Cavs down Warriors, force Game 7

Tickets are available for Season Ticket Priority Wait List members beginning at 12 p.m. A presale for American Express cardholders and Warriors Insiders will take place at 3 p.m. Find out more information here. “It’s frustrating, but the work we’ve put in and the opportunity we’ve given ourselves with a Game Seven to win the Finals at home, you’ve got to be excited about that”. “The only thing that matters is we have one game left to figure it out”.

The Warriors got questions for months – starting around December, believe it or not – about whether they were concerned that the strain of chasing Chicago’s 72-win mark that stood as the NBA’s gold standard for 20 years would leave them ailing or worn out at playoff time. He’s the fifth player in NBA Finals history to post back-to-back games of 40 or more, a club whose only other members are Jerry West, Shaquille O’Neal, Rick Barry and Michael Jordan. Game 6: Cavaliers 115 – Warriors 101 LeBron James dominated again with 41 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, forcing Game 7.

Golden State’s frustration boiled over with Curry’s ejection for throwing his mouthpiece at a fan after fouling out and Kerr’s $25,000 fine for criticizing officials.

“We’ll rally the troops”, Kerr said. “But you get a couple of days, you kind of take stock”. We like our positioning. “Force him into as many tough shots as you can”.

Job one for the Warriors will be containing James, whose magical game-six effort included scoring 18 Cavaliers points in a row to stiffle a late Warriors’ rally.

The Cavaliers are trying to win their first title since the club was formed in 1970 and bring Cleveland its first major sports champion since the 1964 NFL Browns.

Even though his career is only half over, a second championship would likely earn Curry the title of best little man to ever play in the modern era – although, at 6-foot 3-inches, it’s debatable as to whether he’s considered a true “little man” – moving ahead of Isiah Thomas, who won two NBA Championships and one finals MVP, but no league MVP awards. “I’ve gotten better as the series has gone on”.

The stakes for each team – the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers – couldn’t be higher.

“Tip your hat to him and come out Sunday with aggression to hopefully clog some driving lanes early, not let him get a rhythm, try to make him as uncomfortable as you can”, Curry said. “He’s a great player, so he’s going to score”. After setting a record with 1,077 3-pointers in the regular season, Golden State has shot just 36 percent from long range in the two potential clinchers.

As for the situation, Curry said, “There’s nothing really that’s going to distract me from what’s happening on the court”. That means controlling the tempo of the game.