Also, Curry is winning MVP no matter what in this series as long as the Warriors win. Who are they going to give it to? Wiggins? Not a chance.

Curry 5 for 18, passing up open threes, Celtics can't take advantage whatsoever.

Do the Warriors win the Finals if they don’t make the Wiggins trade? I’d have to guess not.

Definitely didn’t seem like that great of a move at the time. Pretty crazy.

Draymond bullying Tatum and the Celtics won't do anything about it. Nothing new.

Have the stupid turnovers been a theme for the Celtics all season? It's been unbelievable watching them do this every game.

They'd probably have traded for somebody else of Wiggins' quality or better instead. He's getting 31M a year after all.

Wiggins must be lurking on CP LMAO

nice to see steph close to claiming his rightful place as the greatest player of his generation

Yeah, they beat themselves, always been their Achilles' heel. This should end in 6, as I have no faith in the Celtics having the mentality necessary to win another game after their collapse in game 4.

He went 6 for 20 today for 14 points and was passing up open threes all game because he lacked confidence. That's the greatest player of his generation? He's lucky the Celtics turned the ball over 20 times.

He’s kind of the Sammy Watkins of the NBA without the injuries.

He can be a really good piece of a great team when surrounded by other stars. Absolutely dripping with potential, but isn’t always locked in.

Will make a shitload of money and be frustrating as hell at times, but cash with some big performances at key moments in a few times throughout his career.

He's played great tonight but a lot of that is because of the defensive attention Curry draws. Celtics have to play him straight up because of the constant Curry threat and he's actually made them to pay tonight (whereas in other games he did not).

Defensively he's been impressive overall though.

Oh come on. It's Lebron and it's not particularly close.

Curry will be firmly #2 after this ring and Finals MVP though.

I’m just happy to see him succeed. Always seemed like a good dude.

The hype wasn’t his fault. What was he supposed to do? Be less athletic in high school?

Tatum does not belong in the superstar conversation. He needs to keep texting dead Kobe I guess

True enough. He's been billed a superstar in Canada since he was like 14-15 years old. That's a lot to handle. It's a good story for him if it happens on Thursday.

Another disappearing act in a 4th quarter from him and the rest. They're gonna regret that game 4 collapse for the rest of their careers, I bet.

Yep he’s just soft as they get. Those airballs should stick with him into the next game. No confidence

lebron's legacy is going in the shitter

because lebron never had a bad finals game

That's a pretty rare phenomenon if you look at his career. Also, in those bad games, he wasn't targeted on literally every possession defensively for the entire game as Curry is.

Why haven’t you posted this yet?

“LeBron is a terrible GM and teammate, which is why he traded Andrew Wiggins. He can’t build a team and develop the talent like Curry.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watching LeBron put up superhuman numbers in the Finals just to fall short to unfairly stacked teams then watching Steph Curry win while playing like Jordan Farmar really pisses me off.<br><br>Never forget this when morons compare their rings.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1536552399191646208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Can we at least agree Draymond is the most over hyped player of his generation? He keeps piling up those triple singles.

Nah, I hate the guy, but he was an great defender for a pretty significant portion of his career. He's not that guy anymore, but he's also 32 (an age when most NBA players that aren't physical freaks decline).

I'd rather have a guy like Reggie Miller than Steph Curry

He has always been over rated in part because of who he plays for and his antics. It's a joke he would even be considered for the HOF with career numbers of 8--7-5. Let's not pretend like he is Mutombo here either. He backed ass into the perfect situation or hardly anyone would know who he is that isn't a die hard NBA fan.

What is he talking about? LeBron has had some ridiculously stacked teams lose in the finals. LeBron before he took his talents to Miami?

How about LeBron hasn't won a title without a KU player, or did he finally get that one done in LA?

I turned the game off last night after the Warriors only managed to score 4 points in the 3rd quarter. Glad to see that they still pulled out the win.

I'm also shocked to see Steph can tie Lebron's championship wins if the Dubs take this one. That's surprising for some reason.

Curry going ofer on 3's and the GS shooting sub 22% from 3 should be a win. Don't think that will happen again.

