The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will meet in the NBA Finals for the second straight year, and this time both teams are at full health. Some additions to the rivalry make this matchup even more interesting.
Kevin Love missed the entire 2015 NBA Finals, and Kyrie Irving played only Game 1. With Love and Irving out for virtually the entire series, LeBron James had to do just about everything for the Cavaliers. James scored or assisted on 62 percent of the Cavaliers’ points in the series, averaging 98 offensive touches per game.
"If it started tomorrow, we'd be ready to go," James said
In last year's NBA Finals, the Cavaliers switched against Curry on 15 percent of the Warriors' half-court plays, but in those instances the switching helped limit Curry and the Warriors' efficiency. Curry shot 38 percent when the Cavaliers switched, 46 percent when they didn’t.
But James says the Cavs are where he'd hoped they'd be -- ready for what's to come.
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