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He is averaging 32.5 points per game in these playoffs, eclipsed only by the 35.3 per-game average as a spry 24-year-old in 2009.

The Warriors and Cavaliers meet for the third straight year in the NBA Finals, beginning with Game 1 on Thursday, and while some of the participants may be new, there’s less of a sense of excitement as there is of focus headed into what is being called the “Three-match”.

Durant is averaging 25.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.2 blocked shots a game in the Warriors’ ideal playoff start. The Warriors became the first team ever to make a 12-0 run through the playoffs, winning by an average of 16.3 points per game.

The Cavaliers added a 3-point specialist in Korver, along with backup point guard Deron Williams and swingman Derrick Williams to the mix in hopes of giving James more offensive options around him.

Jordan did not contact James to congratulate him for breaking the record. For instance, when Dallas played the Miami Heat in the Heat’s first season as the Big Three, most of America (outside of Miami) wanted Dallas to win – though Spurs fans probably had to hold their nose to do so. He sat out Game 5, allowing the Cavs to rally. By Game 7, he was even a detriment, missing 13 of 19 shots and throwing away a pass in a key late possession.

Love is now healthy. He will be the X-factor for the Cavs if the Warriors concentrate too much on James and Kyrie Irving. He has won the MVP three times in his career, including previous year. A year before Kyrie’s shot secured the title for Cleveland, Steph did something similar for Golden State.

Golden State, unbeaten this postseason at 12-0 with sweeps of Houston, Utah and San Antonio, host the defending champions Cleveland Cavaliers in Games One and Two on Friday morning and Monday morning (Thai time).

Cleveland’s Big Three of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love were supposedly kept off the court for their own good in a mid-March blowout defeat, despite the National Basketball Association playoffs still being a month away.

This prediction goes against what more basketball-savvy reporters than me expect.

Brown has been coaching the Warriors since Game Three of the first-round play-off series at Portland, with Kerr assisting at practice and from the locker room before and during games.

Here is the important thing to remember. The Cavaliers were skittish in the regular season. Before the playoffs began, the Celtics were 22-5 at home since January 1.If nothing else, Lue said their recent taste of adversity should help them remain humble heading into Game 5. They lost their last four games and in the process the No. 1 seed in the East. When they score 102 or less, they’re 1-9.

The Cavaliers love the underdog role.

This year’s finals matchup also marks the third consecutive year that tickets at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena are significantly cheaper than tickets at Golden State’s Oracle Arena in Oakland.