For basketball fans, it doesn’t get any bigger than this. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will not only look to become the first team in NBA Finals history to come back from a 3-1 hole, but they will hope to end the city of Cleveland’s decades-long title drought.
I love the term “stranger things have happened.” I use it often, particularly when I think a team has a chance to come back even though they are down by a seemingly insurmountable amount of a points or when a deficit in a playoff series seems to be too large to overcome.
I’d like to start off talking about LeBron James. I’m not too man enough to admit that I was wrong in my LeBron Can’t Take Over Games Like He Used To article. But LeBron has absolutely dominated these past couple of games; and I mean dominated to the highest degree.
*But sometimes it sure feels like it is. Most conspiracy theories are not true. Most are, in fact, complete garbage. Some stick around though, gaining a kind of begrudging cultural acceptance. And make no mistake: plenty of people believe that some kind of fix is on with the NBA.
Yes, the focus is still on the NBA Finals right now. But before you know it, the NBA draft will take place a week from today. So, as a Celtics fan, it’s about time I come to a conclusion as to what they should do with the number three overall pick.
Game 5 got a lot of people talking. Those who thought the series was over have now done a complete 180 and find themselves saying that Cleveland has a legitimate shot to win it all. Those same people who criticized LeBron for his play thus far are now kissing his feet. Pump the breaks people. Why are we letting one game have so much influence on our opinions? Was it a…
As the illustrious career of Kobe Bryant wound down to it’s final game, I began to think about how almost all of the sports icons that I grew up with have either retired, or are nearing that same fate.
Suspended for one game due to excessive flagrant fouls and rough play, Draymond Green left a big-time void for the Warriors in Monday night’s Game 5 loss to the Cavaliers. It was an obvious reminder of how team-oriented the Dubs are as well as how they mirror what many old-school teams used to be like.
LeBron James has been sharply criticized of late-especially by many of us at Check Down. But whether the Cavaliers win this series or not, his performance last night proved one thing: he is a better player than Stephen Curry.
As the NBA postseason comes to its inevitable end with all attention on whether or not LeBron can lead his team to a comeback, I find myself hoping the Warriors end the series swiftly and deny LeBron his 3rd ring.