Monday, May 29, 2017

Why the Cavs will win the trilogy in 6.

So for the past two years, we have read this story in the NBA. Chapter 1 “ What if” what if Kevin Love is healthy, what Kyrie doesn't go down, what LeBron didn't run out gas, what Curry plays like the MVP? What if we will never know? The first chapter ended with heartbreak in what was another let down for the city of Cleveland. The unhuman like effort by King James himself couldn’t save a city from years of being losers. Endgame, the Warriors ended a 40-year championship drought and with the pieces in place to win it all the next year. Chapter 2 “Redemption” with all the talk of what if the year before, we now start fresh. Kyrie started the season on IR and the plot thickens from there. With the Warriors fresh off a title, have the best NBA regular season ever in the history of the NBA and breaking MJ’s Bulls regular season record with a 73-9 record. This was a record I personal thought wouldn't be touch. The clear favorite going into the playoffs. As the Cavs took care of business in the East, the Warriors hit a road block named OKC, and while it seems undoable down 3-1, the Warriors showed that championship pedigree to push the WCF to a game 7. After finishing off KD and the boys, the Warriors looked like their time was now. After going up 3-1 in the NBA finals vs. the Cavs there was a sudden momentum shift. Draymond Green get suspended for game 5. LeBron and Kyrie share 41 point games to bring the series to 3-2. After evening out the series at home to make it 3-3, the finals was headed for one last showdown in the Bay. The game went back and forth, but it was the last 6 or so minutes that really got you on the edge of your seats. From 4:40 to about 53 seconds the game was tied at 89, and in the sequence, we saw what we will forever know as “The Block” with 1:51 left on the clock Andre Iguodala get what seems to be a sure-handed layup, after adjusting because of J.R Smith he goes for the layup and the lead, and out of nowhere LeBron James chased him down getting a hair of your teeth block to keep the game deadlocked. The next big moment we will always remember is “The Shot” by Kyrie Irving. With 53.1 Seconds left Kyrie steps back and drills a dagger 3 point shot. Kevin Love came up with what we know as “The Stop’ on defense and the rest is history. The Cavs come back from 3-1to win the title and stop a curse that has haunted the city of Cleveland for 52 years. So it doesn't get much better than that right? Wrong, Chapter 3 “The Trilogy” has been even more entertaining. Kevin Durant jumped ship to join GS on Warrior Island, and the Cavs added a few vets to the roster. Cleveland not having the number 1 seed in the East, GS playing teams with injuries in the west, and between the two teams, they have only lost 1 game in these playoffs. Now the time has come for these teams to collide once more. I see the Cavs winning in 6 games and here’s why. We have seen what rest can do for LeBron and with 6 days of rest, game 1 should see LeBron end with 40 plus or a triple double, either way, Cavs take game 1. Problem GS will face is that in two finals Curry as been missing in action and I don’t see that changing. I feel that Kyrie has his number and he knows it which is not good. Klay has become a role player and thus ineffective. However, KD and Green are both too good and will put the team on theirs backs for game 2. With the series tied 1-1 home cooking will be just what the doctor order to get the Cavs back on track, in a nail bitter Kyrie hits a dagger again wow Kevin Love had a double-double with 23 points and 17 rebounds. Game 4 sees the Cavs come back from being down double digits to win by 4 “Thanks, LeBron” James goes for 50. Now it’s 3-1 and you can’t possibly think Karma would hunt the Cavs do you? Well in a statement game GS blows the doors off the Cavs. Headed back to Cleveland up 3-2 the Cavs know this is it, win now or lose in game 7, LeBron shows why he’s king and congrats Cleveland you are now a 2x champion.

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