After he and LeBron got tangled up in an on-court collision, King James tried to step over Draymond. He has double-digit rebounds in six of his last seven playoff games, excelling on the defensive glass, and he's in for a challenge to keep doing so against Golden State.
Not that anyone expected any different. The first two play types are among the most frequently run by the Cavaliers during this playoff run, showing that Thompson could still be a major part of the Warriors' title chase even if he remains cold for another game or two.
Perhaps most noteworthy, it gives Durant the chance at a first championship and validation for his decision to leave the Thunder and join the league's latest super team. Seems like a long time, but I view pain as a good thing. Its definitely exciting. I feel blessed to be in this position to compete for a championship..
This matchup has seemed ordained since James walked off the court in Oakland last June, having delivered his native northeast OH its first major team championship since 1964. It was a crushing defeat for the Warriors, who led 3-1 before the Cavs won three games in a row to claim the championship.
"I'm a Glasgow Celtic fan, a soccer team, Hanritty said with a laugh". "If I don't play up to my standards, then that's what - that's when I get upset". At the end of the day, I know the way I'm built. Yikes. If they need any motivation to win, all they have to do is remember Game 5 of the 2016 Finals.
Factors attributed to the Warriors' billing as favourites include the fact they possess four All-Stars, including two recent MVP winners in Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, and have established themselves as one of the most dominant teams in National Basketball Association history.
Let the Warriors shoot 50 per cent, they're nearly certainly going to win.
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James averaged 28.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists in the NBA Finals that year.
"We want to take it to the next series and try to be great and see what happens, but 12-0 really doesn't matter going into the next series", Durant said.
It appears increasingly unlikely that Steve Kerr will be on the Warriors' bench for the NBA Finals, which raises an important question: Could Kerr's chronic pain ultimately force him to retire from coaching? The over/under is 225.5, and the two teams have combined to score 235.1 points per game in the playoffs.
"It feels a little surreal", Brown said.
It is a strategy that was widespread across the league, and that some believe has benefitted the Cavs and Warriors during their waltz through the first three rounds of the playoffs. Now [the Cavs and Warriors] are being called dynasties. Barnes averaged 9.3 points in the Finals a season ago, on 35 per cent shooting. He may not be out there long if the Warriors decide they need more mobility against Thompson, who is almost averaging a double-double and shooting 60 percent while creating plenty of extra possessions with his offensive rebounding for the Cavaliers.
Thompson is shooting 38.3 percent overall and 36.4 percent from three-point range, both significant dips from his regular season numbers of 46.8 and 41.4 percent, respectively. He has hit just 38 percent of his shots as his normally reliable jumper has failed him.
"I'd like to see the ball go in the basket", he said.
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