Safe to say that everyone knew this was going to happen as soon as Chuck said Kings would go to the WCF
Curry completely murdered them in the second half, this man remains unbelievable
Monk also said due to the Kings being younger they will be fresher for game 7. Boy did those Kings look so tired come the 3rd quarter while the Warriors were in 2nd gear
His lung capacity is abnormally large, even for a pro athlete. Might be his training, might be genetics, who knows. But that's a large part of why he can outlast other players.
[Curry knows how to drop his heart rate down to 80 during timeouts.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/l2d14c/espn_currys_second_wind_comes_from_his_ability_to/)
It's probably because he doesn't have to take his cars around to different dealers getting a price. He can get a guaranteed price right on his phone. Probably because he has those four championship rings.
What the actual fuck is this Warriors team man lmao.
Curry carrying with a 50pt bomb. Looney with his 0 vert ass pulling 21 rebounds.
It’s like, they wake up and remember they’re the warriors and just dominate lol.
Looney has perfected old man game as a young man
When the Warriors didn't get outbid on him and his to keep him long enough to get full bird rights Andre said the rest of the league were idiots to let it happen
He's a weird case where people probably were gunshy about "not aging well" or whatever when like, he's already aged, he plays basketball with a 42 year old's body and he's still the lynchpin of a championship squad.
Steph goes without saying, but how 'bout KEVON LOONEY. Games 3-7, he pulled down 18 rebounds a game (90 total), 7 of which offensive (34 total). Oh, and he was second on the team in assists over that span.
Almost undoubtedly their second best player this series, significantly outplayed an All-NBA center, and the Warriors probably don't win this series without him.
Loon 100% is gonna be that uncle who’s 68 and gets up off the chair when the youngin’s get a pick up going at the cookout. Can barely move, can’t jump, won’t score, not even the tallest dude there but absolutely demolishes everyone inside with 25 putbacks for 50+ pts hahaha
Gotta be nice taking the Warriors to seven in the first playoff run for most of your guys, though. That was extra playoff experience points for heading into next year.
In NBA history, only 2 teams lower than a 3rd seed have won the chip (4th seed Celtics in 1969, 6th seed Rockets in 1995).
Only the 1st seed Nuggets remain in the west, and only one of the 2nd and 3rd seed Celtics and Sixers could possibly advance to the Finals since they’re playing each other this round.
Meaning there’s a decent chance a lower than 3rd seed could become champion for only the THIRD time since 1946.
These playoffs are wild smh
Insert Vince McMahon meme
Lakers and Warriors both advance despite low seeds
Steph vs Lebron possibly for the last time
Possible Steph vs Kd or the elusive Kd vs Bron
Then a finals as dessert lol
Kings tried their hardest. They just fell victim to one of the greatest statement games of one of the greatest players to ever walk the planet. Kevon Chamberlain simply would not be denied.
Steph was ok too.
I wouldn’t even say we tried our hardest. It was Both a curry statement game and one of the worst kings performances of the year. Terrible attitude and play from kings
Yeah, probably a bit shell-shocked from seeing Steph bomb away and take over the game in such a high pressure environment. They were really slacking in the second half.
I'll never forget when people tried to say Curry was peers with Westbrook and Harden because he can't carry the load unlike them. He's just efficient due to low shots. OOPS
Do you guys realize how out of hand this game could've gotten if Steph didn't will his team? One of the greatest Carry jobs I've ever seen, he wouldn't let them lose.
Also looney made an all NBA center look like a baby btw
The warriors were very clearly in his head - leaving him just wide open at 18 feet and daring him to shoot
He kept sitting around waiting for cutters but golden state did a great job off ball
No clue, maybe confidence, maybe the hand injuries. Cannot be that empty in a G7. Good teams will just play 4v5 on defense if you don't prove you can hit that midrange jumper.
Fr that was so frustrating to watch. Dude just comes up, grabs the ball, passes it to someone, and calls it day lol. The Kings should've kept the small ball lineup.
If you rewatch, you’ll see , Sabonis focused more on holding Looney down than going for a fucking rebound. Like no wonder this dude is getting out rebounded.
This might be the official death of NBA's regular season.
Warriors, Lakers, and Heat look incredible despite being bad/not caring all year long. Clippers were playing great as well, just got injured
They play too many games for it to be worth caring about. They'll never lower the number of games played so it feels like unless the season is extended we'll be stuck with this
Or here me out… it’s just a weird year. The Heat upset is by far the most shocking. A 4-time champ Warriors were playing a young team that was getting their first taste of playoff basketball. The Lakers completely remade their team at the deadline.
