One Game Away From the NBA Finals

With the Thunder being up 3-1 which looked like a sure thing they would end the series between the Golden State Warriors and advance to the NBA Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder found some way to botch up the last two games and let the Warriors even the series at 3-3. After game 5 Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook took a shot at back to back MVP Stephen Curry defense. Stating he never guards the best point guard on the court. That wasn't a very smart idea to give Curry more motivation to win game 6 in OKC.

Stephen Curry responded to their comments by putting up 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. But, the Golden State player who is the real reason why there is a game 7 tonight is Klay Thompson. Klay Thompson put up 41 points and made 11 three point shots. Draymond Green also showed up game 6 to force game 7 tonight he had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Golden State is one game away from being only the 10th team in NBA History to come back down 3-1 in a playoff series. 

If the Oklahoma Thunder doesn't want to be a part of having Golden State make history again this season. Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook must shoot the ball better. Shooting 20-58 will not cut it that's a combined 34% shooting between the two superstars. The Thunder need their two superstars to come out tonight and shoot the ball well in order for them to win. Also, Dion Waiters needs to come off the bench and give the Thunder some production tonight. 

Raptors Even Series 2-2

 Last night the Toronto Raptors did the unthinkable. The majority of people who weren't Toronto Raptors fans figured the Cleveland Cavaliers would roll through the Toronto Raptors like they had done their previous opponents the Detroit Pistons & Atlanta Hawks. But, the Raptors showed them that this series would be no cakewalk. The series is 2-2 headed back to Cleveland. The Toronto Raptors back court has stepped up these past few games.

Kyle Lowry & Demar DeRozan combined for 67 points last night. Two players of the same team haven't scored 30+ points in the conference finals since Charles Barkley & Dan Majerle. Who did it back in 1993 playing for the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals. Without their scoring, the Raptors wouldn't have a shot of beating the Cavs. Also Bismarck Biyombo has stepped up big time while Valancianus ankle continues to heal. Biyombo grabbed 14 rebounds to go along with 5 points and 4 blocks. Biyombo brings a lot of energy to the Raptors.

LeBron James had another good game having 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kyrie Irving also had another good game having 26 points and 6 assists. Channing Frye tried to bring them back in the fourth but his 12 points was not enough for the Cavs to win. Kevin Love & JR Smith were MIA last night. Also, the way Kevin Love limped off the court didn't look to good especially with Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas resting his ankle for the past two weeks. Will see how game 5 turns out tomorrow night in Cleveland.

Philadelphia 76ers Get Number 1 Pick

Last night was the NBA lottery where 14 teams had a chance to win the number one pick. The Philadelphia 76ers had a 26.9% chance to land the number one pick. After a long hard three seasons, the Philadelphia 76ers finally got the number one pick. The 76ers finally got lucky after receiving the number three picks in the last two drafts. This may be finally the turnaround the Philadelphia 76ers organization needed.

The Philadelphia 76ers now add the number one pick to their other first-round picks in this year draft. 76ers now have the number one pick, number twenty-four pick, and number twenty-six pick. The Sixers have a plethora of picks in this draft that can help jump-start the rebuilding process. They could trade those late first round picks to try and move up in the draft and receive another lottery pick. Or trade those two late first round picks to try and get a star veteran player.

Stephen Curry Wins Back to Back MVP Awards

 

Stephen Curry becomes the first unanimous MVP winner in NBA history. Not even Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, or Micheal Jordan did that in his career. Nobody in their right mind could think of any other player than Stephen Curry who should have won the MVP award this year. Steph Curry averaged 30.1 PPG, 6.7 APG, and 5.4 RPG. Nonetheless, Curry is a big part of the reason why the Golden State Warriors finished with the best record in NBA history with 73-9.

Stephen Curry has been on a tear the past two seasons. Last season Curry had a previous record for most three-point shots made in a season with 286. This season he broke his own record for most three-point shots made in a season by making 402 this season. He's a part of team that has the best regular season in NBA history. Also, Curry is a part of team that looks like they're about to win back to back NBA championships.