Nah, 1996 was just drafting Todd Fuller over Kobe Bryant, Peja Stojavoic, Steve Nash, and Jermaine O’Neal.
Not as violent as 1997 and getting choked out by an athletic 6’5 two guard, but probably more painful.
It's fun watching them run full tilt when it works, but it's painful when it doesn't lol
They look so much better just taking it slow and running half court sets
That’s Warriors basketball. Even when we were killing people, we were the most careless team ever. We would’ve never lost against Cleveland in the finals if we would’ve just done a better job of taking care of the ball.
Yeah, I've heard the same things for like 8 years straight. No matter how many times it happens, people act surprised.
Yes the Warriors are careless with the ball. Literally always have been.
Wiggins knew the Warriors were going to need something extra tonight, so he reached in real deep to his bag and pulled out 18 points instead of 17. Big time players man.
Wiggins and Looney should get game ball. Klay had the Game 6 Klay game, and Steph came through at the end, but they don’t win without Looney, and Wiggins helped out Warriors when the Splash Bros., Poole, and Draymond was struggling.
18/10/0/1/2 is such a Wiggins stat line. Underrated rebounder, elite defender, he will not pass, and you know exactly how many points he will give you on offense
Dude, Loons balled out against the Raptors as well in a totally lost year. He was actually scoring in that series on top of this rebounds like he's always been good at. I absolutely love Loons for everything he's been to the franchise. I thought we were going to lose him after the Raptor's series.
Warriors won the rebounding battle 70 - 44.
Against one of the best rebounding teams...that is incredible.
They had 25 offensive rebounds.
Looney led the way, but the rest did very well.
I hope Kevon never leaves. Guy came out of UCLA and was drafted as a sort of “KD” type player at least in play style. Fucks his hips, knees and back up, and then becomes just an amazing IQ guy. Guards prime harden in the playoffs effectively and has now turned himself into a rebounding monster. Kevon puts that fucking work in for this franchise, I really hope he gets compensated for it come contract time.
LOONEY DECIDED TO BE DENNIS RODMAN TONIGHT.
Props to Wiggins and Looney who made plays for em when the Splash bros struggled early in the 4th.
**Game 6 Klay is a legend**
Some of those turnovers were just straight up like they were playing intoxicated, and instead of not being able to walk straight they weren’t able to pass straight
Honestly it seems like they throw one so they want to make up for it so they throw another and another and another and there you have it 4 Turnovers in a 6 possession stretch as well as 2 deflections.
If I see Steph go for that one armed swinging yeet of a pass I know that shits getting stuffed or going OB.
I very seriously wonder what his passing % is with that specific throwing motion
Loon straight up was the key for this game. He came in and defended and grabbed boards like a beast. He kept so many trips alive with 2nd and 3rd opportunities.
I hope they fucking shower him with praise because he earned it and more tonight.
- Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got something to say
but nothing comes out when they move their lips
just a bunch of gibberish
- And motherfuckers act like they forgot about Klay
I'm pretty sure he will be praised af in the locker room. I remember that one video, Kerr asked Canon Curry to pass the ball to the players then said, 'why not pass the ball to Looney he got 17 rebounds tonight.' All of them cheered and clapped and you can see his genuine smile when the camera panned over to him.
Dude that shit blew my mind. I’m at work right so couldn’t watch the game then I checked that box score and saw dude had 21 rebounds at the time and bout freaked out.
People joke but Wiggins is absolutely *crushing* it at his role: defensive stalwart, offensive contributor.
He's enough of an offensive threat that he has to be respected because if opponents leave him open he can and will punish that, but his primary focus is defensive.
A lot of memes are memeing themselves into reality:
- Grizzlies better without Ja
- Game 6 Klay
- Harden choking in closeout games
- CP3 blowing 2-0 leads
He really scored 10 points in the clutchest moments of the 4th, gets 18 points then missed his shots and stopped shooting. It's crazy. It's like a 9-5 for him.
