An NBA champion will be crowned as the Cleveland Cavaliers will be on the road to meet the Golden St Warriors in a deciding Game 7 on Sunday.
Start Time: 8PM ET
Location: Golden St
TV: ABC
Point Spread Odds: Golden St -5 points
Over Under Total: 206 points
Money Line: Warriors -200 odds and Cavaliers +170 odds
Notes: Cleveland evened up this best of seven finals series at 3-3 with the 115-101 home victory in Game 6 to the Golden St Warriors as a -2 point betting favorite. The total finished at over 207 ½ points.
Cleveland started quickly by taking the 31-11 lead after one quarter. They shot 51.9% from the field with 10 of 27 from three point range. LeBron James another 41 point performance as he goes 16 of 27 from the floor. James dished out 11 assists and pulled down eight boards. LeBron has committed only three turnovers the past two games all resulting in victories. No team in NBA Finals history has never came back to win a championship down 3-1 in the series. There have been 32 instances. Kyrie Irving chipped in with 23 points on 7 of 18 shooting. The Cavs bench had 15 points. Kevin Love saw only 12 minutes in the win and had 7 points and three rebounds. Tristan Thompson had 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
The Warriors had a poor shooting night hitting on 40.2% with 15 of 39 from three. Stephen Curry had 30 points on 8 of 20 shooting. Klay Thompson contributed with 25 points as he made 9 of his 21 shots. Draymond Green in his return to the lineup scored eight points and grabbed ten rebounds. The three other starters for Golden St scored a total of 13 points. They gave up 42 points in the paint to the Cavaliers.