Another Warriors-Cavaliers Finals clash not bad for NBA
The two leading teams are set to face against each other for the third time in the National Basketball Association 2017 Finals and there are rumors that the game will be more of LeBron James and Kevin Durant’s match.
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Although LeBron says that he doesn’t have a rivalry with Warriors star Stephen Curry, there’s no disputing that the Warriors and Cavaliers have become rivals.
Kevin Durant is not an elite defender, but he is good at it.
He went six-for-six in the NBA Finals.
This NBA Finals is in uncharted territory.
The Cavaliers have more at stake because they have the pressure of going for a repeat.
The Warriors point guard has faced off against LeBron James countless times.
One of the subplots to the series will be how it impacts on the legacy of three time NBA Champion LeBron James.
In the Finals James has won, the series go an average of 6.3 games with LeBron led teams going 11-8 ATS in the process, resulting in a much more profitable cash rate of nearly 58 percent.
“I think they’re the prohibitive favorite”, ABC analyst Jeff Van Gundy said.
“I think you’ve found two great teams, and we’ve played that way, and maybe people don’t appreciate it because of a blowout or because of a sweep”, Green said.
The Warriors are 12-0 in these playoffs, becoming the first National Basketball Association team to accomplish the feat, and the Cavaliers are 12-1.
Whilst there is no indication from the Warriors as to when Kerr will return, they haven’t ruled out him returning to the bench for Game 1 on Thursday. But does one team need so many alpha male-type players?
Johnson, who coached the Dallas Mavericks from 2005 to 2008, and the Nets from 2010 to 2012, said James gives the Cavs the edge. “It’s just my personal goal to keep me motivated”, James said.
Some of the trends suggest that the Cavs will cover in tonight’s game. While Cleveland continued to add depth to its championship winning squad, Kevin Love’s emergence this season has also been huge for the Cavs this season. Love broke out in a big way in the Eastern Conference finals after opening the playoffs with two quiet rounds, averaging 22.6 points and 12.4 rebounds against Boston. On top of his versatility and defense that is so important to Golden State, he’s shooting 47 percent from 3-point range in the postseason, tops on a team that has some of the best perimeter shooters in the world.
Last years’s finals were maybe one of the best finals in the history of the National Basketball Association and hopefully this will be just second (or third) half.
“To be able to get the opportunity to get the call a year ago to join this team was definitely great news for me”, Clark recently told the Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
BY THE NUMBERS – The Warriors are the first team to win their first 12 games of the postseason, sweeping all three rounds so far. His scoring average (7.5 points per game) is better than any he has had in a regular season.
“He’s one of the best in the game at being a trash-talker”, Love continued. “I put a lot of work into it and to be able to come out here and (have) the results happen out on the floor is the ultimate”. During finals past year, the bench made a big difference in that Game 7 victory. He’s in better health now, even while wearing a sleeve over his elbow to protect some swelling.