You can't take the Warriors tonight. LeBron will go all out not to lose what could be
his final game in Cleveland. The respect will spill over to Golden State.
Additionally Klay Thompson is not expected to return for another season. He will want
the home crowd to celebrate another championship, his last as a Warrior, in Oakland.
Oakland lost their NFL franchise and the Warriors are moving across the bridge, but it's
still a different arena. Next year will be the last on Oakland soil if they can do it again
and without Klay this time, no guarantees.
You all know Curry loves the limelight and the hoopla, even coach Kerr seeps it up like a
sponge. The Warriors love being loved. They thrive on the fan adulation. It would be a letdown
for them to have to receive the trophy and enjoy the moment in front of a near-empty Q with
nobody but yappering media and Adam Silver, their eyes searching around into empty seats
and dim, dark staircases.. no... that's not gonna cut it. Subconsciously or consciously, just plan
on watching the shots be not too accurate, the defense not too primal, the layups sloppily tattering
on the rims, and those wistful "oh well, not a big deal" rolling eyes... while the Cavs fans cheer LeBron
back into the locker room... such is the NBA script just like last year.
his final game in Cleveland. The respect will spill over to Golden State.
Additionally Klay Thompson is not expected to return for another season. He will want
the home crowd to celebrate another championship, his last as a Warrior, in Oakland.
Oakland lost their NFL franchise and the Warriors are moving across the bridge, but it's
still a different arena. Next year will be the last on Oakland soil if they can do it again
and without Klay this time, no guarantees.
You all know Curry loves the limelight and the hoopla, even coach Kerr seeps it up like a
sponge. The Warriors love being loved. They thrive on the fan adulation. It would be a letdown
for them to have to receive the trophy and enjoy the moment in front of a near-empty Q with
nobody but yappering media and Adam Silver, their eyes searching around into empty seats
and dim, dark staircases.. no... that's not gonna cut it. Subconsciously or consciously, just plan
on watching the shots be not too accurate, the defense not too primal, the layups sloppily tattering
on the rims, and those wistful "oh well, not a big deal" rolling eyes... while the Cavs fans cheer LeBron
back into the locker room... such is the NBA script just like last year.
