The Cavs likely won’t be able to do that almost as much now because the Warriors added Kevin Durant, who will probably demand James’ attention.
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“Honestly, I don’t really care who we play”, Lacob said, per The Mercury News, after the Warriors swept the Spurs. I don’t feel like we’re underdogs.
According to Bovada, the Cavaliers are plus 200 to win it all, while the Warriors are -240. Cleveland won by one point on Christmas Day and Golden State prevailed by 35 points on January 16.
The defending National Basketball Association champions, who shot 71 percent in the second half to open a 3-1 lead in the series, can wrap up their third straight conference title – and a “three-match” against the Warriors – with a win in Game 5 on Thursday night in Boston.
Speaking for the first time since the end of his season, Thomas said he might need surgery but it’s “not the No. 1 option right now”. There are a number of reasons this could be occurring and its not because the Celtics are better off without its star player Isaiah Thomas.
In fact, Irving’s only appearance on the all-NBA teams came two seasons ago, when he was a third-teamer. So you have to appreciate it. …
Comments spilled into the media and eventually onto social media with barbs being traded back and forth.
Brad Stevens is known for being mild mannered on the sidelines, but the Boston Celtics head coach apparently developed a mean streak this season.
Boston Celtics Game 3 (live stream online and score here) in the 2017 NBA Playoffs resumes tonight with the Cavs leading the Eastern Conference Finals series 2-0. In a series full of blowouts, the Cavs triumph in Game 5 of the ECF was also another win for TNT. “They’ve been right at the top, best team in the league for three years straight now”.
James acknowledged that toppling a Warriors team boasting two-time reigning league MVP Stephen Curry, four-times scoring champion Kevin Durant, defensive specialist Draymond Green and sweet-shooting Klay Thompson will be among the toughest tasks of his career. “We have to be ready for the challenge”. Thursday was about James inching closer to Jordan, not the Finals matchup looming out West. With James guiding them the Cavaliers navigated through the playoffs, and landed in the finals against Golden State.
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They’ll collide again, starting next week. It will be interesting to see how he once again matches up with the Warriors defense. They got a big scare in late February when Durant had a left knee injury, but he’s back and the Warriors have rolled since. “I can’t lie”, Durant said, when comparing the 2012 Finals trip to this one.
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“I’m glad he finally admitted that he owes me money because for many years he wouldn’t admit that he owed me money. I started to focus on myself, on other players and other people around my neighborhood because I never thought that you could get to a point where Mike was”. So it’s a little different now, obviously.
