LeBron emotional reflecting on 6 straight Finals
Thompson drained a couple of threes to open the second half and with that the game was close through the third, however, Curry started to find his groove and scored 11 straight for the Warriors at one point. And maybe most importantly, Kevin Love came to life with 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting in a monster turnaround from his awful performances on the road.
Drizzy took to Instagram to thank his Raptors for their season, which featured stellar performances from DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry.
“They didn’t go over the [salary] cap for no reason”. He really did that for us tonight. At the end of the day, man, we’ve just got to keep our heads high. “We were one of four teams left and we should be satisfied”. “We’ve got to look forward to a bright future”. When the Raptors win, it’s because Lowry and DeRozan are getting free and going nuts. When they were good, they were very good.
They are not the only ones.
Australian point guard Dellavedova emerged as a cult hero in last year’s finals, stepping up to be James’ sidekick before losing the title to the Warriors, which featureMelbourne-born centre AndrewBogut. “Of course, we surprised people”. Patrick Patterson came over and shoved Jefferson out of the way. “I thought we got a little stagnant coming down the stretch, and then I thought us defensively, we were a little bit late”. Both were back in form for runaway wins in Games 5 and 6. Tristan Thompson had five offensive rebounds on his own. Not hitting shots on the offensive end. In going 12-2 through the East, Cleveland scored 116.2 points per 100 possessions against three above-average defenses, including what was - in Atlanta - the league’s best defense since Christmas.
James, who grew up in nearby Akron, is well aware of what a championship would mean to Cleveland. “They present a lot of problems”.
Seats seemed optional for much of the series against the Cavaliers.
“I didn’t appreciate past year myself personally getting to the Finals”.
“We’re not entitled to anything”, James said. Thank you fans, Toronto, and all of Canada.
“We’re learning”, Casey said.
More than anything, the Cavaliers need Love to rediscover the form that helped them win their first 10 postseason games. “This is what it’s about, everything that’s built up throughout the regular season coming to this point - ups and downs”.
The chanting began with still about 3 minutes left to play, with the game already decided as the Raptors were down by double figures.
“For me it’s about winning”, Biyombo said about what he’ll be looking for. Those two also happen to be the Raptors’ best players and biggest threats.
And now he will be able to ditch the Disney princesses backpack he had to cart around all season as a rookie. “There’s still a goal at hand that we have to accomplish, and I know these guys are going to be ready for it, and so will I”.