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by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving and LeBron James each scored 41 points Monday to power Cleveland over defending champion Golden State 112-97, keeping the Cavaliers’ championship hopes alive in the NBA Finals. Faced with a must-win game, the Cavaliers stars became the first teammates to crack 40 points in the same finals game and scored more than any players facing NBA Finals elimination in 20 years. Golden State still leads […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Defending champion Golden State and the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers rallied around underperforming stars on the eve of Friday’s turning point fourth game in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 despite a 120-90 romp Wednesday that has many questioning Cleveland’s need for injured forward Kevin Love and why NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of the Warriors has had only a so-so finals […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Delivered their worst playoff loss in two years, the defending champion Golden State Warriors must rebound quickly to prevent the Cleveland Cavaliers from pulling level in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers ripped Golden State 120-90 Wednesday, trimming their deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1 entering game four Friday at Cleveland with game five Monday at Oakland, California. “We’ve been able to bounce back pretty quick because […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 32 points and Kyrie Irving added 30, powering Cleveland over defending champion Golden State 120-90 Wednesday to lift the Cavaliers back into contention in the NBA Finals. Despite the blowout loss, the Warriors remain ahead 2-1 in the best-of-seven series with game four Friday at Cleveland and game five back in Oakland on Monday. “We’ve got to have the same effort on Friday,” James […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland forward Kevin Love’s status remains uncertain for Wednesday’s crucial third game of the NBA Finals after suffering a concussion in the Cavaliers’ game-two loss to defending champion Golden State. Love did not take part in practice and Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said that a decision will be made Wednesday on Love, who has shown improvement since being struck in the back of the head by the […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Draymond Green scored 28 points and Stephen Curry added 18 as defending champion Golden State overwhelmed Cleveland 110-77 Sunday in the NBA Finals, pushing the Warriors halfway to a title repeat. Humbling the Cavaliers in the second half, Golden State seized a 2-0 edge in the best-of-seven series, which shifts to Cleveland for game three Wednesday and game four Friday. “It’s a fabulous position with everybody playing […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Shaun Livingston injured his left leg so badly during a 2007 NBA game that there was talk of amputation and he needed months of rehabilitation just to walk again. So when the defending champion Golden State Warriors needed a spark off the bench to fight off a Cleveland rally in Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals, it was no surprise Livingston had the grit and determination […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Defending champion Golden State, showing the teamwork and depth that helped produce a record 73 regular-season wins, routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-89 in Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals. Game two in the best-of-seven series will be played Sunday at Oakland before the scene shifts to Cleveland for two games. Warriors reserve guard Shaun Livingston scored a season-best 20 points, his career playoff high, while Draymond […]