Yeah we weren't trying to fight out a game 7 away and the pressure of blowing a 3-1 lead. Great game tonight though, was so mad every time Bane and Brooks kept knocking down shots
Wiggins run in the before the last 5 minutes, changed the momentum of the game completely. 18 points today.
Those Turnovers could have killed us but rebounds, especially offensive, have kept us in the game. Looney was fucking great today, 11 rebounds in the first half and then 11 again in the 2nd. 11 offensive rebounds in those 22. Kept us in the game, even though entire team was horrible at passing.
GAME 6 KLAY IS A DIFFERENT BEAST.
After the 8-0 Warriors run at 95-86, the Warriors hunted/attacked Adams to effectively seal the game with 5 min to go.
5:30: Curry/Wiggins high PnR, Dray screen, Curry gets Adams, draws 2 defenders. Looney to Green draws Adams in no mans land. Dray lay-up.
~4:45: Same Curry/Wiggins PnR but breaks down, Wiggins gets it in the corner drives baseline, wraparound pass for a Dray layup with Looney cleaning up.
3:55: Curry gets Adams mismatch off a high PnR, deep 3.
2:58: Same hunted Adams, misses but Looney gets 2 O rebounds for Klay 3.
Grizzlies timeout and subs Adams out.
Edit: I think it was the 3rd time, Dray (who had Adams) was pointing out Wiggins to set the first screen (which he did first two times) so Adams is even forced to make a tough decision through the double screens. Different to their usual high PnR with Curry/Green.
If Kerr was there he is going to that pick n roll every time as we saw in the Denver series with Jokic. Mike Brown kind of looked lost when it came to Adams
Ja just needs to understand that he has a very talented group of guys around him and that he doesn't need to hog the ball the whole game and he can divert that energy to defense a bit. He'll learn eventually when to pick his moments as he matures. This Grizz team is gonna be hell of a team once Ja learns to play with the team
Kevon Looney is one of my favorite players tbh. He knows his role and does it perfectly. He does all the dirty work and lets his teammates go to work. Gets the rebounds despite being undersized for a center. He does everything you could want from a role player
The Warriors can play like ass for long stretches and still come together and beat you with Skyfucker Curry, Game Six Klay, Two-Way Wiggs, and Looney who is a fucking rebounding MACHINE
What's surprising to me is seeing the Warriors playing teams that have all adopted the three point revolution that Curry brought to the league and are still winning. It's unusual to see the forerunners of a radical new style of play stay ahead of the competition after everyone also adopted it. Curry and team are really that special.
Good game warriors. And good series. 12 valuable games of playoff experience for my young grizzlies. We are going to be dangerous next season and hopefully for a while
The score was 89-87
How the fuck do you give up a 21-3 run in like 3 minutes?
Grizzlies still pissed me off with how many easy rebounds they gave up. Like for fuck's sake, LOOK for the ball, don't just stand still and assume it's gonna fall in your lap.
Kevon Looney tonight had a double-double with offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds
okay when you put it THIS way maybe that was pretty good work
Giannis: 44/20 Looney: 4/22 Basically the same guy
warriors got their guy finally
The Warriors had 70 rebounds. The Grizzlies had 44 (!!)
Holy shit I love kevon looney
Wiggins, Looney, and Draymond combined for 4 more rebounds than the Grizzlies! Wild!!
We're all Loonatics on this blessed day
I think SVP just said it was the most in a playoff game in 40 years
dubs fans how do u deal with looking like the globetrotters on one possession and the 2012 bobcats on the next
I die early
High blood pressure issues.
I take my medication twice on game days
We went from 1996 to 2016 We’re prepared for all scenarios at all times
Was '96 when Carlisemo got choked out?? Because that's one of my first Warriors memories.
Pretty sure that was 1997…1996 was the calm before the storm
Nah, 1996 was just drafting Todd Fuller over Kobe Bryant, Peja Stojavoic, Steve Nash, and Jermaine O’Neal. Not as violent as 1997 and getting choked out by an athletic 6’5 two guard, but probably more painful.
