( Ezra Shaw / Getty Images )CLEVELAND—It’s always about LeBron James around these parts, because without him the Cleveland Cavaliers are just another bunch of professional basketball players going through time. It is an undeniable fact and has been for years; James is a transcendent talent who lifts all around him. It’s unfair — most of the Cavaliers’ supporting staff has been invisible and ineffective so far in the NBA final — but when you’re LeBron James, it’s okay to ask for unfair things. All it got the Cavaliers, though, was a 2-0 deficit and they face near-certain elimination if they lose Game 3 here on Wednesday night. “We expect him to play well, play with a lot of force, aggressiveness,” Golden State’s Stephen Curry said.

Source: thestar June 06, 2017 21:34 UTC