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“It just speaks to his kind of character and perseverance and work ethic and his belief in himself that when he’s out there on the floor he deserves to be out there on the floor, he belongs and can make an impact”, Curry said.

The Cleveland regulars were 16 of 33 from behind the arc through three quarters-after the Cavs went 19 of 39 on treys in a 44-point win in Game 2. He said, no matter if he’s coaching or not, he will travel to Cleveland with the team in the Finals.

Deron Williams recorded 14 points off the bench on 5-of-6 shooting in the second frame. The Cavs were pushed in individual games in the first round by the Indiana Pacers, but even the Celtics were drilled in two home-game blowouts.

Um, did you watch game 4? All three of Boston’s walking wounded-Fs Jae Crowder, Jaylen Brown and Amir Johnson-were able to play.

LeBron James has bested his idol and frequent target of comparison, Michael Jordan, once more by breaking his all-time NBA Playoffs scoring record.

The question now is if Curry is susceptible to more battery from Irving. Cleveland led by 35 heading into the final 12 minutes of the contest. When it’s all said and done, however, LeBron James could have an argument as the GOAT – especially if he can pull off an upset of the favoured Warriors for the second straight June. It’s very, very hard for a team these days to win two years in a row. Without their star Isaiah Thomas and already down 2-0 in the series, the Celtics looked dead in the water and in prime sweeping condition. Irving concluded with 24 points and seven assists while Love tallied 15 points.

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QuotesBoston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens looks on from the sidelines.

“I’ve played against Ray (Allen), KG (Kevin Garnett), Paul (Pierce), (Rajon) Rondo and Doc (Rivers)”, James said.

“That nearly is kind of disrespectful because it’s not like it’s easy for us to get here”.

There is a solid chance the National Hockey League and NBA could both have repeat champions for the first time in awhile, but whether wounded survivors on ice or well-rested on the hardcourt, both series should make for close games and compelling viewing.

This leaves a certain taste in our mouth, getting here and not getting to the championship. He then added, “We all gave our heart every single night”.

“A lot of schemes you had in place before we could try to double team and get the ball out of Steph’s hands and now having that dynamic scorer, dynamic shooter in Durant it makes it tough because now you’re flying around and you have Klay and Durant on the back side”, coach Tyronn Lue said. “I respect all of my teammates”. The 2017 NBA Finals gets underway on July 1. But now, it’s time for the moment we have all been waiting for – the NBA Finals.

He has scored 955 of those points against Boston, the most for any player against any team.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, fuelled by another milestone night for LeBron James, powered into a third straight NBA Finals meeting with the Golden State Warriors with a dominant 135-102 win over the Celtics in Boston on Thursday. Golden State has had only two games in these playoffs decided by single digits and is winning by an average of 16.3 points, the highest in the history of the National Basketball Association playoffs (minimum 5 games). Golden State forward Draymond Green put it in much stronger words when he told NBA.com’s David Aldridge in October that he wanted to “destroy” and “annihilate” the Cavs if they meet with a championship on the line again.