Cleveland Cavaliers: A guide to coming back from a 3-1 deficit

By Zac Robin | Jun 12, 2017

Jun 9, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia (27) fights for a loose ball against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyle Korver (26) and guard Iman Shumpert (4) during the third quarter in game four of the Finals for the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jun 9, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) and center Tristan Thompson (13) during game four of the 2017 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Any extra motivation counts

There was a lot of extracurricular activity on display in game 4. Much of it coming from the most talented team ever assembled, up 3-0 too. A single-game beating shouldn’t put a team like the Warriors all out of sorts like that under these circumstances.

Game 4 was already the greatest underdog moment of the entire NBA season. Appreciate that for the moment it was.

And perhaps Green’s words about Cleveland fans will come back to haunt him, like a boomerang.

Come Monday, it will either be the end of another great season for the Cavaliers. And, a season of rightfully positive historical significance to the legacy of James. Or, we will have ourselves a series again.

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They made history last year, and doing it again would be a story for the century.