After his Cleveland Cavaliers got swept by the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals, LeBron James has a tough decision to make. Whether to stay in Cleveland and try to do it once again by himself, or use his right as unrestricted free agent and go to a team where he will have a better chance of winning another NBA title.

Asked by the reporters about his future, the 33-year-old said that he will first discuss that decision with his family and currently doesn’t have an answer on the question.

“The one thing that I’ve always done is considered, obviously, my family,” –James told reporters after the defeat against the Warriors. “Understanding especially where my boys are at this point in their age. They were a lot younger the last time I made a decision like this four years ago. I’ve got a teenage boy, a preteen and a little girl that wasn’t around as well. So sitting down and considering everything, my family is a huge part of whatever I’ll decide to do in my career, and it will continue to be that. So I don’t have an answer for you right now as far as that.“

While his family will have the biggest influence on the decision, the opportunity to win another championship will also play a major part in it.

“For me, I still have so much to give to the game,” – said James. “When you have a goal and you’re able to accomplish that goal, it actually–for me, personally–it made me even more hungry to continue to try to win championships, and I still want to be in championship mode. I think I’ve shown this year why I will still continue to be in championship mode.“

LeBron James has a player option for the 2018-19 season in his contract, but he will likely opt-out and become a free agent in the summer. He has time until the end of June to inform the Cavs about his decision.

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Golden State Warriors are your 2018 NBA Champions. Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, and earned their second consecutive championship and third in the last four years, after getting a rather comfortable 108-85 win in Game 4 at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena.

Warriors grabbed the lead early on in the first quarter with an 11-0 run and never looked back. At moments Cavs managed to get in a striking distance, being just one point behind on multiple occasions in the second quarter. But the Warriors came out in the third with guns blazing and strolled in the fourth quarter to claim a deserved win to become 2018 NBA Champions.

A Golden Era… the @warriors capture third title in four years (via @SekouSmithNBA/@NBAcom) https://t.co/A8IsaggeTr pic.twitter.com/PNEDPPGSPP

— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

According to Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, this was the hardest championship to win for his team.

“This was the hardest year we’ve had of the three championships by far.” – said Kerr after the game. “Just the length of the journey. These guys are not just incredibly talented but they’re selfless. They love each other, they play for each other and you can see the result.“

Kevin Durant had another stellar performance, getting a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, which ultimately got him his second consecutive Finals MVP award. Stephen Curry added 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The BEST of #NBAFinals MVP @KDTrey5 for the @Warriors in the championship round! pic.twitter.com/vJUIHWAMtM

— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

LeBron James also had a good game by NBA standards, but he didn’t put out a performance everyone expected from him. He only had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists which ultimately wasn’t enough to carry the Warriors. It is important to note that he played through a hand injury. Once again he had a limited help from his teammates with Kevin Love being the Cavs second leading scorer with 13 points.

The BEST of @KingJames for the @Cavs in the #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/oakORxSRsu

— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

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After two games in Oakland’s Oracle Arena, the 2018 NBA Finals moved to Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night. But little has changed. Although Cleveland Cavaliers looked great at the beginning of the game, Golden State Warriors still managed to get away with a 110-102 win.

Cavs clicked on all cylinders in the first half, ending it with a six-point lead, while the Warriors struggled and it almost looked like we could end up having a competitive series in the 2018 NBA Finals. Then came Kevin Durant and brought the Warriors back into the game in the third quarter. The teams exchanged leads in the fourth quarter multiple times, but then Durant decided it was time to end it all with one minute left in the game. He drilled a 34-foot 3-pointer with four seconds left on the game clock and just demoralized the Cavaliers who didn’t manage to find a way to recover.

Kevin Durant ended the game with 43 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. He has also had a very efficient game, shooting 15-of-23 from the field and drilling six out of his nine attempted three-pointers. No other Warriors player managed to score more than 11 points.

“I try not to think about just scoring, but, you know, we struggled to shoot the ball early on and I felt like I had some good looks,“- said Durant after the game. “I started asking for more of them, and I was able to knock down some shots for us.“

Durant’s performance particularly impressed his Warriors coach Steve Kerr.

