Audio By Carbonatix
You won’t hear me say this often, but last night was a good night to be a Clevelander. The Indians took Game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field by a score of 6-0, and just miles away the Cavs waxed the Knicks 117-88 in its season opener at The Q Arena.
I was flipping back and forth between the World Series and the Cavs-Knicks game and it seemed like every time I switched to the basketball game, LeBron was abusing the rim. The reigning Finals MVP had his hand in every facet of the game in true LeBron fashion–finishing with a triple double (19 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds). And this filthy block on Courtney Lee.
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The Cavs looked strong. Granted, it’s game one of an 82 game season and they were playing a team that won an Eastern Conference worst 17 games last year, but they made a statement early about who the real NBA super team is. Meanwhile, the Warriors laid an egg at home against the Spurs, getting plastered 129-100, and allowing Kawhi Leonard to take a watery dump all over them to the tune of 35 points (a career high).
The NBA is back bros, and the storylines are juicing up.
P.S. RIP Rim. You had a good run.
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[h/t Uproxx]