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As the NBA conference finals head into the next-to-last weekend of May, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers look unstoppable in the East, while Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have their hands full out West with Oklahoma City. Ever since the Curry-led Warriors beat James' short-handed Cavs in the 2015 NBA Finals, we've all been looking forward to the sequel, one that had them both at their best. Without question, Curry vs. James, Part II would have the makings of those monumental showdowns in the 1980s between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, a rivalry that propelled the league to unprecedented heights. Continue to Article

May 20, 2016 6:27:pm EST

After the Cleveland Cavaliers flat-out pummeled the Toronto Raptors again on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the 2016 Eastern Conference finals, Scott Cacciola of the New York Times offered a tongue-in-cheek assessment of the Raptors' defensive efforts thus far against LeBron James: "Toronto’s best chance at this point might be having Customs stop him at the border." [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] So, you know that old saying about there being a grain of truth inside every joke? "Waiting for customs to let them in like..." wrote Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson in this Friday afternoon Instagram post. The Cavaliers, it seems, really were held up at customs as they attempted to travel to Toronto ahead of Saturday's Game 3 at Air Canada Centre. LeBron James joked about the Cavs not being allowed to pass the Canadian border. They're currently being held by customs. So much for TT. — Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) May 20, 2016 Cleveland reserve Richard Jefferson, as he has all postseason long, brought us the hot scoop via Snapchat : So, the Cavs are being held by customs right now 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/W7qWRKAmcS — ClevelandFanz (@Cleveland_Fanz) May 20, 2016 You've got to feel for the Toronto-born Thompson, who arrived in the province of his birth only to find himself rejected. So much for all that soaring, orchestral stuff about homes and native lands . The Cavs didn't stay on the tarmac forever, though ... although where they went next might not have been much of an improvement: Continue to Article

May 20, 2016 5:41:pm EST

After the Cleveland Cavaliers flat-out pummeled the Toronto Raptors again on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the 2016 Eastern Conference finals, Scott Cacciola of the New York Times offered a tongue-in-cheek assessment of the Raptors' defensive efforts thus far against LeBron James: "Toronto’s best chance at this point might be having Customs stop him at the border." [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] So, you know that old saying about there being a grain of truth inside every joke? "Waiting for customs to let them in like..." wrote Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson in this Friday afternoon Instagram post. The Cavaliers, it seems, really were held up at customs as they attempted to travel to Toronto ahead of Saturday's Game 3 at Air Canada Centre. LeBron James joked about the Cavs not being allowed to pass the Canadian border. They're currently being held by customs. So much for TT. — Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) May 20, 2016 Cleveland reserve Richard Jefferson, as he has all postseason long, brought us the hot scoop via Snapchat : So, the Cavs are being held by customs right now 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/W7qWRKAmcS — ClevelandFanz (@Cleveland_Fanz) May 20, 2016 You've got to feel for the Toronto-born Thompson, who arrived in the province of his birth only to find himself rejected. So much for all that soaring, orchestral stuff about homes and native lands . The Cavs didn't stay on the tarmac forever, though ... although where they went next might not have been much of an improvement: Continue to Article

May 20, 2016 5:41:pm EST

Tyronn Lue has yet to lose a game in his first NBA postseason with the Cavaliers, who are 10-0 and looking invincible, threatening to sweep through the Eastern Conference playoffs on the way to a second straight visit to the finals. The remarkable run has sent Lue - an 11-year, seven-team journeyman point guard - past Pat Riley for the most consecutive playoff wins to start a coaching career. Cleveland has a 2-0 lead over Toronto in a series that to this point hasn't been remotely close. Continue to Article

May 20, 2016 1:49:pm EST