“That was amazing what he did out there tonight,” – said Kerr. “Some of those shots, I don’t think anybody in the world can hit those but him. He was incredible.“

Warriors will look to use this momentum and try to win Game 4 of 2018 NBA Finals on Friday night, which would bring them their second consecutive NBA title and third in the last four years.

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Reigning champions Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday night. For those who haven’t watched the game, this information isn’t any surprise given the fact that the Warriors entered the series as heavy favorites. But those who watched the game know that they needed a combination of luck, doubtful calls from the referees, inexplicable move from Cavs’ JR Smith and five minute overtime in order to get the 124-114 win in front of their home crowd.

To everyone’s surprise, the Golden State Warriors never managed to build a large lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout the Game 1 of 2018 NBA Finals. After a tied score at the halftime, Warriors had another of their game-changing third quarters and entered the fourth quarter with six points lead. Still, LeBron James was a man on the mission and brought back the Cavs into the game but his greatness simply couldn’t overcome the mistakes of the referees and his teammates. Referees made three controversial calls against James in the fourth quarter, but the most crucial one came in the last minute of the regular time.

Cavs were up two with 40 seconds remaining on the clock, and Kevin Durant drove to the basket in an attempt to make it a tied game. He was met by LeBron James, who took the hit and Durant was charged with an offensive foul. Still, the judges decided to review the play in order to see whether James was in the restricted area, although it was obvious he was few feet outside of it. The call was then overruled, with James getting called for a foul and Durant receiving free throws.

Then, 4.7 seconds before the end of the game and with score tied, JR Smith managed to grab an offensive rebound out of George Hill’s missed free throw and instead passing the ball or calling a timeout, he let the clock run out and made a late pass to Hill, thus sending the game in overtime. Apparently, Smith thought Cavs were in the lead and are about to win the game.

Cavs couldn’t recover from all of this and Warriors seized the opportunity to take the lead in 2018 NBA Finals.

As expected, LeBron James had another exceptional game, scoring 51 points and adding eight rebounds and assists. Kevin Love also showed up, contributing with 21 points and 13 rebounds.

On the Warriors side, Kevin Durant had 26 points, nine rebounds, and six assists while Stephen Curry added 29 points, six rebounds, and nine assists.

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We will see Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors going head to head in the 2018 NBA Finals, which will mark the fourth straight time these two teams meet in the finals. This is the result of highly entertaining and thrilling Conference Finals, which wrapped up on Monday night with Warriors win against the Houston Rockets in the Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. The night before, Cavaliers managed to overcome the Boston Celtics in the Game 7 of Eastern Conference Finals.

Cleveland Cavaliers managed to advance to the 2018 NBA Finals thanks to the sheer determination of LeBron James, who once again showed why he is the best basketball player in the world. Celtics, who were without their two best players in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, were the favorites to close out the series in front of their home crowd on Sunday night in Game 7, but their young players cracked under the pressure with James delivering another brilliant performance.

You could say that the Golden State Warriors, on the other side, had a little help from lady luck in their series against the Houston Rockets. Chris Paul, Rockets’ second-best player, suffered a strain hamstring injury in Game 5 of the series and didn’t play in the next two games. Warriors managed to come back from a 2-3 deficit after that and will be looking to win their second straight NBA Championship and third in four years.

2018 NBA Finals is scheduled to begin on May 31st with Warriors having home advantage and set to host Game 1 and Game 2 in their Oracle Arena.

Unfortunately, it looks like this won’t be such a thrilling end of 2017-18 NBA season. Golden State Warriors are entering the series as heavy favorites thanks to their core of four All-Star players, all of which are relatively healthy. Cleveland Cavaliers, on the other side, only have two All-Stars in LeBron James and Kevin Love, with the latter one still recovering from a concussion. The rest of the Cavs’ supporting cast failed to make a major impact during these playoffs and it is hard to see them stepping up now.

