Here’s Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on that Mohammed/James incident, and Thibodeau’s reaction: “When everyone else watched Chicago’s Nazr Mohammed make a run at James, shove him tumbling onto his back on Friday night, the Bulls witnessed something else: confirmation of a conspiracy. Mohammed earned the ejection, and the rest of these Bulls earned the indignation and outrage that they need for public retaliation. “We’re well aware of what’s going on,” Thibodeau seethed late Friday. “I’m watching how things are going. I watch very closely. …We’ll adjust accordingly.” Running out of players, running out of time, Thibodeau will never let these Bulls run out of conspiracies to frame in these Eastern Conference semifinals. The Heat beat the Bulls 104-94 in Game 3 and finally took a 2-1 series lead. No one pitches “we’re getting bleeped” better than Thibs, no one better sells it to his players in a neatly wrapped, pretty bow package of damning disgust. His message is unmistakable and his locker room is fully invested in the brainwashing: The NBA wants us to go away, wants us to leave LeBron James undaunted and unharmed on the way to consecutive championship coronations. “We’re not going to get calls,” Thibodeau grumbled. “That’s reality.” “
Last night’s other playoff game was played with significantly less animosity. Here’s a report from Sam Amick of USA Today: “While Manu Ginobili continued to struggle, Tim Duncan had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Parker had 32 points on 13 of 23 shooting. The Spurs, who had trailed big in the first two games of the series, controlled the game throughout and finally slowed a Warriors offense that had scored 100-plus points in six of its last seven playoff games. Golden State shot just 39.3% from the field, and the dynamic backcourt of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were held to a combined 12-for-37 from the field. “They outplayed us, they out-worked us and they were the aggressor,” Warriors coach Mark Jackson said.”Tony Parker's post-game limp after Game 3 apparently looked worse than Steph Curry's. Then again, Steph has had more practice.
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X-rays last night on Stephen Curry's left ankle were negative. Warriors unsure if he will play Sunday, Mark Jackson says.
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