Utah crushes Golden State in the 4th quarter 40-23 to take the game 115-101!

Now the Jazz MUST win Game 5 in Salt Lake City. We do NOT want to take this series back to Oakland.

OMG, I hate the Jazz so much. I hated them back with Stock/Malone now I hate them since they took McGrady out again.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

McGrady has been taken out by several teams throughout his career.

Moonbeam said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

It's true!

2000: New York 3-0 over Toronto
2001: Milwaukee 3-1 over Orlando
2002: Charlotte 3-2 over Orlando
2003: Detroit 4-3 over Orlando (after being up 3-1)
2005: Dallas 4-3 over Houston (after being up 2-0 after 2 wins in Dallas)
2007: Utah 4-3 over Houston

It's not just Utah!

Moonbeam said:

I know it's true, buy Utah was the latest so I hate them alot at this point. Mac needs some players around him (that actuallt show up)

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I like Houston too, even if I prefer Utah. I hope the Rockets can add some more backcourt depth in the offseason and hopefully draft well.

Moonbeam said:

We had a chance to get Milsap, but picked Steve Novak instead.

Rockets need an athletic big foward and a better PG.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Moonbeam said:

The Warriors just looked tired, Baron Davis, Jason Richardson and Steven Jackson kept coming up short on their shots.

And when will Steven Jackson realize he can't handle the ball that well and stop trying to drive up the middle with two or three players on him !

It's not over and IF Golden State can win tomorrow in Utah, then anything can happen. But the Warriors sure have put themselves in a big whole and Utah looks real good right now.

But the last time the Warriors had their backs against the wall, they won 9 out of 10 just to make the playoffs so I still have a little hope...I ain't giving up on them yet!

Sowhat said:

Why the hell did they shot so many three's. I know their the Warriors and thats their game, but sh1t, the shot wasn't falling. Common sence tells you to move in a little closer for a mid-ranger or drive all the way.

Warriors shot 39 3's and made 12. Jazz shot 8 3's and made 4. That's the game right their.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

You're right, that is the Warriors game....3 pointers and take a lot of them. Coach Nelson encourages this and is not going to stop them now. You have heard of the expression "...live by the sword, die by the sword..."? Well that's the Warriors "...live by the three, die by the three..." I think this is the worst they shot three's since before March.

Plus I don't think they had the legs to drive in game 4 either. It looked like Baron was trying but he really could not get past to many people. The one who was actually trying to go to the hoop, Steven Jackson, is the worst choice on the Warriors to try and do that on a consistent basis. He does not have that good of ball handling skills. How many times did he turn the ball over trying to go to the hole???

And I have a feeling they were not going to do much better at their mid-range shots than their three's so.....bombs away!

I wonder if either Jason Richardson or Baron Davis will be suspended for their cheap shots toward the end of the game.

poor shooting, no doubt, but how in the hell does Jason Kidd get so many rebounds?

17???

Amare will be suspened for game 5.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Has it been decided? Horry should be for sure. I've heard that Amare was already checking into the game at the scorer's table, so he may not be suspended.

Moonbeam said:

Amare says he was checking in.

The cameras prove otherwise.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

What a dumbass.....he was CLEARLY on the court.

Moonbeam said:

It doesn't sound like they will.

But a message to Okur....DON"T GO TO THE HOLE AND TRY TO SLAM WHEN YOU ARE WINNING BIG IN THE FINAL SECONDS OF THE GAME....RUN OUT THE CLOCK INSTEAD LIKE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO OR YOU PAY THE PRICE!

Sowhat said:

Amen! You're up 11 with 37 seconds. Use the shot clock instead of trying to dunk on the other team's floor. I thought JR did the right thing. Use the clock, shoot with less than 4 seconds let on the clock, and walk away with a victory.

Or, back to Turkey with your a**.

oldmanjohnson said:

What happened? They were guaranteed the win and with the final seconds winding down Okur went for an easy dunk? What's the problem? No reason why he shouldn't if he wants to. 'Supposed to'? You can do whatever you want. Game's decided anyway so it's no important. Nothing to be concerned about.

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fhqwhgads said:

It's called showing a team up....that is not sportsman-like. Just like in Baseball, If you are up big late, and then steal a base...expect the next pitch to come at the batters head.

It's an unwritten rule in sports, you don't try to pile on and show the other team up. If you do, there are consequences...just ask Okur!

As for last night's melee, I say SUSPEND THEM ALL! I'm still burned up over what happened to the Knicks ten years ago. I want Herr Stern to screw San Antonio & Phoenix the same sh!tty way he screwed my team in '97.

Sowhat said:

Sorry, but that's fucking stupid. Should Andrei Kirilenko have intentionally laid out Baron Davis on his ass for dunking on him in Game 3 with under 3 minutes to go and Golden State up 20?

Moonbeam said:

3 minutes is different from 30 seconds. Most teams with big leads under 30 sec will run out the clock and then shoot with as little time left.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Both games were out of reach.

Condoning a dirty play is not cool in my book, no matter the team or the circumstances.

Moonbeam said:

Two totally different circimstances....when Baron Davis dunked on Kirilenko, the outcome of the game was still in doubt. Utah kept widdling away at the lead and still could have come back at that point. And Utah was still playing hard.

When Okur went to dunk, the game was already over and he should have never tried it. The Warriors were not even playing defense expecting Utah to run out the clock. And then dumbass Okur tried to dunk.

That is how it is in sports, you simply don't do something like go to the whole to try a monster dunk while you are up by 11 with 30 seconds left and the other team has already conceded the game. Ya just don't do it!

If I am wrong, then why wasn't Jason Richardson suspended?????

Moonbeam said:

No they weren't....Utah had momentum and still could have come back at that point. And they were still playing hard.

GS was out of the game when Okur tried to dunk and the Warriors had already conceded the game, not even playing defense (let alone hard) until Okur tried to dunk.

Moonbeam said:

You are just still mad at this:

Sowhat said:

When have you ever seen a team come back from being down 20 points with 2:43 to play? That was the case when Baron dunked. Exactly the same circumstances as when Okur went for it.