Have a hard time seeing the Cavs winning Game 7

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Everyone is talking like the Cavs have momentum now that they've won 2 straight. But I don't see it that way.

* People are talking like Golden State isn't still historically one of the greatest home teams in history. This isn't just because they went 39-2 at home in the regular season. For all the L's they've taken in the playoffs (4-6 on the road), they're still 11-2 at home in the playoffs, and one of those losses was without Draymond. The other was a Game 1 against OKC. And only ONE of their wins was by fewer than 8 points.

3-0 at home against Houston by a combined 79 points.
3-0 at home against Portland by a combined 27 points (with Curry hurt much of that)
3-1 at home against OKC, ending with three straight home wins by a combined 44 points
2-1 at home against Cleveland, winning the two games with Green by a combined 48 points

They are DOMINANT at home.


* Lebron has put up two enormous games in a row. 82 points, 24 boards, 18 assists, with 7 steals and 6 blocks over the last two games, taking 57 shots. That's a huge effort that takes a toll. At this age and with this wear, I don't see him doing that a third straight time. Last year I kept saying that he was going to fall off because he couldn't do this every game, and it happened by Game 4. He isn't carrying the same weight that he was last year, but the weight is still huge, and now we're expecting him to do it up to Game 7 and do it efficiently? Possible, but I don't think it's likely.


* Cleveland's bench is just awful on the road. 10 points in Game 1. 12 points in Game 5. They only scored a decent amount in Game 2 because the game was over early and the bench played the whole 4th quarter. JR is awful on the road too: 6-18 in the three road games so far in this series. All year long Cleveland was suspect on the road, and they basically relied on Lebron and sometimes Kyrie to get whatever road wins they could. For Cleveland to win Game 7, they're almost certainly going to have to have Lebron and Kyrie both dominate again, and I don't see Lebron holding up his end because of the wear.


* Golden State isn't very good when all the expectations are on them. They struggled last year against Cleveland until they got behind, they struggled against OKC until they were way behind, and they've struggled against the Cavs when they had a big lead (their worst games were after they went up 2-0, 3-1, and 3-2).

But nearly everyone plays better when expectations are lower. For the first time all series, people are suddenly saying that Cleveland is the better team, that Cleveland should be expected to win. Golden State is being dismissed again. They thrived on that during the regular season (it was like the whole season was a response to the idea that last year's championship was a fluke they didn't deserve), and they're going to thrive on it in Game 7. I'm not sure how the Cavs will play with the sudden expectations that they could win - they might play better or they might play worse. But I'm almost certain that GS will play better now that they're being looked down on.


* Golden State is really pissed. I think they're going to come out with fire.


I predicted GS in 7 before the series started. No way in hell I thought it would go down the way it has. But unless JR or someone else on the Cavs comes out with super fire (like Miller in 2012 or Battier in 2013), then it's going to take a Herculean effort from Kryie/Lebron to overcome what Golden State is going to bring. And even a Herculean effort from those two might not be enough if they've already spent too much to this point and/or Curry/Thompson/Green and the rest really bring what they're capable of.

After Game 5, I thought that Cleveland had a chance to take the series. But that was only IF the bench stepped up and played their asses off in Game 6, taking some of the load off Lebron and proving they could contribute, leaving Lebron to lead the way in Game 7. That didn't really happen - Lebron still had to carry the load and JR/Love/bench didn't show that they have what it takes to go into a hostile environment the next game and play better than they have all series.


Golden State 111, Cleveland 99.
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I think they are dominant because they play free of pressure....This is the first time I've seen them look shook...Even against OKC they had alot of confidence... They look legit scared.
 
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daboywonder2002 said:
First time for everything. It's game 7 nba finals. Unless the refs are on some bullcrap. it should be the best team that wins out. Not sure if homecourt is gonna make a difference even in Oracle. Cavs gotta stay in attack mode. If warriors start hitting threes, the game can get away quick.
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If GS starts off hitting 3s, they can weather the storm by scoring inside. GS has 0 rim protection right now
 
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penfield said:
Get off his dikk man :mjlol:

You just hate Steph. This is where all your vitriol stems from, its source, your energy. You're literally hypnotized with hate :dwillhuh:
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Praising Lebron as the best player in the world is simple reality for anyone that knows basketball. Blinded by hate :dead: You brand new kids are something else.
 
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Illuminatos said:
Stop it breh. Of all the reasons that the Cavs might lose, Bron not being able to produce isn't one of them.

He's been trying to bring a ring to Cleveland and this is the closest he's ever been. This was his mission for 31 years.:wow: The Kang WILL show up on Sunday night. :obama:
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That nikka gonna be BALLIN out of control Sunday. Win or lose
 
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Cavs have 0 pressure
they weren't supposed to take them to game 7
that's why I think they are favored to win
Warriors on the other hand have this season's legacy to save let alone last years' asterisk
who would have thought the Cleveland curse would end with the takedown of the best winning team in NBA history
 
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refs usually let teams play physical in game 7 :lupe:

physical play actually helps the cavs :lupe:

Thompson gets to be more physical in boxing out and getting boards :lupe:

Cavs get to be physical in pulling and grabbing the splash brothers off ball :lupe:

Kerr already crying to the media about how physical the cavs are playing them :lupe:
 
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NY's #1 Draft Pick said:
The amount of Lebron dikk suckers on this board:wow:
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It's 90's stans masking their hate of golden state. Make no mistake, they don't actually like LeBron. At the moment he's the lesser of two evils. If the Warriors win, it knocks the Bulls off the spot of best season ever and that scares them more than LeBron ending the drought. If the cavaliers win, they can prop it up as golden state blowing it, and try to ignore a superhuman showing by LeBron. We saw this last round when everyone was drooling over the thunder.
 
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