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by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James delivered one of his mightiest all-around performances and the Cleveland Cavaliers completed the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history Sunday, dethroning defending champion Golden State 93-89 to capture their first league title. James scored 27 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and passed off 11 assists to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award for the third time in his career as the Cavaliers became the […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry’s frustrations over foul calls boiled over in a stinging NBA Finals loss to Cleveland that saw the Golden State star guard ejected for the first time in his career. And in the wake of the defending champion Warriors’ 115-101 loss to the host Cavaliers on Thursday, they face a winner-take-all title showdown Sunday on their home court to decide a best-of-seven series deadlocked at 3-3. […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut, sidelined by a left knee injury for the remainder of the NBA Finals, said Thursday it is “very unlikely” he will play for Australia at the Rio Olympics. The 7-footer (2.13m) will be sidelined at least six to eight weeks after suffering multiple bone bruises in game five of the best-of-seven championship series on Monday. That offers a best-case, outside chance scenario of Bogut being […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green could only watch as his teammates missed a chance to capture the NBA Finals, but he’s back from a suspension and more motivated than ever. “I owe it to my teammates to come back and give all I have, all I can do to better the situation,” Green said Wednesday. “To come back and be a piece of that great team is […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State’s Stephen Curry called game six of the NBA Finals the biggest contest of his career Wednesday while the revived Cleveland Cavaliers expressed confidence they can dethrone the Warriors. The defending champions lead host Cleveland 3-2 in the best-of-seven series entering Thursday’s tension-packed showdown, which will result in either a seventh game Sunday in California or the Warriors celebrating back-to-back titles clinched on the Cavaliers’ home […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James considers himself a success, whether or not his Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Finals — a struggling inner-city kid who became a champion and rich enough to help others. But he dearly would like to bring Cleveland its first sports champion since 1964 and avoid becoming the first NBA Most Valuable Player to lose in the finals five times. The Cavaliers pulled within 3-2 […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — It could take another historic effort from Kyrie Irving and LeBron James to keep Cleveland in the NBA Finals, while the Golden State Warriors faced the possible loss of center Andrew Bogut. The defending champion Warriors lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 entering game six Thursday at Cleveland, with the Cavaliers needing a victory to force a seventh game Sunday in California. James and Irving each scored 41 […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was issued a one-game suspension by the NBA on Sunday, sidelining him for the Monday’s potential title-clinching fifth game of the NBA Finals. The defending champion Warriors, who seized a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 108-97 victory over Cleveland on Friday, vowed to win the crown at home for Green. “It sucks now that he’s not going to […]
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) — 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 […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will miss Wednesday’s third game of the NBA Finals after suffering a concussion from a blow to the head in game two, the NBA club announced. Love was listed as out for the pivotal matchup in Cleveland, with the defending champion Golden State Warriors leading the best-of-seven championship series 2-0. Golden State’s Harrison Barnes struck Love in the back of the head with his left […]
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 […]
