OAKLAND, Calif. — If you want to make this series a broader referendum on LeBron James because he'll drop to 2-5 in NBA Finals if he loses, let's shift the blame game somewhere more legitimate.
There are two built-in, wholly viable excuses for James not to win: Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.
They weren't winners before they joined up with James.
If they don't win with him, it says far more about them than about him.
Game 1 Thursday night was a landmark moment in the careers of Irving and Love, whose injury absences from the 2015 NBA Finals were the convenient excuse for the Cleveland Cavaliers' failure.
Irving and Love made it all the way back to the final round. It took a lot of hard rehabilitation and real dedication, no doubt.
Yet the way they played in the Cavs' 104-89 loss to the Golden State Warriors was far too predictable.
They like to score. They love their stats.
Yet do they still not understand what it takes to make their teammates—and LeBron's team—better?
It's not about their numbers; it's about all the little things t ...
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LeBron, Cavs Facing Another Finals Loss Unless Irving and Love Decide to Grow Up
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