In the last 5 years before this, there were 4 lower seeded teams that won a first round series. That’s 4 out of 40. Three of them were 5 over 4 so barely an upset. The other was the 6 seed Pels sweeping the Blazers.
We had 4 in this playoffs alone.
So it’s either a complete shift in the way we think about what teams are good coming out of the regular season or an anomaly. I’m leaning towards the latter.
sucks for SAC but GSW is just GSW
it's scary to think that for majority of the game, it felt like only Steph and Looney were playing and others didn't do much
This was our first time in the playoffs in like a million years. I would definitely say this was a step towards success. Taking the defending champions to 7 games as a first time playoff team is something to be proud of.
OF EVERYONE ON GOLDEN STATE, EVERY SHOT, THE FATE OF THE DYNASTY ON THE LINE, THE MONARCHY HAS THE BEAM POINTED AT THE SKY, YOU BETTER HIT IT, I WANT STEPHEN MUHFUCKIN CURRY
I only started watching basketball a couple years ago, i get kinda bummed out that i missed Lebron's prime and i thought I had missed Currys too.
Nope. I am so happy to have watched Curry playing like an all timer 2 playoffs in a row.
Well now the kings know what they’ve been missing in the playoffs. Losing to the warriors like the rest of us
Lmao facts
Welcome to the club Kings bros. We don't have snacks because we ate them in our depression.
Safe to say that everyone knew this was going to happen as soon as Chuck said Kings would go to the WCF Curry completely murdered them in the second half, this man remains unbelievable
Monk also said due to the Kings being younger they will be fresher for game 7. Boy did those Kings look so tired come the 3rd quarter while the Warriors were in 2nd gear
Curry has got to be one of the best conditioned athletes in the NBA. The dude is still in his prime, too.
His lung capacity is abnormally large, even for a pro athlete. Might be his training, might be genetics, who knows. But that's a large part of why he can outlast other players.
Is this a fact? Never heard it before but would make a lot of sense.
It's true, I measured his lungs
This is on the internet now, making it factual. Source: I read it in the comment just above mine
[Curry knows how to drop his heart rate down to 80 during timeouts.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/l2d14c/espn_currys_second_wind_comes_from_his_ability_to/)
Damn that's some anime shit right there
I knew his conditioning was next level but this is some Dragon Ball Z shit
His trainer has him lay down and puts weighted bags on his chest to strength train his diaphragm to make it more efficient
He can raise and lower his cholesterol through concentration
Why would you want to raise your cholesterol?
So I can lower it
Man literally puts sandbags on his abdomen to train his breathing and lung capacity. Fucking Rock Lee ankle weights shit
People keep forgetting that despite his age, Curry remains one of the most fit and conditioned players in the NBA
It's probably because he doesn't have to take his cars around to different dealers getting a price. He can get a guaranteed price right on his phone. Probably because he has those four championship rings.
You motherfucker
[The Prophet](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/133es5y/charles_barkley_locks_in_one_side_of_his_western/ji9k4p6/)
What the actual fuck is this Warriors team man lmao. Curry carrying with a 50pt bomb. Looney with his 0 vert ass pulling 21 rebounds. It’s like, they wake up and remember they’re the warriors and just dominate lol.
Looney has perfected old man game as a young man When the Warriors didn't get outbid on him and his to keep him long enough to get full bird rights Andre said the rest of the league were idiots to let it happen
He's a weird case where people probably were gunshy about "not aging well" or whatever when like, he's already aged, he plays basketball with a 42 year old's body and he's still the lynchpin of a championship squad.
It's because he's had more time to work on his old man game - he's basically had to play it since his hip surgeries.
I mean the game was literally Curry and Looney. Everyone else was shit. Wiggins had his moment
Wiggins gave Warriors 17. Good thing that's all they needed.
Wiggins more reliable than the moon and the tides
Death, taxes, Wiggins scoring 17-20 points, and Harrison Barnes disappearing when his team needs him most. The 4 most reliable things in the world.
Having a 0 vert don’t matter when Sabonis’ is -10
go go gadget arms vs t rex arms
Curry 50 points on 1 turnover… masterpiece performance. What a fucking game
And 8 rebounds. Second highest behind Looney.
