Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reaches for the ball against the Golden State Warriors during the second half of Game 4 of basketball's NBA Finals in Cleveland, Friday, June 9, 2017.
Needless to say, the Warriors can ill afford the risk of returning to Game 6 back at the Quicken Loans Arena with a 3-2 series advantage. "You want to reward your home fans and you obviously don't want to extend the series any longer than it has to be when you're in this position. And regardless of any situation, I always feel like if I do a great job of giving confidence in my teammates and remaining calm in the situation".
If the Warriors can close out the tough-to-eliminate Cavs on Monday, they would become the first Bay Area team to capture a championship at home since the A's finished the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the 1974 World Series. Whether it be battling back from a 3-1 deficit last season, to taking a shot with the championship on the line, or preventing the Cleveland Cavaliers from being swept with a massive 40 point performance in Game 4. He has been criticized occasionally in his career for struggling in the biggest of moments, but he has been devastating in these NBA Finals. Elgin Baylor did it twice in the 1960s and Wilt Chamberlain did it in 1970 for the Lakers. "We didn't seem that nervous in Game 4", Kerr said before the game. "That's been key for our team".
The celebrating after Game 4 was done by Cavaliers fans, not Golden State players, their families or anyone else dressed in blue and gold who came looking for a historic party.
James registered 41 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists for Cleveland in the loss.
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The two teams are set to lock horns in Game 5 at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Monday.
The Cavs won 137-116 in Game 4 on Friday night, with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love combining to score 94 points while the Cavs hit a Finals record 24 three-pointers.
Golden State got there a little differently this time around, opening up a 3-0 lead. Somehow, though, Irving not only got the shot away but turned it into a ideal three-pointer, off balance. "Seven is too many". They're trying to make him be more of a jump shooter. West shoved Irving to pick up a technical foul, then went chest-to-chest with Tristan Thompson. "It's whatever you need to get yourself ready to play".
"We won three games in a row in the Finals and 15 in a row overall in the playoffs, you just think it's going to happen", Green said Sunday.
I've been doing this for 16 years. In what looked like a complete swap of talent, James and the Cleveland Cavaliers played like they were the ones who were up 3-0 against the Golden State Warriors.
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