What a way to end the NBA Finals!! Between both teams, during the last 3 minutes only 1 Field Goal was made. What a way to end a championship drought for the city of Cleveland. Next city is either Minneapolis or Buffalo, you choice. King James kept on his promise and brought a championship to the city. There were so many questions going into the Finals, for example, who is the better player Curry or James? Who has the better defense? The only real question I had coming out of the Finals: Was this a bigger comeback(Cavs) or bigger collapse(Warriors)? For you information, I am not even entertaining whether the Finals was rigged(which it was not!).
Through the first 4 games of the series, Golden State was in complete control. No team in NBA Finals history had ever come down from 3-1 deficit to win the series. Only 2 teams down 3-1 had ever forced Game 7, only to lose. After coming back down 3-1 in the Conference Finals, a lot of people figured Golden State had the momentum going into the Finals. They cruised through the first 2 games without any hesitation. After splitting in Cleveland, it looked all but over.
It appeared the one thing Cleveland did right through the first 4 games was really shut down the "Splash Brothers." Curry was not living up to his unanimous MVP award. The great thing about those first 4 games for Golden State was that other players were picking up the slack. It seemed like the Cavaliers were heading for another lose in the Finals. All of a sudden, Draymond Green gets suspended for game 5 after receiving another flagrant foul on LeBron.
Game 5 came and LeBron and Kyrie Irving killed it in that game with 41 points apiece. Leading into Game 6, Green stated that had he been in Game 5 the series would have been over. That is a little bit unfair to say. Game 6 and the Cavs just blew out the Warriors. Game 7 was probably the best game of the series. It was back and forth for most of the game. The last 3 minutes or so really had me at the edge of my seat. Only 1 Field Goal in the last 3 minutes of the game! That's how edgy I was acting. Finally, we see all the Cavs congregate around LeBron to celebrate. It was a nice to site to see, even if it was on the road.
If you want my honest opinion, I feel like it was more of collapse for the Warriors than a comeback for Cavilers. Why do I say that? The Warriors already had to come back from a 3-1 deficit against OKC and were not really playing like themselves. Curry and Thompson were not playing like themselves and already had to rely on other teammates(I know its a team sport, but the at least 1 of their 2 best players needed to show up). If you noticed in Games 5-7 LeBron really stepped up his game. Through Games 1-7, Curry did not play like his MVP self. What happened to Warriors I like to compare to what happened to the Yankees in 2004 against the Red Sox, they made mistakes they never would have made before this series.
Even though Lebron, Kryie, and the rest of Cleveland absolutely deserve this title, I felt like the Warriors gave it to them. They were falling right beneath us. They made mistakes they never would make earlier in the season. Lebron was a beast and at the best of his game! He deserved MVP whether they won or lost. I was thinking last night, "If the Warriors won, who would be MVP?" Immediately, I thought "LeBron." In my opinion, this is the worst collapse in sports history. Why do I say that? I say that because they were supposed to be the '98 Yankees, 95-96 Bulls, 72 Dolphins, not the 2007 Patriots. Scottie Pippen said this morning on "Mike and Mike" he was happy the Cavs won the Finals, because that means his Bulls are still the best.
