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The Finals: It?s now NBA All-Star War By Recah Trinidad PhilBoxing.com Wed, 31 May 2017  IN boxing, it?s a candidate Fight of the Year before the first punch could be thrown or landed. The NBA Finals series promises to be a classic, epic battle for the ages, just like the 1975 Ali-Frazier Thrilla in Manila. It?s a bit odd though that the Cleveland Cavaliers, defending NBA champions, have been relegated as underdogs against the Golden State Warriors in the Finals series that starts on Friday (Manila time). ** Aren?t the two fiercely feuding NBA clubs evenly matched? LeBron James could not offer a firm reply. The closest he could do was acknowledge the gigantic challenge posed by the All-Star-studded Warriors, packing a great wallop behind Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. James called the Golden State All-Star might ?beastly.? He was quick to add he likes their chances. ** ?It?s probably up there; I mean it?s up there,? James admitted, adding Golden State was indeed a ?high-powered team.? For the record, Golden State and Cleveland are 1-1 in the two times they had clashed in the regular season. Golden State has been known to celebrate their sharpness with deadly 3-point gunners, led by the prodigious and fearless Stephen Curry. ** Hold it. Records however show Cleveland ranks first among play-off teams in offensive efficiency. The NBA website (NBA.Com) notes ?no team has made more 3-pointers than Cleveland with a play-off average of 14.6 pts. a game.? Golden State has a set of remarkable All-Stars to rely on. But, although Cleveland has its own pack of All-Star wonders, one less than Golden State, there?s only little said about the explosive Kyrie Irving and the quietly efficient Kevin Love. Yes, both teams pack a big KO punch, but as there?s no such thing as a stoppage in NBA wars, it won?t be loose to suggest the Finals could be decided only after the seventh game. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Recah Trinidad.  |
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