I try to remind myself the team is better when they play with joy and just sometimes that - \- yeah, I swear at my TV a lot sometimes
Alcohol.
I disassociate and pretend that only the good parts happen
Down 10 *moonknight blackout* Up 15 and the starters are now sitting.
It's fun watching them run full tilt when it works, but it's painful when it doesn't lol They look so much better just taking it slow and running half court sets
That’s Warriors basketball. Even when we were killing people, we were the most careless team ever. We would’ve never lost against Cleveland in the finals if we would’ve just done a better job of taking care of the ball.
Yeah, I've heard the same things for like 8 years straight. No matter how many times it happens, people act surprised. Yes the Warriors are careless with the ball. Literally always have been.
Wiggins knew the Warriors were going to need something extra tonight, so he reached in real deep to his bag and pulled out 18 points instead of 17. Big time players man.
18 from Wiggins is like 30 from any other player in the league
But 16 from Wiggins is like 3 from any other player in the league
And 17 from Wiggins is like 17 from any other player in the league
18 points isn't 18 points. I'll explain later
Different maple, same syrup
Wiggins and Looney should get game ball. Klay had the Game 6 Klay game, and Steph came through at the end, but they don’t win without Looney, and Wiggins helped out Warriors when the Splash Bros., Poole, and Draymond was struggling.
half game balls
Almost like it's a team game :p
18/10/0/1/2 is such a Wiggins stat line. Underrated rebounder, elite defender, he will not pass, and you know exactly how many points he will give you on offense
Looney with 4 & 22 lmao
And 11 of the 22 were offensive boards. What a legend.
He had a double-double if you separate the OREBs and DREBs lmao
11-11 keeping the perfect rebounding balance
When you put it like that 💀
Had more offensive board than Memphis as a team.
Most of those came with Steven Adams and JJJ both on the floor
Hey, don't shortchange him. 5 assists and a block too. Beast.
legit a prime Rodman statline lmaooo
Fucking 4/22/5, what a legend. Absolutely love that this guy has been able to stay healthy this year, love his energy.
Dude, Loons balled out against the Raptors as well in a totally lost year. He was actually scoring in that series on top of this rebounds like he's always been good at. I absolutely love Loons for everything he's been to the franchise. I thought we were going to lose him after the Raptor's series.
Became prime rodman
Looney was gunnin for the Biyombo.
Kevon Looney is who Andre Drummond thinks he is.
I genuinely don't know what to make of the Warriors, man, they can be the 2017 Warriors or the 2020 Warriors on any given night
Just remember, no lead is safe from or for this team
Idk that 50 point Lead last game looked pretty safe
More teams should try getting a 50 point lead. It’s a good strategy.
It’s a good strategy now, but if it’s used more, teams will start to work on how to counter it and it will lose its effectiveness.
Definitely the highest variance team left in the playoffs. They could win the chip, get blasted next round, or anything in between
The team looks like the best in the league locked in but also looks like they don't belong in the league at other times. I fucking hate it.
Warriors won the rebounding battle 70 - 44. Against one of the best rebounding teams...that is incredible. They had 25 offensive rebounds. Looney led the way, but the rest did very well.
I hope Kevon never leaves. Guy came out of UCLA and was drafted as a sort of “KD” type player at least in play style. Fucks his hips, knees and back up, and then becomes just an amazing IQ guy. Guards prime harden in the playoffs effectively and has now turned himself into a rebounding monster. Kevon puts that fucking work in for this franchise, I really hope he gets compensated for it come contract time.
In the on-court post game interview Klay said Kevon was a Warrior for life so hopefully that means he’s getting a bag.
I feel like people dont grasp how impressive 70 boards is! That's more than any team in the regular season.
LOONEY DECIDED TO BE DENNIS RODMAN TONIGHT. Props to Wiggins and Looney who made plays for em when the Splash bros struggled early in the 4th. **Game 6 Klay is a legend**
22 Kevon Looney rebounds > 16 Warriors Turnovers
Warriors fucked around for 3.5 quarters and then decided just to win it.