Was reading this morning though that the Celtics changed up their D and starting doing what Lue did when coaching the Cavs and throwing doubles and triples at Steph. Might have had an effect on him but it leaves everyone else having pretty good looks and open lanes which is why Wiggins was able to do what he did.

To think some of the core vets wanted Avery Bradley instead of GP2 at the start of the season...

Yeah, not sure how the Celtics can take 2 straight if they couldn't take advantage of such a paltry performance.

They are both too long and would serve well to shorten the length of their playoff series.

538 has the Celtics as big favorites in game 6 and a pick em in game 7 under one of the models.

That’s the way I see it.

Celtics take game 6 and game 7 is a toss up. I want the Dubs to win so I’m sure it’ll be the Celtics, but whatever.

Hopefully Curry comes out and just dogs ‘em. **** all Boston sports.

Unfairly stacked? What is this numbnuts talking about? LeBron helped invent the "superteam" when he pulled that horseshit in Miami.

Probably the Kevin Durant Warriors teams would be my guess.

Celtics were also big favorites of theirs to win the series and that hasn't been going so well for them so far. No way I'm trusting any of them to show up in the clutch after their displays in the 4th quarter of G4 and G5.

Probably, but "unfairly stacked"? Durant was the only star on that team that the Warriors didn't draft and develop themselves.

Finals drawing great ratings

Still waiting for the explanation as to why Durant's super team was so much worse than Lebron's.

Reminder:

Durant's iteration of a super team involved him signing a max deal with the best team in free agency.

Lebron's iteration of a super team involved outright collusion over multiple years with other super stars, including blatant tampering and salary cap manipulation.

That's the stupidest ****ing thing I've ever heard ROFLROFLROFL good lord

They aren't the same. LeBron has to bounce team to team to get another shot. The core of the Warriors has stayed the same. If Durant could have just become a part of the team instead of bouncing the Warriors would have still dominated.

I like watching the Warriors; however, I don't see this run lasting much longer as they aren't getting younger. The Celtics will be a solid team for years to come, I am not rooting for them, but they are very talented.

Tatum has played more minutes than anybody in the playoffs over the last 9 seasons. He's played 140 more minutes than anybody on the Warriors. It would explain why he looks gassed.

Boston plays a short bench. They traded numerous bench players at the deadline for one Derrick White. Pritchard and Theis have given them nothing in this series. They never play Nesmith. They play hard defensively, but with a short bench, that wears on you. Plus the back-to-back 7 game series against two physical opponents with almost no rest for three weeks. Those are many of the reasons their offense looks tired.

They need to find a real PG in the offseason. Tatum and Brown need to work on their handles and decision making. Smart needs to play a Bruce Bowen type role. Just shoot open shots and play defense. Putting the ball in his hands a lot is not a good idea.

Also, Robert Williams is unreliable. Always injured and it's doubtful he'll grow healthier as he ages. He can't play big minutes. They should think about moving him while they can get assets in return. It sucks moving such a unique, athletic player, but he's a brokedick.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here’s the video of fake Klay Thompson sneaking into game 5 of the NBA Finals �������������� <a href="https://t.co/8T6ERe4Zhm">pic.twitter.com/8T6ERe4Zhm</a></p>&mdash; Shannon Sharpe Burner Account (@shannonsharpeee) <a href="https://twitter.com/shannonsharpeee/status/1536850590654791680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

curry will win this finals, mvp and at least one more

lebroken will be the prince of his era...a "what if..." a guy who choked in the postseason as much as he performed

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is arguably worse lmao imagine putting up an efficient 38-9-11 per game and being down 3-0.<br><br>**** KD &amp; the Warriors. <a href="https://t.co/l8BNvmVASQ">pic.twitter.com/l8BNvmVASQ</a></p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1536891821481152515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Markieff was on that team!!!

I think the biggest difference between Lebron and Curry is this:

LeBron forced his teams to make roster moves to his liking and when they didn't work out, left. Examples: Tristan Thompson on cavs, the entire Lakers roster, the heat after it became apparent that bosh wasn't that useful and dwade was too old.

