The win sets up a third consecutive match-up with Western Conference champion Golden State in the Finals.
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The 2016 champion Cavs will battle the 2015 champion Warriors for the third straight year. “They’ve been right at the top, best team in the league for three years straight now”. The first two games will be played in California before heading back to OH for Game 3 on June 7.
“I’ve only seen one (doctor) but we’ve sent the information to a few of them”, he said.
There probably aren’t two teams in the National Basketball Association that know each other better than Cleveland and Golden State. The entire series was played at the Polo Grounds, home to both teams that season. Williams is a backup now with the Cavaliers, but he was a bright spot for the team in the Eastern Conference Game 5 closeout win over the Boston Celtics by scoring 14 points in 17 minutes.
“But none of that matters if you don’t take care of your business prior (to The Finals)”. It’s a chance for a grudge to be settled between the two teams. So you have to appreciate it. …
Already, the back-and-forth is underway. The Cavaliers have only lost once and have been nearly as dominant.
Much more of that sort of that will likely follow over the next week, filling time before Golden State plays host to Game 1.
Nearly immediately in the first round, both teams made it clear they have no equal in their respective conferences.
Recognized as a top-three talent in the world, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is hungry to win his first National Basketball Association title. Kevin Durant can score from anywhere, over anyone.
Cleveland had even more rest in the postseason. Maybe defensively the Celtics are able to roll out bigger guys and a more versatile lineup, but offensively, they aren’t the same team. “Now we can start focusing on Golden State to get ready”.
For James, the Finals are an annual rite.
With Richard back, the Canadiens won the following year in five games with the Rocket getting the game-winning goal in the clincher. There was nearly too much historical context to dissect, and so James did what his instincts told him to do. “It’s one of those things I have no control over, it is what it is”, said Brown, filling in for the ailing Steve Kerr.
The two-time all-star will earn just $6.26 million in the final year of the four-year, $27 million deal he signed in 2014 with Phoenix.
Yes, the Eastern Conference isn’t much better, but that’s a little different.
Lue said that tape of last season’s Finals is applicable now, even though Durant wasn’t on the court.
“Once we start to lock in on that beast of a matchup that we’ve got next round, then we’ll be very focused and I’ll let (teammates) know what to expect out of a Finals appearance”, he said. They’ve been super-impressive. It’s kind of in our minds that that’s who we were going to see.
The storylines are many.
While James is going for his fourth ring, Warriors forward Kevin Durant will be trying to win his first.
Obviously, Golden State is historically good. How will Cleveland try to contain Curry?
The Celtics have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft and could make a run at a number of free agents in the offseason, including Utah Jazz star Gordon Hayward.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers once again humiliated the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, 135-102, and with this victory, they eliminated them and progressed to the NBA Finals, for the third year in a row.
