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LeBron James takes no joy in seeing his road back to the NBA Finals get even easier. The Cavs were going to beat the Celtics whether or not Boston had Isaiah Thomas, but Saturday’s announcement that Thomas would miss the rest of the postseason with a hip injury increases the chance of a potential sweep. “We hate that Isaiah got hurt,” James told reporters Sunday. ”Salute to him. Unbelievable season, what he was able to accomplish this year and the things that he did in the postseason under the circumstances with the tragic death of his sister.” The Cavaliers managed to crush the C’s in each of the Eastern Conference finals’ first two games, punctuated by a 130-86 Game 2 drubbing. James said Continue to Article

May 21, 2017 11:19:am EST

BOSTON -- How exactly did Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas morph from a backup point guard dismissed by two lottery teams into the All-NBA face of one of the league's most storied franchises? The Cleveland Cavaliers deserve some of the credit. Rewind the tape to the 2015 Eastern Conference playoffs. Thomas, acquired by Boston at February's deadline that year, had given the Celtics the offensive jolt they so desperately needed to take the next step in their building process. Even in a sixth-man role, Thomas spearheaded Boston's feverish surge to the No. 7 seed, which set up a first-round matchup with the Cavaliers. Cleveland quickly dismissed Boston in four games, and while Thomas had Continue to Article

May 21, 2017 10:55:am EST

Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter Saturday as the Golden State Warriors took a stranglehold lead in the NBA Western Conference finals with a 120-108 blowout of San Antonio. "I love where my game is at," Durant said. The Warriors now lead the Spurs 3-0 in the best-of-seven series with game four set for Monday in San Antonio. Continue to Article

May 21, 2017 1:29:am EST

SAN ANTONIO–So they’re on to Cleveland… OK. Wait. No. Sorry, jumped the gun a tiny bit. Officially, after Saturday’s 120-108 domination of the Spurs at the AT&T Center, the Warriors still have to beat the Spurs one more time to complete a sweep in the Western Conference exhibition round, err, I mean, finals. And over in the East, yes, the Cavaliers are required to decimate Boston’s heart and soul two more times to set up the most anticipated NBA Finals rematch in history. But you know and I know and the Warriors and the Cavaliers absolutely, definitely know that they are the league’s two giants, and everything up until they meet each other, starting June 1 in their third straight Finals meeting, Continue to Article

May 21, 2017 1:22:am EST

Golden State took the next step toward its inevitable Finals appearance Saturday, dispatching the Kawhi Leonard-less San Antonio Spurs 120–108 to take a 3–0 lead in the West finals. The Warriors (and the Cavaliers) have made the playoffs largely uninteresting due to their unrelenting dominance, and all that’s left to wonder is how the Dubs and Cavs will try to gain the upper hand in their third straight championship showdown. Last postseason, Steve Kerr’s most-used lineup was the vaunted Death Lineup, when Draymond Green lined up at center alongside Harrison Barnes, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala. Continue to Article

May 21, 2017 12:44:am EST

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