I’m moving it up, because I really want to talk about last night’s game. Specifically, I want to say that there were three huge moments that made this series last one more game. This is a story in three parts.
Part I:
I’ve said a lot about the Durant ‘Conspiracy’ and I stand by a little bit of it. I probably shouldn’t. Durant appears to have ruined his ACL. The tear sets back his future money as teams are left to wonder if he can recover. Someone will take the risk, but maybe not the somebody he wanted. He showed up and played hard at the start of Game 5 but went down with an injury. Now his future is in serious doubt… unless the entire thing is a scam to put him on another super team without really having to cost him his remaining dignity and the standing argument that he cannot do it alone (he cannot).
Part II:
Nurse called a timeout. Leonard was on fire and they were pulling away. Still, Nurse called a timeout. Then it all went to hell. They managed to hold on a little bit but the reality of the thing is that they were pushing the Warriors into a corner and Nurse called a timeout! Why? He’s being panned for the action. He should be.
Part III:
But not as much as poor #7. He missed the last shot so badly that it clanged off the side of the backboard.. There is really no way to excuse that, but it feels like we have already done that. Go figure.