Originally Posted by
RedBlackAttack
Hmmm.
I must have missed where Curry burned Kyrie "play after play," seeing as he didn't exactly have an incredible game. He had an OK game... 26 points on 10-20 shooting (2-6 from 3), 8 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 4 turnovers and was a +4... he had 22 points after regulation.
Kyrie had 23 points on 10-22, 6 assists, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks and was a team-high +5.
Just sayin'... for a guy who was allegedly burned, the numbers dont jive. You can say statistics don't matter, but Curry is capable of going off for 30-40 points against any defense. 26 points and a 2:1 A/TO ratio in a game that went an extra period does not indicate that the Cavs' defense was a turnstile until Delly started playing 40 minutes a night.
The other thing is this... Kyrie took over that game offensively for stretches, which was something the Cavs badly needed once GS figured out that LeBron was really the only guy on the floor they needed to guard. The success they had in Game 2 was not sustainable and pretty much everyone knew it.
If your point is that the Cavs couldn't have at least won 2 games with Kyrie in the lineup, I wholeheartedly disagree. The series was basically over when he went down.