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#1 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 101 @ #1 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 115
NBA Finals – Game 6 – WARRIORS lead series, 3-2
Yet another blowout in this Finals… and we’re still going!
Cleveland jumped on the Warriors once again. They got off to a 31-9 start as G. State couldn’t get anything going in the first 12 minutes.
But you know that the Warriors feel inevitable like death and taxes. Stephen Curry got into his MVP rhythm and scored 15 points in the second quarter. The Warriors were able to cut the deficit down to eight and we heard some rumblings about how this was so Cleveland (okay, maybe that was just me).
The Cavs put in their secret weapon named Dahntay Jones. Dahntay Jones actually drew two fouls on Draymond Green and ended the half with five straight points to bring the lead back to 16. Dahntay’s biggest accomplishment on that? No one got Mike Tyson-hurt!
The Cavs built the lead to 24, which was topped off by a three by Kevin Love. But once again, the feeling of doom hovered over THE LAND as the Dubs splashed their way back and cut the deficit back down to seven. But LeBron James (who scored 18 straight points for the Cavs) built the lead back starting with two alley-oops to Tristan Thompson (who had an outstanding game). After that, Curry was called for his sixth foul. He threw his mouthpiece in frustration (it hit a fan) and was thrown out of the game. The Cavs closed it out with a big 13-2 run and we’re going to a Game 7.
Whether or not you stand with Ayesha Curry when it comes to “rigging the league“, you can’t say much about LeBron James playing well. Or J.R. Smith making those big three-pointers. Or Kyrie Irving making those jumpers. You can’t… rig… that.
But the Warriors just can’t play from behind the entire game. That’s what killed them in Game 3 as well. We’re seeing some legendary performances from LeBron. While Curry and Klay Thompson were pretty good in their scoring, the rest of the Warriors were nearly invisible. Leandro Barbosa did score 14 points but Andre Iguodala‘s back is suddenly ailing him, Draymond Green hardly made a dent (probably too busy making a sandwich), and Harrison Barnes probably couldn’t hit a 400-pound guy in front of him with a basketball at this moment.
Meanwhile, Love getting in foul trouble was a blessing in disguise for the Cavs. Richard Jefferson continued to be relentless on the defensive end and Tristan Thompson is just everywhere on the court (he got a double-double in the first half). Outside of those spurts by either Splash Brother, the Warriors worked way too hard to get a shot off, and the Cavs led this game wire-to-wire. By the way, shoutout to ESPN and TNT for having Craig Sager cover this game. It’s Craig’s first NBA Finals game that he has covered. #SagerStrongForever
So on Sunday, it’s do or die. It’s either we get a repeat champion and the Warriors close out one of the greatest NBA seasons in history… or Cleveland finally wins a major sports title for the first time since the 60s.
There can be only one champion. No participation trophies allowed.
BEHIND THE LINES
LeBron James (CLE): 41 pts, 8 rebs, 11 assts, 3 blks, 4 stls.
Kyrie Irving (CLE): 23 pts.
Tristan Thompson (CLE): 15 pts, 16 rebs.
Stephen Curry (GS): 30 pts.
Klay Thompson (GS): 25 pts.
WATCH THIS PLAY
J.R. to LeBron reminded me of a little Gary Payton to Shawn Kemp here.
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So Game 7 on Sunday. Father’s Day. I hope Curry wears his Dad shoes and scores 50 points!
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