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J.R. Smith (or a hacker) claims Cavaliers will win in seven after Game 3 loss

By John Buhler

Mar 16, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) celebrates his three-point basket in the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 16, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) celebrates his three-point basket in the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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After falling down 0-3 in the 2017 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (or a social media hacker) thinks the Cavaliers will win in seven.

The Cleveland Cavaliers had it. They played great basketball for 47 minutes in Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals against the juggernaut Golden State Warriors. Cleveland was up 113-111 inside of a minute to go.

Then, Kevin Durant hit that 3-pointer in LeBron James’ face to go up one 114-111. That shot rattled Cleveland in the final minute, and they would lose Game 3 118-113 to go down 0-3 in the best-of-seven series.

That is a tough loss that even the best teams may not be able to overcome. Cleveland did give Golden State its best shot. Instead, the Cavaliers stand on the brink of elimination. Few outside of the Cleveland locker room feel that the Cavaliers have a shot at overcoming a 0-3 deficit. Nobody thinks it’s going to happen more than Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith.

Smith would impulsively tweet out “Cavs in 7.” moments after Cleveland lost Game 3 at home. He would later delete that tweet, but it did happen and it was ridiculous, just like that shot Durant hit to ice Cleveland to steal Game 3 from Cleveland. If you don’t buy that story, maybe it was a hacker?
Smith would impulsively tweet out “Cavs in 7.” moments after Cleveland lost Game 3 at home. He would later delete that tweet, but it did happen and it was ridiculous, just like that shot Durant hit to ice Cleveland to steal Game 3 from Cleveland. If you don’t buy that story, maybe it was a hacker? /

Not only does America get a taco in the coming days for the road team winning, but the United States got a delicious tweet of reckless overconfidence from Smith. Then again, this is the same Cavaliers organization that overcame a 3-1 deficit to win Cleveland its first professional championship since 1964. That was a different Cavaliers team as much as this is a different Warriors team.

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Should we expect anything different out of an overpaid fringe starter that literally didn’t wear a shirt for a week after becoming an NBA Champion last June? Smith is still an NBA Champion, just probably not a two-time one after the 2016-17 NBA season. The Cavaliers-in-seven pipe dream will quickly become the harsh reality of Warriors-in-four.

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