CalhounSq said:

No disrespect to Golden State, but I've been waiting for one of my 3 favorite teams (Portland, Utah, Seattle) to win a championship ever since I've liked basketball.

Moonbeam said:

Don't celebrate too early. Utah is a bad road team and the Warriors are a great Home team. IF that holds true in the next two games, you could see the Warriors tie up the series real quick.

Sowhat said:

This is going 7 and it looks like GS in an upset.

Graycap23 said:

!!!!!

Sowhat said:

Utah is a much better road team (20-21) than Golden State (12-29). I'm not celebrating just yet, but I think Utah has put itself in a good position to advance.

Graycap23 said:

Golden State needs to figure out how to handle the rebounding discrepancy if they hope to win the series. Utah has won both games playing at Golden State's pace.

My Bulls are way over matched against the Pistons.
I'll be glad when this one is OVA.

Graycap23 said:

I'm guessing it's 3-0 Pistons now? I haven't seen the scores yet... damn I gotta catch one of those games - Webber & Billips (sp?) on the same court??

Moonbeam said:

Yep - you can't get outrebounded 60-32 and expect to win. Nets are having the same problem too. Over the first two games, Cavs out-boarded NJ, 100-69.

uPtoWnNY said:

I don't agree with you on this one. GS was in both those games and could very well have won both those games, and they especially blew game 2. They were up by 5 with 50 seconds to go and couldn't make thier freee throws otherwise they would have won.

We will see starting tonight. I have a feeling that come Monday, the series will be tied 2 - 2.

CalhounSq said:

3-0 and counting.....

Moonbeam said:

Don't let that road record fool you, most of those losses came before the trade (for Jackson and Harrington) and before Baron Davis and Jason richardson got healthy.

In April the Warriors went 5 - 2 on the Road including a road win against Dallas in the playoffs.

Sowhat said:

I understand that the trade had a big impact, but I don't understand how you can claim Utah is a "bad road team" when they are near .500 on the road.

Sowhat said:

Utah's rebounding advantage has been countered by Golden State's 3-point and turnover advantage. But I still assert that Golden State will not win the series unless they can solve the rebounding issue. Remember, Utah doesn't have to win in Golden State to win the series.

Moonbeam said:

I am gonna say Golden State is going to win....just to grate on your nerves as I fall up the flight of stairs in my apartment building....

Moonbeam said:

True but G.S. just let 2 games fly right under their nose in Utah.

mostbeautifulgrlntheworld said:

Graycap23 said:

I'm in no means saying that this series is over. Utah has put itself in a good position to win the series, though. I'll stick with my prediction- Utah in 6.

Moonbeam said:

Either way.....it's GREAT entertainment.

Moonbeam said:

Umm I really did trip up them about 10 minutes ago....I am such a lame ass who does not know how to walk effectively...

Graycap23 said:

Indeed! This series reminds me of Dallas/San Antonio last year. It's fantastic for the sport, even though nobody seems to really care because the perception is that the winner will be a sacrificial lamb to the winner of the Phoenix/San Antonio series.

mostbeautifulgrlntheworld said:

Girl, it may be time to switch to escalators or elevators only!

Moonbeam said:

ya know I think you might be right...

WARRRIORS!

I want the Warriors to win since the Jazz knocked out T-Mac and the Rockets.

CalhounSq said:

Warriors were on fire from behind the arc!

And damn, I've never been too keen on Baron Davis, in much the same way I always disliked AI for being what I'd consider a greedy high-scoring point guard, but those three drives to the basket should all make the top 10 plays of the week, especially the dunk over Kirilenko (who's got something like 16 blocks already in the series!).

GS's crowd is nuts!

The Bulls survive to see a Game 5, while Utah and Golden State wind down another nail-biter. Utah 89, Golden State 87 with under 6 to go.

Sportsline keeps mistaking Utah's long twos for 3s and it is making me mad! Utah up 6 with a free throw pending and under 3 minutes to play.

Utah's looking good, up 8 with under 1:30 to go. Make those free throws.