Kevin Durant made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds left and the Golden State Warriors took a 3-0 in the NBA Finals by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-113 on Wednesday night.
Smith, 31, admitted that he believed in the message that the Cavaliers could become the first National Basketball Association team to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a playoff series.
Following the Golden State Warriors' thrilling comeback win in Game 3, Kevin Durant told ABC's Doris Burke that his team had watched film of last year's blitzing in Cleveland.
The Cavaliers, who beat the Warriors in a decisive seventh game past year after trailing 3-1, are now trying to become the first National Basketball Association team to rally back from a 3-0 series deficit.
One reason for the Warriors' dominant playoff run was the acquisition of Kevin Durant in the offseason. "So even when you're playing well, you got to play like A-plus plus, because they're going to make runs and they're going to make shots and they got guys that's going to make plays". And when I came back here, we built something again.
"We have a great opportunity to give ourselves another opportunity to keep going", James said.
During the playoffs, most of Golden State's wins have not been close.
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"They're definitely a different team than they were previous year that's definitely in full effect that we're all fully aware of", the Cavs' Kyrie Irving said. If you truly love the game, it's more than just wins and losses.
What team could realistically knock off these Warriors, and how long will it take? "Our guys have really played well and competed at a high level". LeBron James also left the franchise that drafted him to join a super team in Miami. "Their team (in Golden State) was already kind of put together, and you just implement a guy that's ready to sacrifice, a great talent, a guy that's willing to do whatever it takes to help the team win".
The series also serves as a rubber match for the teams. I mean, who am I to say if it's fair or not? "But that team, they knew what they were about". But what happened on Wednesday will go down as an all-time squandering of one of the truly great playoff performances of James' career. He just had to come in and just do what he had to do. And then went up 3-0 in The Finals, and had a little bit of a letdown.
What would this series have looked like through the first three games if the Cavaliers had shot the ball from 3-point range the way they had all season? "We've said it all along - it doesn't matter if we lose in Game 7, what happens with tonight: If we don't win a championship, then the season was unsuccessful".
"I'm not one to judge and say if it's fair or not if guys are adding players to their team", he said.
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