Cavaliers VS Warriors

          The third game of NBA finals happened two days ago. The game was just like any others, breathtaking, magical and unpredictable. The two teams fought with whatever was left of them. Players were injured, fans were both disappointed and cheering, and the coaches were off aside, both worried and nervous. The court was shattered by the applauses and the cheers for the audiences, not reminding that the sound of the beat of the basketball was echoing over the stadium. It was where legends were created.

          In the third game, Cavaliers had its fans cheering for them at their home game. It was one of the games that any basketball fan would want to watch. At the starting of the game, Cavaliers took off earlier and was 7 points ahead of Warriors. They played slowly, and calm. LeBron led the team as he always did. He slowed down the whole game pace. He stayed and watched the movements of the other players. Slowly, he dribbled. Soon, he launched himself into the crowd, pulled back, and splash. The next thing you knew, the net was flipped inside out by the fade away swish of LeBron James. That was one of Cavaliers’ most efficient offense strategies. All they needed was two or three other players to cover LeBron, and let LeBron finish the rest of the scoring. This offense strategy was not always useful. He could fail his shots and there, the Cavaliers would lose one chance of offense. It was like a game for LeBron himself. He played, not competed. He believed in himself too much, and wasted Cavaliers’ offense. It was why Cavaliers lost and why they won. In this game, LeBron controlled the game pace, and the court. If he went slowly, the two teams would slow down. If he charged, the others would follow. He was the leader. No matter what the other team did. Whether it was a three point, or a foul, he always kept their own offense slow. It was not hard for them to score a basket under LeBron’s lead.

          On the other side, were the Warriors. Stephen Curry, one of the newest MVP, led the Warriors. They had a very strong offense. Stephen Curry, the three point shooter of the Warriors, ran around the three point line, receive the ball and release. Swish! That was all you could hear once you see it coming out of Stephen’s hand. The Warriors’ offense was simple, but unbelievably useful. All they did was passing the ball to Stephen when he was open, then he shot. He had a high three point percentage which meant that most of his three points were in. It was all they had to do to win. Every time their opponent scores 2 points, they would score three. Overtime they would pull the score further and further apart. It was a deadly team that was almost undefeated.

          For defense, Cavaliers were better than Warriors at it. Cavaliers kept Stephen in a hard position in the third game. They stopped him from scoring every one of his three pointers except for one. It was an impressive job. They put one of their best guards to keep Stephen busy. They did not all gather up in the key like what Warriors did some of the times. They spread out, to keep their opponents back. They did not foul as much as the Warriors did when they were guarding, but they still stopped the Warriors from any kind of scoring. On the other hand, Warriors fouled the Cavaliers to stop them from scoring. They were not very well at guarding, and gathered up all in the key to try to stop LeBron. Their defense was not very impressive compare to Cavaliers.

          Warriors had more teamwork compared to Cavaliers. It was one of the ways how get win and made it to the finals. They chose the correct time to pass. Also, they helped one another out more often. In game four, when Stephen Curry was having a hard time trying to find an open spot to shoot because there were four people guarding him at the same time, his teammates set screens for him. They set 3 screens, all on the three point line while Stephen ran down to the side of the three point line. They blocked three people, and Stephen got rid of the last one. That time, they worked more like a team. Cavaliers had LeBron to do almost everything. He went in all by himself. Unlike Warriors, Cavaliers did not set screens for LeBron inside the three point line to give him an open area to do a fade away. They all waited for LeBron on the sides. Only one or two of them went to help him out. They played more like five one man teams.

          Warriors were overall stronger as everyone thought it would be. Many cheered for Cavaliers, but there were way more Warriors fan. Just like everyone else, they believed in Warriors. Warrior fans cheered because this might be their first time getting a NBA Championship. Good luck, the two mighty teams. Good luck, LeBron James and Stephen Curry.