Had the Cavs’ opponent be the Oklahoma City Thunder perhaps such an opinion would change.
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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant speaks to the media after the game against the Golden State Warriors in game three of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. They would’ve had home-court advantage against the Thunder, but none of that matters anymore. Thompson set a playoff record in the pivotal Game 6 of the Western Conference finals with 11 three-pointers. He’s a jewel, both as a person and a player.
“I think good things happen to good people”, James said Wednesday. But [Curry] is shifty, he can make great moves against bigger guys, bigger defenders and he makes tough shots so you have to pick your poison.
Somehow, six days later, the Warriors had won Game Seven with a third straight victory against the Thunder after falling behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. The Cavs have made 202 in 14.
Thompson hit six 3-pointers to account for nearly all of his 21 points, helping Golden State outscore Oklahoma City 51-21 on long-distance shots. But the Cavs were missing several players to injury past year, leaving James as the only star on the floor for Cleveland.
Quoting Cavs coach Tyronn Lue, “It might be a rematch of the same organizations, but this years’ Cavs are a different team”.
“The two teams that should be here are here”, Myers said. With that kind of matchup, the slight edge goes to the team with homecourt advantage. “We’re better built to start the Finals than we were a year ago”, James told reporters Tuesday.
And now it’s the Warriors battling injury problems. It’s obvious that they changed their formula towards the second half of the season as they began hoisting 3’s at a much higher rate.
The Cavaliers won the Eastern Conference title, defeating the Toronto Raptors in six games to book a return trip to the finals, where they will try to avenge their six-game loss to the Warriors in last year’s championship series.
“Everyone in the world knows this is what the game wanted to see”, Irving said.
Now that is a team worthy of a championship.
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If Curry is named the series MVP, he’ll become the 11th player in National Basketball Association history to win the award for the season and the finals.
