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[Kiyaman]

The Postseason WCF ....

Game 3 GS Warriors at Dallas Mavs .. The best thing to say bout tonight game are the GS Warriors are ready for the NBA FINALS ..
109-100 Warriors Win.
Curry's 31 pts, and 11 Dimes, plus Wiggins performing above the rim b.ball scoring 27 pts, and 11 Boards, and Klay adding 19 pts, and Green's 10 pts, 5 rb, 5 Dimes, plus Poole's 10 pt hustle, and Big man Looney cleaning the glass for 12 Boards.
Oh yeah, it look like the Warriors are trading rookie Moody in offseason .. A healthy Moody received garbage-time throughout the regular season.
GS Warriors Lead Series 3-0

[Kiyaman]

The NBA Final Four !!!

Miami Heat (1) lead Boston Celtics (2), 2-1

Game 1: Heat 118, Celtics 107
Game 2: Celtics 127, Heat 102
Game 3: Heat 109, Celtics 103
Game 4: at Boston, Monday, May 23, 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
*Game 5: at Miami, Wednesday, May 25, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
*Game 6: at Boston, Friday, May 27, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
*Game 7: at Miami, Sunday, May 29, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Golden State Warriors (3) lead Dallas Mavericks (4), 3-0

Game 1: Warriors 112, Mavericks 87
Game 2: Warriors 126, Mavericks 117
Game 3: Warriors 109, Mavericks 100
Game 4: at Dallas, Tuesday, May 24, 9 p.m. (TNT)
*Game 5: at Golden State, Thursday, May 26, 9 p.m. (TNT)
*Game 6: at Dallas, Saturday, May 28, 9 p.m. (TNT)
*Game 7: at Golden State, Monday, May 30, 8 p.m. (TNT)

[Kiyaman]

The NBA Postseason ECF ....

Game 4 Miami Heats at Boston Celtics .. Turned out to be a Blow-Out Game from the start of tip-off till the end of the game.
The Heats did not score their first FG points until the remaining 3 minutes of the 1st quarter, which gave the Celtics a 29-11 (18 pt lead) at the end of the 1st quarter. The Celtics Big-Men domination of the Boards on offense/defense (60 reb) controlled the game from start to finish. The 35 yr old Horford turned into the 25 yr old defensive-hustling Horford tonight by grabbing 13 Boards, 4 Blocks, handing out 3 Dimes, plus having lots of help from the young 24 yr old (double-double) Robert Williams adding 12 pts, 9 reb, 2 blocks in 19 minutes. The sleeping Heats did not wake-up for the game tonight shooting 33% FG, 39% from 3's, and 57% FT, the sleeping Heats starter lineup combine for only 18 pts in tonight's game. It has to be a career low for the Heats organization.
Five of the Celtics players scored in double-digits, and 4 were starters, Tatum's 31 pts were the top scorer of the game. The Celtics Blown-out the Heats by 20 pts tonight (102-82).
Well, it look like a 50-50 series going all 7 games ....
Tied Series at 2-2

[Kiyaman]

The NBA Conference Finals ....

It's very hard to watch these games, they are so ugly and poorly played.
I could be wrong, I just don't see either Miami or the Celtics doing anything against Curry's GS Warriors,
who also have a little depth in their Big Man department.
The only message I could give is the Knicks better resign MitchRob for 4 seasons, and forget bout trading him any time soon.

[Kiyaman]

The WCF Belong to GS Warriors 4-1 ....

Game 4 .. GS Warriors at Dallas Mavs ..
The Mavs avoid sweep with 119-109 win over GS Warriors.
The fake Warriors arrive to play the game .. No Sweep!
The GS Warriors lead Series 3-1

Game 5 .. Dallas Mavs at GS Warriors .. The GS Warriors beat the Mavericks 120-110 to return to NBA FINALS ... The high level Warriors showed up to night, six Warriors scored in double-digits for the win.
GS Warriors Win the Series 4-1

The ECF may go 7 games ....

Game 5 .. Celtics at Miami Heats .. The Celtics been tearing piece by piece out of the Miami Heats performance from game 1 to game 5. The Celtics Defense wins again 93-80.
Celtics Lead Series 3-2 .

[Kiyaman]

The ECF are a 7 Game Series ....

