CLEVELAND (AP) – Steve Kerr’s players had never been to the NBA Finals, so only he knows what the Golden State Warriors face in Game 6.
They can win a championship, the franchise’s first since 1975, with a victory in Cleveland. But that means containing LeBron James, which the Warriors have hardly done, and beating a Cavaliers team that will be desperate to make the series go the distance.
Kerr won five titles as a player, so he’s aware of how difficult it will be, even for what was the NBA’s best team this season.
“There is a lot of emotion. You’re right there on the cusp of something, but you still have to get the job done, and in this case we’ll be on the road against a great team,” Kerr said. “It’s going to be hard. It’s just the way it is.”
The Warriors have won the last two games, controlling the fourth quarters against a Cavaliers team that is undermanned and it seems out of breath down the stretch.