Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Playoff Moments (Draymond edition)

So Draymond Green did not get suspended for this play:


Which meant that he was available in Game Four for this play:


The Warriors lost both games and are now down 3-1 going back to the Bay Area for Game Five. Draymond may have accumulated enough technical fouls to be suspended for Game Five...but no word yet.

Donald Trump's America, dude: if the Warriors win then Draymond is a winner and doing whatever it takes to win; but if the Warriors don't come back and win this series then expect these two clips to get played over and over for the rest of the summer. And for the Warriors to get roasted mercilessly.

I predicted the Thunder would take Game One (though the game itself was not at all what I thought it would be) and that the home team would take all the rest of the games resulting in the Thunder winning in 6. So far so good on that prediction. But if the Warriors lose Draymond at home, this might be over in 5 because it certainly behooves the Thunder to finish this as quick as possible. That said, the flip side is certainly possible: Warriors cruise in Game Five, restore their mojo with a road victory in Game Six and then get destiny back on track with a win in Game Seven. Not at all impossible...but not looking terribly likely right now. Especially if their most vicious defensive midfielder is out on yellow cards.

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