This is either going to be storybook ending or an epic collapse. Either way, the Warriors' historic season will come to a historic end.
Yes, the Warriors will be at home, their chief reward for winning 73 games. Yes they have experience in this situation, having already dispatched Oklahoma City in a Game 7 at Oracle. No, they haven't lost three straight all season.
But LeBron is on a mission. He has two players with him, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson, who are giving the Warriors all kinds of problems. And the Warriors have a few issues that will be significant heading into Monday.
That's what the Warriors have to tell themselves. It's all they have left -- past success and the comforts of Oracle Arena.
Everything else is working against them, especially LeBron. He finished with 41 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and four steals. It was his second consecutive 41-point game, and this year he's getting 40 efficiently instead of by volume shooting.
What's more, the only defender to give him problems, Andre Iguodala, is suffering from back tightness. He could offer no resistance to LeBron on Thursday. If that's true in Game 7, he could have a third straight big game.
In Game 5, LeBron and Kyrie Irving each scored 41 points in the last game at Oracle. Draymond Green was suspended, but the Cavaliers believe they can win in Oakland.
More problems: the Warriors' supporting cast is imploding. Harrison Barnes was 0 for 8, making him 2 for 22 in Games 5 and 6 combined. Klay Thompson missed his first seven 3-pointers and, despite a hot stretch where he ran off eight points, struggled to score consistently.
More problems: the Warriors have no big men who Steve Kerr can trust. Andrew Bogut is out for the series. Festus Ezeli looks completely unready for speed and intensity. Anderson Varejao is a handicap on offense and is only good for hustle in short stretches. Marreese Speights didn't get off the bench until garbage time.
That leaves Draymond Green as the only center, and he was in foul trouble and outplayed by Tristan Thompson.
These are desperate times for the Warriors. And that was never more clear when Kerr went after the officials after the game, which he never does.
"He had every right to be upset," Kerr said of Stephen Curry throwing his mouthpiece and after being whistled for his sixth foul. "He's the MVP of the league. He gets six fouls called on him, three of them were absolutely ridiculous.
"Let me be clear," Kerr added, "we did not lose because of the officiating. They totally outplayed us and Cleveland deserved to win. But three of the six fouls were incredibly inappropriate calls for anybody, much less the MVP of the league."
It's not all bad for the Warriors.
They have been a great home team all season. The two times they played Cleveland with a full deck in Oakland, they routed the Cavaliers.
And the Warriors have always bounced back before. Down 3-1 to Oklahoma City. After Curry went down in the first round. Several times during the season they have followed bad losses with big wins.
Plus, they know what's on the line. This isn't about losing a championship. This is about securing their place in history, a spot they have been carving out all season. That's been fuel enough to this point.
"The playoffs hasn't been easy, hasn't been a breeze," Curry said after a team-high 30 points on 20 shots. "Hasn't been anything perfect about it. ... But the work we put in and the opportunity we've given ourselves with a Game 7, win the Finals at home, you've got to be excited about that regardless of how these two games went."
That's what the Warriors have to tell themselves. It might be enough to get them across the finish line.
If nothing else, we will be entertained by the end to the most entertaining of seasons.
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