Game 6 .. Heats at Boston Celtics .. Jimmy Bucket's 47 pts, 9 rbs, 8 Dimes, and 4 steals beat the Celtics at Home 111-103 to force a 7th Game in Miami Sunday.
The Butler did it !!!
Tied Series at 3-3

And I had my doubts at the start of the game about the Miami Heats weak performance in Game 4 (82 pts) and Game 5 (80 pts), plus the Heats star player Butler been having knee problems the past two games.
Well, it's not hard to see how much the Miami Heats rotation been missing and needing Herro's dynamic scoring off the bench to bring havoc to the Celtics defense.

[Kiyaman]

The ECF Game 7 ....

Boston Celtics at Miami Heats ....
The Celtics started the game grabbing a 9-1 lead over Heats, and became so busy in keeping the lead by doing everything in their power to never let the Heats get the lead once in the 48 minute Game 7 resulting in a 100-96 Celtics win over the Miami Heats home crowd.
Celtics win Series 4-3
Wellcome, the Boston Celtics to the NBA FINALS !!!

Will somebody check Steven A.Smith ....
Why is Steven A. Smith stuck on defending Keven Durant?
Does the Nets have a job for him next season?
Comparing Durant vs Curry was off-balance ....
If Keven Durant is a super-star, than Steph Curry are a Super-Super Star.
After 2 yrs of coach Mark Jackson mentoring Curry & Klay on 48 min of team-ball on both sides of the court. Curry, Klay, and Dramond has been preaching-teaching Team-ball on both sides of the court to the Warriors rotation for 48 minutes a game the past decade.

As for Keven Durant's high-scoring, and individual performance, well it couldn't help OKC win a CHIP. And it help the Brooklyn Nets get SWEEPED in the first round of the playoffs.
Recall .. Durant's performance on the 2021 Olympic team were heading for a BRONZE medal, until Brooks & Holiday joined the team to take over the offense.

[Kiyaman]

The NBA FINALS ....

Game 1 Boston Celtics at GS Warriors ..
Half-Time .. Celtics 56 - Warriors 54
Curry 21 pts on 7-11 FG (6-9 from 3's) for GS .. J.Brown 12 pts, and Smart 10 pts for Boston
The first half of the game team performance from both teams show this may become a FIGHTING seven-game series .. the most creative team throughout the series will get the CHIP !!!
Both teams are creative ..

[Kiyaman]

The 2nd half of Game 1 was double exciting ....
In the 3rd quarter the Warriors took over the quarter on both sides of the court to out score the Celtics (38-24) to give the Warriors a 12 point lead to start the 4th quarter.
In the 4th quarter the Boston 'Celtics came out with a dynamic final quarter plan, hitting eight 3's, and going on a 17-0 run that laid the Warriors out .. Tatum stop shooting after being 3-16 FG in 3 quarters, Tatum started throwing assists to give out 13 Dimes for a win in GS.
Boston Celtics 120 - GS Warriors 108 ....
Celtics Lead Series 1-0

[Kiyaman]

What! No KO member comments on the first game of the NBA FINALS ???

No comments from Knicks fans because the Boston Celtics shot 50% from FG, and 51% from 3's, and 81% from FT, plus gave out 33 Dimes for a Win.
Well, it must be because Knicks fans recall a time when that was the only way the Knicks knew how to win games when all the Knicks players shots were dropping. SMH
Horford scoring 26 pts, J.Brown's 24 pts, Smart's 18 pts, and bench player D.White adding 21 pts. And Tatum's poor shooting of 3-17 added 12 pts, and 13 Dimes.

The Boston Celtics coach & players comments in the lockerroom after Game 1 WIN ....
"Three wins away from our goal .... One game. Three more. A lot of series left. But very impressive when we don't play our best, we can still grind it out on D. Until they hit their last three-pointer, [it was] a 13-point quarter. So fourth quarter, they're up 92-90 going in, and basically they had 105 until they hit their last three [with 16 seconds left]. It's not always gonna be perfect, not always gonna be pretty. Guys didn't play their best. JT, where you at? Way to impact the game when you're not scoring -- 13 assists."
The head coach wasn't the only one to address the team in the winning locker room. From his locker, Marcus Smart said, "We didn't let them click. When they went on a run, we responded. And that's how this series is gonna go. We're playing a really good team who's been here, who understands what energy it has to bring. We can't lack that. We gotta do what we did every night. That's how it's gonna be. That's how we're gonna come out. It's one game, we're on to the next one. One game at a time."
Grant Williams, who had no points in his 16 minutes on the floor, sees a lot of room for improvement from his team. "Hey, I know we won. But we've got a lot more to improve on," Williams said at his locker. "That's what's scary. That's what's scary -- we have a lot we can improve on."

