Unless you’ve
been living under a rock, you know that the Cleveland Cavaliers have stormed
back and won two games in a row (in convincing fashion) to force a Game 7 in
the 2016 NBA Finals. Normally, when two teams are headed to a Game 7, it’s easy
to assume that it has been a closely contested series for the most part.
That’s not the
case this year.
While the series
has definitely had its exciting moments, as a whole, it hasn’t really been that close. At all.
Don’t get me
wrong, I’ve watched every minute of these Finals, and there is definitely great basketball being played game-in and game-out. However, it’s been only one team
playing great basketball in that respective game. In other words, we haven't really seen both teams "on" at the same time.
Out of all six
games, I can only remember one game that was even relatively close in the closing
minutes, which was Game 4 in Cleveland (Warriors were up by 9 with 5:56 left in
that game). Besides that, what other
game has even been close? The first half of Game 5 in Oakland was a battle, but
we all know how that game ended up.
One game was
decided by 11 points, and all the others have been decided by 14 or more
(including two of the games being decided by more than 30). That doesn’t sound close
to me.
Despite it all,
though, the expectations remain higher than ever for Game 7, and rightfully so. Will Lebron
continue his Finals domination and bring back a championship to the city of Cleveland for the first time in over 50 years? Or will Curry and company bounce back at home
and win their second straight title? The script is there, and it will be
exciting to see which team puts the finishing touches on it.
Regardless of
the results of the last six, the entire sports world remains optimistic that
this one will be a classic. Both teams are deserving to win the ring, and I
really hope that Game 7 lives up to expectations. Unless it's in the Warriors favor, of course.
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