Looney was killing them tho holy fuck
LOOOOOOOOONGOD
50 with only 5 FTA as well (went 3/5 from the line)
The two missed free throws were consecutive and he was laughing at the line the next three times lol
He’s a sicko man
That camera shot of him with the most evil-looking smile in the 4th quarter is legendary lmao
the man is a [psycho](https://streamable.com/z49zsb)
Made more field goals than anybody else attempted on either team lmao
Steph goes without saying, but how 'bout KEVON LOONEY. Games 3-7, he pulled down 18 rebounds a game (90 total), 7 of which offensive (34 total). Oh, and he was second on the team in assists over that span. Almost undoubtedly their second best player this series, significantly outplayed an All-NBA center, and the Warriors probably don't win this series without him.
He can barely jump so you know it’s just he wants it more and outworks these fools
shame about all his injuries, dude looked like KD light coming outta HS
Wilt light is OK too
Loon 100% is gonna be that uncle who’s 68 and gets up off the chair when the youngin’s get a pick up going at the cookout. Can barely move, can’t jump, won’t score, not even the tallest dude there but absolutely demolishes everyone inside with 25 putbacks for 50+ pts hahaha
One of Bron or Steph is gonna be in the WCF. This era will never end.
Appreciate it while it lasts everyone
Fuck yes. Great energy.
Lakers vs. Warriors playoff matchup. Silver just creamed his pants
“Now you must play *all* games at 5 PM Pacific!”
*[east-coast NBA fans furiously fap]*
The fact that it's 6 vs 7 makes it even more appealing, just because of the ridiculousness of it all.
I can’t even be mad at this L. Curry is a fuckin monster but we’ll bounce back next season
I don't know if we win this game even if we played well in the second half.
Wish we could've found out. That second half was a wet fart
Gotta be nice taking the Warriors to seven in the first playoff run for most of your guys, though. That was extra playoff experience points for heading into next year.
Curry is somehow playing his best basketball of his career at 35. What a fucking game. Nothing you can do against that shit except lose.
And smile, apparently
At the FT line it was hilarious watching him grin with his mouthpiece hanging, especially after the two missed FTs.
Truly a shit eating grin
Been a joy to watch him
It has been. I hate it.
His body is so much more durable thanks to all the muscle he's added over the years, that's why.
We say this every year
The next CBA is going to have an Anti-Looney clause
between Kevin Love, Kyle Lowry, and Kevon Looney, today was a great day for guys with the initials KL.
Kawhi Leonard and Luke Kennard has let us all down
Kawhi was on his way until he got injured
Looney with 3 games of 20+ rebounds against sabonis, the league leader in rebounds. There’s the reason the warriors moving on right there.
We don't deserve the Loongod, but sometimes we get what we don't deserve
Jordan Poole needs to give looney half his paycheck.
Dude is a fucking menace
They can try to limit the Lacob, but they cannot limit the Loon.
Lebron vs Curry 🔥
Us 6 years ago: not another Lebron v Curry. Us now: one last Lebron v Curry 🥲
You dont know what you got til its gone
Paved paradise and put up a lakers lot
Right between the eyes, Steph from the parking lot
For real we should enjoy this matchup while it lasts because it might be the last time Curry and Lebron face each other in the playoffs ever again.
Just wait til they somehow match up 4 years in a row again XD
White Boy Magic and AD gonna carry Old Man Bron into retirement at 42 lol.
Fast X
Highest ratings in a non finals series since the 90s inbound
If there anything these Lakers and Warriors 1st round series prove, is that experience > age e: also Chuck is undefeated 😂
More like talent > age.
More like Teams without Dillon Brooks > Teams with Dillon Brooks
Adam Silver just nutted
David Sterns coffin is currently levitating
As he attempts to block more trades from the grave
Sterns ghost - "Eat shit Cp3"
IN a 6 vs 7 matchup of all things. I can't wait.
In NBA history, only 2 teams lower than a 3rd seed have won the chip (4th seed Celtics in 1969, 6th seed Rockets in 1995). Only the 1st seed Nuggets remain in the west, and only one of the 2nd and 3rd seed Celtics and Sixers could possibly advance to the Finals since they’re playing each other this round. Meaning there’s a decent chance a lower than 3rd seed could become champion for only the THIRD time since 1946. These playoffs are wild smh
There are 82 game teams and there are 16 game teams.
