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“I mean, it may not be as suspenseful as a lot of people want it to be or as drama-filled”, Durant said, “but that’s what you’ve got movies and music for”.

Curry’s Golden State Warriors take on James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at this stage for the fourth year in a row with Game 1 kickstarting another epic showdown tomorrow (2am United Kingdom time).

Curry says he’s exclusively focused on winning his third championship. “They were playing so hard and chasing every rebound and every loose ball and there was so much emotion in that building”.

Had the Celtics stuck to their simple passing game and allowed their talented though inexperienced youngsters to exploit the openings and wear out the Clevelanders, they’d still have games to play this season. It can (and will) be easy to get caught up in LeBron’s greatness during the Finals. “I think that two and a half minutes was a special moment for us, and it should give us great momentum going into the series”.

This will be the first time in the history of American sports that two teams will meet in the Finals for four consecutive seasons.

The same thing happened in Game 6 in Oakland. The Rockets showed that this strategy could regularly result in a double-digit lead at halftime.

Golden State has outscored its opponents by a ridiculous 130 points in the third quarter in these playoffs – an average of 7.6 points a game – and was even better against the Houston Rockets, with a 67-point advantage over seven games.

Aside from the repetition, there is a fear that this series will be one-sided with the defending-champion Warriors significant favorites over LeBron James, who comes in with his least-respected Cavaliers squad.

So as Round 4 of the record-setting rivalry begins Thursday night, has Warriors-Cavaliers become too much of a good thing? Did Steph Curry score more points in the Warriors’ wins compared with their losses? Just trying to get back as soon as possible. “Making some progress, [but] it’s slower than we expected”. He’s one of the best shooters in the game for a reason. He makes a high rate of shots and makes it tough on you.

Then there’s Usher. Did you know he’s part owner of the Cavs?

At media day on Wednesday in advance of the Finals matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Curry was asked about his thoughts on that elusive honor pretty early during his media address.