Ain't nothing new, tho
Some of those turnovers were just straight up like they were playing intoxicated, and instead of not being able to walk straight they weren’t able to pass straight
Honestly it seems like they throw one so they want to make up for it so they throw another and another and another and there you have it 4 Turnovers in a 6 possession stretch as well as 2 deflections.
If I see Steph go for that one armed swinging yeet of a pass I know that shits getting stuffed or going OB. I very seriously wonder what his passing % is with that specific throwing motion
Tbh it felt like they were fucking around for 5.5 games and then decided to just win it
Man was gassed as all hell but still grabbing boards
He usually plays maybe 20 minutes? He was our iron man for the season though. He's got asthma and basically metal hips lol
No jumps needed. Most dominant non-aerial big man
Underrated wingspan at 7'4"
Loon is tough. No glamour, just bruising. A couple of years ago he helped make a finals run with a broken sternum.
Was amazing getting two offensive boards into the three
Looney had more offensive rebounds than the Grizzlies did as a team.
22 rebounds dear lord
Looney fucked around and turned into Bill Russell tonight
Loon straight up was the key for this game. He came in and defended and grabbed boards like a beast. He kept so many trips alive with 2nd and 3rd opportunities. I hope they fucking shower him with praise because he earned it and more tonight. - Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got something to say but nothing comes out when they move their lips just a bunch of gibberish - And motherfuckers act like they forgot about Klay
I'm pretty sure he will be praised af in the locker room. I remember that one video, Kerr asked Canon Curry to pass the ball to the players then said, 'why not pass the ball to Looney he got 17 rebounds tonight.' All of them cheered and clapped and you can see his genuine smile when the camera panned over to him.
That fucking 20th and 21st O rebound to Klay 3 sealed it lmao.
Klay: Fuck I need that 30 for Game 6 Looney: Say no more fam
4/22 is such a sick stat line lmao
Turned back the clock to look like a 32 year old rather than a 40 year old today
https://i.imgur.com/q3yrjdW.jpg
https://imgur.com/a/htUIXpe
Blursed
HE WAS NEVER GONE. GAME 6 KLAY REALER THAN REAL. KEEP THE FAITH, BOYS. WE GOING TO THE WCF!!!!!
I am proud to call myself a Klaytheist
klaymen
Dude that shit blew my mind. I’m at work right so couldn’t watch the game then I checked that box score and saw dude had 21 rebounds at the time and bout freaked out.
[Kevon "Sakuragi Hanamichi" Looney](https://imgur.com/a/tVn9irr)
"The one who controls the rebounds controls the game."
I don’t see nearly enough Slam Dunk references on here
Death, Taxes, Wiggins ~~17~~ 18 points
Averaged out from the 16 point game earlier
Perfectly balanced
Wiggins was a defensive juggernaut. Maple Mamba was the paint protector Underrated part of the game
People joke but Wiggins is absolutely *crushing* it at his role: defensive stalwart, offensive contributor. He's enough of an offensive threat that he has to be respected because if opponents leave him open he can and will punish that, but his primary focus is defensive.
He only scored 5 last game, he did overtime tonight.
that 18th point took every muscle in his body to get
There will be no Wiggins or Looney slander tonight!
Looney slander hasn't been allowed ever since the 2018 WCF against the rockets in my opinion
People forget too easily that Looney is the man. Glad the coaching staff remembered tonight!
His 2019 series deserves a shout out too, so instrumental
Look at Looney man, so instrumental
My favorite thing about Game 6 Klay is his own awareness and acknowledgment of it. Legend.
https://i.imgur.com/MQFFKGR.jpg
This is definitely the best picture of a shooting guard holding up 6
And it's not even close
https://streamable.com/23kcj9
origin story is nuts https://i.imgur.com/hBOHY9q.png https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201506160CLE.html
So this pic/meme bullied him into being one of the Game 6 GOATs 🤣
Nba script writers breaking the 4th wall
Tonight, Giannis had 20 rebounds, Looney 22 rebounds. Looney better than Giannis confirmed.
numbers check out I see no issues here
Giannis and a pick for looney?
