Western Playoffs Round 2 - New Orleans Pelicans VS Golden State Warriors - Game Four

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Yeah... It's over.

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Yup 1st quarter obviously over [emoji849]

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Man.

From the jump our body language has been like we are throwing the game. Weird.

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Originally Posted by Creative

We are playing to slow and to soft.

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It's weird, coming off a game where we ran, played defense, and played hard, you'd think we wouldn't be so sedentary.

Just play solid ball for 3 minutes now, and get it down to around 10.

Durant is taking over. Still, even GS won't stay this hot for 3 all game long. Just gotta weather the storm here. Get it to 10 then to 5.

Jrue blocks KD!

Ad cant hit anything around the rim wtf

What the hell is going on?

Did someone drug the Gatorade?

There’s no need to force feed Davis .. this is not our offense

Missing point blank shots

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Yes 3 Twaun

Now cook is raping us

I want to see at least one of their all-stars have a limb broken. Just one.

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Originally Posted by MSU-Sousaphone

I want to see at least one of their all-stars have a limb broken. Just one.

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Let KD get Paul George'd

Good to see Cook cooking us again

We need a legit SF... As great as Jrue is, he just cant match up to the height of KD..

Kd is picking us apart

1st quarter and its over already.

Absolutely awful defense

It feels like Rondo always holds the ball a couple seconds too long before running the offense when we are trying to get the last shot

KD is really affecting this poor defense. No one is switching properly because you cant leave Kevin with an inch. Gives up a free run to cook.

Okay, so.

Let's all forget that first quarter just happened. Jrue, Moore, and Rondo combined for 2-11 shooting. Let's not have any more of that thank you.

We need to somehow someway get a legit SF in the offseason. That’s the only piece missing.

Need to wake up. I know it's an early game. But we got a winnable game to win. It won't get any easier. Just not being swept isn't enough. Defend homecourt!

Down 15 to the Warriors in the playoffs to close out the first quarter.


If there was ever a time to prematurely lock in L. It's definitely now. If can pull some bs comeback like we did PHX... It would be unprecedented.

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

1st quarter and its over already.

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Dude COME ON

The goal should be to take this game into half time with a chance to win in the 2nd half .. Let’s try and get this under 10 points which means we only need to win this quarter by 6 points.

Everyone saying this game is over.

I understand it sucks. That was just the first quarter. We win the next quarter by 5 or so, third quarter by the same, suddenly it's a 5pt game going into the 4th. Which is entirely possible; how many times have we sucked early in a game this season only to come from behind and end it on fire? It's happened.

There's no guarantees, but please, there's no need to drink away sorrows yet.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Down 15 to the Warriors in the playoffs to close out the first quarter.


If there was ever a time to prematurely lock in L. It's definitely now. If can pull some bs comeback like we did PHX... It would be unprecedented.

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In what world would a 15 pt comeback be unprecedented?

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Everyone saying this game is over.

I understand it sucks. That was just the first quarter. We win the next quarter by 5 or so, third quarter by the same, suddenly it's a 5pt game going into the 4th. Which is entirely possible; how many times have we sucked early in a game this season only to come from behind and end it on fire? It's happened.

There's no guarantees, but please, there's no need to drink away sorrows yet.

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Exactly.. Theres also pretty much no way they can keep hitting these shots the way they are.. Not impossible for them to, but it'll be hard

Well that went about as poorly as it could. The thing is, they hit at ~60% and we shot like crap. Shooting %s can easily change. Especially if we start playing some actual defense

Mirotic only played 6 minutes in the first quarter, and we didn't get him a single shot. That's not going to work.

First quarters in the NBA mean zilch

Screw the defeatists

That's the hustle we need!

Rondo gets a lot of rebounds for a PG.

That two point comeback and us bringing it to 13 has Kerr sweating. Just wait until it's ELEVEN, BUB!!!

Gotta give Kerr that. He cuts off the comeback before he starts. Which should be a big signal that we might've found something in that lineup.

I like it a lot. A lot of floor spacers right now with Rondo on the rock. And Solo.

Need to calm down and try to play mistake free ball. And stop rushing shots!

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Gotta give Kerr that. He cuts off the comeback before he starts. Which should be a big signal that we might've found something in that lineup.

I like it a lot. A lot of floor spacers right now with Rondo on the rock. And Solo.

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He knows what we are capable of and doesn’t want our crowd back into the game. He’l wants GSW to deliver the knockout punch right now

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

In what world would a 15 pt comeback be unprecedented?

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In the same world that the defending champion with 4 All-star blowing a 15 point lead. We aren't playing the Suns. If we can close out the half strong. I like our chances, but that disastrous 1st quarter means we have to play perfect the rest of game and GSW has to go cold. The 1st is way more Lilley than the latter. GSW aren't cooling off that much.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

Gotta give Kerr that. He cuts off the comeback before he starts. Which should be a big signal that we might've found something in that lineup.

I like it a lot. A lot of floor spacers right now with Rondo on the rock. And Solo.

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If there's one skill that top tier coaches like Brad Stevens, Gregg Pop, and Kerr have that I wish Gentry could have, it's that ability to always know when to call the timeout. They always seem to know when it's the right move to play through the opponent's streak, and when it's the right time to cut it off before it starts. Very astute.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

If there's one skill that top tier coaches like Brad Stevens, Gregg Pop, and Kerr have that I wish Gentry could have, it's that ability to always know when to call the timeout. They always seem to know when it's the right move to play through the opponent's streak, and when it's the right time to cut it off before it starts. Very astute.

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It doesn't seem like some massive skill to me. Just call a timeout when required. What's the hassle

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Originally Posted by Taker597

In the same world that the defending champion with 4 All-star blowing a 15 point lead. We aren't playing the Suns. If we can close out the half strong. I like our chances, but that disastrous 1st quarter means we have to play perfect the rest of game and GSW has to go cold. The 1st is way more Lilley than the latter. GSW aren't cooling off that much.

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This Warriors team blew a 24 point lead to Memphis this season.

Calm down.

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Originally Posted by AusPel

It doesn't seem like some massive skill to me. Just call a timeout when required. What's the hassle

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Yeah, and if you can always get 'when required' right, that's a skill.

Foul on Hill?
WHAT?

David West just tried to kill Mirotic.

Hill is not playing smart basketball today .. just not smart

Good work Mirobeast

Hamstring or no hamstring, Solo knows better. I'd almost rather we play Diallo than him. At least Diallo will mess up at full tilt and due to inexperience. Almost rather...

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Foul on Hill?
WHAT?

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We were starting to get some confidence and get hot.. Their 6th player had to do something