Lue: West winner irrelevant as Finals ‘about us’

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said his team’s fate in the NBA Finals will be more dependent on its execution level than the outcome of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.

“Definitely about us,” Lue said following practice Monday, speaking to the media for the first time since Cleveland beat the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference finals. “But they’re two tough teams. You have Oklahoma, [Russell] Westbrook and [Kevin] Durant — a different guard. Then you have [Stephen] Curry, Draymond [Green] and Klay [Thompson] — a different guard. It’s big on who you are playing as far as personnel, things you have to be locked in on, things you have to take away, things we can’t give up.

“It does play a part, but it’s really more so about us. If we’re on the right page and doing things the right way, we’re going to be fine.”

Lue neglected to pick when asked whether he had a preference between the two teams.

“We just want the winner,” Lue said. “Just whoever wins. We’re preparing for both, and after tonight, we will get a chance to see who we finally play.”

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