I MEAN HE HAS TO…OR THEY WILL NOT WIN THIS YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP!
CHECK OUT WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING DURING THESE FINALS!
MP 41.7
P 32.4
R 5.6
A 5.8
S 1.4
TO 2.8
FG % 42.3
3P % 35.7
FT % 94.1
CURRY’S SCORING OUTPUT EACH GAME:
GAME 1- 34P L
8/18 FG
4/9 3P
GAME 2- 23P W
6/17 FG
3/10 3P
GAME 3- 47P L
14/31 FG
6/14 3P
GAME 4- 27P L
9/22 FG
2/9 3P
GAME 5- 31P W
10/23 FG
5/14 3P
THE TORONTO RAPTORS LEAD THE NBA FINALS 3-2.
MOMENTUM SWING:
I FEEL LIKE MOMENTUM HAS SWUNG IN GOLDEN STATES FAVOR. WHY? BECAUSE AT THE END OF GAME 5 THEY TOOK CONTROL LATE WITH THE SPASLH BROTHERS KNOCKING DOWN 3 3POINT DAGGERS LATE!
TAKING THE LIFELESS SOUL OUT OF TORONTO AS THEY WATCH THE WARRIORS STORM BACK LATE. IN THIS SERIES TORONTO HAS SHOWN THAT THEY ARE THE BETTER TEAM. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE HEART OF A CHAMPION THAT YOU CAN NEVER COUNT THEM OUT UNTIL THEY ARE OUT. I BELIEVE THE EARLY HEROICS OF KEVIN DURANT LIFTED THE ENTIRE TEAMS SPIRIT!
GAME 6 :
THIS WILL BE AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT GAME FOR THE TORONTO RAPTORS TO CLOSE OUT THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS BECAUSE THEY ARE AT HOME. BUT IF THE RAPTORS ARE ABLE TO DO SO YOU GOT TO GIVE THEM THE UPMOST CREDIT FOR BECOMING NBA CHAMPIONS AND TAKING DOWN THE WARRIORS DYNASTY.
THE VERY LAST GAME:
NEXT YEAR THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS WILL BE OPENING UP A BRAND NEW BASKETBALL AREA. SO GAME 6 WILL BE THE LAST GAME EVER PLAYED IN ORACAL.
CAN YOU SEE THE WARRIORS WINNING THEIR LAST HOME GAME IN ORACAL AND TAKING THIS SERIES TO GAME 7?
MY BOLD PREDICTION:
STEPHEN CURRY KNOCKS DOWN 7 THREE POINTERS AND FINISHES GAME 6 WITH 41POINTS!
DID ANYONE FORGET ABOUT VINCE CARTER ? DID YOU KNOW HE WAS STILL IN THE LEAGUE? THE GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE THAT DID NOT KNOW. IS THAT HE WILL BE THE ONLY PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY TO HAVE PLAYED IN 4 DECADES!
VINCE CARTER WAS DRAFTED BY TORONTO IN 1998- AND HE HAS CONFIRMED THAT HE WANTS TO PLAY THIS UPCOMING 2019-2020 SEASON. HE CONFIRMED THAT THIS WILL BE HIS LAST SEASON IN THE NBA.
The
YEAR 21 STATS: 2018/2019
SF – ATLANTA HAWKS
AGE 42
GP 76
GS 9
MP 17.5
P 7.4
A 1.1
R 2.6
S 0.6
B 0.4
3PM 123
3PA 316
3% 38.9
CAREER STATS:
GAMES PLAYED – 1481 – 5TH ALL TIME
MINUTES PLAYED – 45491 – 20TH ALL-TIME
POINTS- 25430 – 23RD ALL-TIME
REBOUNDS – 6482
ASSISTS – 4666
STEALS – 1507 – 47TH ALL-TIME
3P MADE – 2229 -6TH ALL-TIME
PERSONALLY:
AS A KID I NEVER THOUGHT VINCE CARTER WOULD BE THE LAST PLAYER FROM THE 90’s TO STILL BE IN THE LEAGUE. HE STILL HAS TALENT TO CONTRIBUTE TO A WINNING TEAM. VINCE CARTER IS SMART SAVAY PLAYER. HIS LONGEVITY DURING THE NBA TIME IS TRULY INCREDIBLE. DURING HIS PRIME HE LEFT US SPEECHLESS WITH AN ONSLAUGHT OF DUNKS!