Any comments before Game 2 ???

[Kiyaman]

The NBA FINALS ....

Game 2 .. Celtics at Warriors ....
The Warriors performance came out looking for revenge over Game 1 loss at Home. The Warriors 9 man rotation knew the 12 pt lead to start the 4th quarter didn't work in Game 1, so the Warriors took a 23 pt lead to start the 4th quarter from Curry's 29 pts, and Poole's 17 pt game. Three others Warriors scored in double digits for the Warriors 107-88 win over the Celtics
The Series is Tied 1-1

Game 3 .. Warriors at Boston Celtics ....
In Boston the Celtics 8 man rotation perfomance showed they did not want to upset their home crowd, the Celtics took off to sntached a 11 pt lead to end the first quarter, and increase their lead to 12 pts to end the 2nd quarter. The GS Warriors 8 man rotation came a live in the 3rd quarter to bring the Celtics 12 pt lead down to 2 pts having the Celtics go BIG Horford & R.Williams inside scoring to hold on to a 4 pt lead to start the 4th quarter. The Celtics DEFENSE stepped up to the next level in the 4th quarter holding the GS Warriors to just 11 pts in the quarter for a Celtics 116-100 win in Boston.
Celtics lead Series 2-1

Knicks Fans .. Would you trade the 21 yr old 6.6 SF RJ Barrett for the 22 yr old 6.4 combo-guard Jordan Poole ???
Barrett's .. 20 pts, 40% FG. 34% 3's, 71% FT, 6 rbs. 3 ast, in 35 min
Poole .. 18 pts, 45% FG, 36% 3's, 93% FT, 3 rbs, 4 ast, in 30 min

[Kiyaman]

The NBA FINALS ....

Game 4 .. GS Warriors at Boston Celtics .... Great Game!
Steph Curry had to score a game-high 43 pts, grab 10 rbs, and give out 4 Dimes to beat the Celtics 107-97 in Boston. The Celtics defense and dynamic ball-movement was great controlling the lead of the game throughout the first 3 quarters as if this was another Celtics win in Boston. Tatum 23 pts, J.Brown 21 pts, Smart 18 pts, and White's 16 pts wasn't enough to take the win.
The Celtics 8 Man rotation had 4 players score in double digits.
The Warriors 9 Man rotation also had 4 players score in double digits.
Steph Curry became the winning Closer of the game in the 4th quarter.
The Series are TIed at 2-2

The New-NBA FINALS .. $$$ BETS on the 3-Ball Shot SMH
The Celtics shot 15-38 from 3's, and 34-85 FG shots.
The Warriors shot 15-43 from 3's, and 40-91 FG shots.

Knicks Fans .. The Celtics PG Derrick White;s post-season performance reminds me so much like the Knicks rookie Miles McBride performance. It's a sad sad shame the Knicks had a rebellious head coach (Thibs) who knows NOTHING about establishing a NBA back-court in his career.

[htr10]

Not really related to anything, but I really liked that new Netflix Adam Sandler movie Hustle. He plays an international scout for the 76ers. Pretty good.

[Kiyaman]

Not really related to anything, but I really liked that new Netflix Adam Sandler movie Hustle. He plays an international scout for the 76ers. Pretty good.

I watched it this weekend .. Dolan would've Fired Adam Sandler after one year on the job for talking real NBA Basketball LOL
Great Movie !!!

[Kiyaman]

In the Warriors vs Celtics 2-2 Tied FINALS series where both teams having a Home loss, the Defense is high by both teams, the Celtics have the edge in ball-movement, and the Warriors have the edge in bench depth playing a 9 man rotation to the Celtics 8 man rotation.
The Players matchup is why the Series is Tied 2-2 after 4 games .....

Curry vs Smart = Curry-edge
Klay vs J.Brown = J.Brown-Big edge
Wiggins vs Tatum = Tatum- edge
Green vs Horford = Even
Looney vs R.Williams = R.Williams-edge
BENCH
Poole vs White = Even
Payton vs Pritchard = Payton-Big edge
Bjelica vs Grant = Grant-edge
Porter vs Theis = Porter-Big edge