What a game to watch!

Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors

The rematch everybody’s been waiting for. The prohibitive favourites to meet in the NBA Finals for the third consecutive season— and two of the NBA’s most potent offensive teams— the Cavs and Warriors have been as expected of late. Cleveland overcame a slow start to the season to go 19-2 over their past 21 games and are just one game back from Boston for top spot in the East.

The Warriors are getting it done in nearly every facet of the game, ranking first in the league in points, assists, and blocks this season. The Dubs will be without Steph Curry for this one, but it’s not like Golden State is exactly suffering in his absence, going 6-0 without their star point guard.

Marquee matchup: LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant

The league’s two best forwards haven’t slowed down since their incredible matchup in the 2017 Finals. While Houston’s James Harden is the MVP favourite at the moment, James is certainly making his case while playing some of the best ball of his career. He’s scoring more than he has since the 2009-10 season, averaging 28.4 points per game, while dishing more assists per game than he ever has with 9.2, to say nothing of his eight rebounds, 1.5 steals, one block per game to boot. Oh, and he’s shooting a higher percentage (57%) than ever before.

As for Durant, he continues to be one of the NBA’s most lethal scorers at more than 26 points per game, but has also continued to establish himself as an elite defender as well. He’s currently second in the league in blocks per game at 2.2.

Source : Espn