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1pm: Delly the sixth Australian to win an NBA championship. We’ll have all the reaction from him home town of Maryborough later today.
12.45pm: The Larry O’Brien Trophy for NBA champions presented to the Cavs.
The NBA Finals MVP presented to LeBron James.
12.35pm: Cavs the first team in NBA history to win NBA Finals after being 3-1 down.
Delly didn’t get on the court today, but do not underestimate his role with Cavs this year. Superb season. He deserves everything he gets.
LeBron James is in tears on the court. He has delivered on a lifelong dream of winning Clevleand an NBA Championship.
WOWEE – Congratulations to Maryborough’s own Matthew Dellavedova. What an amazing effort.
Q4: CAVS WIN. Cleveland has won game seven 93-89 after Warriors miss. Matthew Dellavedova is an NBA Champion.
Q4: Cavs lead by 4, 10 seconds away from first NBA championship. Anything could happen yet, particularly when Curry and Klay on Warriors side.
Q4: James misses first. James MAKES second. 93-89. 10 seconds to play. Time-out Warriors.
Q4: James has the NBA Championship in his hands. Even 1 free throw would be huge for Cavs.
Q4: James goes for power dunk and is fouled. 2 free throws to come for LeBron. 10.6 seconds left. James on court, appears to be hurt.
Q4: Curry misses 3. Cavs ball. 18.7 seconds to go.
Q4: Cavs in front. Irving for 3. BANG. 92-89. 53 seconds to play.
Q4: Curry misses a 3. Cavs ball, time-out with 1.09 to play. 89-89. Who is going to be the hero?
Q4: James misses a jump hook. Warriors ball.
Q4: Cavs miss. Warriors on fast break, but James with a huge block. Cavs ball. 89-89.
Q4: Green misses a 3 for Warriors. Cavs ball. 2.11 to play.
Q4: Cavs miss, Warriors ball.
Q4: 2.50 to play. Scores locked at 89. Cavs ball. Time-out.
Q4: Klay Thompson responds with a neat left hand lay-up. 89-89.
Q4: James for 3 – GOT IT – Cavs by 2.
Q4: James makes all 3 free throws. Huge for Cavs. 87-76, Warriors up.
Q4: James fouled behind 3 pt line. He’s at free throw line to shoot 3 times.
Q4: Cavs miss again. Warriors take 87-83 lead thanks to Green tip-in.
Q4: No time for panic for the Cavs. Need to get flow back in offence. Crowd back into the game for Warriors. Splash brothers – Curry and Klay Thompson – starting to fire.
Q4: Cavs miss. Klay Thompson makes 2 for Warriors. Warriors up 85-83. 6.12 to play. Time-out Cavs.
Q4: Curry for 3. Got it. 83-83.
Q4: James scores. He has 20. Cavs up 83-80.
Q4: Iguodala at the free throw line for Warriors. Chance to put Warriors in front. He misses both. Wow. 81-80.
Q4: Green now has 30 points. His 2 pt bucket cuts Cavs lead to 81-80.
Q4: Irving scores for Cavs off offensive rebound. He has 23. Cavs by 3. 81-78. Time-out Warriors. 9.05 to play in fourth.
Q4: Bad turnover from Cavs and Warriors’ Livingston fouled. Livingston to free throw line and makes both. 79-78.
Q4: Kevin Love takes his game total to 9 points and the Cavs up 79-76.
Q4: James opens up strongly with 2 pt bucket. Cavs up 77-76.
Q4: Here we go. Cavs needs a fast start here. Put pressure on Warriors.
¾ time: Warriors 76 v Cavs 75. Cavs won that quarter 33-37. They did lead by 7, but the Warriors now hold the edge and the momentum going into the final 12 minutes.
Delly still hasn’t been on the court. Could we dare to dream? How about a Delly 3 on the final buzzer to win the game?
Q3: Warriors regain lead via Andre Iguodala basket just before buzzer. Warriors up 76-75 with a quarter to play.
Q3: Tristan Thompson drives and scores. Cavs up 75-74.
Q3: James givs Cavs the lead but Barnes hits another 3 for Warriors. Golden State up 74-73.