Curry didn't. Example: wanted Bradley over GPII. Yes Curry helped bring in KD but he wouldn't have complained about lack of support if he hadn't signed.

Lebron is a great player (the undisputed #2 of all time) but he's been a terrible associate gm aside from convincing his buddies to play for less money in Miami.

Curry had the 2nd best player in the league brought to him to add on to his 73 win team. Yeah, I'd probably not leave that situation either.

And then he had the 2nd best player leave... did you hear any grumbling. Any remarks about how the team needed to make changes? Did you hear him demanding or pushing the team to trade young assets for proven veterans?

He played with 2 other HOFers in addition to Durant. The Warriors have the highest payroll in the sport. What was he going to grumble about?

*crickets*

Have you listened to yourself in this thread? You sound like windhorst. He claimed the game 5 win was a "checkbook win" because most teams can't afford their 4th best player to be a $30 million per year guy then turned around and said the Celtics are the better team. Similarly you are saying Curry can't complain about the roster but have been talking about how the Warriors aren't actually that good behind Curry. Which is it?

If klay and Draymond have fallen off (they have to some extent) and Wiggins is so soft (he can be) and Poole is a liability (in some matchups) and their depth is lacking (debatable) than Curry could definitely have clamored to flip the young guys (or the picks during the draft) to improve the team.... you know like how Lebron encouraged the Lakers to get rid of all their promising young talent.

I don't know about a "checkbook win," but the Warriors have the highest payroll in the league and their ability to spend has allowed them to keep the players around that will appease Curry. We're not exactly talking about a "Mo Williams as a #2 in Cleveland" situation here. It's one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history, what is he supposed to be unhappy about?

The fact that Draymond and Klay have now age declined to the point that Wiggins is better than them doesn't mean that they didn't used to be great players worth that money or that they still can't significantly contribute to a championship right now (which they are doing, particularly given their own basketball intelligence and the Celtics' inexperience and propensity to choke under pressure).

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">they really used KD as a superweapon to beat LeBron then discarded him like a used condom afterwards. Really sick shit. This is why I&#39;ll never respect the Warriors.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1537263655254999040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Check his rosters Mutard.

So Lebron has ZERO titles without a KU player on the roster.

I'm not sure I've seen a more pathetic take outside the DC board.

Durant went there title hunting, and then moved on of his own accord.

Why keep posting these idiotic Twitter takes? It's clearly just some salty LeBron nuthugger. He beat the Warriors without KD so they got better to win. Exactly what any team should do. The notion that the Warriors did wrong by KD is ridiculous.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Until I see another superstar player in any sport get criticized for drinking water on the bench, this is true. <a href="https://t.co/ahmSaUVgdn">https://t.co/ahmSaUVgdn</a></p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1537568318047100931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Quite accurate unfortunately (see this thread for the latest example). He's overcome it all though.

I saw about 5 minutes of his new Space Jam movie, it was awful. I can’t explain it, he’s just really unlikable.

What slander?

And vitirol... maybe. But he brought a lot of that on himself. He made himself unlikeable to a large percentage of basketball fans.

Plz

Primarily by daring to have a better career than MJ, yes (which, by the way, he did/is).

Prty plz?

No. Primarily by being

A) a whiny bitch about his poor quality teammates and not getting foul calls because of "how big and strong I am"

B) a self serving sellout who made everything about him ("the decision", making the cavs let his entourage do whatever they wanted when no other player was allowed to have any people with them, etc)

C) did I mention being a whiny bitch.... to and about the media and their portrayel of him?

D) and at the bottom of the list, being really good at the game of basketball

Adam Silver breaks from having aids to being in Covid protocol. Not in attendance tonight.

Such a pathetic effort from the Celtics here. 21-0 run and showing no fight or intensity at all in a Game 6 of the NBA Finals. They deserve to be blown out and it appears they will be.

What a choke job

He does look pretty pale.

The Celtics just turned it over on 4 consecutive possessions. What a bunch of idiots.

Tatum to the bench with 3 fouls...great idea grabbing Curry in the backcourt for no reason in the 1st Q

:LOL:

Celtics fans are gonna start booing these guys hard tonight.