LeBron James calls his pursuit of Michael Jordan a ‘personal goal’

Golden State became the first team in league history to open a postseason 12-0. He will have to wait for more tests until the swelling goes down, he said.

Lue should have warned James to be careful, too, as the superstar picked up four fouls and spent the final 6:46 watching from the bench, unable to help his team.

“I think it’s a great thing for the league, contrary to popular belief”, Draymond Green said after practice Friday.

The Cavaliers and Warriors split their two meetings this season, both winning at home.

Golden State led by as many as 22 points in cruising to its third straight NBA Finals.

“I feel good about our chances, ” he said. “They had multiple people come in and talk to me about what’s more important, but I definitely wasn’t trying to hear that at that point in time”. So you have to appreciate it. After winning multiple championships, there was something missing for James.

Already, the back-and-forth is underway.

The 51-year-old Kerr underwent a procedure May 5 to fix a spinal fluid leak stemming from complications after a pair of back surgeries in 2015, after the Warriors won their first championship in 40 years during his first season as coach. Countered Golden State acting coach Mike Brown, when asked about it Thursday: “That’s his opinion”.

LeBron James’ frustrating night kept going after one of the worst playoff games of his splendid career.

For the third time in as many TD Garden games in the series, the Cavaliers never trailed. But there’s also a clear respect level between the clubs as well. Golden State landed the best player in free agency by successful prying small forward Kevin Durant away from the rival Oklahoma City Thunder.

Look, the only way we’ll ever know which player was truly the G.O.A.T.is to have them play one-on-one in the prime of their careers. “So it makes it even more risky when you equip that talent, that skill with those guys”. So, its going to be very challenging not only on me mentally, but on our ballclub and on our franchise.”. “We have to be ready for the challenge”.

For the sixth time, James enters the Finals as an underdog, hardly a role hes accustomed to before June.

“Like I’m the reason why (expletive) Orlando couldn’t make the playoffs for five, six years in a row?” Miami was pushed to a Game 7 twice in the conference finals, by Boston in 2012 and in in 2013. We will start with what was, statistically, the easiest run: James’ second championship with Miami, followed by Jordan’s first in Chicago.

“Throughout the series, I didn’t get the opportunity to have that moment (with Thomas)”, James said Thursday night.

They’ll collide again, starting next week. “But right now, we’re not at that point”. The Warriors are 36-7 against the West in the postseason the last three years. Durant said. “Am I the reason that Brooklyn gave all their picks to Boston?“. “I went when I was 23 years old, and it felt like the Western Conference Finals was nearly like the championship”.

James, determined to bounce back after a poor 11-point haul in Game 3, then steadied the Cleveland nerves in the fourth quarter, bringing the Cavaliers home for the win as Boston’s fearless effort came up short. So it’s a little different now, obviously. They’ve been super-impressive. It’s kind of in our minds that that’s who we were going to see.

The storylines are many.

But on this night, James wasn’t anxious about a record, his legacy or whether he’ll ever surpass Jordan as the greatest of all time. How will Cleveland try to contain Curry?

MARTIN: Last night, the Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics and will go on to face the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association finals.

“I wear the number [23] because of Mike”, James said of his historic accomplishment.