The same teams meet in a third straight NBA final NBA final for the first time in league history starting Thursday (Sportsnet, 9 p.m.) when the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers face off in a rubber match that’s been anticipated since last year’s seven-game series ended. There are no injuries of note and each team has been off for a week to rest and prepare for what is expected to be one of the best series of the era. LeBron James on Kevin Durant? James was out-of-this-world good in the final three games a year ago, and might be playing a higher level now. Maybe James will be even better than he has been and maybe Love will make every shot he looks at and Irving will be brilliant.

Source: thestar May 31, 2017 21:22 UTC