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by Jim Slater Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry promises more aggressive play in Monday’s fifth game of the NBA Finals after being kept to half his playoff scoring average. The Golden State sharpshooter went 4-of-13 from the floor for only 14 points as the Warriors lost 137-116 at Cleveland in game four, still leaving Curry and his teammates ahead 3-1 in the best-of-seven title series. […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving has become Cleveland’s clutch sharpshooter in the NBA playoffs, the Cavaliers guard making his biggest mark in must-win games. Irving will need all his skills Monday when the defending champions face Golden State in game five of the NBA Finals, the host Warriors up 3-1 in the best-of-seven showdown with a chance to reclaim the crown they lost to the Cavaliers last […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — A game-by-game look at the Golden State Warriors’ 2017 NBA playoff win streak, which became the longest in North American pro sports playoff history on Wednesday: First Round April 16: Golden State 121 Portland 109 April 19: Golden State 110 Portland 81 April 22: Golden State 119 Portland 113 April 24: Golden State 128 Portland 103 Second Round May 2: Golden State 106 Utah 94 May 4: Golden State 115 […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, seven of them in the closing minutes, and the Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland 118-113 Wednesday, seizing command of the NBA Finals and extending their undefeated playoff run in dramatic fashion. The Warriors scored the last 11 points to stretch their record playoff win streak this season to 15-0 and grabbed a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Golden State, which also had 30 points […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — They won’t change the starting lineup or slow the tempo, but the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are counting on a momentum-changing victory in Wednesday’s third game of the NBA Finals. Trailing Golden State 2-0 in the best-of-seven championship series, the Cavs come home after two lopsided road losses hoping for a repeat of last year, when a game-three win set the stage for the greatest […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers desperately seek a way to beat the Golden State Warriors, but they are running out of time to prove their NBA Finals rivals aren’t invincible. The Warriors, on an NBA record 14-game playoff win streak, lead 2-0 in the best-of-seven championship series entering Wednesday’s third game at Cleveland. No team has ever rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia plays a key inside role for the NBA’s winningest team, but they still can’t find a cap that fits him. The 33-year-old man-mountain from Tbilisi is trying to become the first player from the nation of Georgia to win an NBA crown as the Warriors play defending champion Cleveland in the NBA Finals, which shifted scene Monday for games […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Stephen Curry added 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Golden State Warriors ripped Cleveland 132-113 in Sunday’s historic second game of the NBA Finals. The Warriors, who welcomed back coach Steve Kerr after he missed 11 games with health issues after 2015 back surgery, stretched their playoff win streak to an NBA-record 14 games by dominating the […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he would return to guiding the squad in Sunday’s second game of the NBA Finals against defending champion Cleveland after missing the past 11 games. Less than two hours before the scheduled tip-off, Kerr said he felt healthy enough to return to the sidelines after suffering nausea and migraines from complications following 2015 back surgery. Kerr, last year’s NBA Coach of the Year […]
by Jim SLATER Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — It wasn’t bad enough the Golden State Warriors overwhelmed defending champion Cleveland in winning Thursday’s NBA Finals opener 113-91. The worse news for the Cavaliers and star playmaker LeBron James was that it wasn’t even the best effort for an undefeated squad whose 13-0 playoff win streak matches the longest in NBA playoff history. “We could be a lot better than we were tonight, […]
by Jim SLATER Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 38 points and Stephen Curry added 28 as the Golden State Warriors defeated defending champion Cleveland 113-91 in Thursday’s NBA Finals opener, matching the league’s longest playoff win streak. Pushing their record unbeaten playoff start to 13-0, the Warriors seized a 1-0 edge in the best-of-seven championship series, which continues Sunday in Oakland before shifting to Cleveland for games three and four. […]
by Jim SLATER Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland playmaker LeBron James and Golden State star Kevin Durant have been chasing greatness as friendly rivals throughout their NBA careers, but now they are on a collision course. Defending champion Cleveland meets Golden State for an unprecedented third consecutive NBA Finals game starting Thursday, with James seeking his fourth crown in his seventh consecutive finals appearance and eighth overall, and Durant still yearning […]