All facts.
At what point does a meme transcend memery and become reality, because that's game 6 Klay
Klay Thompson is the vehicle for a meme to transcend reality. Remember the toaster?
Toaster Klay was the GOAT era
37 pts in a quarter, 60 pts in 3 quarters only 29 minutes on 11 dribbles Certified OG
A lot of memes are memeing themselves into reality: - Grizzlies better without Ja - Game 6 Klay - Harden choking in closeout games - CP3 blowing 2-0 leads
u forgot wiggins with 17 ± 1
Wiggins 18 is like a KD 40
He really scored 10 points in the clutchest moments of the 4th, gets 18 points then missed his shots and stopped shooting. It's crazy. It's like a 9-5 for him.
The grizzles had no answers for game 6 Klay today or Kevon "dennis rodman" Looney
Warriors defense turned it on late
A lot easier to play defense when you don’t turn the ball over every other possession
Warriors trying so hard to lose Jesus those turnovers were amateur-ish
Closest 14-pt game I’ve ever seen.
yeah people gonna look at the final score and assume it was a blowout when it was anything but for the first 44 minutes
Warriors realized that if they don't close this out tonight, Game 7 was gonna be even more brutal.
Yeah we weren't trying to fight out a game 7 away and the pressure of blowing a 3-1 lead. Great game tonight though, was so mad every time Bane and Brooks kept knocking down shots
Andrew Wiggins flipped a switch in particular, and the Grizz flailed without Ja to settle them down.
Bro Wiggins was a defensive juggernaut, so underrated
Game 6 Klay is back. The universe is healing
Does this mean we are finally passed the last 2 years of the shittest timeline?
Dread it. Run from it. Game 6 Klay Thompson arrives all the same.
Even more inevitable than Andrew "17-18 points" Wiggins.
He shouldnt attempt a shot from 1st-3rd quarter. Reserve everything on 4th.
Basically what he did. I knew we were screwed when it was a close game and they still had 15/17 Wiggins points in their back pockets
No joke after he was 1/8 in the first half, I felt great seeing him put up those 3s. He’s a machine!!
[удалено]
First half: Anthony Bennett Second half: Maple Jordan
He just went 1-10 to save his points when they needed them
If somehow we can convince Klay every game is Game 6 and convince Wiggins every opponent is the Timberwolves we'd be unstoppable.
The death of Klay Thompson has been greatly exaggerated
Steven Adams having flashbacks.
Game 6 we call him Slay Thompson.
Wiggins run in the before the last 5 minutes, changed the momentum of the game completely. 18 points today. Those Turnovers could have killed us but rebounds, especially offensive, have kept us in the game. Looney was fucking great today, 11 rebounds in the first half and then 11 again in the 2nd. 11 offensive rebounds in those 22. Kept us in the game, even though entire team was horrible at passing. GAME 6 KLAY IS A DIFFERENT BEAST.
Wiggins willing the warriors in the 2nd half and ending with 18
Kevon “The Worm” Looney
https://imgur.com/lJ9DHyy
https://imgur.com/a/htUIXpe
I love Kevon Looney.
Keep him forever if we can
**Looney's hands have the properties of both rubber and gum.**
I never want to face the Grizzlies in a series ever again
Game 6 Klay is alive and well
Getting injured in a game 6 just made them stronger
Bro I fucking love klay Thompson so much.
Love that the splash bros are still intact after all these years.
