Without him the Cavs wouldn’t have won a game during these finals. “We do not want them celebrating at all, no matter if it’s on our home floor or their home floor”, he said.
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LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
It was Steph Curry who led Golden State with his 37 points, including seven triples, seven rebounds, and four assists to endure another brilliant performance from Cavs superstar LeBron James.
On Tuesday, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr and guard Stephen Curry spoke to the media after the team’s shootaround at Quicken Loans Arena. The Warriors have scored 106.5 ppg on 45.9% shooting overall and 38.5% from long range on the road this year.
NBA Most Valuable Player Curry has recovered from dehydration after a 37-point performance in game five and will be ready Tuesday. But that didn’t stop the two-time NBA Champion from praising his skills as the best player in the world despite being a loss away from his season being over.
“Whoever’s in the game needs to do their job”, James said after Game 5, “and do it at a high level, do it to the best of their ability and you live with the aftermath after that”. “He’ll be back playing like he always can, I’m sure, because he’s got character and he doesn’t listen to a lot of you guys”.
James tallied his second triple-double in Game 5 as he scored 40 points, grabbed 14 boards and dished out 11 assists. “James isn’t getting the required help on offense, and the Warriors are forcing them to play a smaller and faster brand of basketball with which they’re not entirely familiar”. “We’re going home for Game 6”. You have to wonder if he regrets what he said, especially with the Cavs trailing 3-2 and on the brink of elimination.
When James said “I’m the best player in the world”, it didn’t have the same feel as the players and athletes before him that used similar words. With 2:44 minutes remaining in regulation, Curry responded with 3-point shot, Klay Thompson followed with a three and Andre Iguodala also hit a three. Play two games for the ages and maybe Cleveland has a chance. Windhorst stresses it’s the second time in the series that he has made a bold remark which has made headlines. Just two seasons ago, San Antonio led Miami 3-2 but the Heat rallied to win the last two games to take the crown. Jerry West, a man who now works, interestingly enough, for the Golden State Warriors, is the only person in the game’s history to have been named the Finals MVP after his team – the Los Angeles Lakers – failed to win the series.
If he continues this trend, it could drastically hurt the offensive firepower of the Golden State team that likes to push the pace.
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