Q3: Warriors tie scores up at 71 after Livingston dunks on a fast break. Crowd erupts. Time-out Cavs. 1.55 to play in 3rd quarter.
Green has 28 points for Warriors, Curry 14 and Klay Thompson 10. Irving 21 for Cavs, James 14 and Smith 12.
Q3: Green hits another big 3. His 6th triple. 71-69.
Q3: Cavs’ Thompson gets offensive board and is fouled. He makes 1 of 2 free throws. Cavs up 71-66.
Q3: Green fouled by James. He’s at the free throw line to shoot 3 free throws. Makes all 3. 70-66.
Q3: Tristan Thompson fouled by Green. 2 free throws to come. Free throw shooting not his strength. Thompson makes both. Cavs by 7, 70-63.
Q3: Barnes fouled. 2 free throws to come. Makes both. 68-63.
Q3: BANG – Irving for 3. 68-61.
Q3: Barnes with a dunk for Warriors. 65-61.
Q3: JR Smith and Kyrie Irving needed to fire up in the 2nd half and they’ve responded. 8 pts each so far in 3rd quarter.
Q3: Warriors turnover, Irving steal, makes a tough lay-up and is fouled. He makes free throw. Cavs by 6. Irving has 17. 4.33 to play in 3rd. Time-out Warriors. Crowd silenced.
Q3: Irving at the free throw line. Makes both. Cavs by 3.
Q3: Cavs in front by 1 after Irving makes tough lay-up. 60-59, 6.20 to play in 3rd.
Q3: James fouled on drive to basket. 2 free throws. He makes both and the score is back to 59-58.
Q3: Kevin Love scores a key bucket for Cavs. 59-56.
Q3: 13 lead changes so far in game 7. Scores have been level 8 times.
Q3: Time for LeBron James to step up offensively for the Cavs. He’s been too passive in game seven. Needs to attack the basket more.
Q3: Curry heating up at both ends. 2 blocks and 5 straight points. 59-54, Crowd going off. Time-out Cleveland. Curry has 14 points on 5-10 shooting.
Q3: After a Warriors time-out, Curry blocks a shot and then scores a lay-up. 56-54 Warriors.
Q3: Irving lay-up and all of sudden the scores are level. 54-54. Smith has 8 points this quarter.
Q3: JR Smith on fired. back-to-back 3s. 54-52.
Q3: Cavs with first 4 points of half, but Warriors respond with 5 quick points to Thompson. 54-46.
Q3: Cavs with first basket of the half through J.R. Smith. Need him to fire in second half. 49-44.
Q3: Here we go with the third quarter. Come on Cavs.
First half stats: Field goal shooting: Warriors 18-45, 40% – Cavs 16-42, 38.1%.
3 pt shooting: Warriors 10-21, 47.6 %. Cavs 1-14, 7 %.
Rebounds: Warriors 22, Cavs 27.
Half-time: Warriors 49 v Cavs 42. Green the standout with 22 points, 6 rebs and 5 assists.
For the Cavs, James has 12 pts, 8 rebs and 5 assists.
Q2: Curry picks up 3rd foul. He’s taken out of game with 1.09 remaining. Shumpert makes 2 free throws. 47-42.
Q2: Cavs offence has stalled completely. Cavs in trouble here. Warriors have all the momentum.
Q2: Cavs turnover leads to another 3 for Warriors via Barbosa. Largets lead of game. 7 points.
Q2: Green makes the free throw and the Warriors lead 44-40. 2.30 to play in 2nd.
Q2: Draymond Green putting on a clinic for the Warriors. He makes lay-up and is fouled. He has 21 with a free throw to come. Warriors up 43-40. Time-out Cavs.
Q2: James with the lay-up and foul. He misses free throw. Warriors up 41-40.
Q2: Green is unstoppable. Another 3, now 5-5. He has 19 points and the Warriors lead 41-38.
Q2: Irving responds with a spectacular lay-up and foul. He completes 3 pt play. Scores tied 38-38 with 4 mins to play in 2nd. Time-out Warriors.
Q2: Green AGAIN. 4-4 from 3 pt land. Warriors up 38-35.
