Hey, just so you know ... this post is now about 5 years and 10 months old. Please keep that in mind as it very well may contain broken links and/or outdated information.For the fourth year in a row, my Cleveland Cavaliers were the Eastern Conference Champions!
For the fourth year in a row, they faced the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.
And for the second year in a row, they lost. 🙁
That photo (from the end of Game 1 when JR Smith dribbled out the clock in a tie game which the Warriors went on to win in overtime, setting the tone for the rest of the series) pretty much sums up the 2018 Finals for the Cavalier as they were swept in four games, ugh. But it was an improbable Finals run for the Cavs (with the pre-season trade of Kyrie Irving to Boston and the massive trades at the deadline in February) and yet they still managed to make it to the Finals. Unfortunately, the Golden State dynasty seems unstoppable right now.
So now the big question is: where will Lebron (who is now a free agent) be playing next year? Will he stay in Cleveland? Or will he leave again? If he does leave, at least Cleveland finally got one.
Lebron is leaving Cleveland (again) … heading to the Lakers. It was another fun ride while it lasted. 🙁
Cavs owner Dan Gilbert wrote Lebron another letter after his departure, but it was a lot nicer than last time. 🙂
“We will always remember the evening of June 19, 2016 as the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, ended the 52-year drought delivering the long elusive championship that many thought they would never see… A championship that united generations of Clevelanders, both living and passed.”
“None of this would have happened if LeBron James did not agree to come back home and lead the Cavaliers to the promised land. The entire Cavaliers franchise thanks LeBron for that precious moment and for all of the excitement he delivered as he led our team to four straight NBA Finals appearances.”
And, of course, he mentioned retiring #23 “one day down the line.”