But as they lost heavily on Friday, it became apparent that they can not overcome the Cavs with a sub-par performance from their superstar point guard. We can't let him do that again. Golden State wasn't out of the game, but it didn't look like itself at the start of the contest.
LeBron James has 33 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who have fought valiantly but have not been able to find an answer for Durant.
The Cavs will be riding the momentum of a hot-shooting, 137-116 triumph in Game 4 at Cleveland on Friday when they attempt to complete another Finals comeback, this one from a 3-0 series hole.
"You can't turn the basketball over, you can't take bad shots because you don't have floor balance", coach Tyronn Lue said. So hitting and being physical and just everything they do to us in the first three games, we have to do that. He's already doing pretty well. "We're planning on playing a lot better tomorrow, and we'll see what happens". Thanks to extra physicality and a three-point barrage by the Cavs, not to mention a game that was bogged down by officiating, Golden State was unable to complete the sweep. We showed that tonight.
"The past is the past".
It's the first time in NBA history the same two teams have met in the NBA Finals, and Cleveland is trying to become the first team to come back in the Finals after being down 3-0.
"We have a golden opportunity going home on Monday to close this thing out".
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Going into the game, the Warriors were listed in most sportsbooks as 9- or 9.5-point favorites, meaning that in order for Warriors bettors to cash in on their ticket, the Warriors had to win by ten or more points.
After averaging a triple-double over the five games, James knew there was little more he or his teammates could have done to beat a Golden State Warriors team that proved too talented this year with the addition of Finals MVP Durant.
Instead, it turned out to be the beginning of an epic collapse, one that still hangs over his team - and this series - a full year later.
Green: Cleveland topped Golden State last season, but that was a miracle of sorts. And, whether he was fully healthy by the end of those playoffs or not, the cold, hard truth for Curry and the Warriors is that, until they close this series out, last year's failure - and every subsequent one this season - will hang over them. Thompson and Smith confronted West and all three of those players got technical fouls. Pick whatever word or phrase you like - you get the idea. "So it's great for us to lock back in and come out with that same focus that we came out with earlier in the season".
The Warriors haven't even celebrated so much as a series victory at Oracle this year after sweeping the first three rounds, which had exceeded even their goals.
Live streaming for Cavaliers-Warriors Game 5 is available via WatchESPN.
Now they will hope they can create a different result.
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