No Kyrie Irving? No problem. Yes, that is the optimist’s outlook in Cleveland heading into Game 2. If Irving is done for the year, no worries — as they would say in Australia. I was not expecting to find much optimism among Clevelanders following the Cavs’ Game 1 loss in which Irving aggravated his knee injury, but then I went on 92.3 The Fan radio in Cleveland with Adam “The Bull” and was hit with a dose of non-negativity that seemed so
The sun came up the East today in Cleveland, but the gloom did not burn off like the morning fog. No Friday has ever felt like the one the poor folks in Cleveland had to endure. After being one shot away from a Game 1 victory, after watching Kyrie Irving do a little of everything — nothing bigger than his block of Stephen Curry’s layup attempt with 25 seconds left in regulation — after getting almost nothing from their bench yet
You don’t need to look at the MRI on Kyrie Irving’s knee to know the Cleveland Cavaliers are in trouble. Just look at the boxscore. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Irving was better than anyone could have imagined. Bothered by a nagging sore left knee since Cleveland’s first-round series win over Boston, Irving clearly benefited from the eight-day layoff following the conference finals and rediscovered his All-Star form. Irving collected 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists in nearly 44 minutes,
Winning never gets old. For the second straight day, our MLB player picks weren’t quite perfect, just good enough to finish in the money in every event entered, afternoon and evening. [Read more…]
OAKLAND — It was all right there for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Fourth quarter. Tie score. Twenty-four seconds on the clock. The Cavaliers had the ball and a gift-wrapped chance to steal Game 1 of the NBA Finals on the road. And they had James, of course, the greatest force in the game, one who already had went off for 42 points, the most he had ever scored in a Finals game. The consensus was that James and the underdog
Four-time MVP LeBron James going up against this year’s MVP Stephen Curry. That’s what everyone has been waiting to see for the past week or so, and the two superstars did not disappoint as Game 1 of the NBA Finals between Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday more than lived up to the hype. James looked invincible at times, scoring 44 points on 18-of-38 shooting from the field to go with eight rebounds and six assists. Curry went on an
After a one-week wait, the NBA Finals are here. But that’s nowhere near as long as these teams have been waiting for a championship. For the Golden State Warriors, it has been 40 years since Rick Barry led them to what many believe is the greatest upset in NBA Finals history, a four-game sweep of the Washington Bullets in 1975. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, it has been, well, forever. The Cavaliers entered the NBA in 1970 and didn’t even make the Finals
It was an excellent Wednesday for this corner. If you read yesterday’s Spin, you know I loved Eduardo Rodriguez in Early MLB action at DraftKings. Keying on him with the same lineup in eight contests, I cashed in every one for a 400% return on investment. Hope you got a piece of that juicy pie. [Read more…]