Wait, they’re playing in the Mile High City, right? 4th Quarter?
Good news for the Lakers - they hired Frank Vogel. The bad news is Jason Kidd might get a third crack at being a head coach if something happens to him.
Ho-Lee Shit! Portland comes back from 17 down to win it. And Lillard was off his game!
Congratulations, Chefguy! I’m pulling for your guys to beat the Warriors in the Conference Finals!
Quite a game, considering most of the first half was a disaster. Something like four turnovers for both teams, which is astounding. I was glad to see Stotts finally putting Myers Leonard on Jokic. He handled that assignment well.
From what I’ve read, Durant could be out for another week. On the other side of things, Rodney Hood sustained a hyper-extended knee late in this game, so he might be out for the first game. Also, GS has had a bit of extra rest. The Blazers could give them a good run, though. But now they’re up against a team for whom the finals is old hat.
There is joy in Mudville. The drama as the ball bounced around before dropping was unbelievable.
I was just saying, I’d like to see the heat map of people rooting for the Warriors vs Blazers across the U.S. I suspect the Bay Area is s pocket of Warriors, and the rest of the country is pulling for the Blazers.
That ending was almost corny. If it were a Hollywood movie, you’d roll your eyes. But it actually happened! First game 7 buzzer-beater.
A real nail-biter in Toronto as they eke out game 7 with a 92-90 win.
With 4.2 seconds left on the clock, Kawhi had to scramble around the perimeter and then suddenly turn the corner to quickly shoot a far two-point jumper (just before the buzzer went), that bounced one, two, three, and then a fourth and final time, off different parts of the rim, before slowly dribbling in. It couldn’t have been a more suspended-in-time-bucket, and right at the end-buzzer, to win it. Nuts.
Horrible offensive game for both teams, with blown open looks a-go-go, but defensively sound. The first three quarters were some of Kawhi’s weaker showings in the play-offs, though he still contributed seven rebounds and then in the fourth quarter finished with a strong 15 points for 41 by the end of the game.
Thank-you, Kawhi, for offensively carrying the load again.:o
Redick was the only truly threatening Sixer out there, and Butler had a late run, but the Raptors were lucky the Sixers weren’t shooting well tonight, ultimately.
Embiid was looking gassed towards the end.
Nice seeing Ibaka potting some threes.
For the 5th season in a row, it’s “Anyone but the Warriors” for me.
You rooted against the Warriors for their first championship?
Hating the team that drafted their championship core and plays team-first basketball is the cool thing to do.
I’m not much of a basketball fan, but I am a former Torontonian, and I cheer for Toronto teams, and I watched the game.
It was an edge-of-your-seat-game. That last bouncing around was something else. And when the ball finally dropped through the basket–what a thrill! Good luck in your next series, Raptors!
Guest, I agree Embiid was looking tired at the end, but I’d give the man more credit than you did — he played really well and hard throughout the game, both offensively and defensively. He can even accurately bounce pass in traffic like a Lithuanian!
I’m not just saying this because we were Jayhawks together. 
(referring to the KU student body, not the basketball team).
I read this this morning. Doesn’t that amaze anyone, that a Game 7 buzzer beater has never happened before? I mean, there have been a lot of Game 7s. Hell, Vince Carter just missed one, for the Raptors, against the Sixers. I figured SOMEONE had actually made that shot at some point before now.
Kawhi Leonard scored 243 points in the series against the Sixers. Here is a list of all players in the last 25 years who have scored that many points in a 7-game series:
- Kawhi Leonard, 2019, Raptors vs Sixers
Doesn’t really feel like it, but that was 18 years ago.
The winner of that series also went on to play Milwaukee in the conference finals.
The question that I have now, is what will it take for Kawhi to re-sign with the Raptors? Is it a given that he is gone, no matter what happens?
Who really knows, except maybe Kawhi?
If he wants to live in California, there’s nothing Toronto can do to compete with that. If he wants to win, the Raptors are still a team that has the potential, especially in the east.
Personally, I’m just enjoying the ride while it happens. This has been a hell of a season.
Yeah I realise 21 points and 11 rebounds are nothing to sneeze at (despite 27 ppg was his season average) - but that that does not discount the fact that gassing out toward the end of the game (yeah I get the recent illness and knee tendinitis issue) is not a reassuring recipe for success if they wanted to succeed in the next round.
Speaking of next round, I’m definitely not putting money on the Raps taking the Bucks. TO will definitely require A LOT more from their bench if they want to even think of beating Milwaukee.
Game one is tomorrow night. The Blazers split the regular game series with GS, so this could be a good series.