The Cleveland Cavaliers took the win against the Golden State Warriors Thursday, becoming the third team ever to force a Game 7 after trailing behind with a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals,ย the Los Angeles Times reports.
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The stakes are higher than ever now for the 8 p.m. ET Sunday game that will be held at Golden State's Oracle Arena. As the Times notes, no team has ever come back from a 3-1 Finals deficit to win the championship.
โItโs going to be the hardest thing weโve ever done in our lives, but weโre ready for it,โ the Cavs' Kyrie Irving said in an interview, the Times reports.ย
Amid aย heated Game 6, the Warriors' Stephen Curry was ejected for the first time ever after six fouls were called against him. In his upset, he threw his mouth guard, hitting a fan in the front row. According to the Times, it is likely that a fine from the NBA will follow.
โIโve thrown my mouthpiece before. I usually aim at the scorerโs table. I was off aim. โฆ It was obviously frustrating fouling out," Curry, the league MVP, said of his display of temper.ย
Warriors coach Steve Kerr may also face penalties after criticizing officials and saying that he "was happy" with Curry's reaction.
โHe gets six fouls called on him, three of them were absolutely ridiculous,โ Kerr said. โHe steals the ball from Kyrie clean at one point. LeBron flops on the last one, [referee] Jason Phillips falls for that, for a flop. As the MVP of the league, weโre talking about these touch fouls in the NBA Finals.โ
Despite Game 7 now looming ahead, the Cavs' LeBron James remains optimistic.
โAt the end of the day, this is going to be it for all of us,โ James said of Game 7. โWe wonโt rush it. Iโll sleep very well [Thursday]. Iโll sleep well the following night, watch some movies and be ready.โ
Read more at the Los Angeles Times.
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