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After his Cleveland Cavaliers got swept by the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals, LeBron James has a tough decision to make. Whether to stay in Cleveland and try to do it once again by himself, or use his right as unrestricted free agent and go to a team where he will have a better chance of winning another NBA title.

Asked by the reporters about his future, the 33-year-old said that he will first discuss that decision with his family and currently doesn’t have an answer on the question.

“The one thing that I’ve always done is considered, obviously, my family,” –James told reporters after the defeat against the Warriors. “Understanding especially where my boys are at this point in their age. They were a lot younger the last time I made a decision like this four years ago. I’ve got a teenage boy, a preteen and a little girl that wasn’t around as well. So sitting down and considering everything, my family is a huge part of whatever I’ll decide to do in my career, and it will continue to be that. So I don’t have an answer for you right now as far as that.“

While his family will have the biggest influence on the decision, the opportunity to win another championship will also play a major part in it.

“For me, I still have so much to give to the game,” – said James. “When you have a goal and you’re able to accomplish that goal, it actually–for me, personally–it made me even more hungry to continue to try to win championships, and I still want to be in championship mode. I think I’ve shown this year why I will still continue to be in championship mode.“

LeBron James has a player option for the 2018-19 season in his contract, but he will likely opt-out and become a free agent in the summer. He has time until the end of June to inform the Cavs about his decision.

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Golden State Warriors are your 2018 NBA Champions. Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, and earned their second consecutive championship and third in the last four years, after getting a rather comfortable 108-85 win in Game 4 at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena.

Warriors grabbed the lead early on in the first quarter with an 11-0 run and never looked back. At moments Cavs managed to get in a striking distance, being just one point behind on multiple occasions in the second quarter. But the Warriors came out in the third with guns blazing and strolled in the fourth quarter to claim a deserved win to become 2018 NBA Champions.

A Golden Era… the @warriors capture third title in four years (via @SekouSmithNBA/@NBAcom) https://t.co/A8IsaggeTr pic.twitter.com/PNEDPPGSPP

— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

According to Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, this was the hardest championship to win for his team.

“This was the hardest year we’ve had of the three championships by far.” – said Kerr after the game. “Just the length of the journey. These guys are not just incredibly talented but they’re selfless. They love each other, they play for each other and you can see the result.“

Kevin Durant had another stellar performance, getting a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, which ultimately got him his second consecutive Finals MVP award. Stephen Curry added 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The BEST of #NBAFinals MVP @KDTrey5 for the @Warriors in the championship round! pic.twitter.com/vJUIHWAMtM

— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

LeBron James also had a good game by NBA standards, but he didn’t put out a performance everyone expected from him. He only had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists which ultimately wasn’t enough to carry the Warriors. It is important to note that he played through a hand injury. Once again he had a limited help from his teammates with Kevin Love being the Cavs second leading scorer with 13 points.

The BEST of @KingJames for the @Cavs in the #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/oakORxSRsu

— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

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After two games in Oakland’s Oracle Arena, the 2018 NBA Finals moved to Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night. But little has changed. Although Cleveland Cavaliers looked great at the beginning of the game, Golden State Warriors still managed to get away with a 110-102 win.

Cavs clicked on all cylinders in the first half, ending it with a six-point lead, while the Warriors struggled and it almost looked like we could end up having a competitive series in the 2018 NBA Finals. Then came Kevin Durant and brought the Warriors back into the game in the third quarter. The teams exchanged leads in the fourth quarter multiple times, but then Durant decided it was time to end it all with one minute left in the game. He drilled a 34-foot 3-pointer with four seconds left on the game clock and just demoralized the Cavaliers who didn’t manage to find a way to recover.

Kevin Durant ended the game with 43 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. He has also had a very efficient game, shooting 15-of-23 from the field and drilling six out of his nine attempted three-pointers. No other Warriors player managed to score more than 11 points.

“I try not to think about just scoring, but, you know, we struggled to shoot the ball early on and I felt like I had some good looks,“- said Durant after the game. “I started asking for more of them, and I was able to knock down some shots for us.“

Durant’s performance particularly impressed his Warriors coach Steve Kerr.

