For the Golden State Warriors, the danger of an NBA Finals upset—and the historic level of disappointment that would accompany such an outcome—never felt real.
Until now.
The Cleveland Cavaliers embarrassed, out-competed and outclassed the Warriors in Game 6 on Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena, ripping things open with a 31-11 first quarter and turning away every desperate Dubs counter. The 115-101 win means the Cavs are now one victory away from becoming the first team to come back from a 3-1 Finals hole.
Golden State missed open shots early on, continuing a Game 5 trend everyone expected would reverse. But the Cavs relentlessly targeted Stephen Curry on the other end, generating good looks and landing the MVP in early foul trouble that plagued him for the balance of the contest.
As Curry and the rest of the Warriors failed to match Cleveland's early focus, aggression and intensity, the margin grew. And unlike Game 5, it wasn't remotely tempting to lean on a belief that things would normalize, that the Warriors simply needed to stay the course and count on their shots eventually falling ...
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LeBron James, Cavs Have Warriors Staring Down Unprecedented NBA Finals Upset
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