CLEVELAND -- Two Cleveland Cavaliers fans stood courtside before Game 3 of the NBA Finals and marveled at the player who’d been the star of the series so far, even if he wore a Golden State Warriors uniform.
One turned to the other and asked, “Did you know Durant was this good?”
They could be forgiven if they were unaware. The local fans have never seen Kevin Durant win a game in Cleveland when LeBron James was on the Cavaliers. The last time Durant was in town, on Christmas Day, he missed seven of nine shots in the fourth quarter, then couldn’t get a shot off on the Warriors’ last possession.