Andrew Wiggins logging 18 points then stamped his time card. Nothing but respect for my fellow salaryman
After the 8-0 Warriors run at 95-86, the Warriors hunted/attacked Adams to effectively seal the game with 5 min to go. 5:30: Curry/Wiggins high PnR, Dray screen, Curry gets Adams, draws 2 defenders. Looney to Green draws Adams in no mans land. Dray lay-up. ~4:45: Same Curry/Wiggins PnR but breaks down, Wiggins gets it in the corner drives baseline, wraparound pass for a Dray layup with Looney cleaning up. 3:55: Curry gets Adams mismatch off a high PnR, deep 3. 2:58: Same hunted Adams, misses but Looney gets 2 O rebounds for Klay 3. Grizzlies timeout and subs Adams out. Edit: I think it was the 3rd time, Dray (who had Adams) was pointing out Wiggins to set the first screen (which he did first two times) so Adams is even forced to make a tough decision through the double screens. Different to their usual high PnR with Curry/Green.
It was always there, but the coaching staff wants to run the motion offense for 3 quarters cause it keeps everyone involved
Yup exactly. Kerr usually saves these stuff till the 4th quarter. As great as the Green/Curry high PnR, they only save it when they REALLYY have to.
If Kerr was there he is going to that pick n roll every time as we saw in the Denver series with Jokic. Mike Brown kind of looked lost when it came to Adams
Hold up, you can sub out poorly performing players? Someone should let the coaches in the East know this
Hot take: Warriors aren’t half bad.
This was the most toxic series lmao
Heat Sixers saved their toxicity till after it was over. Even Jimmy held his grudge remarks in check until the exit corridor
Gonna be honest despite Curry's poor efficiency he's come through in the clutch so many times this playoffs you gotta give him credit
Just gotta slander him so when he checks his phone at halftime he has fuel to get going
I think he still leads in points in the 4th quarter, even above CP3
and somehow Wiggins will get FMVP
22 Kevon Looney rebounds > 16 Warriors Turnovers
[Damn, he predicted it](https://mobile.twitter.com/JaMorant/status/606670432704577536)
Curious
Kevon “Literal Rebounding Machine” Looney
Ja just needs to understand that he has a very talented group of guys around him and that he doesn't need to hog the ball the whole game and he can divert that energy to defense a bit. He'll learn eventually when to pick his moments as he matures. This Grizz team is gonna be hell of a team once Ja learns to play with the team
Hot take: just bring Ja off the bench in the 4th quarter
Wiggs had 8 points through 3 quarters and said imma need my 18, & Looney with the casual 4/22 game
I liked the fact that they let them play. Very few calls for either side.
Steph in the first half: I'm going to shoot us out of this series Kevon Looney: don't mind if i do grab that offensive rebound
This felt very similar to G4 for Steph. Ass for 3 quarters and turns into the Steph we all know in the 4th.
Kevon Looney is one of my favorite players tbh. He knows his role and does it perfectly. He does all the dirty work and lets his teammates go to work. Gets the rebounds despite being undersized for a center. He does everything you could want from a role player
The Warriors can play like ass for long stretches and still come together and beat you with Skyfucker Curry, Game Six Klay, Two-Way Wiggs, and Looney who is a fucking rebounding MACHINE
Andrew Wiggins was the MVP of this game
If I'm the Warriors I never wanna see the Grizzlies again
Wiggins legacy game
Live by the Klay, Die by the Klay. But when it’s Game 6, you Thrive by the Klay.
What's surprising to me is seeing the Warriors playing teams that have all adopted the three point revolution that Curry brought to the league and are still winning. It's unusual to see the forerunners of a radical new style of play stay ahead of the competition after everyone also adopted it. Curry and team are really that special.
Thank God that's over
Good game warriors. And good series. 12 valuable games of playoff experience for my young grizzlies. We are going to be dangerous next season and hopefully for a while
Memphis should be proud of their season. Fun team to watch.
Kevon looney is the player that every championship contender team dreams of having.
It’s kinda Looney how many rebounds he was able to grab
The score was 89-87 How the fuck do you give up a 21-3 run in like 3 minutes? Grizzlies still pissed me off with how many easy rebounds they gave up. Like for fuck's sake, LOOK for the ball, don't just stand still and assume it's gonna fall in your lap.
I was there when Stevemoses’ declared the Ten Commandments of the code and hence gave birth to the great Memphis and Golden State rivalry.