LeBron's Cavs, 軍人s 始める，決める sights on 決勝戦 rematch
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers James, who also guided Miami to two NBA 栄冠を与えるs in four 決勝戦 外見s, says 存在 the player others 手段 themselves against 料金d the hunger for more success
LeBron James 再開するs his 企て，努力，提案 for a seventh 連続した NBA 決勝戦 外見 Thursday while the Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s 計画（する） their third 連続した 決勝戦 trip and Russell Westbrook takes 目的（とする） at history.
And with the NBA 貿易（する） 最終期限 Thursday along with the 再開 of play に引き続いて the 中央の-season NBA All-星／主役にする Game break, the 選手権 chase swings into high gear.
Only six players have reached the 決勝戦 more 連続した years than James, who led the Cleveland Cavaliers over the 軍人s last year in the greatest 復帰 in NBA 決勝戦 history after the Cavs lost to Golden 明言する／公表する in 2015.
James, who also guided Miami to two NBA 栄冠を与えるs in four 決勝戦 外見s, says 存在 the player others 手段 themselves against 料金d the hunger for more success .
"It's 動機づけるing. It's 広大な／多数の／重要な. To know that everyone is trying to build their team or wanting to get their team to try to get to where you are and try to knock you off, it's a 動機づけるing factor," James said.
"It's also a humbling factor that to know that I've been in this position for so long. I want to continue to work my habits, train my 団体／死体, train my mind, and work on my game every day to put me in a position to be successful."
The Cavaliers are 39-16, three games ahead of Boston 頂上に the Eastern 会議／協議会 with Washington five 支援する.
James is playing nearly 38 minutes a night and starters J.R. Smith and Kevin Love are sidelined by 傷害s, but James has 約束 the team can keep 改善するing even without 貿易（する） 最終期限 moves.
"As the leader of the team, I'm 罰金 with what we have, and we'll continue to 押し進める 今後," James said.
"I'm comfortable with whatever coach wants me to do out on the 床に打ち倒す. Whatever he gives me to do, I can 人物／姿／数字 it out.
"We 港／避難所't been healthy pretty much all season, but I feel like if I'm in the 顔触れ and I'm healthy, I'm feeling good, then we're going to have a chance."
- 'Thin line' to NBA 肩書を与える -
The 軍人s like their chances 同様に after 追加するing superstar Kevin Durant to the 核心 of a squad that went an NBA-記録，記録的な／記録する 73-9 last season. Golden 明言する／公表する is off to a 47-9 start this season, four games ahead of San Antonio 頂上に the Western 会議／協議会.
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden 明言する／公表する 軍人s dribbles the ball during the 2017 NBA All-星／主役にする Game at Smoothie King 中心 on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana
"勝利，勝つ a 選手権. That's it. That's why we play, to realize that dream," two-time NBA Most 価値のある Player Stephen Curry said. "We know, having won before, 正確に／まさに what it takes. Having been on the losing 味方する, we know how thin the line is between winning and losing. That's what it's all about."
Curry has had to 株 a 得点する／非難する／２０ing スポットライト with fellow 3-point sharpshooter Klay Thompson and 今後 Durant, but after 早期に struggles the combination has come together in 破滅的な fashion.
"Whether we shoot a lot of jumpers or find other ways to 得点する／非難する／２０, everybody is just 焦点（を合わせる）d on winning. It doesn't 事柄 how you characterize it," Curry said.
Durant has adapted to his new チーム仲間s and the results have been impressive and at times overpowering.
"It has been fun," Durant said. "It has been a 広大な／多数の／重要な season. We're winning games. Chemistry is good. City is nice. Coaches are 冷静な／正味の. It's pretty simple."
And Golden 明言する／公表する's 弁護, 誘発するd by 今後 Draymond Green, has 設立する 最高の，を越す form にもかかわらず losing 重要な players ーするために find salary cap money to 調印する Durant.
"I wouldn't やむを得ず say anything really surprised me other than how 急速な／放蕩な this team has really come together," Green said. "We just play within the flow of the game and let everything 人物／姿／数字 itself out."
When it comes to winning a 肩書を与える, Golden 明言する／公表する is mindful that Cleveland might be the last 障害 once again.
"I know who's at the 最高の，を越す of their game and who you 潜在的に have to go through to 勝利，勝つ a cha mpionship," Curry said. "We've had two good 戦う／戦いs against Cleveland the last two years. Who knows how this year will play out. It's a different year.
"(LeBron) is playing 井戸／弁護士席. There are guys in the Western 会議／協議会 that are playing 井戸／弁護士席 that we know we're going to have to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 to get 支援する the 決勝戦. The way I approach it, worry about our team and getting 支援する to the 決勝戦 and whoever we play, we will be ready for them."
- A ３倍になる 二塁打 season? -
Oklahoma City 星／主役にする Westbrook could become only the second NBA player to 普通の／平均（する） a ３倍になる 二塁打 for an entire season after 1960s legend Oscar Robertson. He is 普通の／平均（する）ing an NBA-best 31.1 points, 10.5 回復するs and 10.1 補助装置s over 57 games.
"Finish the All-星／主役にする break 権利 and come 支援する and do good things," Westbrook said of his 計画（する）s for the final 25 games of the （選挙などの）運動をする.
