons 10 years ago.

Michael Wilbaun said he was sitting court-side when a rookie Magic Johnson played center (filling in for Kareem) against Philadelphia and Curry's performance was better / more dramatic!

Curry's Equivalent To Jordan's Flu Game Or Maybe A Different Type Of Greatness

Stephen Curry turned Rip City into R.I.P. City!

Draymond on the Blazers: "Do I think they're done. Of course I think they're done!"

Damion Lilard: "We played probably our best game of the playoffs and lost. That's why they won 73 games."



Speaking of, the Portland Trailblazers would easily be the 2nd best team in the East.

Comparing a semis game against Dame Lillard and a cast of D League players to Magic or Jordan in Finals??

EXACTLY my point about how weak the East is!

Everyone agrees......Steph Curry becomes the first unanimous MVP in NBA history, 11th back-to-back winner ever.



Most impressive / impossible when you consider how difficult it is for 130 people to singularly agree on anything.



Back-to-back MVPs: Russell, Wilt, Kareem, Moses, Bird, Magic, Jordan, Duncan, Nash, LeBron, Steph.

Steph Curry joins Tom Brady (2010 NFL MVP) and Wayne Gretzky (1982 Hart Trophy winner) as only unanimous MVP's in their respective leagues.



Magic Johnson: "Congratulations to my good friend Mark Jackson, who showed he deserves another coaching job as the last defense that could stop Steph! Wow!"

Your point is wrong. I think you misunderstanding.. portland is the team full of d league players!
East has been more competitive than west. East has a winning record against west. Three of the worst teams in entire NBA were in West.

You're living in the past. This is THIS season not last season or before that

East Bottom Three Combing For 63 Wins
NY Knicks 32-50
Brooklyn 21-61
Philly 10-72

West Bottom Three Combining For 69 Wins
Minnesota 29-53
Phoenix 23-59
LA Lakers 17-61

LeBron & Lowry are the ONLY TWO players from the EAST in the Top 10 of MVP Votes......Portland DESTROYS Miami, Toronto or Atlanta!

I've always agreed that the East is better this season compared to previous seasons......so the East won a few more games in the regular season = the Houston Rockets sweeping the San Antonio Spurs during the regular season the year they won their last Championship when they humiliated the Heat......in the post-season, it really doesn't matter!

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Bytor Peltor again.


Of course reg season matters! Also.. post season counts but you have to include ENTIRE post season, not just Finals. Many are arguing, "Oh West wins the Championship so West is better."

NO. That just means the single best team was in West, not necessarily says anything about Conferences.

However I am glad you agree East was better than West this year. I am sorry. Detroit would beat Portland in playoff series. Atlanta would beat Portland in playoff series. Yes. Its true. Don't let the game Portland stole from Warriors mislead you.

NO......that's not what I said! I'm agreeing that the East is better this season compared to the East in previous seasons. The East improved (but how could they not), but STILL extremely weak compared to the West!

It all sucks. I have never been so bored by NBA playoffs.... I am dying for NFL to return. Hopefully the Rio Olympics will not be a catastrophe and provide some sort of relief for my sports mind.

Nonsense. East had winning record against West, had better aggregate record than West, and better playoff seeding than West.

Just because Spurs and Warriors are so good doesn't mean their Conference is the best. Indeed if you ask me the opposite is true. Their records are inflated

Just google it, many many articles proving the point.

The inter-webs were all abuzz about this last night:





Can you play any better defence:


Klay Thompson has his seventh-straight 20-point game, extending the longest postseason 20-point streak of his career



Before the season started, Vegas had Portland's season win total at 22.5......won 44

Yeah. (A) why is one of best shooters ever in single coverage? Double team. Indeed Curry should be trapped here. (B) if you're gonna gamble on man to man on curry how you can give him almost three feet of space? Body up on him. Stay close, press him hard on every possession

^^^have you even seen the play?

I see man to man and curry with three feet of space. I see a defensive breakdown. I'm not saying a trap or pressing will totally stop Curry, I'm saying ots the best bet to try

NO......you didn't watch!

As Steph crossed half-court, he was picked up with strong man-2-man coverage that Gary Peyton would be proud of. Steph started to penetrate, dribbled behind his back as he stepped back to fire another three. Steph pulled this move a couple of times to different defenders......they looked as helpless as The Admiral trying to guard Dream!

I'm 100% sure Klay & Dray would LOVE for OKC/Spurs to double team Steph at the half court line = Dubs cake walking into the NBA Finals!

Curry Came At The King-DIDN'T MISS-And Now LesBron Is Chasing The Throne







Charles Oakley still running his mouth this week saying Michael Jordan is not a fan of the Crying Jordan meme:

Again man to man ain't gonna work on steph, he always do that little back up and shoot thing. Trap the shit out of him and take your chances on it being anyone but Curry. Also really and truly teams just got to stop falling for those draymond green drives. He kicks it out every single time. Stay on the other guys and live with a layup. Better than continually giving up wide open 3s..

I believe Bad Boys or 2012 Heat had the kind of hyper trap, hyper rotation defense that could give Warriors many problems. Peak Jordan Bulls obviously with Scottie and Jordan picking on Klay and Steph for pride alone. Other than that, yeah, they as a team shoot too damned well. Still got to follow fundamentals.

1643......regular season and postseason games played.


Tim Duncan on his future: "I'll get to that when I get out of here and figure life out."

If Tim does walk away, truly the end of an era with the likes of Kobe Bryant, KG and Paul Pierce all retiring......only a few players remain who played against Jordan as a Bull or Dream as a Rocket or Stockton & Malone.

Things that didn't exist yet when Duncan was a rookie: Google, MP3 players, iMac

In his first NBA playoffs, Billy Donovan wins three consecutive games to eliminate Gregg Popovich.



Western Confrence Finals
Last time these two organizations met in playoffs, Shawn Kemp & Ricky Pierce led Sonics in scoring while Tim Hardaway & Šarūnas Marčiulionis led the scoring for GSW.

Skip "The Idiot" Bayless: "Not sure the Thunder can win a single game against the Warriors."

IF (and it's a big IF) OKC can reach and win the NBA Finals, it will probably be the greatest postseason run in NBA History.

Okc has been Spurs kryptonite for years