An optimist's guide to the 2014/15 NBA season: Western Conference (Part One)
As a basketball fan I love this time of year. There is so much hope in the air as players return to their respective…
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As a basketball fan I love this time of year. There is so much hope in the air as players return to their respective…
As a basketball fan I love this time of year. There is so much hope in the air as players return to their respective…
As a basketball fan I love this time of year. There is so much hope in the air as players return to their respective…
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[VIDEO] NBA: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets highlights, result
4-0 sweep to the Warriors and it won’t even be close.
[VIDEO] NBA: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets highlights, result
Would he listen though? He had the great Pat Riley, although not in a coaching role, yet it seems he didn’t really want to play his way until Wade convinced him otherwise.
Are we about to witness LeBron James’ greatest achievement?
I loved Zach Lowe’s point about how he just wants to be the man and pound the ball in iso and run pick and roll action all the time. Now he is away from Miami it will be interesting to see if his system works.
He will need to find his range from deep if he wants to beat the Warriors, they are not a banged up Hawks side by a long shot.
Are we about to witness LeBron James’ greatest achievement?
GAME OVER 99-89 – Warriors turn the ball over and that will be it. Memphis hold off the charging Warriors for a great 10 point win.
The Warriors really had no answer for Marc Gasol & Z-Bo in the paint or on the pick and roll action. Memphis know they can dominate them down low and will look to push this advantage in the next game.
Shaky starts from both Curry and Thompson meant they were playing from behind most of the game. Allen, Conley & Lee deserve credit for being aggressive and not letting them settle.
So Memphis go up 2-1 with a chance to extend that to 3-1 at home. Warriors have some soul searching to do if they want to get ack in this series.
Thanks for joining me, now go spoil your mums.
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4Q 0:30 99-89 – Warriors playing the foul game as Conley hits both. 10 point game and you have to think this is over.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 0:33 97-89 – Curry has a wide open 3, looks good but hits back iron. Conley drives early and is rewarded with a tough lay-up
Curry pushes it and gets fouled. Hits the first but can’t get the second, another crucial miss and the Warriors down 8 with time against them.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
Memphis posting up every play now and getting away with running the clock down. Not smart play but it is working.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 1:09 95-88 – Another last second shot by Memphis and Lee can’t hit the three. Green then loses the ball going the other way and Allen scores on the fast break. Huge turnaround play there.
Warriors TO.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 1:45 93-88 – Iggy goes to the basket, nails the shot and gets the foul. Gasol has fouled out, which is huge.
Officials now reviewing the Gasol three and it is ruled a two pointer.
Iggy hits the FT, 5 point game now.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 2:00 94-85 – Iggy misses a jumper but Gasol fouls Green on the rebound. He has 5 now. Green hits 1/2.
Another last second shot and this time it’s a Gasol three pointer that he somehow banks in. Wow that was another lucky break for Memphis.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 2:45 91-84 – Lee hits a much needed three for the Grizzlies to put the lead out to 7. They have really shut down on offence as the Warriors have come back from 19 down. This was their main criticism in past years, not being able to score late in playoff games and it is coming back to haunt them.
The turnovers and fouls aren’t helping either.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 3:00 88-84 – Memphis turn it over as their offence is playing for time. Klay gets the steal, hits the floor but doesn’t travel. Curry gets fouled, hits the first but a Warriors lane violation ruins the second.
Memphis throws it away down low and Barnes goes all the way for a lay-up
4 POINT GAME!!!!!!!
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 4:00 88-81 – Grizz still playing down the shot clock and Z-Bo bails them out with a friendly roll. Warriors run the ball quickly and answer back.
Gasol backs down, misses and then fouls Barnes trying to get the rebound on the floor. Barnes hits both and the lead is 7.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 5:00 86-77 – Conley hits 1/2 to extend the lead to 13 and then Klay fakes Allen out to then get a clean look. 10 point game.
Gasol misses on the other end and Allen fouls Iggy. Hits the third after a lane violation on the second to make it a single digit game.
We have a game if the Warriors can get hot, which we all know he can.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 6:00 85-73 – The game has really bogged down now. Barnes misses a three but Klay gets the lucky board as he wasn’t watching the miss. He drives and gets fouled. Misses both!!!!!!! Wow.
Conley can’t make him pay with a missed three. Barnes grabs the rebound and gets fouled by Carter. Warriors already in the penalty so FTs coming. Barnes makes both to bring the lead down to 12.
Memphis running the shot clock down on every possession, which is a tricky game to play but Conley gets bailed out on a last second drive. FTs coming after the TO.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 7:00 85-71 – Barnes drives the lane but gets called for a foul as he pushes off trying to get the rebound.
Gasol posts up Green but the jumper doesn’t fall. Curry with the rebound but his foot is out of bounds.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 8:00 85-71 – Iggy gets fouled at the top of the key but can only hit 1/2. Udrih can’t hit a late shot clock attempt.
Allen gets his 4th steal but Klay denies Udrih at the rim, could have easily been a foul as there was a lot of body contact.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 9:00 85-70 – Memphis have multiple opportunities on that possession and Green finally hits a shot to stop the Warriors run.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 9:33 83-70 – Allen gets denied by Iggy and Speights gets his 6th straight points to make it a 13 point game.
Can the Warriors get back in this after the TO?
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 10:00 83-68 – Z-Bo nails another jumper to push the lead out to 19. Warriors miss but get the ball back, Klay with a paddock of space and can’t get the three to fall.
Warriors get it back and Speights hits a long jumper right in his range. A Memphis TO leads to Speights going coast to coast before being fouled by Udrih. He hits both. Impressive handle for the big fella.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
4Q 11:00 81-64 – Udrih drives to the rim and gets fouled by Speights. Hits both.
Warriors can’t score and then Green shorts a three pointer.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
The Warriors closed to 6 in the 3rd Q but a barrage of Gasol and Z-Bo quickly got the lead back out to double digits.
Not sure the Warriors have another big run in them with Gasol so effective on the pick and roll. Warriors having a tough time guarding it.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
3QT – 79-64 – Z-Bo gets yet another one that then inspires Ezili to put up a floater on the other end, which falls. Nice move by Festivus there.
Udrih is then fouled but can only get 1 FT as the Grizz are in the penalty.
Curry then gets fouled trying to get the 2 for 1 and doesn’t make a mistake.
Grizz play for the final possession with a 2 sec difference between game clock and shot clock but Udrih can’t get the last second three to fall. Grizz by 15 heading into the final dance.
Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors: 2015 WC Semi-Final Game 3 live scores, updates
Are you doing the full 24 hours Andrew?
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