Anyone still think the Warriors don't need KD vs. the Bucks?
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They don't need him against the Bucks as long as Iguodala and Green are playing at the same high level they've played the past 4 games, but I'm sure he'll be back.

This season ended when the Warriors won game 5 of the Rockets series when Harden choked out again after Durant's injury.
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Nailed it.

Durant is a luxury not a need. He makes it easier for GS to win the championship but they don't need him to do it.
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Of course they might not NEED him. But without him, I could easily see the Bucks winning. Iggy is a great defender but I don't see him keeping up with Giannis the whole game and with how deep the bucks are and how big they are, they are a matchup nightmare for the Warriors.

As great as the Klay and Steph are shooting 3s, the Bucks as a whole do it better. As big as Iggy and Draymond are, the Bucks are bigger. And the difference in benches is immense. Without KD I see the Bucks winning in 6 or 7.
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I think you are seriously underestimating the Splash brothers when you say Bucks shoot 3s a whole lot better. That's a crazy statement to make.
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The Warriors with almost entirely the same roster won 73 games without Durant. If they can handle the Rockets (a team with a better offensive superstar and a better offensive system), they could handle the Bucks.

We'll never have to find out anyway, though.
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The key rotation vs 73 win team is the same other than Barnes. Also a huge element is Draymond in these playoffs seems back to being among the elite.
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I am in the minority but I think the Bucks can take it to the Wariors a bit. It wont be a sweep like these conference finals series will be against the crap Blazers and trash Raptors. These two junk teams dont belong anywhere near a conference finals.
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They dont.

Is anyone still watching this trash? I wonder who's going to win it all???
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Durant gets his 3rd Bill Russell award tying Shaq and Lebron and half way to MJs total.
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Why, though? They aren't some unbeatable dynamo and they have no playoff pedigree. Heck, they were thoroughly outplayed by the Raptors in game 1 of this very series at home.

The Bucks aren't even close to as good as the 2017 Cavs, a team that lost in 5 to the Warriors only because of LeBron's greatness (he averaged a triple double in the Finals). It will be a blood bath and I'm not sure why anybody is trying to talk themselves into something different.
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And he knows none of those mean a thing, which is why he'll head to New York in a little over a month's time.
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According to who they don't? Did you discredit any of Lebrons super team titles? Remember..not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4.......
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If he goes to the Knicks, you can infer from his own actions what he thinks of those titles. If he was comfortable with them, he'd just stay and continue winning them.
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How exactly do the rockets have a better offensive superstar or a better system?

The bucks have been averaging 116 points per game in the playoffs. The rockets averaged 108. Giannis has 27/12/5 splits on 59% TS. Harden had 31/7/7 on 56%. So the superstars are a wash at best but the bucks team overall is A LOT better than the rockets.
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