Golden St -1
Sunday I loved Cleveland and they came thru with the outright win. Injured star, line drifts up, lost previous game. Public hammers the favorite, you play the other side. I expected a close, grind of a game, and that's exactly how it played out.
So after 2 OT games that the Dubs split, everyone is jumping on the Cavs bandwagon. Look, Curry was terrible last game. But lets hold on with the Dellevadova love fest. Yes, he's a hard nosed player. Grinds on defense. The Dubs have 2 days to come up with an offensive game plan to counter what Cleveland is doing. They've done it all year. Dellevadova can't handle Curry in space, and that is what I expect to see tonight. Game 2 featured too many quick shots, I didn't see the crisp ball movement and flow they've had all year. Curry responds to poor games with very good games.
GS needs Green, Barnes...anyone not a starting guard, to step up and contribute on offense. The defense has been great. I expect Barnes to have a big game, I think Green needs to be more assertive on the offensive end. I expect to see more Livingston, who is a difficult matchup for Cleveland.
Cleveland is playing a style of basketball that many undermanned college teams use. Work the clock, limit possessions, shorten the game. Its the only way an inferior team can compete. That's not a knock on Cleveland, but they aren't as good as the Warriors.
People freaked out when Memphis went up 2-1, and the next game GS hammered Memphis. Houston played 2 close games at GS, Game 3 on the road GS hammers Houston. Same situation here. I doubt they blow them out, but it won't go down to the last possession. The Warriors respond with a solid road victory Tuesday night. Replace Lebron with another top player, and Cleveland loses by 20 points every game. He's that good. He affects every aspect of the game.
Golden St 102-94
Sunday I loved Cleveland and they came thru with the outright win. Injured star, line drifts up, lost previous game. Public hammers the favorite, you play the other side. I expected a close, grind of a game, and that's exactly how it played out.
So after 2 OT games that the Dubs split, everyone is jumping on the Cavs bandwagon. Look, Curry was terrible last game. But lets hold on with the Dellevadova love fest. Yes, he's a hard nosed player. Grinds on defense. The Dubs have 2 days to come up with an offensive game plan to counter what Cleveland is doing. They've done it all year. Dellevadova can't handle Curry in space, and that is what I expect to see tonight. Game 2 featured too many quick shots, I didn't see the crisp ball movement and flow they've had all year. Curry responds to poor games with very good games.
GS needs Green, Barnes...anyone not a starting guard, to step up and contribute on offense. The defense has been great. I expect Barnes to have a big game, I think Green needs to be more assertive on the offensive end. I expect to see more Livingston, who is a difficult matchup for Cleveland.
Cleveland is playing a style of basketball that many undermanned college teams use. Work the clock, limit possessions, shorten the game. Its the only way an inferior team can compete. That's not a knock on Cleveland, but they aren't as good as the Warriors.
People freaked out when Memphis went up 2-1, and the next game GS hammered Memphis. Houston played 2 close games at GS, Game 3 on the road GS hammers Houston. Same situation here. I doubt they blow them out, but it won't go down to the last possession. The Warriors respond with a solid road victory Tuesday night. Replace Lebron with another top player, and Cleveland loses by 20 points every game. He's that good. He affects every aspect of the game.
Golden St 102-94
