One game from delivering long-suffering Cleveland fans their first major sports crown since 1964, the Cavaliers are trying to complete the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history by becoming the first team to rally from a 3-1 deficit for the crown.
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The Cavaliers did well by forcing Thursday’s Game 6, simultaneously keeping plenty of champagne from flowing at Golden State’s arena a few days earlier.
“I’m happy to see you, man”, James said. “So I don’t know if it goes against us being that the other team can get rest and they don’t use as many bodies”. Perhaps, we’ll be seeing a lot of the duo in the upcoming Game 6 to sustain the ground against the Cavs.
“For us there is strength in numbers”, the 32-year-old forward said.
“He had another unbelievable game”, added Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue. He scored 38 points in Game 4, his career high for a Finals game.
Even though there’s been blowout games it’s been a fun series to watch, unless you’re my wife who says “this thing is still going on?”
“We definitely need Kev to play better”, James said. With the Warriors getting no closer than eight points in the fourth, James scored or assisted on 27 straight points. Like when Kyrie Irving put up 41 points, or Klay Thompson draining threes like he’s on fire in the NBA Jam video game. An update on his status was planned for Wednesday, team spokesman Raymond Ridder said.
“We’ve got that opportunity”, Green said.
Tristan Thompson of the Cavs defends against Andre Iguodala of Golden State.
“I think our spacing was pretty good tonight in terms of where guys were positioning and our weakside action, which I’ve been talking about nearly this whole series waiting for it to happen, and it happened”, Irving said on Monday. I think guys understand that. He’s been in touch with officials from Australia about his status, and said they joined him in being disappointed. He’s too big of a piece to our puzzle….
Green thanked the Oakland Athletics for hosting him in a suite as they took on the Texas Rangers as Game 5 took place next door. “I mean, each movie is nine hours long. I take pride in being a good teammate”. Offensively we have two guys that did something that hasn’t been done in National Basketball Association history: Two guys score 40 points in a single game. “Those other guys can beat you as well”. They’re hurting, too, which is why they want to finish the Cavaliers and end these NBA Finals as soon as possible. Our rebounding was down because he’s on the perimeter.
Love doesn’t seem to have a place on the Cavs as now constructed, relegated to being a spot-up three-point shooter during most of his time on the court.
The Cavs saved their season in Game 5 and are home with a second chance to even this unpredictable series.
Adding insult to the Warriors’ pain, Curry fouled out with 4:22 left on a ticky-tack backcourt infraction on James that threw the reigning two-time MVP into a temper tantrum that included him throwing his mouthpiece toward a fan.
The Cavaliers are now just the third team to force a Game 7 after falling behind 3-1, joining the 1951 New York Knicks and the 1966 Los Angeles Lakers. “That’s all that matters”. “I have strong belief that if I play Game 5, we win”.
CLEVELAND-Andrew Bogut all but ruled himself out of the Rio Olympics on Thursday, saying the bone bruises around his left knee nearly certainly will not be healed in time for him to play for Australia this summer. “We gave it our all tonight and we were able to come away with the victory”.
The shell-shocked Golden State Warriors, who were once in complete control of the NBA Finals, are suddenly flirting with disaster after being forced to a decisive seventh game of the NBA Finals. According to NBA.com’s David Aldridge, Bogut multiple bone bruises and is likely to be out for 6-8 weeks.
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“I don’t think I have to remind them”, Kerr said.
