Analysis, Game One
1. How on earth can anyone, ie Vegas, not see that this will be a tightly contested series?...the ludicrous 12 1/2 point spread on game one was just that...as I suggested, take the points...duh...even though, there were scary moments of point differential in the overtime...in the regular game, not so...
2. Final minute of regulation...a drive to the hoop by Kev Durant...a collision just outside of the 'no contact' semi circle...as LeBron James took the hit...and here we go...the most hotly debated call in hoops...block or charge?...on replay, you could see one ref start to call block, and one doing the same, but he calling charge...not sure why, but the charge was the decision...until...it was reviewed...
3. The review showed, apparently, that it was a block...the refs reversed what the call was on the floor...and KD then stepped to the line and hit both free throws...at the time, HUGE points...this was the TURNING point to the game...as the Cavs WERE leading...and could put it away...
4. After Curry hit a driving layup and got the FT, the Warriors had the lead...until at the 5 second mark, with GS in a zone...PG Hill, got free at the hoop...LeBron tried to hit him...but Klay Thompson grabbed Hill and it was a free throw game, now...Hill hit the first, and missed the 2nd badly...game tied, again...I kept thinking, 12 1/2 points?...WTH?...
5. Durant in a huge mistake, with an odious block out on the miss...the ball caromed to J.R. Smith, who then did the inexplicable...dribbled the ball away from the hoop...as pandemonium took over...time out?...nope...he thought that the Cavs were LEADING!...
6. LeBron was shouting at J.R. to throw it to the corner, and get a shot off!!!... 'My Bad'...too late, this baby was going to overtime...OT!...in the post game interviews, HC of the Cavs, Ty Lue, said that J.R. thought that the Cavs were ahead, and thus, he was the hero...J.R. said he knew it was tied...ah ha...obviously, he didn't know...
7. Golden St romped in the OT...as I said earlier in item 1, the point spread neared that Vegas line...egads...the difference was 10 at the end...but not before, stuff happened...as Tristan Thompson (Khloe K's guy) took exception to a late shot by the Warriors, in the now....ROUT!...he elbowed the shooter, and must have said something...as the ref immediately threw him out...
8. Game over...well, not yet...there were like 2 seconds or so, left...and, of course, with the ejection, Draymond Green got super happy...Tristan didn't like that and shoved the ball into him and it appeared he took a jab at him, too...if you look at the replay...Kevin Love came off the bench...a no no and it is supposed to be an automatic suspension of the next game...so, the NBA leadership, er management, has some tough decisions to make...my take?...hand slaps and maybe some type of monetary fines...
9. Lost in all of this...is how good LeBron James played...51 points and virtually unstoppable...and how good LeBron James is...listen, I have watched 60 years of hoops...he is the best I have seen...
10. Where does this lead to game 2?...so much depends on what the NBA does with TThompson and Love...if playable, we are back to square one...and watch the Vegas line...take the points, whatever they are...you'd win your wager, again...that is, if you are the betting kind...
Other...
The most appalling of all names that I can think of...was bellowed out by the satirist (?), I guess that is what you would call her...Samantha Bee...on her 'liberal show'...quite often mocking the Right, and esp Prez T....she went deeper this time...and by now, you know that she called Ivanka, THE four letter name...listen, if ABC cans Rosanne, then CNN (?) MUST can Ms Bee...disgusting...
The sweet smell of success...the endearing Padres...got their 3rd straight win versus the Marlins...is a marlin a fish?...had a nice month...won more than they lost...been 5 years since I could say that...and we host the Redlegs next...I may sneak over there on Saturday...roam about the grounds...get a dog and a beer...feel the vibes...and grab the promo for the night...a Hawaiian Pad Shirt...I mean, c'mon...
The employment rate dropped to 3.8%...the lowest since 2000!...where are they getting jobs?...I think a better analytical point should be, what is the homeless rate?...gots to think that it is rising...how do the two compare, anyway?...something is amiss...
You don't think that this investigation of Jared Kushner isn't getting bigger?...the latest?...one of his associates...
Sears is closing more stores...I thought that they already closed them...ALL...
Well now...we aren't totally through looking at prop...we sauntered up the coastline to San Clemente....nope, not for moi...actually, so far away from EVERYTHING...
How about a triple chocolate donut, with chocolate spreckles?...
June gloom?...hardly, it is beautiful today...
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