Celtics Eliminated From Playoffs Following Game 5 Loss to Cleveland

The last two Cleveland-Golden State showdowns have been an absolute treat, so what will the third bring?

So LeBron James is not called the King of the Court for nothing. The Durant-Curry combination – along with Klay Thompson and Draymond Green – took some time to find a rhythm, which was interrupted by Durant’s late season injury.

The matchup we’ve all been waiting for has arrived: Cavs vs. Warriors III, the NBA Finals rubber match.

This is the first time in history that two teams have met in the NBA Finals in three straight years. That tie with 10:45 to play in the first quarter was as good as it would get for the overmatched Celtics – who found themselves down 10with just under eight minutes to play in the period and trailed by as many as 21 before they could escape the quarter.

Snagging an overall 1.1/4 rating among adults 18-49 last night, the net was also in rightful bragging rights mode with music challenge themed Beat Shazam delivering the best Thursday unscripted debut since Hollywood Game Night launched on NBC on July 11, 2013.

LeBron was magnificent in Game 5.

The Cavaliers ended the Celtics post-season – winning the game, 135-102. But I can’t answer that question and know if we’re going to play them in the Eastern Conference finals next year.

This will be Kevin Durant’s second appearance in the NBA Finals, and it’s insane to think how much has happened since his first.

While Bron needed more games to reach the total points at 212 compared to Jordan’s 179, he did so at a younger age and on fewer shots. All three of OKC’s stars were under the age of 25.

“When the fans at the end of the game were [chanting “Let’s go Celtics”] – man, it’s just fantastic”.

There are a handful of superstars who can drag their teams to the finals. “It took him a lot of years to learn how to involve his teammates in order to win championships”.

Can LeBron and the Cavs do it again? Am I the reason that Brooklyn gave all their picks to Boston? One talented player can have a huge impact on their team. Durant’s just too much, he’s just really such a great player and when you add him to this team, there’s just too much there for the Cavs to handle. That’s just two more seasons. But I’ve gotta do what’s best for me in the long run, what’s best for my body. The Celtics never led in any of the games in Boston, trailing by as many as 50 in Game 2 and 39 on Thursday night before both teams emptied their benches.

Is this any surprise though?

In 2016, it looked like everything was going the Warriors’ way. He then re-aggravated the injury in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Washington Wizards, a game the Celtics lost on a John Wall buzzer beating three. I have no discussion – Golden State, they’ve been the best team in our league for the last three years, and then they added an MVP. “We don’t go into any series saying we’re only going to play four games, we can’t approach a series like that, like, ‘Yeah, we’re going to play four.’ You approach it with a mindset of, ‘Of course we’d love to sweep them but you have to take that game by game'”.

Every year the bar gets raised a little higher, the target moves a little farther, and the superlatives get, well, super-er.

James has three National Basketball Association titles while Jordan has six.

Maybe the most discouraging thing for Boston – beyond not having a healthy Thomas for this series – was the way Cleveland dominated.