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How J.R. Smith's daughter made him a better player

CLEVELAND -- J.R. Smith played it all cool and professional, sitting on the postgame podium next to LeBron James after the most meaningful performance of his career as midnight passed Thursday morning.

As if he'd been there dozens of times. As if he hadn't been shooting a woeful 31 percent in eight Finals games against the Golden State Warriors over the past two years. As if his 20-point Game 3 wasn't a giant answer to those who claimed he couldn't deliver in this sort of clutch situation. As if he didn't show up at his first Finals last year riding a hoverboard.