Cavs top Spurs 90-88 in finals rematch
LeBron James wasn’t looking forward to a fourth overtime in three games.
So when San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili shot the ball for the chance to tie with just seconds remaining, all James could do was hope the Spurs star missed.
Ginobili did, and James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to breathe easy.
“You know it was down to the last shot again for us going into overtime,” said James, who scored 27 points in the Cavaliers’ 90-88 victory Thursday night. “It was big to see the ball not go in with no time on the clock. Big win.”
And while the Cavs were careful to treat the matchup like any other in the regular season, it could not have escaped anyone’s attention that the win came against the team that swept them in last season’s NBA finals.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 17 points for Cleveland, which has won three in a row, and Anderson Varejao scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in their first meeting with the Spurs since June’s finals