Heading into June, the feeling remains fresh for Warriors fans. It has eased the burden going into this matchup, allowing the Cavaliers to play with less pressure, no longer carrying a 52-year title drought with them. The stars – from James vs. Durant, to Curry vs.
So instead of bellyaching about the star-studded lineups that will contest one of the most eagerly anticipated championship series in recent memory, it’s time to celebrate greatness. But how does he compare to Michael Jordan?
That marked the largest margin of victory in a game between the top team in each conference in National Basketball Association history, with a minimum of 20 games into the season.
Lue was asked if it’s more hard to identify who that is on Golden State.
If you somehow missed last year’s series, I highly suggest you watch the NBA’s mini-movie on the historical and entertaining series to get you excited for this year’s finals.
LeBron James knows the Cavaliers are facing a monster in the NBA Finals. The award went to reserve Andre Iguodala.
What does matter is that the 32-year-old is having one of his finest postseasons, and the Cavs are gelling the way they did at this time last year. Alex Rodriguez, Grayson Allen, Colin Kaepernick – whether the reasons are justifiable or just silly – fans who dislike these players actually want them to go away. The addition of KD will be too much for the Cavs, as Durant will earn his first ring and do exactly what he set out to do when he joined Golden State this past offseason. “There’s a great buzz around, from what happened past year and last season”. Things took a turn for the worse in December. In 2015-16, the Splash Brother averaged 24.3 points while shooting 42.4 percent from beyond the arc.
The Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the game against the Boston Celtics, 135-102, with LeBron James finishing with 35 points.
“Throughout the postseason there’s so many different emotions”, James said.
If it’s coming soon enough for Kerr to return to the sidelines before this season ends, though, remains to be seen. The odds will be against Cleveland surviving a starting five packed with players who are at the top of their positions. “I’m doing my homework, I’m doing every possible thing to put this team in every situation to win”. “Talent will only get you so far”. Durant shifts the balance of power in favour of Golden State. The Baby Face Assassin could care less who’s in the spotlight, only worrying about winning games and adding championships to his resume. “I’m comfortable, in a lot of pain, but I did fine”, Kerr said.
The ending of February was tough.
Hunting him won’t bear the same fruits it did previous year because the Warriors can simply go to Kevin Durant for offense, but for the Cavs, it may be the easiest way to score in crunch time. Cleveland and the Warriors have gone head to head on many occasions. He’ll have the Cavs ready, and they can also count on him to keep them relaxed. But it was clear to even Warriors naysayers: the team has belonged to Curry and will continue to under this current tenure. Last season, Steph scored an National Basketball Association record 17 points in overtime in Portland after returning from his sprained MCL.
Defensively, they hunted Curry like he was Bambi’s mom. They had a slugfest with Portland in the first round, swept the two-time defending champion Lakers in the conference semifinals and then knocked off Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and a hungry young Oklahoma City Thunder team in the conference finals. Lose here, or you win a game here, it’s like, ‘All right, cool.