NBA Finals Articles - Page 2

The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing an embarrassing fate in the 2018 NBA Finals, being outclassed in every possible area by the Golden State Warriors. The LeBron James-led Cavs, threatened by a series sweep, started out Game 4 flat as they allowed the Warriors to run a clinic at Quicken Loans Arena. The session had two […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were unable to pull out a victory in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and are now just one loss away from their season ending. The Finals have been incredibly demoralizing for Cavs fans, but if there is one silver lining, it’s the play of Rodney Hood. After playing for a total […]

In an almost must-win situation at home, the Cleveland Cavaliers started Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors motivated, as they quickly built up a 10 point lead. But as the game progressed, the Cavs’ play became sloppy, and Kevin Durant took over, eventually leading the Warriors to a 110-102 victory. Now The Warriors have […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James went up for a layup right before halftime in Game 3 and came down awkwardly on his ankle. The Cavs forward didn’t leave the game, but it was pretty clear that it was affecting him. LeBron James rolls his right ankle. pic.twitter.com/YR4vwlPMrl — RealGM (@RealGM) June 7, 2018 According to Marc […]

With less than a minute remaining in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Kevin Durant drained a pull-up 3-pointer which gave the Golden State Warriors a six-point lead. Many were quick to point out that Durant’s dagger was the same as last year. But the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James showcased his superhuman memory once again. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the brink of elimination. After the Cavs left the Bay Area in a 2-0 hole, their hope was to turn this series around on their home floor inside a building they had only lost once in nine outings prior to Wednesday this postseason. Things looked promising in the first half […]

LeBron James is fine. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ superstar tweaked his ankle after going for a layup attempt just before halftime of Wednesday’s Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals but managed to play through it the rest of the way. Speaking with reporters following the 110-102 loss to the Golden State Warriors, James allayed any […]

Charles Barkley is not the type who will sugarcoat the things that he says. He will tell it as it sees it without regard to the feelings of his subjects. That’s exactly what the Hall of Famer did in a postgame analysis following the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 110-102 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game […]

After a slow start to the series, the Cleveland Cavaliers kicked off Game 3 with a bang by building an early lead. Cleveland may have even been able to hold onto the lead had it not been for one player. It goes without saying that the Golden State Warriors would have likely been blown out […]

For a moment, it looked as though the Cleveland Cavaliers were ready to make a stand in Game 3. However, despite the strong performance from a number of their players, the Golden State Warriors still managed to find a way to escape with a 110-102 victory. It is no secret that beating Golden State is […]

Earlier in Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals, LeBron James set the tone right away by unleashing a ridiculous self alley-oop throwdown. Not many 33-year-old folks on the planet could do that. Perhaps even more ridiculous was Cleveland Cavaliers backup forward Cedi Osman’s reaction from the sidelines, looking like someone who just realized he […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are preparing to take on the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but they’ll have to do so with their backs against the walls down 0-2 in the series and in danger of falling 0-3 should they drop another one on Wednesday night. In Games 1 and 2, […]

All season long, LeBron James has been the one reason why the Cleveland Cavaliers are a championship contender instead of lottery team. The Cavs struggle when he is off the court, even for just a few minutes at a time, and they would be nowhere close to playing in the NBA Finals without him. This […]

LeBron James didn’t have an issue addressing yet another rescinded White House invitation, after President Donald Trump pulled off a “typical” tactic to pull back the traditional invite to NFL champions Philadelphia Eagles. “It’s typical of him. I’m not surprised. Typical of him and — I know no matter who wins his series, no one […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers down 0-2 to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, it’s clear that something has to change. Tyronn Lue needs to be the guy does that. The Cavs should have won the series opener, but were thoroughly outplayed by the Warriors in game 2. Cleveland’s bench scored a grand total […]

After a 122-103 pounding at Oracle Arena, the Cleveland Cavaliers head back to the Q down 0-2 to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. The Cavs didn’t play as well as they did in Game 1, but they weren’t bad, the Warriors were just much better. Game 2 was won by Golden State, […]

Not that it will change anything nor will it calm the nerves of angry Cleveland Cavalier fans, but the referees admitted anyway that they’ve made a blunder themselves in Game 2 of the 2018 NBA Finals. In a post by the official Twitter account of NBA referees, the game officials acknowledged at least one of […]

LeBron James is carrying so immense of a burden in the 2018 NBA Finals that not even his 51 points in Game 1 and 29 more in Game 2 could lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to at least one victory. But it has given the four-time league MVP a new record. According to Tommy Beer of Rotoworld, […]

LeBron James had himself another good Sunday in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. He finished with 29 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds — almost yet another triple-double for the best player in the NBA. The important to look at there is his assists. He actually could have had […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers came ever-so-close to a Game 1 victory against the Golden State Warriors, but they certainly haven’t helped themselves throughout these NBA Finals thus far. The Cavs will be going back home for Games 3 and 4, trying to put these past two games behind them — but they will need to make […]