Q2: James with the big block on Curry and the two champs exchange words.
Q2: Warriors are 7-15 from behind the arc, Cavs 1-9. James leads Cavs with 10 points. Irving and Smith struggling offensively. Cavs need to find a spark. Warriors defence very good, particularly Thompson on Irving. Crucial 5 minutes coming up for Cavs. Warriors have some momentum. Cavs can’t afford to go into second half 8 or 10 down.
Q2: Warriors living off 3-pt shooting Green lands another 3. Warriors up 35-33. Time-out. 5 mins to play in 2nd term. Green has 13 points.
Q2: Curry responds with a 3-pt play of his own. He makes a basket and is fouled by Schumpert. Warriors by 1.
Q2: Cavs finally nail a 3. Schumpert the man and he’s fouled on play. Chance for a 4-point play. He makes free throw. Cavs up by 2. 5.45 to play in 2nd.
Q2: Cavs are 0-7 from behind the 3-point arc. Warriors 6-13. 29-27, 7.40 to play in 2nd term.
Q2: Brendan Fevola has the same thought patterns as us. Bring on Delly.
Q2: Green causing the Cavs’ headaches. He has 10 points. Time-out Cavs with the Warriors leading 29-27.
Q2: Steal by James leads to Mo Williams lay-up. Cavs up 27-26.
Q2: Cavs coach Ty Lue is playing Mo Williams in back-up point guard role. Not a good sign for Delly. Warriors up 24-23.
Quarter-time: Cavs 23 – Warriors 22.
Stats – Cavs shooting at 42.9%, Warriors 40%. Rebounds – Cavs 16, Warriors 8. 3-pt% – Cavs 0-4 0%, Warriors 5-11, 45.5%.
Leading scorers – Cavs: James 6, Love 5, Smith 4, Irving 4. Warriors: Green 7, Curry 6, Thompson 5.
Q1: Cavs’ Kevin Love playing his best game of the series. Some huge offensive rebounds. He has 5 pts and 6 boatds, scores tied 21-21.
Q1: 1 minute to play in first term. Warriors lead 21-19.
Q1: Curry nails another 3. Five 3s for the Warriors. 19-16.
Q1: All five of the Cavs starters have scored. Smith and James have 4 points each. Thomspon and Green lead the Warriors with 5 points each.
Q1: 2.30 to play in first term. Time-out Cavs. Scores level at 16-16.
Q1: Thompson responds with a 3. That’s the Warriors’ 4th triple. Warriors up 16-14.
Q1: Great defence from the Cavs leads to lay-ups to Jefferson and JR Smith. Cavs up 14-13.
Q1: LeBron James’ 3rd turnover. He looks nervous the champ. Thomspon scores first basket for Warriors. Warriors lead 13-10.
Q1: Curry for 3 – BANG. Warriors up 11-8.
Q1: Cavs desperate to quieten Warriors’ crowd.
Q1: Irving’s first bucket for Cavs ties the scores 8-8. 7 mins to play in first. Time-out. High-octane start. Draymond Green up and about for Warrions. Cavs have steadied after the initial Warriors’ burst.
Q1: 8-straight points for the Warriors. Home crowd going bananas. 8-4 Warriors.
Q1: First basket to Cavs’ Tristan Thompson 2-0. LeBron James follows with a lay-up. 4-0.
10.10am: Here we go. No apologies if this blog comes across biased. The Bendigo Addy is ALL IN for Delly and the Cavs.
10.08am: Should the Cavs win, Delly will become the sixth Australian to win an NBA Championship behind Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and Andrew Bogut.
10.05am: National anthem done and dusted. We’re only a couple of minutes away from tip-off.
10am: Maryborough’s Matthew Dellavedova is one win away from winning an NBA Championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cavs have rallied from a 3-1 deficit to force a deciding game seven against the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
The NBA Finals decider is being played on Golden State’s home court in Oakland.
Dellavedova had a career-best season this year, but has been sparingly used in the NBA Finals.
It’s unlikely he’ll see much court time today, but if Golden State star Steph Curry has a big game, expect Delly to be given the opportunity to defend the NBA MVP.
Tip-off is 10.10am. Stay tuned for updates.