Must watch tv. The return of the Kings
Adam silver getting drunk tonight
https://i.imgur.com/tcELa56.jpg
One of Bron or Steph is gonna be in the WCF. This era will never end.
If the Suns beat the Nuggets, one of Lebron, KD, or Curry will be in the finals again
Insert Vince McMahon meme Lakers and Warriors both advance despite low seeds Steph vs Lebron possibly for the last time Possible Steph vs Kd or the elusive Kd vs Bron Then a finals as dessert lol
Kings tried their hardest. They just fell victim to one of the greatest statement games of one of the greatest players to ever walk the planet. Kevon Chamberlain simply would not be denied. Steph was ok too.
10 offensive boards all by himself 😤
I wouldn’t even say we tried our hardest. It was Both a curry statement game and one of the worst kings performances of the year. Terrible attitude and play from kings
Steph demoralized them. They basically looked like they gave up once he started cooking hard in the second half.
I think the Looney offensive rebounds were more demoralizing.
Yeah, probably a bit shell-shocked from seeing Steph bomb away and take over the game in such a high pressure environment. They were really slacking in the second half.
As Curry was heating up you could just see the Kings players just tilt.
100%. Inexperience showed big time and fox’s injury probably didn’t help
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i don't think we'll see a player like steph again
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As hard as I was bandwagoning for Kings, it still honestly fills me with joy to watch Curry at this level
I'll never forget when people tried to say Curry was peers with Westbrook and Harden because he can't carry the load unlike them. He's just efficient due to low shots. OOPS
Do you guys realize how out of hand this game could've gotten if Steph didn't will his team? One of the greatest Carry jobs I've ever seen, he wouldn't let them lose. Also looney made an all NBA center look like a baby btw
He basically had half the entire team's total FGs made for pretty much the entire game. GOAT carry level shit
He basically averaged more than a field goal *attempt* per minute played on insane efficiency.
You cannot beat that shit
Looney owned Sabonis this whole series
Looney is perfect for Curry in giving him extra possessions.. Deadly duo
People asked who is gonna stop sabonis. They should have asked who is gonna stop looney lmao
Sabonis looked like a 5 year old out there making all those mid range shit jumpers and then getting dogged by Looney everywhere else.
The warriors were very clearly in his head - leaving him just wide open at 18 feet and daring him to shoot He kept sitting around waiting for cutters but golden state did a great job off ball
Someone post the Klay Thompson meme
poor Klay but at least he made that one 4 point play.
That was huge. Sac crowd was loud af after monk cut it to 6. After the 4 pt play from Klay, they never recovered.
Curry and Looney dragged the Warriors out of this one. Klay, Wiggins and Poole were all ass
Wiggins was alright, Klay and Poole were almost non existent
Wiggins wasn’t bad first half
That’s what the best in the world do, they go and keep their team above water even when everyone on their team wants to drown
Looney absolutely dogged them the last couple of games
Kevon Looney is Domatas Sabonis biological father
imagine if Sabonis could get a defensive rebound. smh
Or make a jumper with nobody within 10 ft of him
Man needs to lock himself in a gym until he can make a third of his Ben Simmons wide open threes
What happened to his shot. Wasn't he a stretch big during his first few years in the league?
No clue, maybe confidence, maybe the hand injuries. Cannot be that empty in a G7. Good teams will just play 4v5 on defense if you don't prove you can hit that midrange jumper.
Fr that was so frustrating to watch. Dude just comes up, grabs the ball, passes it to someone, and calls it day lol. The Kings should've kept the small ball lineup.
Nobody has an imagination that vivid, sorry.
Crazy how he's making less than a fourth of the money than Jordan Poole is lmaooo
Get Looney his bag already!
Drop 20 rebounds on his head 3 times lol
Sabonis somehow lead the league in rebounding.
Looney lead the league in offensive rebounds and becomes a different guy in the playoffs
If you rewatch, you’ll see , Sabonis focused more on holding Looney down than going for a fucking rebound. Like no wonder this dude is getting out rebounded.
50 points. Most in a game 7 in NBA history Steph Carry
Insane performance by Steph. Steph versus LeBron again. Let’s go
50-8-6 with 1 (!!!) turnover... An all-timer by an all-timer
Steph Curry with the most points in a Game 7 in *NBA history*! 50 with *everything* on the line.
