trump_card Wrote: I think this will be a great NBA Finals. Maybe one of the best matchups in the last decade to be honest. No doubt Lebron brings the most Finals experience, and that gives him a great edge. But I have a feeling that Curry will shine brightest here; Curry I think is one of the best pressure players I have ever seen. And what's more, I have seen Lebron shrink to the occasion (remember the Finals vs Dallas?).
BearDown Wrote: I have a feeling Golden State is the clear favorite to win now after Kyrie Irving fractured his knee cap in game one. The Cav's are now basically a one man show, but that one man does still happen to be Lebron James. However, I just don't see James being able to carry the entire team on his back against a team as good as Golden State. I'm not saying that Golden State will run away with it, but I do have a feeling that they will win it in five or six.
Lovable Losers Wrote: I wish I could agree, but they sure didn't play like a championship team in Game 3. There's still a lot of basketball to be played, but they better win tonight if they want a realistic shot of winning the championship. Being down 3-1 to Lebron is as close to a nail in the coffin as you can get.
trump_card Wrote: As the forum's main question, this has been the Lebron finals, through and through. I don't think I've ever been more impressed with a player's performance in a finals series. I really hope this goes to game 7. It's been awesome so far.
BearDown Wrote: The Warriors are one game away from the title after another convincing win tonight. I think Curry is having a far better finals, especially in these last two games, than James. It also doesn't hurt that the Warriors are a hell of a lot healthier than the Cavs are. James can't carry the whole team on his back against a team as good as the Warriors.
Gotta disagree about Curry upstaging James. I'm a huge Curry fan and he has played well the last two games. Especially Game 5. But Curry has also been inconsistent throughout this series, and his game clearly depends heavily on hitting a high % of shots. Curry also has a much better supporting cast around him.
For James, he so far into this series, deserves the Finals MVP. Without James, Cleveland would have 0% chance of even hanging with the Warriors. But without Curry, the other guys still could possibly eek out a win. Lebron's multiple triple doubles in this series is amazing to watch. He is almost single-handedly about to force a game 7. Same cannot be said about Curry.