According to Google Trends, searches for “Golden State Warriors” have outnumbered searches for “Cleveland Cavaliers” for every game of this year’s NBA Finals – that is, outside of areas surrounding the state of Ohio.
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“You just don’t see kind of that rhythm and that flow and just the energy that we play with the offensive end”, Curry said Saturday. And we’re at home with a chance to win the championship. Their largest lead in search history came after Game 1, when they lead the Cavaliers by a search rating of 26.
This is the sixth time LeBron James will appear in a Game 7. Amidst all the hubbub over Green’s suspension and Steph Curry’s thrown mouth guard, people seemed to forget that the Most Valuable Player of last year’s Finals was hobbling up and down the floor like Fred Sanford’s twin brother. The Cavaliers won 115-101.
The frustration boiled over with Curry’s ejection for throwing his mouthpiece at a fan after fouling out and coach Steve Kerr’s $25,000 fine for criticizing officials.
But the Cavaliers come into the game with James. And yet, the way LeBron James is playing – his will that has forced a Game 7 after falling behind 3-1 in the series has been fantastic to watch – makes me seriously reconsider what will happen. “Nothing really surprises me with the Warriors”, Papp said. “I’ve gotten better as the series has gone on”. Unable to contain James, Golden State has looked frustrated in its two most recent losses but has a ton of confidence heading into Sunday’s game at Oracle Arena, where the Warriors have lost just four games all season. Cleveland, a die-hard sports town starving for their first championship since 1964, lead all markets when searching for topics surrounding the NBA Finals with a search value of 100.
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“I need to play my best game of the year if not my career because of what the stakes are”, Curry said. Add on the fact that the Warriors had the luxury of having two of the final three games at home, and you start to see why they survive this scare in the title defense. “So that doesn’t mean scoring 50 points, though”. When I need to be aggressive, well, I need to be aggressive.