Tristan Thompson was ultimately frustrated with the media after a convincing Game 2 loss to the Golden State Warriors, but the Cleveland Cavaliers center did leave some food for thought after falling short yet again of stealing a game on the road. “At the end of the day, if you don’t give effort and you […]

Game 1 of the 2017-18 NBA Finals was hard-fought, with the Golden State Warriors edging out the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime, 124-114. There were several nervy moments for Cavs fans, including one incident before halftime when Draymond Green poked LeBron James in the eye. With just over one minute remaining in the first half and […]

Despite facing a 0-2 deficit in these NBA Finals, LeBron James won’t think of Games 3 and 4 as foregone opportunities to even up the series, regardless of how good the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in home confines. “We’ve got an opportunity to go home, and we played some really good basketball on our home […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson was at his wits’ end after two frustrating games at Oracle Arena, finding himself at odds against the media, facing a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals. The big man couldn’t hide his frustration when asked if he feels “helpless” guarding the likes of Klay Thompson out on the perimeter, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James was beside himself after a costly J.R. Smith blunder at the end of regulation in Game 1, as TV cameras caught the interaction between The King and the Cavs shooting guard exchanging words after a 107-107 tie brought the game to overtime. Yet the scene in the Cavaliers’ bench shows […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith was immediately trolled by a roaring Oracle Arena in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, after his memorable regulation-ending blunder gave the Golden State Warriors a second wind, enough to outscore the Cavs 17-7 in the overtime period to nab a 1-0 lead. The marksman received chants of “MVP” during […]

Tyronn Lue had all the right to complain after a blatant no-call on his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. But for all his efforts, the Cavs’ head coach was handed a technical foul. Below is the clip of the play: This is not the first time that Lue has spoken against the referees. In Game 1, […]

In his 15th season, Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James is still playing some of the best basketball of his career. According to Basketball-Reference, James now has 11 career games in the NBA Finals with at least 20 points and 10 assists, which has pushed him to have more than Hall of Famer Michael Jordan […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith’s Game 1 blunder will not be forgotten anytime soon. While the Cavs’ fan base will look back to it in agony, the Golden State Warriors’ supporters are hailing him as their team’s savior — albeit sarcastically. That cannot be more evident in the early stages of Game 2 based on […]

At the end of Game 1 of the NBA Finals J.R. Smith made one of the worst mistakes in Finals history. After getting a rebound on a missed free throw, instead of taking a shot with the game tied, Smith dribbled the ball out, and the game went to overtime. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost all […]

Taking part in his eighth consecutive NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has definitely had his fair share of disappointing defeats in his decorated 15-year career. However, the Cavs forward recently admitted that their Game against the Golden State Warriors was one of the toughest he has had to deal with to date. James’ […]

It’s been over 24 hours already and Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith is still the talk of the town. Unfortunately, his sudden virality happened on the heels of what’s arguably the most costly blunder of his career when he dribbled the clock out mistakenly knowing that the Cavs were ahead of the Golden State Warriors. […]

The 2018 NBA Finals opened up with a thrilling Game 1 that saw the Cleveland Cavaliers wind up on the short end of the stick losing in overtime to the Golden State Warriors. It was a contest that had some critical plays in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter that had a huge impact […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson might be facing a suspension after shoving the ball in the face of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Thompson was ejected with only seconds left in the overtime period of a Game 1 loss to the defending champions after taking issue with backup point […]

To the surprise of many, it appeared as if the Cleveland Cavaliers were going to steal Game 1 of the NBA Finals from the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The game was tied at 107 with 4.2 seconds left with George Hill at the free throw line. Everything fell apart after that, but aside […]

As the seconds wound down in Game 1 of the NBA Finals all hell broke loose. Draymond Green had been mocking Cleveland Cavaliers players for the last minute of the game, and when Shaun Livingston took a jump shot with just a few seconds left, and the game in hand Tristan Thompson took some exception […]

There were a lot of questionable calls heading down the stretch of Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and LeBron James’ former teammate Chris Bosh thinks that the refs owed the Cavs an apology. A lot of mistakes were made but someone should apologize to the #cavs for how the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were on the verge of pulling off a Game 1 upset in the 2018 NBA Finals. However, the Golden State Warriors were bailed out by a rather controversial call late in the fourth quarter. Small forward Kevin Durant was driving to the basket when he was called for charging on Cavs small forward LeBron James. […]

The power forward and center matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals is the most intriguing because the collection of players happen to be the most volatile, and the performance of one team’s bigs could decide a game. Which squad has the upper hand in the post? Cavs […]