The law of unintended consequences strikes again
The NBA made contract extensions more powerful, which could now lead to more frequent trade demands from players.
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The Cavalanchers become the Cavalanched
Cleveland gives up a 22-point lead in the fourth to lose Game 1. There are few more brutal ways to start a series.
FIRST ENCOUNTER
Victor Wembanyama arrived plenty long ago. The defending champs met him in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, and were introduced to the concept of their own demise.
Goodbye, 60-win Cinderella
There's no team more dangerous than Cleveland in Game 7 of a series they should have won in six.
The Spurs will make you give up
Anthony Edwards calls it early. Meanwhile, James Harden's flop sweat creating disaster is a good symbol of Cleveland's Game 6 no-show.