OAKLAND — Richard Jefferson, the Cavaliers’ ageless swingman, is absolutely correct. All the pressure is on the Warriors.
They come home for Game 5 needing a win to clinch the title and that is reminding everyone how the start of last year’s collapse began – in Game 5 at Oracle. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving combined for 82 points and the Warriors got blitzed in their own gym. That was the beginning of the end.
For their part, the Warriors have been deflecting that pressure with the buzz word “different.” The team is different. The situation is different.