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Continued from Page 17 games last year, or James It’s just unbelievable.”
Harden and a Rockets This was the year James’
James dragged an injured team that can be every bit finals streak looked over.
and inconsistent Cavaliers as potent on one end and Kyrie Irving had been
team out of the Eastern lock teams down on the traded to Boston in the
Conference and back other. The only way it would offseason, Isaiah Thomas,
to the NBA Finals, where appear Cleveland would Dwyane Wade and Derrick
they will be an underdog have a chance would be Rose weren’t the answers as
against whichever team if James can summon his his replacement, and Kevin
wins Game 7 in the West highest level, the kind that Love missed significant
on Monday. But after perhaps no other player time with injuries. And
playing all 48 minutes in his can reach — and then do even after the Cavaliers
100th game of the season, it three more times. The remade their team at the
punctuating one of the Celtics have seen him do February trade deadline, it
greatest series a player has it, after he averaged 33.6 didn’t look good enough. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James celebrates as his
team pulls away from the Boston Celtics near the end of the
ever had with 35 points, 15 points, 9.0 rebounds and Cleveland had finished just second half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference
rebounds and nine assists, 8.4 assists to eliminate them fourth in the East, never finals, Sunday, May 27, 2018, in Boston.
he sure looks capable of in the East finals for the developing the necessary Associated Press
more. And the Cavaliers second straight year. cohesiveness required team that was without its quote from the great Doc
will need every bit of it. “I think we’ve played now to be even a mediocre other All-Star because of Rivers is you always want
They had to play seven until May 25th and May defensive team, let alone a concussion and couldn’t to go into the Game 7 with
games just to get out of the 27th the last two years, a championship-caliber shoot straight deep into the best player, and we
first round, and seven more and we started on Sept. one. They still can surrender the first half, with Cavaliers have the best player on our
to finish a climb out of 2-0 25th,” Celtics coach Brad open shots everywhere, other than James missing team going into a Game 7.
deficit against a younger, Stevens said. “That’s every a flaw that seems fatal their first 10 3s until J.R. Smith I like our chances.”
more athletic Celtics team. day. Every day that you’re against the 3-point happy hit one with 2:54 remaining And he’ll like them again
They have to be tired, totally focused on this, and Rockets or Warriors. until halftime. “I mean, the starting Thursday even if
and that’s no way to go he’s gone past that eight The only obvious bigger the stage, the bigger the oddsmakers don’t. The
into a series against Kevin straight times. It’s ridiculous, advantage the Cavaliers the player, and he’s been Cavaliers were probably far
Durant, Stephen Curry and and he does it at this level have is James, the kind doing it for us since we’ve better last year and could
the Warriors, who blew and with the pressure, with of player who can win a been here,” Cavs coach only get a game from the
Cleveland away in five the scrutiny. Doesn’t matter. Game 7 in Boston with a Tyronn Lue said. “The great Warriors.q