Love had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Irving had 30 points for the Cavaliers, who will face the victor of the Golden State-Oklahoma City series for the Finals.
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DeRozan averaged a career-best 23.5 points in his seventh season with the Raptors. There’s a reason this hasn’t been accomplished in 50 years.
The Toronto Raptors were so close yet so far… “I definitely don’t want to switch up after we win”, he said. They boast a brand new practice facility and hosted their first All-Star game this season. He has done nothing to hint he’ll leave, but if he does, he’d be one of the most desirable scorers in free agency. Lowry scored 18 points in the period on 5-for-6 shooting, including 4-for-5 from beyond the arc, and 4-for-4 form the free throw line, but the Raptors couldn’t slow the Cavs down, and only managed to trim two points off the halftime lead to go into the fourth training by 12. This time, he doesn’t expect any stress.
“I don’t even remember tweeting it, but I meant that”, DeRozan said. Just trying to leave it all out there whenever I got a chance. The only positive for Toronto was center Jonas Valanciunas, who returned after missing eight straight games with a sprained right ankle.
Casey, who led the team to a franchise-best 56 wins and the No. 2 seed in the east, said his contract status is “the last thing on my mind”.
After performances like that, Biyombo will likely command a big raise on the $2.9 million he earned this year. “I would love to be back here”, he said. Starting or not starting, it doesn’t matter. The only thing appealing to me is the things I’ve done in this organization and the things that can be done here.
“Historic season! Proud to stand behind my city always!”
Lowry battled a sore elbow down the stretch and throughout the playoffs and said the injury would be closely examined in his season-ending physical.
TORONTO (AP) – LeBron James isn’t just going back to the NBA Finals.
Perhaps it’s an omen…LeBron James and Kyrie Irving have celebrated an Eastern Conference Title before. “We’ll be much better”. That team was disciplined. “They’ve loved every second of it. They don’t want it to end”. We had too many lapses. They’re going to take charges. “That’s the type of team that you want to be and that’s the type that we are. Adding a couple more pieces that would solidify that”. By contrast, it was only a month ago Toronto was happy to make it past the first round – a reality not lost on its adoring fan base. James asked Burke, who was trying to ask questions over the noise of the crowd.
Through it all, he says, he’s never wanted to play for anyone else. They were comfortable here.
“He has grown so much as a person, as a man, as a teammate that I enjoy coaching Kyle Lowry“, Casey said. However, the players not named Kyle Lowry or DeMar DeRozan had no impact.
It was the first game in the series won by the visiting team and the Cavaliers will play in the NBA Finals for the second year in a row after Game 6’s win. With most of the roster experiencing the Conference Finals for the first time, it was an incredible season of learning that will surely help the team continue it’s climb.
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Cleveland Cavaliers take care of business on the road clinching the Conference Finals against the Toronto Raptors and booking an NBA Finals berth for the second straight year.
