Rarefied Air
32 times in NBA Finals History has a team trailed 3-1 and
ZERO times has any of those 32 opportunities resulted in a forced Game 7.
Vegas thinks NBA History will be made as the Cavs are currently -2 to -2.5
Kyrie Irving scored more points in Game 5 than Kobe Bryant ever has in a Finals game.
LeBron has more 40+ point Finals performances than Kareem, Kobe, and Magic do......combined!
Before Game 5, LeBrons BEST game when facing ELIMINATION Game 6 at Boston in 2012 (45/15/5).
EVERYONE knows that Kyrie & LeBron each scoring 40+ had never happened in a NBA Finals Game before......just how rare was this accomplishment? It was just the 5th time in NBA Post Season History that two teammates each scored 40+ in a Game.
Elgin Baylor and Jerry West hold the record with 86 points in a playoff game.
Akeem Olajuwon & Sleep Floyd
Hakeem Olajuwon & Clyde Drexler
Reggie Miller & Jalen Rose
Kyrie Irving & LeBron James (Finals Game)
LeBron was the 1st player since 2009 (Kobe Bryant) w/18+ FGAs in the first half of an Finals Game.
Is there anyone else in the NBA that would be allowed to throw the ball 50 feet in the air out of frustration and not receive a T?
Kevin Love played 33 minutes = 2 points & 3 rebounds......if Coach Lue is going to leave K. Love on the floor this series, he just can’t stand in the corner.
JR Smith's passing off drives has been kinda impressive
Big mistake by Coach Kerr staying too long with tiny lineup......it was like Kerr was trying extra hard to prove how valuable Dray is or something???
As cool as Curry's nonchalant passes have been, they are now just about always resulting in points on the other end.
Warriors are 68-8 with Curry, Draymond, and Iguodala in the lineup. Were 57-4 in the regular season......Golden State have yet to lose two Games in a row.