Curry might not be overreacting, but his performance - as well as the performance of Kyrie Irving against him - will be scrutinized and analyzed from now until Game 5 tips off Monday night. The Warriors will not have the first-ever ideal postseason, with thanks to the Cavaliers. Golden State will be at full strength this time, and while the Warriors have finally lost a game, they haven't lost any confidence. The Warriors' dreams were pulverized by a barrage of threes and a charged LeBron James, and all the observer could do was chuckle at just how good this team is, and how wrong the consensus opinion heading into Game 4 was.
"For me personally, when I made a decision to go back to Cleveland, I had to decide like, because our owner at the time when I left chose to put out this article that we all know about where he bashed me and disrespected not only me as an individual, but disrespected my name", James said in the video. However, can they come back from a 0-3 deficit this year and make the impossible possible once again? All they had to do was win Game 4 in Cleveland, and their championship run would go down in history.
"We need to play better, to have a better first punch in that first six minutes, to play with more force and aggressiveness and physicality. And we're not going to change just 'cause we're playing Golden State".
James and Durant received technical fouls in the third quarter after yelling at each other, two of seven technicals issued in the game, five in a raucous third quarter.
But they didn't have Green then and they have Kevin Durant now, two reasons why the Warriors believe they will finish the job this time. That's how they have to play to have a chance. After effectively shooting 41 percent and scoring about 90 points per 100 possessions in Game 1, the Cavs' effective field goal percentage and efficiency have both increased each game. In Game 4, the Cavs got back to form making an awesome 24 threes accounting for 72 points.
Volume is important. After taking 60 total 3s in Games 1 and 2, the Cavs attempted 89 in Games 3 and 4. They got lucky, honestly. "It's more of a bigger picture' he said before adding, "All these kids and all these people that need inspiration and need a way to get out".
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James, in his seventh consecutive finals, has won at least one road game in 29 consecutive playoff series, but for the streak to continue, the Cavs must win tonight.
Maybe these chaotic Cavs are just the team to do it.
National Basketball Association superstar LeBron James wouldn't have returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers if it had been his family's decision.
Last Finals, he averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game, including four offensive boards.
"It has nothing to do with passing him in rings, passing him in points, passing him in MVPs".
If the Cavaliers want to complete their second NBA Finals comeback, it will require one thing. In truth, Durant might have reason to say the exchange never took place, given that he was still technically under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder at the time and any such contact may have been in violation of the NBA's anti-tampering policy.
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