Following their thrilling comeback in the conference finals, the Golden State Warriors will once again face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.
Before anyone could finish their "The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls would have..." blanket statements, the Warriors overcame their toughest postseason challenge in the last two years.
Down 3-1 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, they rallied despite trailing for most of the final two games.
Cleveland, on the other hand, barely broke a sweat on its way to conquering the Eastern Conference again. Although the Toronto Raptors momentarily evened the conference finals at 2-2, the Cavaliers recorded a plus-96 scoring margin through the six-game slate.
This marks the second Finals rematch in four years. In 2013 and 2014, the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs traded championships before LeBron James bolted back to Cleveland. But this matchup will look far different, as Kevin Love (shoulder) sat out for the entire series, while Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending knee injury in Game 1.
The 2016 NBA Finals will begin Thursday night at Oracle Arena, where the ...
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