NBA coach Kerr to miss game one of finals

If Brown does remain the acting coach, he’ll lead a team into the Finals for the first time since 2007 when he was a 37-year-old coach of the Cavaliers taking a 22-year-old LeBron James to his first Finals. The point guard sacrificed some scoring early in the season while Durant got acclimated, but is averaging 28.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the postseason while shooting.502 from the field, .431 on 3-pointers and.910 at the line.

In my mind, the “overwhelming favorite” narrative was inescapable once Golden State lured Durant away from Oklahoma City.

That collapse allowed Kevin Durant to feel it was ok to jump ship to the Warriors, which makes this year’s task much tougher for LeBron and Co. “I’m ready to go.’ I’d be way more anxious about rust than rest”.

That marked the largest margin of victory in a game between the top team in each conference in National Basketball Association history, with a minimum of 20 games into the season.

There’s no getting around that record. 7 of Sports Illustrated’s 9 experts picked the Warriors, saying that the addition of KD makes their offense better than the 2016 team. These are two very different teams from a year ago.

With Korver on the floor, Cleveland’s Offensive Rating has climbed to 121.5 during the playoffs, the fourth-highest on the team behind Channing Frye, Kevin Love and James, per NBA.com.

Yet McGee must not look far to find someone else who has learned to thrive as a well-traveled National Basketball Association role player. The same can be said if Klay Thompson continues to struggle. “And if you add Pop (coach Gregg Popovich) in there, that’s five Hall of Famers”.

Online ticket resale site TickPick.com says the average ticket for Game 1 is selling for $1,850 for game 1. He’s also shooting a career playoff low of 45 percent. “I don’t try to do too much”.

Warriors acting coach Mike Brown.

Steve Kerr stepped in to fill in for Mike Brown, who is filling in for Kerr. The Cavs missed open shots, the Warriors missed open shots, everyone looks exhausted. Of course, that job could be with the Warriors if Kerr steps down. “He’s become a staple of this franchise, he’s helped us win a title, he’s done some great things here”, Draymond Green said.

Cleveland stormed through the east, dropping only one game in the conference finals nearly by accident. Lose here, or you win a game here, it’s like, ‘All right, cool. But not before blowing a 3-1 series lead and providing fodder for Facebook trolls everywhere.

Green is the Warriors emotional leader and LeBron presents him with the ultimate challenge.

“I’ve played against Ray (Allen), KG (Kevin Garnett), Paul (Pierce), (Rajon) Rondo and Doc (Rivers)”. But the way we capitalized on Game 7, that was awesome.

Following the near heart-stopping moment for the 20,562 fans that packed inside Quicken Loans Arena, Irving completed a three-point play with 1:02 left in the third quarter, and then, beat the buzzer with a deep three-pointer. Livingston never should have made it this far, and here he is back to the final round seeking his second title in three seasons – and 10 years after a devastating injury that could have sidelined him for good. Plus, Curry’s no longer the No. 1 option.

The Cavaliers defend their title against the great Warriors plus Durant? That’s a pretty good upgrade.