NBA Finals rematch set as Warriors, Cavs to meet again

(AP) — The Golden State Warriors’ historic season goes on, with just one left team to beat.

It’s the same one they faced in last year’s NBA Finals.

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, looking far more formidable than the team Golden State defeated last year, will be the opponent again for Stephen Curry and the Warriors beginning Thursday night.

The Warriors barely got back, becoming the 10th team to climb out of a 3-1 hole by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 on Monday night in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. After winning a record 73 games in 2015-16, they could claim the greatest season in NBA history with four more victories.

They beat Cleveland 4-2 last June, but the Cavaliers will arrive in the Bay Area in much better shape than a year ago as they try to end Cleveland’s 52-year title drought in pro sports.

“It’ll be fun,” Warriors All-Star Draymond Green said. “You know they’re rolling right now, they got a lot of guys going, but looking forward to the challenge.”

Kyrie Irving, who broke his kneecap in Game 1 last year, and Kevin Love, who had already been lost to …

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