And he would not be denied an eighth straight trip to the NBA final. Cleveland’s LeBron James invades Marcus Smart’s space with the Boston guard driving to the rim in Sunday night’s Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference final. The NBA final begins Thursday at either Houston or Golden State. James and Horford embraced after the buzzer, then the Cavaliers donned NBA final hats and Eastern Conference championship shirts before shuffling off the court to receive their trophy. James has been in the final every year since 2011 — four with Miami, and now four straight with Cleveland.

Source: thestar May 28, 2018 03:18 UTC