No questioning Durant’s decision now as Warriors near title

The Golden State Warriors have taken a 3-0 lead.

James has defied the odds before, perhaps most impressively a year ago against Golden State when his Cavaliers were the first team to win a title after trailing the Finals 3-1.

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant speaks after Game 3 of basketball’s NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, early Thursday, June 8, 2017.

So that’s history. But even if they lose Game 4 to LeBron James & Co., the Warriors will make more money by playing a fifth game at home and even a seventh game should Cleveland mount an unlikely, miraculous comeback.

No NBA team have ever found their way back after losing the first three games of a best-of-seven series but James was not ready to admit defeat. Steph Curry had 14, Klay Thompson had 13, and Draymond Green had 16 points for the Warriors.

“All I was looking at was the bottom of the net”, Durant said. “He’s been an incredible player in this league for a long time and I think he senses this is his time, his moment, his team… and I think he’s having the time of his life out there”.

Kyrie Irving poured in 40 points to lead the Cavs, while LeBron James posted his second triple-double of The Finals, with 31 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. But the Lakers lost Finals Game 1 to IN before ripping off four more wins. Now, they have to sweep the remainder of the series to retain the title.

Now the Warriors are on the cusp of a second championship in three years, and there’s no telling when this dynasty might slow down.

“I didn’t envision anything but just being around good people and getting better every single day”.

“It’s probably the most, most firepower I’ve played in my career”.

Irving netted 16 points in the third and instead of falling well back as they had in the third periods of both prior games, the Cavs outscored Golden State 33-22 and seized their biggest edge so far in the finals, up 94-89 after three quarters.

The nearest an National Basketball Association champion has come to playoff perfection was the 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers, who went 15-1. Yes, the thinnest player on the floor is getting nearly 10 rebounds a game. They defeated them 118-113. “It’s what I think makes our team who we are”. Golden State won that championship in six games (4-2) and won the first two games of last year’s championship, but lost the series 4-3 to Cleveland in seven. It’s sports. You have an opportunity to sign one of the best players, and you can do it, go ahead and do it.

“The Bible says the Lord exalts humility and that’s one thing I try to be all the time“.

“They’re definitely a different team than they were past year that’s definitely in full effect that we’re all fully aware of”, the Cavs’ Kyrie Irving said.

A final three minutes that head coach Tyronn Lue said he didn’t even remember afterwards, showing just how devastating it really was for the Cavs.

Warriors executives have insisted, of course, that they’d rather just win the series as quickly as possible. “They’re definitely a different team than they were previous year”, he added.