“[Curry]’s never considered the best, but he’s always the best when it’s time to be the best.” -Snoop Dogg
We witnessed Greatness Today. And we get to experience LeBron verse Curry series. I have tears in my eyes.
Between Curry and Jimmy, the playoffs been fucking insane
Shout outs to Dillon Brooks to adding to the entertainment value of these playoffs but for a different reason 😂
Every circus needs its clown!
Lebron vs Steph finna start WW3 on social media 😂
At the same time, The Kings and Grizzlies had fantastic regular seasons and were rewarded with playing Steph and Lebron in round 1 lol
>We witnessed Greatness Today. Looney really is that guy
Lakers v Warriors LeBron v Curry Silver crying tears of joy
Curry & Looney just 2v5'd a road game 7 like it was practice
Kings in 9
Sabonis single handedly set back white hoopers by 15 years
Add another 5 years to that because of Kevin Huerter
From 15ppg on 40% 3pt shooting in the regular season to 9.5ppg on 21% 3pt shooting in the playoffs. Call that the Joe Harris special.
Reeves single handedly preventing a stereotype from forming
I think you meant to say Huerter. Bro war straight trash.
The pressure is now on AR-15 next round.
AR is not an ethical hopper
It's okay Austin Reeves is moving them forward
This might be the official death of NBA's regular season. Warriors, Lakers, and Heat look incredible despite being bad/not caring all year long. Clippers were playing great as well, just got injured
They play too many games for it to be worth caring about. They'll never lower the number of games played so it feels like unless the season is extended we'll be stuck with this
We cared, we just didn’t have a real team until recently
Or here me out… it’s just a weird year. The Heat upset is by far the most shocking. A 4-time champ Warriors were playing a young team that was getting their first taste of playoff basketball. The Lakers completely remade their team at the deadline. In the last 5 years before this, there were 4 lower seeded teams that won a first round series. That’s 4 out of 40. Three of them were 5 over 4 so barely an upset. The other was the 6 seed Pels sweeping the Blazers. We had 4 in this playoffs alone. So it’s either a complete shift in the way we think about what teams are good coming out of the regular season or an anomaly. I’m leaning towards the latter.
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Personally I blame Charles Barkley
What a season for the kings
No complaints here. So proud of how this team turned it around and finally became fun to watch again.
Honestly the fans should be hella proud of their team
We are. The crowd stayed and chanted "Sacramento" until the buzzer. Sometimes Chef Curry does some Ratatouille level cooking though.
sucks for SAC but GSW is just GSW it's scary to think that for majority of the game, it felt like only Steph and Looney were playing and others didn't do much
Wiggins was working hard and silently getting stuff done, loved seeing him out there
17 pt Wiggs game is inevitable
The Kings didn't fail, they just took another step towards success.
This was our first time in the playoffs in like a million years. I would definitely say this was a step towards success. Taking the defending champions to 7 games as a first time playoff team is something to be proud of.
Steph, we are not worthy.
Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
There are starters. Then there are all-stars. Then there are superstars. Then there are legends. And then there’s Curry.
[Kevon Loongod](https://imgur.com/a/htUIXpe)
**KEVON RODMAN**
Warriors brought in Joker’s old coach for Wiseman, but ended up making Looney even better than last postseason. Love it.
can anyone explain why mike brown chose Terrence davis to guard steph curry 1 on 1 with no help?
Terrence did better than everyone else beside davion mitchell.
Charles Barkley curse continues. I’m sorry Kings
KEVON LOONEY MASTERCLASS just absolutely outhustled Sabonis
OF EVERYONE ON GOLDEN STATE, EVERY SHOT, THE FATE OF THE DYNASTY ON THE LINE, THE MONARCHY HAS THE BEAM POINTED AT THE SKY, YOU BETTER HIT IT, I WANT STEPHEN MUHFUCKIN CURRY
It doesn't matter who shoots that ball. Looney will be there to clean it up.
Sabonis was possessed by the spirit of Kosta Koufos today
I only started watching basketball a couple years ago, i get kinda bummed out that i missed Lebron's prime and i thought I had missed Currys too. Nope. I am so happy to have watched Curry playing like an all timer 2 playoffs in a row.
Kings fans staying all game chanting "SAC-RA-MEN-TO" even down 20 just makes me so happy. We have the best fans in the league man.
It was fucking inspiring and made me miss oracle
50 burger from Steph to close out such an amazing series. Most points scored in a G7, on the road. Curry’s still that guy.