CHECK OUT THIS YEARS HIGHLIGHTS 👇🏽
ONE LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT:
HOPEFULLY BEFORE HE RETIRES WE GET TO SEE VINCE CARTER IN THE FINALS COMPETING FOR A NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE HE HANGS EM UP!
BOLD PREDICTION:
I BELIEVE BEFORE VINCE CARTER RETIRES HE WILL HAVE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST GAMES PLAYED IN NBA HISTORY! I ALSO BELIEVE HE WILL BE IN THE TOP 5 IN MOST 3P MADES!
TOP 100 VINCE CARTER DUNKS! (VIDEO IS 6 YEARS OLD) STILL AMAZING!
HOF STATUS:
YES TO ME HE IS A HALL OF FAMER! I KNOW IN HIS PRIME HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO THE NBA FINALS BUT TO ME HIS LONGEVITY HAS PROVEN HIS WORTH TO THIS LEAGUE. IT IS AMAZING TO THINK OF VINCE CARTER USED TO PLAYED AS HE DOES NOW. OF COURSE HE IS MUCH OLDER PLAYER BUT OVER THE YEARS HE HAD TO ADAPT TO DIFFERENT ERAS , PLAYING STYLES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE RULES.
DID YOU FEEL THE EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR? TORONTO KEPT THEIR SAME ENERGY FROM THE ECF AS THEY SECURED GAME 1’S WIN!
109 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
118 TORONTO RAPTORS
TORONTO LEADS SERIES:1-0
1ST HALF:
HAVING 9 DAYS OFF FOR THE WARRIORS SHOWED ITSLEF UGLY SELF IN THE FIRST HALF. THEY HAD A LOT OF TURNOVERS AND A LOT OF THEM WERE SELF CREATED ! THE LACK OF FOCUS EARLY IN THE GAME CREATED AN UPHILL BATTLE ALL NIGHT .
CURRY HAD A GOOD FIRST QUARTER BUT WAS A NON FACTOR IN THE 2ND QUARTER STEPH HAD 13P AT HALFTIME AND HIS SLASPH BROTHER KLAY HAD ONLT 9POINTS.
WATCH KLAY TAKE A CLEAN TO MANY STEPS TRAVEL DUNK LOL. 👇🏽
OVERALL THE WARRIORS DID NOT SHOOT THE BALL WELL. TORONTO HELD THE WARRIORS SHOOTING PERCENTAGE TO UNDER 40% FROM THREES AND TWO’S. TORONTO’S DEFENSE WAS GREAT!
TORONTO ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AFTER COACH NICK NURSE CALLED A TIMEOUT IN THE 2ND QUARTER. AFTER THE WARRIORS STARTED TO MAKE A RUN. THE TEAM RESPONDED WELL BUT FOR KAWHI PICKED UP 3 FOULS & 8POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF.
MARC GASOL WAS A HUGE X FACTOR AS HE WAS BEASTING 14P 5R. HE DID MOST OF HIS DAMAGE IN THE FIRST QUARTER. SIAKEM WAS READY TO BALL HE CHIPPED IN WITH 9 POINTS. THEIR BENCH FED OFF THE CROWD THE PLAYED WELL AND VANVLEET WAS STILL ON 🔥 FROM 3. HE GOT HIMSELF 12 QUICK POINTS. TORONO IS HUNGRY AND THEY PLAY REALLY WELL!
TORONTO RAN GOOD BALL MOVEMENT AND WERE BY 10 AT HALF TIME. EVERY TIME THE WARRIORS WOULD MAKE A RUN TO CUT IT CLOSE THE RAPTORS WOULD MAKE THEIR OWN RUN!
