Cavaliers haters were riding high as recently as last night, before LeBron James, Matthew Dellavedova and not J.R. Smith — along with the rest of the Cavs — triumphed over the Warriors in a gritty Game 2. The NBA Finals are now tied 1-1, and Cleveland was inches from leaving Oakland up two games. Like it or not — and you should like it — this is a series.
Things seemed much bleaker after the Cavs lost Game 1 and Kyrie Irving within minutes of each other, so much so that Dan Le Batard, Miami sports radio personality, agreed to eat poop if the Cavs came back from one game down to win the Finals. Yes: Actual feces. Shit, if you will.
Perhaps this is the secret motivation LeBron was obliquely referring to yesterday: