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The Latest: Nap, movie helps LeBron prepare for Game 6

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James answers questions during a news conference after practice for Game 6 of the NBA basketball Finals, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers will play the Golden State Warriors Thursday night in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James answers questions during a news conference after practice for Game 6 of the NBA basketball Finals, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers will play the Golden State Warriors Thursday night in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James answers questions during a news conference after practice for Game 6 of the NBA basketball Finals, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers will play the Golden State Warriors Thursday night in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

CLEVELAND (AP) – The Latest on Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers (all times local):

6 p.m.

Movie time. Nap time. Game time.

Showing no outward nervousness before the season’s biggest game, LeBron James spent a few hours leading up to tip-off taking an afternoon nap – a ritual the Cavaliers superstar has followed for years. James is a notorious creature of habit and he wasn’t going to alter his routine before Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

“I sleep, for the most part,” he said at the morning shootaround when asked about his plans for the afternoon. “I’ll watch a movie at some point, but not watch all of it. But I sleep. I get a lot of sleep on a game day, and it goes by pretty fast.”