HALFTIME
49 GSW
59 TOR
LEADING SCORERS AT HALFTIME:
GSW CURRY- 13P
TOR GASOL- 14P
*STEPH CURRY FINALS MILESTONE*
CHECK OUT EVERY 3P SHOT HE’S MADE IN THE NBA FINALS 👇🏽
2ND HALF
FEATURED LOTS OF SIAKEM ! WHEN TORONTO WAS RUNNING OR IN THE HALF-COURT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR HIM AND HE WAS DELIVERING! NO ONE COULD GAURD HIM! HE WAS PLAYING ULTRA AGGRESSIVE BY USING HIS SIGNATURE SPIN MOVE AND VARIOUS EURO STEPS! SIAKEM WAS SO DOMINATED THAT HE MADE 11 STRAIGHT SHOTS IN A ROW! THE WARRIORS HAD NO ANSWERS FOR HIM!
MARC GASOL FOULED OUT LAST NIGHT BUT I LOVED HIS ATTITUDE IN THE GAME. MARC GASOL AND KYLE LOWERY SHOWED UP IN DIFFERENT WAYS THEY BOTH SHOWED EXTREME TOUGHNESS. LOWERY EVEN DREW 2 CHARGE CALLS! HE LEADS THE PLAYOFFS WITH THAT STAT!
CURRY & KLAY TRIED TO KEEP THE GAME CLOSE ENOUGH FOR STRIKING DISTANCE. STEPH CURRY WAS IN A LOT OF PICK AND ROLLS IN THE 2ND HALF! HE HAD TO BE AGGRESSIVE HE WENT TO THE FREE THROW LINE A LOT WHICH HE WAS A PERFECT 14/14.
DRAYMOND HAD AN DECENT GAME AND FINISHED WITH A TRIPLE DOUBLE 10P 10R 10A. UNFORTUNATELY HE DID SHOOT WELL LAST NIGHT HE WAS 2/9 AND THAT HURT THE WARRIORS BECAUSE HE WAS LEFT WIDE OPEN ON SEVERAL PLAYS AND HE DID NOT CONVERT THE OPEN SHOT.
THE POSTIVE FOR GOLDENS STATE IS THEY FINISHED THE END OF 3RD QT KNOCKING A PERFECT 21/21 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE.
THE RAPTORS HAVE A TEAM FULL OF VERTEANS AND IT SHOWN TONIGHT AS THEY REMAINED IN CONTROL AND COMPOSED. THE WARRIORS CUT THE LEAD AND THEY HAD A CHANCE BUT A HUGE MISSED PUSH IN THE BACK CALL WITH LESS THAN 2MINUTES CHANGED THE COMPLEXION OF THE WARRIORS ATTITUDE AS THEY ALMOST IMPLODED AND DRAYMOND ALMOST GOT A TECHNICAL.
FOR TORONTO THIS WAS A GREAT TEAM VICTORY !
EACH TEAMS TOP PLAYERS:
WARRIORS:
STEPH CURRY – 34P 5R 5A
KLAY THOMPSON-21P 5R 1A
RAPTORS:
KAWHI LEONARD- 23P 8R 5A
MARC GASOL- 20P 7R 1A
PLAYER OF THE NIGHT
PASCAL SIAKEM
32P 8R 5A 1S 2B
14/17 FG
👇🏽SPICY P 🔥 GREAT NIGHT!
TORONTO HISTORY:
THIS IS FIRST NBA FINALS APPEARANCE FOR THE TORONTO RAPTORS. THE ORIGIN STORY OF THE TORONTO RAPTORS STARTED IN 1995 AT THE TIME AS AN EXPANSION NBA TEAM. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN NBA HISTORY THAT THE NBA FINALS WILL BE PLAYED OUT OF THE UNITED STATES! THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THIS SERIES IS HUGE FOR THE NBA!
WILL TORONTO WIN GAME 2?
DO YOU THINK THE WARRIORS ARE IN TROUBLE AFTER THIS GAME 1 LOST?
