Golden State had the best regular season record in National Basketball Association history with 73 wins and nine losses and refused to bow out of the playoffs early.
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In contrast, rarely-used Cavalier guard Dahntay Jones was suspended for Game 4 of the team’s series against the Toronto Raptors after he struck Raptors center Bismack Biyombo in the groin in the waning moments of Game 3 last Saturday night.
NBA MVP Stephen Curry, with 36 points, including seven of 12 three point attempts, led the Warriors’ second-half charge.
Kevin Durant was the recipient of one such scissor kick.
Adams had nine points and nine rebounds from 25 minutes.
It was a monumental series comeback for the Warriors.
Adams said he is purely focused on beating the Warriors, not watching video clips of himself.
Green made a point of calling back Bryant. “He’s unbelievable and he’s tough, too”.
Defeat meant Adams’ third campaign in the National Basketball Association ended the same as his first, suffering a third-round playoff exit with a maiden title in tantalising reach. He’ll be a huge factor against LeBron James and could be big on the offensive end.
Win or lose, Adams has already impressed in this year’s postseason.
The final physicality between Adams and Green wasn’t of violence.
After estimates of his yearly value had previously sat in the US$15 million ($22m) range, one salary cap expert predicted Adams’ performance in these playoffs had added US$5m-a-year to any eventual deal.
Poor officiating decisions have been a storyline throughout the National Basketball Association playoffs.
Oklahoma City certainly sent a message in these playoffs.
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Really, Jim Ross could’ve been applicable to many different points in this series, such as Draymond’s kick to Adams’ groin in Game 3, or Adam’s dunk that ended Green’s life.
