All Hail The King: LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA Champions
You know what they say: If you come at The King, you’d better not miss.
Tagged with: NBA Playoffs 2016
You know what they say: If you come at The King, you’d better not miss.
Late in the third quarter of Game One of the NBA Finals, Matthew Dellavedova smacked Andre Iguodala right in the testicles.
Tell us, O Muse
Of that man of many buckets
Game seven, the best two words in US Sports, so they like to say.
It may not last longer than another game but the Thunder’s 2016 playoffs run continues to resonate among fans of the small island nation of New Zealand and also those who enjoy filthy moustaches and physical basketball.
If, like The Niche Cache, you’ve been watching the playoffs with one eye on the Thunder and their kiwi centre then it has been a smorgasbord of magnificence.
Game three, the clock reading 5:57 to play in the second quarter, and Adams fouls Draymond as he goes to throw the ball up. Draymond flails to sell the contact and his leg whips out and smacks Steve right in the bollocks.
LeBron James: "We're a team that's destined for greatness. I really believe that. We have a mission."
One year it’s that Donald Sterling drama, the next it’s a massive choke and another just plain old injuries. Such is the luck of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Steph Curry returned from a couple games off with a sore ankle in game four of the GSW-HOU series only to then injure his knee. He played just 19 minutes, shooting 1 of 7, and left the game not to return.
So who saw the Rockets playing like that in game three? How about Isaiah Thomas' career night for the Celtics? Or big name Dame bringing his A-Game?
You know what one of my very favourite things about the playoffs is? Seeing unlikely heroes stand up and drive their team to victory.
How about the Pacers going into Canada and returning with a 10-point win on the back of Paul George’s mastery? 33 points for a dude who a year ago was just returning from that horrific broken leg.