Coach Tyronn Lue sees the escalation of physical play in the NBA final as a possible advantage for his Cavaliers, playing for their playoff lives again Monday night. ( Ben Margot / The Associated Press )OAKLAND—The level of acrimony between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers has grown as the NBA final has unfolded. There were more hits in Game 2 than Game 1, more tussles in Game 3 than Game 2, and Game 4 was loaded with confrontations, sneers, jostling and nastiness. “The first three games, helping guys up off the floor, smiling, talking to guys and — yeah, I didn’t like that,” Lue said Sunday. The refs are going to understand the game’s going to be physical and guys are going to get after it,” Thompson said.

Source: thestar June 11, 2017 23:37 UTC