“That was amazing what he did out there tonight,” – said Kerr. “Some of those shots, I don’t think anybody in the world can hit those but him. He was incredible.“

Warriors will look to use this momentum and try to win Game 4 of 2018 NBA Finals on Friday night, which would bring them their second consecutive NBA title and third in the last four years.

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Reigning champions Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of 2018 NBA Finals on Thursday night. For those who haven’t watched the game, this information isn’t any surprise given the fact that the Warriors entered the series as heavy favorites. But those who watched the game know that they needed a combination of luck, doubtful calls from the referees, inexplicable move from Cavs’ JR Smith and five minute overtime in order to get the 124-114 win in front of their home crowd.

To everyone’s surprise, the Golden State Warriors never managed to build a large lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout the Game 1 of 2018 NBA Finals. After a tied score at the halftime, Warriors had another of their game-changing third quarters and entered the fourth quarter with six points lead. Still, LeBron James was a man on the mission and brought back the Cavs into the game but his greatness simply couldn’t overcome the mistakes of the referees and his teammates. Referees made three controversial calls against James in the fourth quarter, but the most crucial one came in the last minute of the regular time.

Cavs were up two with 40 seconds remaining on the clock, and Kevin Durant drove to the basket in an attempt to make it a tied game. He was met by LeBron James, who took the hit and Durant was charged with an offensive foul. Still, the judges decided to review the play in order to see whether James was in the restricted area, although it was obvious he was few feet outside of it. The call was then overruled, with James getting called for a foul and Durant receiving free throws.

Then, 4.7 seconds before the end of the game and with score tied, JR Smith managed to grab an offensive rebound out of George Hill’s missed free throw and instead passing the ball or calling a timeout, he let the clock run out and made a late pass to Hill, thus sending the game in overtime. Apparently, Smith thought Cavs were in the lead and are about to win the game.

Cavs couldn’t recover from all of this and Warriors seized the opportunity to take the lead in 2018 NBA Finals.

As expected, LeBron James had another exceptional game, scoring 51 points and adding eight rebounds and assists. Kevin Love also showed up, contributing with 21 points and 13 rebounds.

On the Warriors side, Kevin Durant had 26 points, nine rebounds, and six assists while Stephen Curry added 29 points, six rebounds, and nine assists.

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We will see Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors going head to head in the 2018 NBA Finals, which will mark the fourth straight time these two teams meet in the finals. This is the result of highly entertaining and thrilling Conference Finals, which wrapped up on Monday night with Warriors win against the Houston Rockets in the Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. The night before, Cavaliers managed to overcome the Boston Celtics in the Game 7 of Eastern Conference Finals.

Cleveland Cavaliers managed to advance to the 2018 NBA Finals thanks to the sheer determination of LeBron James, who once again showed why he is the best basketball player in the world. Celtics, who were without their two best players in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, were the favorites to close out the series in front of their home crowd on Sunday night in Game 7, but their young players cracked under the pressure with James delivering another brilliant performance.

You could say that the Golden State Warriors, on the other side, had a little help from lady luck in their series against the Houston Rockets. Chris Paul, Rockets’ second-best player, suffered a strain hamstring injury in Game 5 of the series and didn’t play in the next two games. Warriors managed to come back from a 2-3 deficit after that and will be looking to win their second straight NBA Championship and third in four years.

2018 NBA Finals is scheduled to begin on May 31st with Warriors having home advantage and set to host Game 1 and Game 2 in their Oracle Arena.

Unfortunately, it looks like this won’t be such a thrilling end of 2017-18 NBA season. Golden State Warriors are entering the series as heavy favorites thanks to their core of four All-Star players, all of which are relatively healthy. Cleveland Cavaliers, on the other side, only have two All-Stars in LeBron James and Kevin Love, with the latter one still recovering from a concussion. The rest of the Cavs’ supporting cast failed to make a major impact during these playoffs and it is hard to see them stepping up now.

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